Ted Lilly vs. Harry Swan — Career Comparison

Ted Lilly
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Harry Swan
Lost GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City PackersFederal LeagueRelief Pitcher

Ted Lilly built a career as a starting pitcher and Harry Swan as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Harry Swan posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 0 and WHIP 1.000 compared to 4.14 and 1.273 for Ted Lilly. By the career numbers, Harry Swan had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ted Lilly and Harry Swan

Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Harry Swan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
356
1.62
Harry Swan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
9
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
1.5
Harry Swan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
0.59
Harry Swan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
113
0.51
Harry Swan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.5
53.5
Harry Swan
Career
Per 9 Innings
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.98
92.98
Harry Swan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.02
Harry Swan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.01
Harry Swan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Swan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
913
4.14
Harry Swan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.14
4.14
Harry Swan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.78
3.78
Harry Swan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.32
4.32
Harry Swan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.242
0.242
Harry Swan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5948
27
Harry Swan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
27
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1982.2
9
Harry Swan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
9
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1827
8.29
Harry Swan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.29
8.29
Harry Swan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
293
1.33
Harry Swan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.33
1.33
Harry Swan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Harry Swan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
661
3
Harry Swan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
9
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.16
Harry Swan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Harry Swan
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1681
7.63
Harry Swan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
9
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.63
7.63
Harry Swan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.72
4.72
Harry Swan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.181
1.181
Harry Swan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.26
Harry Swan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.29
Harry Swan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.13
Harry Swan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8390
38.09
Harry Swan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.02
Harry Swan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
9
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
974
4.42
Harry Swan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.42
4.42
Harry Swan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
0.31
Harry Swan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.21
Harry Swan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
0.48
Harry Swan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.255
1.255
Harry Swan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7551
34.28
Harry Swan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.74
2.74
Harry Swan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.275
0.275
Harry Swan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.09
38.09
Harry Swan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Fielding Stats for Ted Lilly and Harry Swan

Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Harry Swan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
356
1.62
Harry Swan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
1.5
Harry Swan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5948
27
Harry Swan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1982.2
9
Harry Swan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
0.3
Harry Swan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
214
0.97
Harry Swan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.08
Harry Swan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
298
1.35
Harry Swan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
281
1.28
Harry Swan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.3
94.3
Harry Swan
Career
Per 9 Innings
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.789
0.789
Harry Swan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.98
92.98
Harry Swan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.02
Harry Swan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Swan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Swan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Swan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Swan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Ted Lilly and Harry Swan

Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Harry Swan
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
357
545.04
Harry Swan
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
393
600
Harry Swan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
347
529.77
Harry Swan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.101
0.101
Harry Swan
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.332
0.332
Harry Swan
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
53.44
Harry Swan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
42.75
Harry Swan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
9.16
Harry Swan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.53
Harry Swan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Swan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
10.69
Harry Swan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Harry Swan
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Swan
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Swan
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.28
8.07
Harry Swan
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
65.65
Harry Swan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
67.18
Harry Swan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.124
0.124
Harry Swan
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.124
0.124
Harry Swan
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.248
0.248
Harry Swan
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.023
0.023
Harry Swan
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.087
0.087
Harry Swan
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Harry Swan
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.177
0.177
Harry Swan
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
15.27
Harry Swan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
25.95
Harry Swan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
41.22
Harry Swan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-8.04
-12.27
Harry Swan
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.53
Harry Swan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
12.21
Harry Swan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Swan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
149
227.48
Harry Swan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.64
2.64
Harry Swan
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.05
Harry Swan
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
56.49
Harry Swan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Swan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
2
3.05
Harry Swan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
4.58
Harry Swan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.05
Harry Swan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
7.63
Harry Swan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
60
Harry Swan
Career
Per 600 PA