Ted Lilly vs. Fred Tenney — Career Comparison

Ted Lilly
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Fred Tenney
Pre-GenerationalNew HampshireThrows LeftNorth AmericaBoston RedsUnion AssociationRelief Pitcher

Ted Lilly built a career as a starting pitcher and Fred Tenney as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Fred Tenney posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.82 and WHIP 1.157 compared to 4.14 and 1.273 for Ted Lilly. By the career numbers, Fred Tenney had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ted Lilly and Fred Tenney

Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Fred Tenney
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
356
1.62
Fred Tenney
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.06
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
1.5
Fred Tenney
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.06
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
0.59
Fred Tenney
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.53
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
0.51
Fred Tenney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.53
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.5
53.5
Fred Tenney
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.98
92.98
Fred Tenney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.02
Fred Tenney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.06
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.01
Fred Tenney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Tenney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
913
4.14
Fred Tenney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
2.82
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.14
4.14
Fred Tenney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.82
2.82
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.78
3.78
Fred Tenney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.27
2.27
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.32
4.32
Fred Tenney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.29
2.29
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.242
0.242
Fred Tenney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.228
0.228
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5948
27
Fred Tenney
Career
Per 9 Innings
153
27
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1982.2
9
Fred Tenney
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
9
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1827
8.29
Fred Tenney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
47
8.29
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.29
8.29
Fred Tenney
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.29
8.29
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
293
1.33
Fred Tenney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.33
1.33
Fred Tenney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Fred Tenney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
661
3
Fred Tenney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
2.12
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.16
Fred Tenney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Fred Tenney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.12
2.12
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1681
7.63
Fred Tenney
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
6.35
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.63
7.63
Fred Tenney
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.35
6.35
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.72
4.72
Fred Tenney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.181
1.181
Fred Tenney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.941
0.941
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.26
Fred Tenney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
1.06
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.29
Fred Tenney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.13
Fred Tenney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8390
38.09
Fred Tenney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
218
38.47
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.02
Fred Tenney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
974
4.42
Fred Tenney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
6.53
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.42
4.42
Fred Tenney
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.53
6.53
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
0.31
Fred Tenney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.21
Fred Tenney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
0.48
Fred Tenney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.255
1.255
Fred Tenney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.157
1.157
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7551
34.28
Fred Tenney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
206
36.35
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Fred Tenney
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.17
6.17
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Fred Tenney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.277
0.277
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.09
38.09
Fred Tenney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.47
38.47

Fielding Stats for Ted Lilly and Fred Tenney

Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Fred Tenney
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
356
1.62
Fred Tenney
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.06
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
1.5
Fred Tenney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5948
27
Fred Tenney
Career
Per 9 Innings
153
27
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1982.2
9
Fred Tenney
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
9
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
67
0.3
Fred Tenney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.35
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
214
0.97
Fred Tenney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.41
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.08
Fred Tenney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.35
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
298
1.35
Fred Tenney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
2.12
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
281
1.28
Fred Tenney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.76
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.3
94.3
Fred Tenney
Career
Per 9 Innings
83.33
83.33
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.789
0.789
Fred Tenney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.667
1.667
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.98
92.98
Fred Tenney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.02
Fred Tenney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.18
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Tenney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Tenney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Tenney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Tenney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ted Lilly and Fred Tenney

Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Fred Tenney
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
357
545.04
Fred Tenney
Career
Per 600 PA
6
156.52
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
393
600
Fred Tenney
Career
Per 600 PA
23
600
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
347
529.77
Fred Tenney
Career
Per 600 PAverified
23
600
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.101
0.101
Fred Tenney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.087
0.087
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.332
0.332
Fred Tenney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.174
0.174
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
53.44
Fred Tenney
Career
Per 600 PA
2
52.17
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
42.75
Fred Tenney
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
52.17
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
9.16
Fred Tenney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.53
Fred Tenney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Tenney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
10.69
Fred Tenney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Fred Tenney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Tenney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Tenney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.28
8.07
Fred Tenney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
4.03
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
65.65
Fred Tenney
Career
Per 600 PA
2
52.17
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
67.18
Fred Tenney
Career
Per 600 PA
2
52.17
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.124
0.124
Fred Tenney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.087
0.087
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.124
0.124
Fred Tenney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.087
0.087
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.248
0.248
Fred Tenney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.174
0.174
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.023
0.023
Fred Tenney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.087
0.087
Fred Tenney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.061
0.061
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Fred Tenney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.177
0.177
Fred Tenney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.087
0.087
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
15.27
Fred Tenney
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
26.09
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
25.95
Fred Tenney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
41.22
Fred Tenney
Career
Per 600 PA
1
26.09
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-8.04
-12.27
Fred Tenney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.94
-24.59
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.53
Fred Tenney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
12.21
Fred Tenney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Tenney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
149
227.48
Fred Tenney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.64
2.64
Fred Tenney
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.05
Fred Tenney
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
56.49
Fred Tenney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Tenney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
2
3.05
Fred Tenney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
4.58
Fred Tenney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.05
Fred Tenney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
7.63
Fred Tenney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
60
Fred Tenney
Career
Per 600 PA