Ted Lilly vs. Dick Terwilliger — Career Comparison

Ted Lilly
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Dick Terwilliger
Greatest GenerationMichiganThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

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

Pitching Stats for Ted Lilly and Dick Terwilliger

Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Dick Terwilliger
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
356
1.62
Dick Terwilliger
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
3
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
1.5
Dick Terwilliger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
0.59
Dick Terwilliger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
113
0.51
Dick Terwilliger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.5
53.5
Dick Terwilliger
Career
Per 9 Innings
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.98
92.98
Dick Terwilliger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.02
Dick Terwilliger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.01
Dick Terwilliger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Terwilliger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
913
4.14
Dick Terwilliger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.14
4.14
Dick Terwilliger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.78
3.78
Dick Terwilliger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.24
2.24
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.32
4.32
Dick Terwilliger
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.67
4.67
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.242
0.242
Dick Terwilliger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.111
0.111
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5948
27
Dick Terwilliger
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
27
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1982.2
9
Dick Terwilliger
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
9
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1827
8.29
Dick Terwilliger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
3
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.29
8.29
Dick Terwilliger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
293
1.33
Dick Terwilliger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.33
1.33
Dick Terwilliger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Dick Terwilliger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
661
3
Dick Terwilliger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
6
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.16
Dick Terwilliger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Dick Terwilliger
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1681
7.63
Dick Terwilliger
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
6
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.63
7.63
Dick Terwilliger
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.72
4.72
Dick Terwilliger
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.181
1.181
Dick Terwilliger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.333
1.333
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.26
Dick Terwilliger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.29
Dick Terwilliger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
3
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.13
Dick Terwilliger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8390
38.09
Dick Terwilliger
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
36
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.02
Dick Terwilliger
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
3
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
974
4.42
Dick Terwilliger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.42
4.42
Dick Terwilliger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
0.31
Dick Terwilliger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.21
Dick Terwilliger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
0.48
Dick Terwilliger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.255
1.255
Dick Terwilliger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7551
34.28
Dick Terwilliger
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
27
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.74
2.74
Dick Terwilliger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.275
0.275
Dick Terwilliger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.143
0.143
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.09
38.09
Dick Terwilliger
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
36

Fielding Stats for Ted Lilly and Dick Terwilliger

Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Dick Terwilliger
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
356
1.62
Dick Terwilliger
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
1.5
Dick Terwilliger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5948
27
Dick Terwilliger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1982.2
9
Dick Terwilliger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
0.3
Dick Terwilliger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
214
0.97
Dick Terwilliger
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.08
Dick Terwilliger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
298
1.35
Dick Terwilliger
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
281
1.28
Dick Terwilliger
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.3
94.3
Dick Terwilliger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.789
0.789
Dick Terwilliger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.98
92.98
Dick Terwilliger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.02
Dick Terwilliger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Terwilliger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Terwilliger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Terwilliger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Terwilliger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Ted Lilly and Dick Terwilliger

Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Dick Terwilliger
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
357
545.04
Dick Terwilliger
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
393
600
Dick Terwilliger
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
347
529.77
Dick Terwilliger
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.101
0.101
Dick Terwilliger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.332
0.332
Dick Terwilliger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
53.44
Dick Terwilliger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
42.75
Dick Terwilliger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
9.16
Dick Terwilliger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.53
Dick Terwilliger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Terwilliger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
10.69
Dick Terwilliger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Dick Terwilliger
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Terwilliger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Terwilliger
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.28
8.07
Dick Terwilliger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
65.65
Dick Terwilliger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
67.18
Dick Terwilliger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.124
0.124
Dick Terwilliger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.124
0.124
Dick Terwilliger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.248
0.248
Dick Terwilliger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.023
0.023
Dick Terwilliger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.087
0.087
Dick Terwilliger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Dick Terwilliger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.177
0.177
Dick Terwilliger
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
15.27
Dick Terwilliger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
25.95
Dick Terwilliger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
41.22
Dick Terwilliger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-8.04
-12.27
Dick Terwilliger
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.11
-66.4
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.53
Dick Terwilliger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
12.21
Dick Terwilliger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Terwilliger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
149
227.48
Dick Terwilliger
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
600
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.64
2.64
Dick Terwilliger
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.05
Dick Terwilliger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
56.49
Dick Terwilliger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Terwilliger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
2
3.05
Dick Terwilliger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
4.58
Dick Terwilliger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.05
Dick Terwilliger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
7.63
Dick Terwilliger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
60
Dick Terwilliger
Career
Per 600 PA