Ted Lilly vs. Dale Thayer — Career Comparison

Ted Lilly
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Dale Thayer
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Ted Lilly built a career as a starting pitcher and Dale Thayer as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Dale Thayer led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 132 vs 98), run prevention (ERA+ 117 vs 97), and home run suppression (HR9+ 91 vs 73). Ted Lilly held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 120 vs 95). Role difference aside, Dale Thayer holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Ted Lilly and Dale Thayer

Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
356
1.62
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
264
9.44
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
1.5
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
0.59
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.39
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
0.51
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.61
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.5
53.5
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.29
39.29
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.98
92.98
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.02
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.01
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.32
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
913
4.14
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
3.47
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.14
4.14
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.47
3.47
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.78
3.78
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.41
3.41
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.32
4.32
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.7
3.7
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.242
0.242
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.251
0.251
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5948
27
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
755
27
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1982.2
9
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
251.2
9
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1827
8.29
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
239
8.55
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.29
8.29
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.55
8.55
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
293
1.33
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
1.07
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.33
1.33
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.07
1.07
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
661
3
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
2.36
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.16
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.46
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.36
2.36
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1681
7.63
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
213
7.62
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.63
7.63
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.62
7.62
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.72
4.72
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.81
0.81
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.181
1.181
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.109
1.109
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.26
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.29
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.29
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.18
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.13
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8390
38.09
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1042
37.26
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.02
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
2.65
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
974
4.42
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
3.72
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.42
4.42
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.72
3.72
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
0.31
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.36
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.21
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.29
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
105
0.48
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.57
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.255
1.255
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.212
1.212
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7551
34.28
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
953
34.08
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.74
2.74
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.39
0.39
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.294
0.294
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.09
38.09
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.26
37.26

Fielding Stats for Ted Lilly and Dale Thayer

Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
356
1.62
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
264
9.44
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
1.5
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5948
27
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
755
27
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1982.2
9
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
251.2
9
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
67
0.3
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.32
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
214
0.97
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.64
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.08
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
298
1.35
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
1
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
281
1.28
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.97
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.3
94.3
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.43
96.43
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.789
0.789
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.102
0.102
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.98
92.98
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.02
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.07
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ted Lilly and Dale Thayer

Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
357
545.04
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
264
52800
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
393
600
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
347
529.77
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
600
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.101
0.101
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.332
0.332
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
53.44
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
42.75
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
9.16
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.53
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
10.69
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.28
8.07
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
65.65
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
67.18
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.124
0.124
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.124
0.124
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.248
0.248
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.023
0.023
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.087
0.087
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.177
0.177
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
15.27
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
25.95
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
41.22
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-8.04
-12.27
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.31
-62.13
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.53
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
12.21
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
149
227.48
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
2.64
2.64
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.05
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
56.49
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
2
3.05
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
4.58
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.05
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
7.63
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
60
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA