Ted Lilly vs. Brad Thomas — Career Comparison

Ted Lilly
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Brad Thomas
Gen XAustraliaThrows LeftBats LeftOceaniaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Ted Lilly built a career as a starting pitcher and Brad Thomas as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Ted Lilly posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.14 and WHIP 1.273 compared to 5.8 and 1.769 for Brad Thomas. By the career numbers, Ted Lilly had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ted Lilly and Brad Thomas

Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
356
1.62
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
6.23
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
1.5
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.61
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
0.59
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.52
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
0.51
Brad Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.52
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.5
53.5
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.98
92.98
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.72
9.72
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.02
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.01
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
913
4.14
Brad Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
67
5.8
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.14
4.14
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.8
5.8
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.78
3.78
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.17
6.17
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.32
4.32
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.34
5.34
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.242
0.242
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.312
0.312
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5948
27
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
312
27
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1982.2
9
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
104
9
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1827
8.29
Brad Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
127
10.99
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.29
8.29
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.99
10.99
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
293
1.33
Brad Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
1.04
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.33
1.33
Brad Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.04
1.04
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Brad Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
661
3
Brad Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53
4.59
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.16
Brad Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.35
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.59
4.59
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1681
7.63
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
3.89
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.63
7.63
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.89
3.89
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.72
4.72
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.63
0.63
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.181
1.181
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.942
0.942
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.26
Brad Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.61
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.29
Brad Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.52
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.13
Brad Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8390
38.09
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
483
41.8
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.02
Brad Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
1.13
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
974
4.42
Brad Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
69
5.97
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.42
4.42
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.97
5.97
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
0.31
Brad Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.52
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.21
Brad Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.95
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
105
0.48
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
1.13
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.255
1.255
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.731
1.731
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7551
34.28
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
407
35.22
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.74
2.74
Brad Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.96
0.96
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.329
0.329
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.09
38.09
Brad Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.8
41.8

Fielding Stats for Ted Lilly and Brad Thomas

Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
356
1.62
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
6.23
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
1.5
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.61
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5948
27
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
312
27
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1982.2
9
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
104
9
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
0.3
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.26
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
214
0.97
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
1.56
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.08
Brad Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
298
1.35
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
1.82
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
281
1.28
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
1.82
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.3
94.3
Brad Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.789
0.789
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.292
0.292
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.98
92.98
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.72
9.72
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.02
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ted Lilly and Brad Thomas

Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
5
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
357
545.04
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
72
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
393
600
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
347
529.77
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.101
0.101
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.332
0.332
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
53.44
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
42.75
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
9.16
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.53
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
10.69
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.28
8.07
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
65.65
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
67.18
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.124
0.124
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.124
0.124
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.248
0.248
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.023
0.023
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.087
0.087
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.177
0.177
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
15.27
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
25.95
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
41.22
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-8.04
-12.27
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.53
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
12.21
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
149
227.48
Brad Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.64
2.64
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.05
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
56.49
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
2
3.05
Brad Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
4.58
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.05
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
7.63
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
60
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA