Ted Lilly vs. Fay Thomas — Career Comparison

Ted Lilly
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Fay Thomas
Greatest GenerationKansasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Looking at the career totals, Ted Lilly and Fay Thomas are fairly close on the surface numbers. Ted Lilly posted stronger numbers in ERA (4.14 vs 4.95) and WHIP (1.273 vs 1.755). Fay Thomas had the advantage in home runs allowed (0.63 per nine innings vs 1.33). By the career numbers, Ted Lilly had the better of this comparison — though ERA and WHIP alone don't account for era, park factors, or the defenses each pitcher worked behind.

Pitching Stats for Ted Lilly and Fay Thomas

Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Fay Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
356
1.62
Fay Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
3.18
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
1.5
Fay Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.9
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
0.59
Fay Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.35
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
0.51
Fay Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.79
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.5
53.5
Fay Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
31.03
31.03
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.98
92.98
Fay Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
28.4
28.4
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.02
Fay Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.2
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.01
Fay Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fay Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
913
4.14
Fay Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
126
4.95
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.14
4.14
Fay Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.95
4.95
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.78
3.78
Fay Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.74
5.74
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.32
4.32
Fay Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.74
4.74
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.242
0.242
Fay Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.292
0.292
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5948
27
Fay Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
687
27
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1982.2
9
Fay Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
229
9
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1827
8.29
Fay Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
269
10.57
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.29
8.29
Fay Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.57
10.57
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
293
1.33
Fay Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.63
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.33
1.33
Fay Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.63
0.63
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Fay Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
661
3
Fay Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
133
5.23
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.16
Fay Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Fay Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.23
5.23
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1681
7.63
Fay Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
112
4.4
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.63
7.63
Fay Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.4
4.4
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.72
4.72
Fay Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.38
1.38
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.181
1.181
Fay Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.07
1.07
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.26
Fay Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.47
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.29
Fay Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.2
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.13
Fay Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8390
38.09
Fay Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1059
41.62
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.02
Fay Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
1.14
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
974
4.42
Fay Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
154
6.05
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.42
4.42
Fay Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.05
6.05
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
0.31
Fay Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.21
Fay Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
0.48
Fay Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.255
1.255
Fay Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.756
1.756
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7551
34.28
Fay Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
921
36.2
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.74
2.74
Fay Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.9
1.9
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Fay Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.319
0.319
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.09
38.09
Fay Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.62
41.62

Fielding Stats for Ted Lilly and Fay Thomas

Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Fay Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
356
1.62
Fay Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
1.5
Fay Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5948
27
Fay Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1982.2
9
Fay Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
0.3
Fay Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
214
0.97
Fay Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.08
Fay Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
298
1.35
Fay Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
281
1.28
Fay Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.3
94.3
Fay Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.65
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.789
0.789
Fay Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.728
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.98
92.98
Fay Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.02
Fay Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fay Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fay Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fay Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fay Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Ted Lilly and Fay Thomas

Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Fay Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
357
545.04
Fay Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
81
759.38
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
393
600
Fay Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
64
600
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
347
529.77
Fay Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
56
525
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.101
0.101
Fay Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.107
0.107
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.332
0.332
Fay Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.352
0.352
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
35
53.44
Fay Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
56.25
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
42.75
Fay Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
46.88
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
9.16
Fay Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.38
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.53
Fay Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fay Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
10.69
Fay Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
9.38
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Fay Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fay Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fay Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5.28
8.07
Fay Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.13
10.56
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
65.65
Fay Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
7
65.63
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
44
67.18
Fay Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
84.38
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.124
0.124
Fay Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.153
0.153
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.124
0.124
Fay Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.248
0.248
Fay Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.278
0.278
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.023
0.023
Fay Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.018
0.018
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.087
0.087
Fay Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.174
0.174
Fay Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.177
0.177
Fay Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
15.27
Fay Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
28.13
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
25.95
Fay Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
41.22
Fay Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
3
28.13
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
-8.04
-12.27
Fay Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.55
-5.12
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.53
Fay Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
12.21
Fay Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
28.13
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fay Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
149
227.48
Fay Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
271.88
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.64
2.64
Fay Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
2.21
2.21
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
0.05
Fay Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
56.49
Fay Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
5
46.88
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fay Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
2
3.05
Fay Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
4.58
Fay Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.05
Fay Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
7.63
Fay Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
60
Fay Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA