Ted Lilly vs. Stan Thomas — Career Comparison

Ted Lilly
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Stan Thomas
Baby BoomersMaineThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaTexas RangersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Ted Lilly built a career as a starting pitcher and Stan Thomas as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Stan Thomas led in home run suppression (HR9+ 174 vs 73), run prevention (ERA+ 108 vs 97), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 98 vs 92). Ted Lilly held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 120 vs 73). Role difference aside, Stan Thomas holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Ted Lilly and Stan Thomas

Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
356
1.62
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
111
3.77
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
1.5
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.58
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
0.59
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.37
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
113
0.51
Stan Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.47
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.5
53.5
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
44
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.98
92.98
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.32
15.32
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.02
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.1
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.01
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Stan Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.31
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
913
4.14
Stan Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
3.7
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.14
4.14
Stan Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.7
3.7
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.78
3.78
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.9
3.9
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.32
4.32
Stan Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.21
4.21
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.242
0.242
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.261
0.261
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5948
27
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
796
27
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1982.2
9
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
265.1
9
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1827
8.29
Stan Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
263
8.92
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.29
8.29
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.92
8.92
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
293
1.33
Stan Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.54
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.33
1.33
Stan Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.54
0.54
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Stan Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
661
3
Stan Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
110
3.73
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.16
Stan Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.41
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.73
3.73
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1681
7.63
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
123
4.17
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.63
7.63
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.17
4.17
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.72
4.72
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.11
1.11
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.181
1.181
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.878
0.878
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.26
Stan Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.24
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.29
Stan Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.34
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.13
Stan Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.07
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8390
38.09
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1145
38.84
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.02
Stan Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
1.42
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
974
4.42
Stan Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
135
4.58
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.42
4.42
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.58
4.58
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
0.31
Stan Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.37
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.21
Stan Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.24
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
105
0.48
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
1.09
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.255
1.255
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.406
1.406
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7551
34.28
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1007
34.16
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.74
2.74
Stan Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.22
1.22
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.285
0.285
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.09
38.09
Stan Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.84
38.84

Fielding Stats for Ted Lilly and Stan Thomas

Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
356
1.62
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
111
3.77
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
1.5
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.58
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5948
27
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
796
27
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1982.2
9
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
265.1
9
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
67
0.3
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.75
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
214
0.97
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
1.76
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.08
Stan Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.1
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
298
1.35
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
2.61
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
281
1.28
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
2.51
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.3
94.3
Stan Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.1
96.1
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.789
0.789
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.667
0.667
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.98
92.98
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.32
15.32
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.02
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.14
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ted Lilly and Stan Thomas

Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
4
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
357
545.04
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
111
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
393
600
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
347
529.77
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.101
0.101
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.332
0.332
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
53.44
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
42.75
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
9.16
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.53
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
10.69
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.28
8.07
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
65.65
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
67.18
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.124
0.124
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.124
0.124
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.248
0.248
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.023
0.023
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.087
0.087
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.177
0.177
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
15.27
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
25.95
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
41.22
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-8.04
-12.27
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.53
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
12.21
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
149
227.48
Stan Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.64
2.64
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.05
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
56.49
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
2
3.05
Stan Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
4.58
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.05
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
7.63
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
60
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA