Ted Lilly vs. Tom Thomas — Career Comparison

Ted Lilly
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Tom Thomas
Pre-GenerationalOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Ted Lilly built a career as a starting pitcher and Tom Thomas as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Tom Thomas posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.31 and WHIP 1.355 compared to 4.14 and 1.273 for Ted Lilly. By the career numbers, Tom Thomas had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ted Lilly and Tom Thomas

Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
356
1.62
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.74
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
1.5
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.52
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
0.59
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.35
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
0.51
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.52
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.5
53.5
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
40
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.98
92.98
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
30
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.02
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.52
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.01
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.35
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
913
4.14
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
3.31
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.14
4.14
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.31
3.31
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.78
3.78
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.01
4.01
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.32
4.32
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.242
0.242
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5948
27
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
155
27
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1982.2
9
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.2
9
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1827
8.29
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
60
10.45
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.29
8.29
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.45
10.45
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
293
1.33
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.52
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.33
1.33
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.52
0.52
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.3
0.3
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
661
3
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.74
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.16
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.74
1.74
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1681
7.63
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
2.61
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.63
7.63
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.61
2.61
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.72
4.72
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.5
1.5
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.181
1.181
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.484
0.484
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.26
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.17
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.29
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.17
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.13
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8390
38.09
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
218
37.97
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.02
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.22
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
974
4.42
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
6.45
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.42
4.42
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.45
6.45
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
0.31
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.21
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
0.48
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.255
1.255
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.355
1.355
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7551
34.28
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
207
36.06
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.7
3.7
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.302
0.302
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.09
38.09
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.97
37.97

Fielding Stats for Ted Lilly and Tom Thomas

Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
356
1.62
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.76
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
1.5
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5948
27
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
153
27
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1982.2
9
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
9
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
0.3
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.18
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
214
0.97
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.76
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.08
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.53
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
298
1.35
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
2.47
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
281
1.28
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.94
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.3
94.3
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
78.57
78.57
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.789
0.789
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.1
1.1
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.98
92.98
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.02
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ted Lilly and Tom Thomas

Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
357
545.04
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
10
230.77
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
393
600
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
26
600
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
347
529.77
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
23
530.77
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.101
0.101
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.332
0.332
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
35
53.44
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
92.31
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
42.75
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
69.23
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
9.16
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.53
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
10.69
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5.28
8.07
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.3
30.11
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
65.65
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
115.38
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
44
67.18
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
138.46
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.124
0.124
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.124
0.124
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.217
0.217
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.248
0.248
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.457
0.457
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.023
0.023
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.044
0.044
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.087
0.087
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.162
0.162
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.174
0.174
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.368
0.368
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.177
0.177
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
15.27
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
25.95
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
46.15
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
41.22
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
69.23
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
-8.04
-12.27
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.29
29.81
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.53
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
12.21
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
46.15
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
149
227.48
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
2.64
2.64
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
26
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
0.05
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
56.49
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
2
3.05
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
4.58
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.05
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
7.63
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
60
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA