Ted Lilly vs. Luis Tiant — Career Comparison

Ted Lilly
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Luis Tiant
Silent GenerationCubaThrows RightBats RightCaribbeanBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

The numbers give Luis Tiant a clear advantage over Ted Lilly across the core pitching metrics. Luis Tiant led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 121 vs 98), run prevention (ERA+ 103 vs 97), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 96 vs 92). Ted Lilly held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 120 vs 107). Luis Tiant was the better starter — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Ted Lilly and Luis Tiant

Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
15
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
356
1.62
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
573
1.48
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
1.5
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
484
1.25
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
130
0.59
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
229
0.59
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
113
0.51
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
172
0.44
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
53.5
53.5
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.11
57.11
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.98
92.98
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
84.47
84.47
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.02
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
187
0.48
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.01
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.13
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.04
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
913
4.14
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1280
3.3
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.14
4.14
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.78
3.78
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.16
3.16
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.32
4.32
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.9
3.9
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.242
0.242
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.235
0.235
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
5948
27
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10459
27
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1982.2
9
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3486.1
9
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1827
8.29
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3075
7.94
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.29
8.29
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.94
7.94
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
293
1.33
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
346
0.89
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.33
1.33
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.89
0.89
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.6
0.6
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
661
3
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1104
2.85
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
0.16
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.14
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.85
2.85
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1681
7.63
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2416
6.24
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.63
7.63
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.24
6.24
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.72
4.72
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.22
4.22
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.181
1.181
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.01
1.01
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.26
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.07
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.29
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.13
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.13
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.01
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8390
38.09
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14365
37.08
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.02
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.13
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
974
4.42
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1400
3.61
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.42
4.42
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.61
3.61
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
68
0.31
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
0.2
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
47
0.21
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.14
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
0.48
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
119
0.31
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.255
1.255
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.199
1.199
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7551
34.28
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13081
33.77
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.74
2.74
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.44
2.44
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.275
0.275
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.265
0.265
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.09
38.09
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.08
37.08

Fielding Stats for Ted Lilly and Luis Tiant

Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
15
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
356
1.62
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
573
1.48
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
1.5
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
484
1.25
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
5948
27
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10459
27
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1982.2
9
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3486.1
9
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
0.3
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
221
0.57
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
214
0.97
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
389
1
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.08
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.09
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
298
1.35
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
645
1.67
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
281
1.28
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
610
1.57
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.3
94.3
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.57
94.57
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.789
0.789
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.065
1.065
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.98
92.98
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
84.47
84.47
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.02
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.08
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ted Lilly and Luis Tiant

Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
15
15
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
357
545.04
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
573
603.16
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
393
600
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
570
600
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
347
529.77
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
513
540
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.101
0.101
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.164
0.164
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.332
0.332
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.462
0.462
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
35
53.44
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
84
88.42
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
28
42.75
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64
67.37
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
6
9.16
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14.74
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.53
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.05
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5.26
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
7
10.69
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
21.05
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.238
0.238
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.01
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
5.28
8.07
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21.77
22.92
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
43
65.65
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
115
121.05
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
44
67.18
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
98
103.16
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.124
0.124
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.185
0.185
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.124
0.124
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.224
0.224
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.248
0.248
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.41
0.41
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.023
0.023
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.061
0.061
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.087
0.087
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.139
0.139
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.174
0.174
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.296
0.296
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.177
0.177
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.217
0.217
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
10
15.27
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
37.89
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
17
25.95
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
46.32
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
27
41.22
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
78.95
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
-8.04
-12.27
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.18
13.88
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.53
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.05
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
8
12.21
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13.68
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
149
227.48
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
146
153.68
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
2.64
2.64
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.9
3.9
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
0.05
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
37
56.49
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
41
43.16
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.11
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.05
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10.53
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
4.58
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.05
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.05
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.05
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
7.63
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2.11
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
60
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
50
50