Ted Lilly vs. Mike Torrez — Career Comparison

Ted Lilly
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Mike Torrez
Baby BoomersKansasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

The numbers give Ted Lilly a clear advantage over Mike Torrez across the core pitching metrics. Ted Lilly led in strikeout rate (K%+ 120 vs 79), walk avoidance (BB%+ 98 vs 72), and run prevention (ERA+ 97 vs 88). Mike Torrez held the edge in home run suppression (HR9+ 118 vs 73). Ted Lilly was the better starter — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Ted Lilly and Mike Torrez

Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
15
Mike Torrez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
356
1.62
Mike Torrez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
494
1.46
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
1.5
Mike Torrez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
458
1.35
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
0.59
Mike Torrez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
185
0.55
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
113
0.51
Mike Torrez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
160
0.47
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
53.5
53.5
Mike Torrez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.62
53.62
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.98
92.98
Mike Torrez
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.71
92.71
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.02
Mike Torrez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
117
0.35
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.01
Mike Torrez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.04
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Torrez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
913
4.14
Mike Torrez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1340
3.96
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.14
4.14
Mike Torrez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.96
3.96
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.78
3.78
Mike Torrez
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.15
4.15
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.32
4.32
Mike Torrez
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.44
4.44
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.242
0.242
Mike Torrez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.264
0.264
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
5948
27
Mike Torrez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9132
27
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1982.2
9
Mike Torrez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3044
9
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1827
8.29
Mike Torrez
Career
Per 9 Innings
3043
9
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.29
8.29
Mike Torrez
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
293
1.33
Mike Torrez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
223
0.66
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.33
1.33
Mike Torrez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.66
0.66
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Mike Torrez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.45
0.45
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
661
3
Mike Torrez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1371
4.05
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.16
Mike Torrez
Career
Per 9 Innings
84
0.25
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Mike Torrez
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.05
4.05
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1681
7.63
Mike Torrez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1404
4.15
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.63
7.63
Mike Torrez
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.15
4.15
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.72
4.72
Mike Torrez
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.84
2.84
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.181
1.181
Mike Torrez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.912
0.912
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.26
Mike Torrez
Career
Per 9 Innings
103
0.3
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.29
Mike Torrez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
0.17
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.13
Mike Torrez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.03
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
8390
38.09
Mike Torrez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13179
38.97
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.02
Mike Torrez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.04
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
974
4.42
Mike Torrez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1501
4.44
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.42
4.42
Mike Torrez
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.44
4.44
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
0.31
Mike Torrez
Career
Per 9 Innings
128
0.38
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.21
Mike Torrez
Career
Per 9 Innings
78
0.23
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
105
0.48
Mike Torrez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
258
0.76
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.255
1.255
Mike Torrez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.45
1.45
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7551
34.28
Mike Torrez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11543
34.13
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Mike Torrez
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.04
3.04
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Mike Torrez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.284
0.284
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.09
38.09
Mike Torrez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.97
38.97

Fielding Stats for Ted Lilly and Mike Torrez

Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
15
Mike Torrez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
356
1.62
Mike Torrez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
494
1.46
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
1.5
Mike Torrez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
458
1.35
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
5948
27
Mike Torrez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9128
27
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1982.2
9
Mike Torrez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3042.2
9
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
0.3
Mike Torrez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
223
0.66
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
214
0.97
Mike Torrez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
472
1.4
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.08
Mike Torrez
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.12
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
298
1.35
Mike Torrez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
736
2.18
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
281
1.28
Mike Torrez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
695
2.06
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.3
94.3
Mike Torrez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.43
94.43
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.789
0.789
Mike Torrez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.407
1.407
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.98
92.98
Mike Torrez
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.71
92.71
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.02
Mike Torrez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.11
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Torrez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Torrez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Torrez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Torrez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ted Lilly and Mike Torrez

Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
15
15
Mike Torrez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
18
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
357
545.04
Mike Torrez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
499
662.39
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
393
600
Mike Torrez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
452
600
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
347
529.77
Mike Torrez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
412
546.9
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.101
0.101
Mike Torrez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.155
0.155
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.332
0.332
Mike Torrez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.408
0.408
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
35
53.44
Mike Torrez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64
84.96
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
28
42.75
Mike Torrez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
73.01
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
6
9.16
Mike Torrez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
10.62
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.53
Mike Torrez
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.33
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Torrez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
7
10.69
Mike Torrez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
11.95
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Mike Torrez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.141
0.141
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Torrez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Torrez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
5.28
8.07
Mike Torrez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.08
16.04
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
43
65.65
Mike Torrez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
98.23
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
44
67.18
Mike Torrez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76
100.88
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.124
0.124
Mike Torrez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.179
0.179
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.124
0.124
Mike Torrez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.248
0.248
Mike Torrez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.359
0.359
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.023
0.023
Mike Torrez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.024
0.024
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.087
0.087
Mike Torrez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.126
0.126
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.174
0.174
Mike Torrez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.245
0.245
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.177
0.177
Mike Torrez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.228
0.228
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
10
15.27
Mike Torrez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
31.86
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
25.95
Mike Torrez
Career
Per 600 PA
15
19.91
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
27
41.22
Mike Torrez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
51.77
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
-8.04
-12.27
Mike Torrez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.54
7.35
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.53
Mike Torrez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.65
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
8
12.21
Mike Torrez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
13.27
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Torrez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
149
227.48
Mike Torrez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
131
173.89
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
2.64
2.64
Mike Torrez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.45
3.45
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
0.05
Mike Torrez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
0.08
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
56.49
Mike Torrez
Career
Per 600 PA
28
37.17
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Torrez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.05
Mike Torrez
Career
Per 600 PA
6
7.96
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
4.58
Mike Torrez
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.33
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.05
Mike Torrez
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.33
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
7.63
Mike Torrez
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2.65
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
60
Mike Torrez
Career
Per 600 PA
50
50