Ted Lilly vs. Josh Towers — Career Comparison

Ted Lilly
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Josh Towers
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaToronto Blue JaysAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

The numbers give Josh Towers a clear advantage over Ted Lilly across the core pitching metrics. Josh Towers led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 208 vs 98), home run suppression (HR9+ 89 vs 73), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 99 vs 92). Ted Lilly held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 120 vs 78). Josh Towers was the better starter — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Ted Lilly and Josh Towers

Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Josh Towers
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
356
1.62
Josh Towers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
139
1.71
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
1.5
Josh Towers
Career
Per 9 Innings
112
1.38
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
0.59
Josh Towers
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.55
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
0.51
Josh Towers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55
0.68
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.5
53.5
Josh Towers
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
45
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.98
92.98
Josh Towers
Career
Per 9 Innings
80.58
80.58
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.02
Josh Towers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.05
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.01
Josh Towers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Towers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
913
4.14
Josh Towers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
402
4.95
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.14
4.14
Josh Towers
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.95
4.95
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.78
3.78
Josh Towers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.02
5.02
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.32
4.32
Josh Towers
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.75
4.75
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.242
0.242
Josh Towers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5948
27
Josh Towers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2194
27
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1982.2
9
Josh Towers
Career
Per 9 Innings
731.1
9
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1827
8.29
Josh Towers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
887
10.92
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.29
8.29
Josh Towers
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.92
10.92
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
293
1.33
Josh Towers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
122
1.5
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.33
1.33
Josh Towers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.5
1.5
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.82
0.82
Josh Towers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.88
0.88
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
661
3
Josh Towers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
1.51
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.16
Josh Towers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.16
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Josh Towers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.51
1.51
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1681
7.63
Josh Towers
Career
Per 9 Innings
389
4.79
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.63
7.63
Josh Towers
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.79
4.79
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.72
4.72
Josh Towers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.8
2.8
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.181
1.181
Josh Towers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.7
0.7
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.26
Josh Towers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.07
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.29
Josh Towers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
0.43
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.13
Josh Towers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.04
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8390
38.09
Josh Towers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3158
38.86
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.02
Josh Towers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.17
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
974
4.42
Josh Towers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
441
5.43
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.42
4.42
Josh Towers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.43
5.43
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
0.31
Josh Towers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.16
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.21
Josh Towers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
0.33
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
105
0.48
Josh Towers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
0.84
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.255
1.255
Josh Towers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.381
1.381
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7551
34.28
Josh Towers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2960
36.43
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Josh Towers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.17
3.17
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Josh Towers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.312
0.312
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.09
38.09
Josh Towers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.86
38.86

Fielding Stats for Ted Lilly and Josh Towers

Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Josh Towers
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
356
1.62
Josh Towers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
139
1.71
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
1.5
Josh Towers
Career
Per 9 Innings
112
1.38
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5948
27
Josh Towers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2194
27
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1982.2
9
Josh Towers
Career
Per 9 Innings
731.1
9
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
0.3
Josh Towers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
1.05
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
214
0.97
Josh Towers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
1.29
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.08
Josh Towers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.1
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
298
1.35
Josh Towers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
198
2.44
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
281
1.28
Josh Towers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
190
2.34
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.3
94.3
Josh Towers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.96
95.96
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.789
0.789
Josh Towers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.367
1.367
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.98
92.98
Josh Towers
Career
Per 9 Innings
80.58
80.58
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.02
Josh Towers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.11
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Towers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Towers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Towers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Towers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ted Lilly and Josh Towers

Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Josh Towers
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
357
545.04
Josh Towers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
139
4633.33
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
393
600
Josh Towers
Career
Per 600 PA
18
600
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
347
529.77
Josh Towers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
533.33
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.101
0.101
Josh Towers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.063
0.063
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.332
0.332
Josh Towers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
53.44
Josh Towers
Career
Per 600 PA
1
33.33
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
42.75
Josh Towers
Career
Per 600 PA
1
33.33
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
9.16
Josh Towers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.53
Josh Towers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Towers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
10.69
Josh Towers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Josh Towers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Towers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Towers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.28
8.07
Josh Towers
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.01
-0.23
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
65.65
Josh Towers
Career
Per 600 PA
1
33.33
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
67.18
Josh Towers
Career
Per 600 PA
1
33.33
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.124
0.124
Josh Towers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.063
0.063
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.124
0.124
Josh Towers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.063
0.063
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.248
0.248
Josh Towers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.023
0.023
Josh Towers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.087
0.087
Josh Towers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.044
0.044
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Josh Towers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.063
0.063
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.177
0.177
Josh Towers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
15.27
Josh Towers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
33.33
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
25.95
Josh Towers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
41.22
Josh Towers
Career
Per 600 PA
1
33.33
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-8.04
-12.27
Josh Towers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-1.24
-41.21
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.53
Josh Towers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
12.21
Josh Towers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Towers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
149
227.48
Josh Towers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
100
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
2.64
2.64
Josh Towers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.05
Josh Towers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
37
56.49
Josh Towers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
66.67
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Towers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.05
Josh Towers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
33.33
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
4.58
Josh Towers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.05
Josh Towers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
7.63
Josh Towers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
60
Josh Towers
Career
Per 600 PA