Ted Lilly vs. Bill Trotter — Career Comparison

Ted Lilly
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Bill Trotter
Greatest GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Ted Lilly built a career as a starting pitcher and Bill Trotter as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Ted Lilly posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.14 and WHIP 1.273 compared to 5.4 and 1.641 for Bill Trotter. By the career numbers, Ted Lilly had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ted Lilly and Bill Trotter

Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Bill Trotter
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
356
1.62
Bill Trotter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
163
3.04
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
1.5
Bill Trotter
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.58
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
0.59
Bill Trotter
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.41
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
0.51
Bill Trotter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
0.63
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.5
53.5
Bill Trotter
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.29
39.29
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.98
92.98
Bill Trotter
Career
Per 9 Innings
19.02
19.02
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.02
Bill Trotter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.17
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.01
Bill Trotter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Trotter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.06
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
913
4.14
Bill Trotter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
290
5.4
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.14
4.14
Bill Trotter
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.78
3.78
Bill Trotter
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.64
5.64
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.32
4.32
Bill Trotter
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.76
4.76
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.242
0.242
Bill Trotter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.307
0.307
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5948
27
Bill Trotter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1450
27
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1982.2
9
Bill Trotter
Career
Per 9 Innings
483.1
9
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1827
8.29
Bill Trotter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
619
11.53
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.29
8.29
Bill Trotter
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.53
11.53
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
293
1.33
Bill Trotter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.86
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.33
1.33
Bill Trotter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.86
0.86
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Bill Trotter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
661
3
Bill Trotter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
174
3.24
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.16
Bill Trotter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Bill Trotter
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.24
3.24
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1681
7.63
Bill Trotter
Career
Per 9 Innings
158
2.94
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.63
7.63
Bill Trotter
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.94
2.94
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.72
4.72
Bill Trotter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.97
0.97
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.181
1.181
Bill Trotter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.687
0.687
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.26
Bill Trotter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.29
Bill Trotter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.28
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.13
Bill Trotter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8390
38.09
Bill Trotter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2208
41.11
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.02
Bill Trotter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
1.51
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
974
4.42
Bill Trotter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
354
6.59
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.42
4.42
Bill Trotter
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.59
6.59
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
0.31
Bill Trotter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.21
Bill Trotter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
0.48
Bill Trotter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.255
1.255
Bill Trotter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.641
1.641
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7551
34.28
Bill Trotter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2019
37.6
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.74
2.74
Bill Trotter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.17
2.17
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Bill Trotter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.316
0.316
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.09
38.09
Bill Trotter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.11
41.11

Fielding Stats for Ted Lilly and Bill Trotter

Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Bill Trotter
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
356
1.62
Bill Trotter
Career
Per 9 Innings
163
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
1.5
Bill Trotter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5948
27
Bill Trotter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1982.2
9
Bill Trotter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
0.3
Bill Trotter
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
214
0.97
Bill Trotter
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.08
Bill Trotter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
298
1.35
Bill Trotter
Career
Per 9 Innings
119
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
281
1.28
Bill Trotter
Career
Per 9 Innings
115
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.3
94.3
Bill Trotter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96.64
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.789
0.789
Bill Trotter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.706
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.98
92.98
Bill Trotter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.02
Bill Trotter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Trotter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Trotter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Trotter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Trotter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Ted Lilly and Bill Trotter

Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Bill Trotter
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
357
545.04
Bill Trotter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
163
688.73
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
393
600
Bill Trotter
Career
Per 600 PA
142
600
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
347
529.77
Bill Trotter
Career
Per 600 PA
109
460.56
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.101
0.101
Bill Trotter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.055
0.055
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.332
0.332
Bill Trotter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.391
0.391
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
53.44
Bill Trotter
Career
Per 600 PA
6
25.35
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
42.75
Bill Trotter
Career
Per 600 PA
5
21.13
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
9.16
Bill Trotter
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.23
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.53
Bill Trotter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Trotter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
10.69
Bill Trotter
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.23
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Bill Trotter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Trotter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Trotter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.28
8.07
Bill Trotter
Career
Per 600 PA
1.33
5.61
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
65.65
Bill Trotter
Career
Per 600 PA
7
29.58
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
44
67.18
Bill Trotter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
25
105.63
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.124
0.124
Bill Trotter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.195
0.195
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.124
0.124
Bill Trotter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.064
0.064
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.248
0.248
Bill Trotter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.26
0.26
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.023
0.023
Bill Trotter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.009
0.009
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.087
0.087
Bill Trotter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.104
0.104
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.174
0.174
Bill Trotter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.245
0.245
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.177
0.177
Bill Trotter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
15.27
Bill Trotter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
25.35
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
25.95
Bill Trotter
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.23
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
41.22
Bill Trotter
Career
Per 600 PA
7
29.58
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
-8.04
-12.27
Bill Trotter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-1.81
-7.64
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.53
Bill Trotter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
8
12.21
Bill Trotter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
80.28
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Trotter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
149
227.48
Bill Trotter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
63
266.2
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.64
2.64
Bill Trotter
Career
Per 600 PA
2.25
2.25
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
0.05
Bill Trotter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
37
56.49
Bill Trotter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
59.15
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Trotter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.05
Bill Trotter
Career
Per 600 PA
3
12.68
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
4.58
Bill Trotter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.05
Bill Trotter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
7.63
Bill Trotter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
60
Bill Trotter
Career
Per 600 PA