Ted Lilly vs. Matt Turner — Career Comparison

Ted Lilly
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Matt Turner
Gen XKentuckyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaFlorida MarlinsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Ted Lilly built a career as a starting pitcher and Matt Turner as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Matt Turner posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.79 and WHIP 1.364 compared to 4.14 and 1.273 for Ted Lilly. By the career numbers, Matt Turner had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ted Lilly and Matt Turner

Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Matt Turner
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
356
1.62
Matt Turner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
7.14
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
1.5
Matt Turner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
0.59
Matt Turner
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.56
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
0.51
Matt Turner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.56
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.5
53.5
Matt Turner
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.98
92.98
Matt Turner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.02
Matt Turner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.01
Matt Turner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Turner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
913
4.14
Matt Turner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
2.79
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.14
4.14
Matt Turner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.79
2.79
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.78
3.78
Matt Turner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.14
3.14
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.32
4.32
Matt Turner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.92
3.92
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.242
0.242
Matt Turner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.23
0.23
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5948
27
Matt Turner
Career
Per 9 Innings
242
27
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1982.2
9
Matt Turner
Career
Per 9 Innings
80.2
9
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1827
8.29
Matt Turner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
7.59
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.29
8.29
Matt Turner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.59
7.59
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
293
1.33
Matt Turner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.78
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.33
1.33
Matt Turner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.78
0.78
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Matt Turner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
661
3
Matt Turner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
3.68
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.16
Matt Turner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
1
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Matt Turner
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.68
3.68
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1681
7.63
Matt Turner
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
7.14
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.63
7.63
Matt Turner
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.14
7.14
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.72
4.72
Matt Turner
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.181
1.181
Matt Turner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.203
1.203
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.26
Matt Turner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.67
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.29
Matt Turner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.45
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.13
Matt Turner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8390
38.09
Matt Turner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
344
38.38
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.02
Matt Turner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
3.12
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
974
4.42
Matt Turner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
3.24
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.42
4.42
Matt Turner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
0.31
Matt Turner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.78
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.21
Matt Turner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.45
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
0.48
Matt Turner
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.22
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.255
1.255
Matt Turner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.252
1.252
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7551
34.28
Matt Turner
Career
Per 9 Innings
296
33.02
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.74
2.74
Matt Turner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.45
0.45
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.275
0.275
Matt Turner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.271
0.271
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.09
38.09
Matt Turner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.38
38.38

Fielding Stats for Ted Lilly and Matt Turner

Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Matt Turner
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
356
1.62
Matt Turner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
7.14
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
1.5
Matt Turner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5948
27
Matt Turner
Career
Per 9 Innings
242
27
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1982.2
9
Matt Turner
Career
Per 9 Innings
80.2
9
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
67
0.3
Matt Turner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.33
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
214
0.97
Matt Turner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.23
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.08
Matt Turner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
298
1.35
Matt Turner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
1.56
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
281
1.28
Matt Turner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
1.56
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.3
94.3
Matt Turner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.789
0.789
Matt Turner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.219
0.219
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.98
92.98
Matt Turner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.02
Matt Turner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Turner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Turner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Turner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Turner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ted Lilly and Matt Turner

Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Matt Turner
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
357
545.04
Matt Turner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
64
19200
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
393
600
Matt Turner
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
347
529.77
Matt Turner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.101
0.101
Matt Turner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.332
0.332
Matt Turner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
53.44
Matt Turner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
42.75
Matt Turner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
9.16
Matt Turner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.53
Matt Turner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Turner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
10.69
Matt Turner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Matt Turner
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Turner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Turner
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.28
8.07
Matt Turner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
65.65
Matt Turner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
67.18
Matt Turner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.124
0.124
Matt Turner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.124
0.124
Matt Turner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.248
0.248
Matt Turner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.023
0.023
Matt Turner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.087
0.087
Matt Turner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Matt Turner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.177
0.177
Matt Turner
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
15.27
Matt Turner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
25.95
Matt Turner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
41.22
Matt Turner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-8.04
-12.27
Matt Turner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.22
-66.4
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.53
Matt Turner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
12.21
Matt Turner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Turner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
149
227.48
Matt Turner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
600
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.64
2.64
Matt Turner
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.05
Matt Turner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
56.49
Matt Turner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Turner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
2
3.05
Matt Turner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
4.58
Matt Turner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.05
Matt Turner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
7.63
Matt Turner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
60
Matt Turner
Career
Per 600 PA