Ted Lilly vs. Jim Tyng — Career Comparison

Ted Lilly
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Jim Tyng
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Ted Lilly built a career as a starting pitcher and Jim Tyng 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 4.94 and 1.645 for Jim Tyng. 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 Jim Tyng

Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Jim Tyng
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
356
1.62
Jim Tyng
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.16
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
1.5
Jim Tyng
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.87
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
0.59
Jim Tyng
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.29
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
0.51
Jim Tyng
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.58
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.5
53.5
Jim Tyng
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.98
92.98
Jim Tyng
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
75
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.02
Jim Tyng
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.87
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.01
Jim Tyng
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Tyng
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.29
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
913
4.14
Jim Tyng
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
4.94
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.14
4.14
Jim Tyng
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.94
4.94
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.78
3.78
Jim Tyng
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.78
4.78
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.32
4.32
Jim Tyng
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.29
3.29
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.242
0.242
Jim Tyng
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.305
0.305
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5948
27
Jim Tyng
Career
Per 9 Innings
93
27
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1982.2
9
Jim Tyng
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
9
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1827
8.29
Jim Tyng
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
12.48
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.29
8.29
Jim Tyng
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.48
12.48
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
293
1.33
Jim Tyng
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.33
1.33
Jim Tyng
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Jim Tyng
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
661
3
Jim Tyng
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.32
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.16
Jim Tyng
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Jim Tyng
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.32
2.32
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1681
7.63
Jim Tyng
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
2.61
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.63
7.63
Jim Tyng
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.61
2.61
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.72
4.72
Jim Tyng
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.25
2.25
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.181
1.181
Jim Tyng
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.548
0.548
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.26
Jim Tyng
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.58
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.29
Jim Tyng
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.29
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.13
Jim Tyng
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.29
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8390
38.09
Jim Tyng
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
43.55
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.02
Jim Tyng
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.29
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
974
4.42
Jim Tyng
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
8.42
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.42
4.42
Jim Tyng
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.42
8.42
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
0.31
Jim Tyng
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.21
Jim Tyng
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
0.48
Jim Tyng
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.255
1.255
Jim Tyng
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.645
1.645
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7551
34.28
Jim Tyng
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
141
40.94
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Jim Tyng
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.25
7.25
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Jim Tyng
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.326
0.326
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.09
38.09
Jim Tyng
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.55
43.55

Fielding Stats for Ted Lilly and Jim Tyng

Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Jim Tyng
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
356
1.62
Jim Tyng
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.16
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
1.5
Jim Tyng
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5948
27
Jim Tyng
Career
Per 9 Innings
93
27
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1982.2
9
Jim Tyng
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
9
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
67
0.3
Jim Tyng
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.58
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
214
0.97
Jim Tyng
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.32
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.08
Jim Tyng
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
298
1.35
Jim Tyng
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
2.9
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
281
1.28
Jim Tyng
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
2.9
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.3
94.3
Jim Tyng
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.789
0.789
Jim Tyng
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.5
2.5
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.98
92.98
Jim Tyng
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.02
Jim Tyng
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Tyng
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Tyng
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Tyng
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Tyng
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ted Lilly and Jim Tyng

Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Jim Tyng
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
357
545.04
Jim Tyng
Career
Per 600 PA
4
160
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
393
600
Jim Tyng
Career
Per 600 PA
15
600
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
347
529.77
Jim Tyng
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
600
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.101
0.101
Jim Tyng
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.332
0.332
Jim Tyng
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.733
0.733
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
35
53.44
Jim Tyng
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
200
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
42.75
Jim Tyng
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
160
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
9.16
Jim Tyng
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
40
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.53
Jim Tyng
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Tyng
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
10.69
Jim Tyng
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
40
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Jim Tyng
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Tyng
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Tyng
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5.28
8.07
Jim Tyng
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.86
74.53
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
65.65
Jim Tyng
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
240
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
44
67.18
Jim Tyng
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
200
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.124
0.124
Jim Tyng
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.124
0.124
Jim Tyng
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.248
0.248
Jim Tyng
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.733
0.733
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.023
0.023
Jim Tyng
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.067
0.067
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.087
0.087
Jim Tyng
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.174
0.174
Jim Tyng
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.177
0.177
Jim Tyng
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.357
0.357
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
15.27
Jim Tyng
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
80
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
25.95
Jim Tyng
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
41.22
Jim Tyng
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
80
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
-8.04
-12.27
Jim Tyng
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.19
87.45
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.53
Jim Tyng
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
12.21
Jim Tyng
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Tyng
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
149
227.48
Jim Tyng
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
40
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
2.64
2.64
Jim Tyng
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.05
Jim Tyng
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
56.49
Jim Tyng
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Tyng
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
2
3.05
Jim Tyng
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
4.58
Jim Tyng
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.05
Jim Tyng
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
7.63
Jim Tyng
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
60
Jim Tyng
Career
Per 600 PA