Ted Lilly vs. Frank Viola — Career Comparison

Ted Lilly
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Frank Viola
Baby BoomersNew YorkThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star

Ted Lilly and Frank Viola are about as close as two starters get — the gap between them is negligible across the key measures. Their run-prevention numbers were nearly identical — ERA+ of 97 for Ted Lilly and 94 for Frank Viola, with skill-based marks of DICE+ 92 and 95 respectively. If forced to pick, Frank Viola gets the slight nod, but this is a genuinely even pairing.

Pitching Stats for Ted Lilly and Frank Viola

Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
15
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
15
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
356
1.62
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
421
1.34
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
1.5
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
420
1.33
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
0.59
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
176
0.56
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
113
0.51
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
0.48
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
53.5
53.5
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.99
53.99
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.98
92.98
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.76
99.76
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.02
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
0.23
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.01
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.05
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
913
4.14
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1175
3.73
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.14
4.14
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.73
3.73
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.78
3.78
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.78
3.78
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.32
4.32
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.01
4.01
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.242
0.242
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.26
0.26
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
5948
27
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8509
27
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1982.2
9
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2836.1
9
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1827
8.29
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
2827
8.97
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.29
8.29
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.97
8.97
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
293
1.33
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
294
0.93
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.33
1.33
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.93
0.93
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.7
0.7
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
661
3
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
864
2.74
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
0.16
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.12
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1681
7.63
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1844
5.85
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.63
7.63
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.85
5.85
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.72
4.72
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.38
4.38
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.181
1.181
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.955
0.955
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.26
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
86
0.27
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.29
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.15
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.13
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.04
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8390
38.09
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11933
37.86
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.02
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
974
4.42
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1303
4.13
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.42
4.42
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.13
4.13
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
68
0.31
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
0.28
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
47
0.21
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.2
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
105
0.48
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
215
0.68
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.255
1.255
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.301
1.301
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
7551
34.28
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10870
34.49
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.1
3.1
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.09
38.09
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.86
37.86

Fielding Stats for Ted Lilly and Frank Viola

Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
15
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
15
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
356
1.62
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
421
1.34
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
1.5
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
420
1.33
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
5948
27
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8509
27
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1982.2
9
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2836.1
9
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
0.3
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
84
0.27
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
214
0.97
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
371
1.18
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.08
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.1
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
298
1.35
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
487
1.55
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
281
1.28
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
455
1.44
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.3
94.3
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.43
93.43
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.789
0.789
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.081
1.081
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.98
92.98
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.76
99.76
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.02
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.06
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ted Lilly and Frank Viola

Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
15
15
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
15
15
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
357
545.04
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
421
1202.86
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
393
600
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
210
600
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
347
529.77
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
185
528.57
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.101
0.101
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.141
0.141
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.332
0.332
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.388
0.388
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
35
53.44
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PAverified
26
74.29
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
42.75
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PAverified
23
65.71
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
9.16
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
3
8.57
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.53
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
10.69
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
3
8.57
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5.28
8.07
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4.01
11.46
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
65.65
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PAverified
29
82.86
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
44
67.18
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PAverified
29
82.86
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.124
0.124
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.124
0.124
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.157
0.157
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.248
0.248
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.311
0.311
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.023
0.023
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0.016
0.016
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.087
0.087
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.109
0.109
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.174
0.174
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.199
0.199
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.177
0.177
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.181
0.181
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
15.27
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
22.86
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
25.95
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
6
17.14
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
41.22
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
14
40
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
-8.04
-12.27
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.93
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.53
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
12.21
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
3
8.57
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
149
227.48
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
117.14
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
2.64
2.64
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.12
5.12
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
0.05
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.07
0.07
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
37
56.49
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
62.86
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.05
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
2
5.71
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
4.58
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.05
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
7.63
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
60
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA