Ted Lilly vs. Zack Weiss — Career Comparison

Ted Lilly
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Zack Weiss
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles Angels of AnaheimAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Ted Lilly built a career as a starting pitcher and Zack Weiss 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 4.61 and 1.280 for Zack Weiss. 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 Zack Weiss

Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
356
1.62
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
8.23
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
1.5
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
0.59
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
113
0.51
Zack Weiss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.33
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.5
53.5
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.98
92.98
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.02
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.01
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
913
4.14
Zack Weiss
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
4.61
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.14
4.14
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.61
4.61
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.78
3.78
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.13
4.13
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.32
4.32
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.26
6.26
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.242
0.242
Zack Weiss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.184
0.184
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5948
27
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
27
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1982.2
9
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
27.1
9
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1827
8.29
Zack Weiss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
5.93
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.29
8.29
Zack Weiss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.93
5.93
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
293
1.33
Zack Weiss
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
2.63
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.33
1.33
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.63
2.63
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Zack Weiss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.32
0.32
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
661
3
Zack Weiss
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
4.94
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.16
Zack Weiss
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.66
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.94
4.94
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1681
7.63
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
10.87
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.63
7.63
Zack Weiss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.87
10.87
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.72
4.72
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.32
1.32
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.181
1.181
Zack Weiss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.756
1.756
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.26
Zack Weiss
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.66
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.29
Zack Weiss
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.66
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.13
Zack Weiss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8390
38.09
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
118
38.85
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.02
Zack Weiss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.3
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
974
4.42
Zack Weiss
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
5.27
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.42
4.42
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.27
5.27
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
0.31
Zack Weiss
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.21
Zack Weiss
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.66
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
0.48
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.255
1.255
Zack Weiss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.207
1.207
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7551
34.28
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
98
32.27
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.74
2.74
Zack Weiss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.64
0.64
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.275
0.275
Zack Weiss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.175
0.175
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.09
38.09
Zack Weiss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.85
38.85

Fielding Stats for Ted Lilly and Zack Weiss

Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
356
1.62
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
8.23
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
1.5
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5948
27
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
27
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1982.2
9
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
27.1
9
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
67
0.3
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.33
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
214
0.97
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.08
Zack Weiss
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
298
1.35
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.99
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
281
1.28
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.66
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.3
94.3
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
66.67
66.67
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.789
0.789
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.08
0.08
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.98
92.98
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.02
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ted Lilly and Zack Weiss

Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
3
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
357
545.04
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
25
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
393
600
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
347
529.77
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.101
0.101
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.332
0.332
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
53.44
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
42.75
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
9.16
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.53
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
10.69
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.28
8.07
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
65.65
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
67.18
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.124
0.124
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.124
0.124
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.248
0.248
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.023
0.023
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.087
0.087
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.177
0.177
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
15.27
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
25.95
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
41.22
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-8.04
-12.27
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.53
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
12.21
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
149
227.48
Zack Weiss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.64
2.64
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.05
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
56.49
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
2
3.05
Zack Weiss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
4.58
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.05
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
7.63
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
60
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA