Ted Lilly vs. Leon Williams — Career Comparison

Ted Lilly
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Leon Williams
Greatest GenerationGeorgiaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Ted Lilly built a career as a starting pitcher and Leon Williams 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 2.160 for Leon Williams. 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 Leon Williams

Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
356
1.62
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8.64
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
1.5
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
0.59
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
113
0.51
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.5
53.5
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.98
92.98
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.02
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.01
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
913
4.14
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
5.4
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.14
4.14
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.78
3.78
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.44
8.44
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.32
4.32
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.242
0.242
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.41
0.41
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5948
27
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
27
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1982.2
9
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.1
9
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1827
8.29
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
17.28
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.29
8.29
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
17.28
17.28
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
293
1.33
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.33
1.33
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
661
3
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2.16
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.16
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.16
2.16
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1681
7.63
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3.24
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.63
7.63
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.24
3.24
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.72
4.72
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.38
0.38
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.181
1.181
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.26
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.29
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.13
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.08
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8390
38.09
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
44.28
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.02
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7.56
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
974
4.42
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
6.48
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.42
4.42
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.48
6.48
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
0.31
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.21
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
0.48
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.255
1.255
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.16
2.16
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7551
34.28
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
42.12
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.74
2.74
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.75
0.75
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.444
0.444
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.09
38.09
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.28
44.28

Fielding Stats for Ted Lilly and Leon Williams

Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
356
1.62
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
1.5
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5948
27
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1982.2
9
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
0.3
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
214
0.97
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.08
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
298
1.35
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
281
1.28
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.3
94.3
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.789
0.789
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.556
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.98
92.98
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.02
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Ted Lilly and Leon Williams

Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
357
545.04
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
1440
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
393
600
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
5
600
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
347
529.77
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
600
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.101
0.101
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.332
0.332
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
35
53.44
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
42.75
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
9.16
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.53
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
10.69
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5.28
8.07
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.38
45.23
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
65.65
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
240
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
44
67.18
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.124
0.124
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.124
0.124
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.248
0.248
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.023
0.023
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.087
0.087
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.174
0.174
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.177
0.177
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
15.27
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
25.95
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
41.22
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
-8.04
-12.27
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
35.81
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.53
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
12.21
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
149
227.48
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
240
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.64
2.64
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
2.5
2.5
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.05
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
56.49
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
2
3.05
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
4.58
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.05
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
7.63
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
60
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA