Ted Lilly vs. Geoff Zahn — Career Comparison

Ted Lilly
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Geoff Zahn
Silent GenerationMarylandThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

The numbers give Geoff Zahn a clear advantage over Ted Lilly across the core pitching metrics. Geoff Zahn led in home run suppression (HR9+ 103 vs 73), walk avoidance (BB%+ 118 vs 98), and run prevention (ERA+ 107 vs 97). Ted Lilly held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 120 vs 77). Geoff Zahn was the better starter — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Ted Lilly and Geoff Zahn

Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Geoff Zahn
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
13
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
356
1.62
Geoff Zahn
Career
Per 9 Innings
304
1.48
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
1.5
Geoff Zahn
Career
Per 9 Innings
270
1.31
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
0.59
Geoff Zahn
Career
Per 9 Innings
111
0.54
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
0.51
Geoff Zahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
109
0.53
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.5
53.5
Geoff Zahn
Career
Per 9 Innings
50.45
50.45
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.98
92.98
Geoff Zahn
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.82
88.82
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.02
Geoff Zahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
0.38
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.01
Geoff Zahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.1
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Geoff Zahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
913
4.14
Geoff Zahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
769
3.74
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.14
4.14
Geoff Zahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.74
3.74
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.78
3.78
Geoff Zahn
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.95
3.95
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.32
4.32
Geoff Zahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.17
4.17
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.242
0.242
Geoff Zahn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.278
0.278
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5948
27
Geoff Zahn
Career
Per 9 Innings
5547
27
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1982.2
9
Geoff Zahn
Career
Per 9 Innings
1849
9
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1827
8.29
Geoff Zahn
Career
Per 9 Innings
1978
9.63
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.29
8.29
Geoff Zahn
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.63
9.63
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
293
1.33
Geoff Zahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
149
0.73
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.33
1.33
Geoff Zahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.73
0.73
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Geoff Zahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.49
0.49
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
661
3
Geoff Zahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
526
2.56
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.16
Geoff Zahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.14
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Geoff Zahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.56
2.56
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1681
7.63
Geoff Zahn
Career
Per 9 Innings
705
3.43
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.63
7.63
Geoff Zahn
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.43
3.43
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.72
4.72
Geoff Zahn
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.32
2.32
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.181
1.181
Geoff Zahn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.666
0.666
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.26
Geoff Zahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.16
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.29
Geoff Zahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.09
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.13
Geoff Zahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.02
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8390
38.09
Geoff Zahn
Career
Per 9 Innings
7798
37.96
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.02
Geoff Zahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.06
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
974
4.42
Geoff Zahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
889
4.33
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.42
4.42
Geoff Zahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.33
4.33
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
0.31
Geoff Zahn
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
0.39
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.21
Geoff Zahn
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.27
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
105
0.48
Geoff Zahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
249
1.21
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.255
1.255
Geoff Zahn
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.354
1.354
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7551
34.28
Geoff Zahn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7116
34.64
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Geoff Zahn
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.92
2.92
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Geoff Zahn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.292
0.292
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.09
38.09
Geoff Zahn
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.96
37.96

Fielding Stats for Ted Lilly and Geoff Zahn

Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Geoff Zahn
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
13
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
356
1.62
Geoff Zahn
Career
Per 9 Innings
304
1.48
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
1.5
Geoff Zahn
Career
Per 9 Innings
270
1.31
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5948
27
Geoff Zahn
Career
Per 9 Innings
5547
27
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1982.2
9
Geoff Zahn
Career
Per 9 Innings
1849
9
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
0.3
Geoff Zahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
0.42
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
214
0.97
Geoff Zahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
326
1.59
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.08
Geoff Zahn
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.12
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
298
1.35
Geoff Zahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
437
2.13
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
281
1.28
Geoff Zahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
413
2.01
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.3
94.3
Geoff Zahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.51
94.51
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.789
0.789
Geoff Zahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.359
1.359
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.98
92.98
Geoff Zahn
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.82
88.82
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.02
Geoff Zahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.09
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Geoff Zahn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Geoff Zahn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Geoff Zahn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Geoff Zahn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ted Lilly and Geoff Zahn

Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Geoff Zahn
Career
Per 600 PA
13
13
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
357
545.04
Geoff Zahn
Career
Per 600 PAverified
304
3441.51
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
393
600
Geoff Zahn
Career
Per 600 PA
53
600
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
347
529.77
Geoff Zahn
Career
Per 600 PA
43
486.79
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.101
0.101
Geoff Zahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.332
0.332
Geoff Zahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.415
0.415
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
35
53.44
Geoff Zahn
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
67.92
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
42.75
Geoff Zahn
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
67.92
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
9.16
Geoff Zahn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.53
Geoff Zahn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Geoff Zahn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
10.69
Geoff Zahn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Geoff Zahn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Geoff Zahn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Geoff Zahn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.28
8.07
Geoff Zahn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.61
6.89
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
65.65
Geoff Zahn
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
67.92
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
44
67.18
Geoff Zahn
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
67.92
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.124
0.124
Geoff Zahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.124
0.124
Geoff Zahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.248
0.248
Geoff Zahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.279
0.279
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.023
0.023
Geoff Zahn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.087
0.087
Geoff Zahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.098
0.098
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Geoff Zahn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.177
0.177
Geoff Zahn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.177
0.177
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
15.27
Geoff Zahn
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
33.96
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
25.95
Geoff Zahn
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.32
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
41.22
Geoff Zahn
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
45.28
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
-8.04
-12.27
Geoff Zahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.29
-3.29
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.53
Geoff Zahn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
12.21
Geoff Zahn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Geoff Zahn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
149
227.48
Geoff Zahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
101.89
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
2.64
2.64
Geoff Zahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.89
5.89
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.05
Geoff Zahn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
37
56.49
Geoff Zahn
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
113.21
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Geoff Zahn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.05
Geoff Zahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
11.32
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
4.58
Geoff Zahn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.05
Geoff Zahn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
7.63
Geoff Zahn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
60
Geoff Zahn
Career
Per 600 PA