Ted Lilly vs. Clay Zavada — Career Comparison

Ted Lilly
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Clay Zavada
MillenialIllinoisThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaArizona DiamondbacksNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Ted Lilly built a career as a starting pitcher and Clay Zavada as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Clay Zavada posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.35 and WHIP 1.392 compared to 4.14 and 1.273 for Ted Lilly. By the career numbers, Clay Zavada had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ted Lilly and Clay Zavada

Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Clay Zavada
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
356
1.62
Clay Zavada
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
8.65
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
1.5
Clay Zavada
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
0.59
Clay Zavada
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.53
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
0.51
Clay Zavada
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.53
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.5
53.5
Clay Zavada
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.98
92.98
Clay Zavada
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.02
Clay Zavada
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.01
Clay Zavada
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clay Zavada
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
913
4.14
Clay Zavada
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
3.35
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.14
4.14
Clay Zavada
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.35
3.35
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.78
3.78
Clay Zavada
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.84
3.84
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.32
4.32
Clay Zavada
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.82
3.82
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.242
0.242
Clay Zavada
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.236
0.236
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5948
27
Clay Zavada
Career
Per 9 Innings
153
27
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1982.2
9
Clay Zavada
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
9
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1827
8.29
Clay Zavada
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
7.94
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.29
8.29
Clay Zavada
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.94
7.94
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
293
1.33
Clay Zavada
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.88
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.33
1.33
Clay Zavada
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.88
0.88
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Clay Zavada
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
661
3
Clay Zavada
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
4.24
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.16
Clay Zavada
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.35
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Clay Zavada
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.24
4.24
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1681
7.63
Clay Zavada
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
9.18
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.63
7.63
Clay Zavada
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.18
9.18
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.72
4.72
Clay Zavada
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.06
1.06
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.181
1.181
Clay Zavada
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.49
1.49
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.26
Clay Zavada
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.18
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.29
Clay Zavada
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.53
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.13
Clay Zavada
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8390
38.09
Clay Zavada
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
221
39
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.02
Clay Zavada
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
1.59
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
974
4.42
Clay Zavada
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
3.88
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.42
4.42
Clay Zavada
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.88
3.88
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
0.31
Clay Zavada
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.35
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.21
Clay Zavada
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.18
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
0.48
Clay Zavada
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.35
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.255
1.255
Clay Zavada
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.353
1.353
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7551
34.28
Clay Zavada
Career
Per 9 Innings
191
33.71
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.74
2.74
Clay Zavada
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.45
0.45
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Clay Zavada
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.299
0.299
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.09
38.09
Clay Zavada
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
39

Fielding Stats for Ted Lilly and Clay Zavada

Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Clay Zavada
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
356
1.62
Clay Zavada
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
8.65
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
1.5
Clay Zavada
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5948
27
Clay Zavada
Career
Per 9 Innings
153
27
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1982.2
9
Clay Zavada
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
9
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
67
0.3
Clay Zavada
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.53
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
214
0.97
Clay Zavada
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.41
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.08
Clay Zavada
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
298
1.35
Clay Zavada
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.94
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
281
1.28
Clay Zavada
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.94
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.3
94.3
Clay Zavada
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.789
0.789
Clay Zavada
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.225
0.225
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.98
92.98
Clay Zavada
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.02
Clay Zavada
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clay Zavada
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clay Zavada
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clay Zavada
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clay Zavada
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ted Lilly and Clay Zavada

Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Clay Zavada
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
357
545.04
Clay Zavada
Career
Per 600 PAverified
49
29400
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
393
600
Clay Zavada
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
347
529.77
Clay Zavada
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.101
0.101
Clay Zavada
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.332
0.332
Clay Zavada
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
53.44
Clay Zavada
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
42.75
Clay Zavada
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
9.16
Clay Zavada
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.53
Clay Zavada
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Zavada
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
10.69
Clay Zavada
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Clay Zavada
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Zavada
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Zavada
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.28
8.07
Clay Zavada
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
65.65
Clay Zavada
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
67.18
Clay Zavada
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.124
0.124
Clay Zavada
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.124
0.124
Clay Zavada
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.248
0.248
Clay Zavada
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.023
0.023
Clay Zavada
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.087
0.087
Clay Zavada
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Clay Zavada
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.177
0.177
Clay Zavada
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
15.27
Clay Zavada
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
25.95
Clay Zavada
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
41.22
Clay Zavada
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
-8.04
-12.27
Clay Zavada
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.03
18.72
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.53
Clay Zavada
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
12.21
Clay Zavada
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Zavada
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
149
227.48
Clay Zavada
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.64
2.64
Clay Zavada
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.05
Clay Zavada
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
37
56.49
Clay Zavada
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Zavada
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
2
3.05
Clay Zavada
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
4.58
Clay Zavada
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.05
Clay Zavada
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
7.63
Clay Zavada
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
60
Clay Zavada
Career
Per 600 PA