Ted Lilly vs. Tony Zych — Career Comparison

Ted Lilly
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Tony Zych
MillenialIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSeattle MarinersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Ted Lilly built a career as a starting pitcher and Tony Zych as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Tony Zych posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.72 and WHIP 1.321 compared to 4.14 and 1.273 for Ted Lilly. By the career numbers, Tony Zych had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ted Lilly and Tony Zych

Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Tony Zych
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
356
1.62
Tony Zych
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
8.67
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
1.5
Tony Zych
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.12
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
130
0.59
Tony Zych
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.87
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
113
0.51
Tony Zych
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.37
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
53.5
53.5
Tony Zych
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
70
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.98
92.98
Tony Zych
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.43
1.43
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.02
Tony Zych
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.01
Tony Zych
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Zych
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.12
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
913
4.14
Tony Zych
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
2.72
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.14
4.14
Tony Zych
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.72
2.72
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.78
3.78
Tony Zych
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.08
3.08
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.32
4.32
Tony Zych
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.07
3.07
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.242
0.242
Tony Zych
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.217
0.217
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5948
27
Tony Zych
Career
Per 9 Innings
218
27
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1982.2
9
Tony Zych
Career
Per 9 Innings
72.2
9
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1827
8.29
Tony Zych
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
7.06
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.29
8.29
Tony Zych
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.06
7.06
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
293
1.33
Tony Zych
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.37
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.33
1.33
Tony Zych
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.37
0.37
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Tony Zych
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.04
0.04
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
661
3
Tony Zych
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
4.21
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.16
Tony Zych
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.62
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Tony Zych
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.21
4.21
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1681
7.63
Tony Zych
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
9.91
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.63
7.63
Tony Zych
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.91
9.91
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.72
4.72
Tony Zych
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.14
1.14
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.181
1.181
Tony Zych
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.569
1.569
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.26
Tony Zych
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.25
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.29
Tony Zych
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.99
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.13
Tony Zych
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.12
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8390
38.09
Tony Zych
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
309
38.27
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.02
Tony Zych
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
1.73
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
974
4.42
Tony Zych
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
2.97
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.42
4.42
Tony Zych
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.97
2.97
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
0.31
Tony Zych
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.12
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.21
Tony Zych
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.37
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
105
0.48
Tony Zych
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.74
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.255
1.255
Tony Zych
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.252
1.252
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7551
34.28
Tony Zych
Career
Per 9 Innings
263
32.57
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.74
2.74
Tony Zych
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.34
0.34
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Tony Zych
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.09
38.09
Tony Zych
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.27
38.27

Fielding Stats for Ted Lilly and Tony Zych

Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Tony Zych
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
356
1.62
Tony Zych
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
8.67
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
1.5
Tony Zych
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.12
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5948
27
Tony Zych
Career
Per 9 Innings
218
27
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1982.2
9
Tony Zych
Career
Per 9 Innings
72.2
9
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
0.3
Tony Zych
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.12
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
214
0.97
Tony Zych
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.74
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.08
Tony Zych
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.12
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
298
1.35
Tony Zych
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.99
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
281
1.28
Tony Zych
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.87
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.3
94.3
Tony Zych
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.5
87.5
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.789
0.789
Tony Zych
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.1
0.1
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.98
92.98
Tony Zych
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.43
1.43
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.02
Tony Zych
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Zych
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Zych
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Zych
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Zych
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ted Lilly and Tony Zych

Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Tony Zych
Career
Per 600 PA
3
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
357
545.04
Tony Zych
Career
Per 600 PA
70
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
393
600
Tony Zych
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
347
529.77
Tony Zych
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.101
0.101
Tony Zych
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.332
0.332
Tony Zych
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
53.44
Tony Zych
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
42.75
Tony Zych
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
9.16
Tony Zych
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.53
Tony Zych
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Zych
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
10.69
Tony Zych
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Tony Zych
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Zych
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Zych
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.28
8.07
Tony Zych
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
65.65
Tony Zych
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
67.18
Tony Zych
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.124
0.124
Tony Zych
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.124
0.124
Tony Zych
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.248
0.248
Tony Zych
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.023
0.023
Tony Zych
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.087
0.087
Tony Zych
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Tony Zych
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.177
0.177
Tony Zych
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
15.27
Tony Zych
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
25.95
Tony Zych
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
41.22
Tony Zych
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-8.04
-12.27
Tony Zych
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.53
Tony Zych
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
12.21
Tony Zych
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Zych
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
149
227.48
Tony Zych
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.64
2.64
Tony Zych
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.05
Tony Zych
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
56.49
Tony Zych
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Zych
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
2
3.05
Tony Zych
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
4.58
Tony Zych
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.05
Tony Zych
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
7.63
Tony Zych
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
60
Tony Zych
Career
Per 600 PA