Ted Lilly

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1999-2013)

Ted Lilly was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 1999 to 2013 for 6 teams, including the Montreal Expos, a span of 15 seasons. Across 356 career appearances, he went 130-113 with a 4.14 ERA and 1,681 strikeouts. He also batted .101 with 0 home runs. Ted Lilly was a 2-time All-Star.

W (Wins):
Games credited to a pitcher whose team took a lead it never surrendered while he was the pitcher of record.
ERA (Earned Run Average):
Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched: (ER × 9) ÷ IP. The primary measure of pitching effectiveness.
SO (Strikeouts):
For a batter, times retired on a third strike; for a pitcher, batters retired on a third strike.
WHIP (Walks and Hits per Inning Pitched):
Baserunners allowed per inning: (BB + H) ÷ IP. Under 1.00 is elite.

Data updated

W–L 130–113
ERA 4.14
WHIP 1.25
SO 1,681
Pitcher PIV -4642.2
Position
Pitcher
Bats / Throws
L / L
Height / Weight
6'0" / 195 lb
Born
1/4/1976 in Lomita, CA, USA
MLB Debut
1999-05-14
Last Game
2013-06-04
Awards
2× All-Star

Full name: Theodore Roosevelt Lilly

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Career Pitching Statistics

Ted Lilly — Career Pitching Statistics
W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA Pitcher PIV
130 113 356 331 5 3 0 1982.2 1,827 913 293 661 1,681 4.14 -4642.2

Career ERA 4.14 vs. league average 4.32 across their career seasons — near league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Ted Lilly Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year Team Lg W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER BB SO ERA Lg ERA Pitcher PIV
1999 MON NL 0 1 9 3 0 0 0 23.2 30 20 9 28 7.61 4.71 (-62%) -843.4
2000 NYA AL 0 0 7 0 0 0 0 8.0 8 5 5 11 5.62 — 0.0
2001 NYA AL 5 6 26 21 0 0 0 120.2 126 72 51 112 5.37 4.42 (-22%) -1122.0
2002 NYA AL 3 6 16 11 2 1 0 76.2 57 29 24 59 3.40 4.28 (+20%) 48.1
2002 OAK AL 2 1 6 5 0 0 0 23.1 23 12 7 18 4.63 4.28 (-8%) -557.3
2003 OAK AL 12 10 32 31 0 0 0 178.1 179 86 58 147 4.34 4.40 (+1%) 958.8
2004 TOR AL 12 10 32 32 2 1 0 197.1 171 89 89 168 4.06 4.46 (+9%) -192.3
2005 TOR AL 10 11 25 25 0 0 0 126.1 135 78 58 96 5.56 4.29 (-29%) -3236.0
2006 TOR AL 15 13 32 32 0 0 0 181.2 179 87 81 160 4.31 4.53 (+5%) -1207.1
2007 CHN NL 15 8 34 34 0 0 0 207.0 181 88 55 174 3.83 4.47 (+14%) 1702.9
2008 CHN NL 17 9 34 34 0 0 0 204.2 187 93 64 184 4.09 4.32 (+5%) -427.0
2009 CHN NL 12 9 27 27 0 0 0 177.0 151 61 36 151 3.10 4.32 (+28%) 3077.3
2010 CHN NL 3 8 18 18 0 0 0 117.0 104 48 29 89 3.69 4.08 (+9%) -1122.8
2010 LAN NL 7 4 12 12 1 1 0 76.2 61 30 15 77 3.52 4.08 (+14%) 196.2
2011 LAN NL 12 14 33 33 0 0 0 192.2 172 85 51 158 3.97 3.94 (-1%) -1283.0
2012 LAN NL 5 1 8 8 0 0 0 48.2 36 17 19 31 3.14 4.01 (+22%) 120.4
2013 LAN NL 0 2 5 5 0 0 0 23.0 27 13 10 18 5.09 3.87 (-32%) -754.9
Career · 17 seasons 130 113 356 331 5 3 0 1,982.2 1,827 913 661 1,681 4.14 — -4,642

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Career Batting Statistics

Ted Lilly — Career Batting Statistics
G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS PIV
357 347 10 35 6 1 0 17 3 8 149 .101 .124 .124 .248 -2,489

Career AVG .101 vs. league average .263 across their career seasons — 61.7% below league average.

Career OBP .124 vs. league average .332 across their career seasons — 62.7% below league average.

Career SLG .124 vs. league average .418 across their career seasons — 70.4% below league average.

Career OPS .248 vs. league average .750 across their career seasons — 67.0% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Ted Lilly Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year Team Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG Lg AVG Lg OBP Lg SLG Lg OPS PIV
1999 MON NL 9 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .200 — — — — 0.0
2000 NYA AL 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2001 NYA AL 26 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 — — — — 0.0
2002 NYA AL 16 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 — — — — 0.0
2002 OAK AL 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2003 OAK AL 32 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 — — — — 0.0
2004 TOR AL 32 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 — — — — 0.0
2005 TOR AL 25 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 — — — — 0.0
2006 TOR AL 32 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 — — — — 0.0
2007 CHN NL 34 73 5 10 1 0 0 5 1 1 32 .137 .268 (-49%) .335 (-56%) .422 (-64%) .758 (-61%) -730.6
2008 CHN NL 34 62 2 11 2 0 0 5 1 1 29 .177 .263 (-33%) .333 (-43%) .416 (-50%) .749 (-47%) -475.9
2009 CHN NL 27 57 2 5 1 1 0 2 0 2 27 .088 .262 (-67%) .332 (-64%) .417 (-66%) .750 (-65%) -625.6
2010 CHN NL 18 31 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 17 .032 — — — — 0.0
2010 LAN NL 12 23 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 9 .043 — — — — 0.0
2011 LAN NL 34 58 0 5 2 0 0 4 1 0 13 .086 .255 (-66%) .320 (-73%) .399 (-70%) .719 (-71%) -656.8
2012 LAN NL 8 15 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 7 .067 — — — — 0.0
2013 LAN NL 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 .000 — — — — 0.0
Career · 17 seasons 357 347 10 35 6 1 0 17 3 8 149 .101 — — — — -2,489

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Postseason Statistics

Playoff Career Batting

Ted Lilly — Playoff Career Batting
G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
5 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000

Playoff Batting by Year

Ted Lilly — Playoff Batting by Year
Year Round Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
2007 NLDS1 CHN 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000
2003 ALDS2 OAK 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2002 ALDS2 OAK 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Playoff Career Pitching

Ted Lilly — Playoff Career Pitching
W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
0 2 5 2 0 16.1 19 12 7 14 6.61

Playoff Pitching by Year

Ted Lilly — Playoff Pitching by Year
Year Round Team W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
2007 NLDS1 CHN 0 1 1 1 0 3.1 7 6 4 4 16.20
2003 ALDS2 OAK 0 0 2 1 0 9.0 2 0 2 7 0.00
2002 ALDS2 OAK 0 1 2 0 0 4.0 10 6 1 3 13.50

Game Log & Splits

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Per-game data from Retrosheet (regular season, through 2025).

Batting — Home / Away

Ted Lilly — Batting — Home / Away
SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home181174518011.103
Away17617351706.098

Pitching — Home / Away

Ted Lilly — Pitching — Home / Away
SplitGIPHERBBSOERA
Home1811049.09304543249043.90
Away175933.28974593377774.42

Last 10 Games — Batting

Ted Lilly — Last 10 Games — Batting
DateTmOppResABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSO
2013-06-04 LADSDPW 100000001
2013-05-30 LADLAAL 000000000
2013-05-25 LADSTLW 200000002
2013-04-29 LADCOLL 000000000
2013-04-24 LADNYNL 200000002
2012-05-23 LADAZL 100000000
2012-05-18 LADSTLW 200000002
2012-05-13 LADCOLW 200000000
2012-05-07 LADSFGW 200000002
2012-05-01 LADCOLW 300000001

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Ted Lilly — Last 10 Games — Pitching
DateTmOppDecIPHRERBBSOHR
2013-06-04 LADSDP — 4.0654232
2013-05-30 LADLAA L 5.2533330
2013-05-25 LADSTL — 5.1221130
2013-04-29 LADCOL L 3.0854222
2013-04-24 LADNYN — 5.0611270
2012-05-23 LADAZ L 3.1988531
2012-05-18 LADSTL — 7.0440061
2012-05-13 LADCOL W 6.1654310
2012-05-07 LADSFG W 6.0411260
2012-05-01 LADCOL W 6.0422141

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Ted Lilly — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position G GS PO A E DP
P 356 331 67 214 17 5

Season-by-Season Fielding

Ted Lilly — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
1999 MON P 9 3 0 3 0 0
2000 NYA P 7 0 1 1 0 0
2001 NYA P 26 21 5 22 2 0
2002 NYA P 16 11 3 11 0 0
2002 OAK P 6 5 1 1 0 0
2003 OAK P 32 31 5 15 0 1
2004 TOR P 32 32 11 9 2 0
2005 TOR P 25 25 2 13 0 0
2006 TOR P 32 32 7 24 1 0
2007 CHN P 34 34 5 25 2 1
2008 CHN P 34 34 6 21 0 0
2009 CHN P 27 27 4 16 5 1
2010 CHN P 18 18 7 13 2 2
2010 LAN P 12 12 3 8 0 0
2011 LAN P 33 33 7 25 2 0
2012 LAN P 8 8 0 4 0 0
2013 LAN P 5 5 0 3 1 0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Ted Lilly Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position Games
Pitcher 356

Salary History

Ted Lilly's recorded salaries total $82,773,149 over 13 seasons, 2000 to 2013. This total is partial: the salary data covers 1985 to 2016, and Lilly's career ran from 1999 to 2013. No salary is recorded for 1999 and 2001.

Ted Lilly — Salary History
Year Team League Salary
2013 LAN NL $13,166,667
2012 LAN NL $11,666,666
2011 LAN NL $8,166,666
2010 CHN NL $13,000,000
2009 CHN NL $13,000,000
2008 CHN NL $8,000,000
2007 CHN NL $6,000,000
2006 TOR AL $4,000,000
2005 TOR AL $3,100,000
2004 TOR AL $1,900,000
2003 OAK AL $335,000
2002 NYA AL $237,150
2000 NYA AL $201,000
Total recorded salary (partial) $82,773,149

College History

Ted Lilly — College History
School Name City State Years Attended
Fresno City College Fresno CA 1995, 1996

Most Similar Players

Career comps based on counting + rate stats and primary position. Score is relative — closest peer anchors at ~98%.

Career Spans

Ted Lilly (highlighted) compared to peers across the same era.

  1. 98
    Anibal Sanchez
    116-119, 4.06 ERA
  2. 97
    J. A. Happ
    133-100, 4.13 ERA
  3. 91
    Josh Beckett
    138-106, 3.88 ERA
  4. 85
    Jose Quintana
    115-113, 3.79 ERA
  5. 83
    R. A. Dickey
    120-118, 4.04 ERA
  6. 83
    Jake Arrieta
    115-93, 3.98 ERA

Ted Lilly: the record in brief

Between the debut on May 14, 1999 and the final game on June 4, 2013, Ted Lilly built the record summarized on this page. By club, Lilly's seasons break down as the Montreal Expos (1999), the New York Yankees (2000 through 2002), the Oakland Athletics (2002 to 2003), the Toronto Blue Jays (2004 to 2006), the Chicago Cubs (2007 through 2010), and the Los Angeles Dodgers (2010 to 2013). The bio lists Lilly as a pitcher who both batted and threw left-handed. Lilly is listed at 195 pounds on a 6-foot-0 frame. Lilly was born on January 4, 1976, in Lomita, CA, USA. The bio lists the given name Theodore Roosevelt.

Lilly went 130-113 with a 4.14 ERA in 356 games, 331 of them starts. The same table counts 1,681 strikeouts. Lilly's 4.14 ERA was close to the 4.32 league figure for those seasons. Lilly won 17 games in 2008, the most of any season listed. 2009 was Lilly's sharpest full season, a 3.10 ERA against the league's 4.32.

Frequently Asked Questions about Ted Lilly

What years did Ted Lilly play?
Ted Lilly played in Major League Baseball from 1999 to 2013.
Was Ted Lilly a pitcher?
Yes. Ted Lilly pitched in the major leagues, recording 130 wins and 1681 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Ted Lilly hit?
Ted Lilly hit 0 career home runs with 35 hits.
What teams did Ted Lilly play for?
Ted Lilly played for 6 teams: the Montreal Expos (1999), the New York Yankees (2000–2002), the Oakland Athletics (2002–2003), the Toronto Blue Jays (2004–2006), the Chicago Cubs (2007–2010), and the Los Angeles Dodgers (2010–2013).
Did Ted Lilly win a Cy Young Award?
No. Ted Lilly did not win the Cy Young Award.
What awards did Ted Lilly win?
Ted Lilly was selected to 2 All-Star Games.
What were Ted Lilly's career stats?
In 356 games, Ted Lilly went 130-113 with a 4.14 ERA, 1,681 strikeouts, and 1,982.2 innings pitched. At the plate he had 35 hits and 0 home runs.
How much did Ted Lilly earn in his career?
Ted Lilly's recorded salaries total $82,773,149 over 13 seasons, 2000 to 2013. This total is partial: the salary data covers 1985 to 2016, and Lilly's career ran from 1999 to 2013. No salary is recorded for 1999 and 2001.
What was Ted Lilly's salary?
Ted Lilly's last recorded salary was $13,166,667, in 2013. His highest recorded salary was $13,166,667, in 2013, and his lowest was $201,000, in 2000. The Salary History table lists each season from 2000 to 2013.
What position did Ted Lilly play?
Ted Lilly played primarily as a pitcher, the position where he appeared in the most games.
How tall was Ted Lilly and how much did he weigh?
Ted Lilly was listed at 6 feet and 195 pounds.
What was Ted Lilly's career ERA?
Ted Lilly finished with a 4.14 career ERA, going 130-113 with 1,681 strikeouts.
How many strikeouts did Ted Lilly have?
Ted Lilly recorded 1,681 career strikeouts.
Is Ted Lilly in the Hall of Fame?
No. Ted Lilly has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.