Ted Lilly
Born: 1/4/1976 in Lomita, CA, USA
MLB Debut: 1999-05-14 | Final Game: 2013-06-04
Bats: L | Throws: L | Height: 6'0" | Weight: 195 lbs
Full name: Theodore Roosevelt Lilly
Biography
Ted Lilly was a talented left-handed pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 1999 to 2013. Born in 1976, he made his debut with the Montreal Expos and went on to play for several teams, including the New York Yankees, Oakland Athletics, Toronto Blue Jays, Chicago Cubs, and Los Angeles Dodgers. Over his career, Lilly compiled a win-loss record of 130-113, with an earned run average (ERA) of 4.14 and a total of 1,681 strikeouts. His ability to effectively mix pitches and command the strike zone made him a formidable opponent on the mound.
Lilly was selected as an All-Star twice during his career, showcasing his talents in a competitive era for pitchers. He was known for his durability and consistency, often serving as a reliable starter for the teams he played for. In addition to his on-field achievements, Lilly was recognized for his contributions to the game and his sportsmanship, leaving a lasting impact on teammates and fans alike. His career spanned a transformative time in baseball, bridging the gap between the early 2000s and the evolving game of the 2010s.
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 | 1982.7 | 1827 | 913 | 293 | 661 | 1681 | 4.14 | 0 |
Season-by-Season Pitching
| Year | Team | Lg | W | L | G | GS | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA | Pitcher PIV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | WSN | NL | 0 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23.7 | 30 | 20 | 9 | 28 | 7.61 | - |
| 2000 | NYY | AL | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.0 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 5.62 | - |
| 2001 | NYY | AL | 5 | 6 | 26 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 120.7 | 126 | 72 | 51 | 112 | 5.37 | - |
| 2002 | NYY | AL | 3 | 6 | 16 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 76.7 | 57 | 29 | 24 | 59 | 3.40 | - |
| 2002 | OAK | AL | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23.3 | 23 | 12 | 7 | 18 | 4.63 | -560.0 |
| 2003 | OAK | AL | 12 | 10 | 32 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 178.3 | 179 | 86 | 58 | 147 | 4.34 | 958.8 |
| 2004 | TOR | AL | 12 | 10 | 32 | 32 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 197.3 | 171 | 89 | 89 | 168 | 4.06 | -200.2 |
| 2005 | TOR | AL | 10 | 11 | 25 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 126.3 | 135 | 78 | 58 | 96 | 5.56 | -3320.1 |
| 2006 | TOR | AL | 15 | 13 | 32 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 181.7 | 179 | 87 | 81 | 160 | 4.31 | -1252.2 |
| 2007 | CHC | NL | 15 | 8 | 34 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 207.0 | 181 | 88 | 55 | 174 | 3.83 | - |
| 2008 | CHC | NL | 17 | 9 | 34 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 204.7 | 187 | 93 | 64 | 184 | 4.09 | - |
| 2009 | CHC | NL | 12 | 9 | 27 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 177.0 | 151 | 61 | 36 | 151 | 3.10 | - |
| 2010 | CHC | NL | 3 | 8 | 18 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 117.0 | 104 | 48 | 29 | 89 | 3.69 | - |
| 2010 | LAD | NL | 7 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 76.7 | 61 | 30 | 15 | 77 | 3.52 | - |
| 2011 | LAD | NL | 12 | 14 | 33 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 192.7 | 172 | 85 | 51 | 158 | 3.97 | - |
| 2012 | LAD | NL | 5 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48.7 | 36 | 17 | 19 | 31 | 3.14 | - |
| 2013 | LAD | NL | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23.0 | 27 | 13 | 10 | 18 | 5.09 | - |
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 | 0.101 | 0.124 | 0.124 | 0.248 | -2637.5 |
Season-by-Season Batting
| Year | Team | Lg | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | PIV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | WSN | NL | 9 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.200 | 0.0 |
| 2000 | NYY | AL | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0.0 |
| 2001 | NYY | AL | 26 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.000 | 0.0 |
| 2002 | NYY | AL | 16 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.000 | 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 | 0.000 | 0.0 |
| 2004 | TOR | AL | 32 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.000 | 0.0 |
| 2005 | TOR | AL | 25 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.000 | 0.0 |
| 2006 | TOR | AL | 32 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.000 | 0.0 |
| 2007 | CHC | NL | 34 | 73 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 32 | 0.137 | -776.6 |
| 2008 | CHC | NL | 34 | 62 | 2 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 29 | 0.177 | -505.9 |
| 2009 | CHC | NL | 27 | 57 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 27 | 0.088 | -656.9 |
| 2010 | CHC | NL | 18 | 31 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 0.032 | 0.0 |
| 2010 | LAD | NL | 12 | 23 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 0.043 | 0.0 |
| 2011 | LAD | NL | 34 | 58 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 0.086 | -698.1 |
| 2012 | LAD | NL | 8 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0.067 | 0.0 |
| 2013 | LAD | NL | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0.000 | 0.0 |
Postseason Statistics
Playoff Career Batting
| G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.000 |
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 | 0.000 |
| 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
| W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 16.3 | 19 | 12 | 7 | 14 | 6.61 |
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 | 3.3 | 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 |
Fielding Statistics
Career Fielding Totals by Position
| Position | G | GS | PO | A | E | DP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | 356 | 331 | 67 | 214 | 17 | 5 |
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 | Games |
|---|---|
| Pitcher | 356 |
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 Career Earnings | $82,773,149 | ||
College History
| School Name | City | State | Years Attended |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fresno City College | Fresno | CA | 1995, 1996 |