Ed Acosta vs. Ted Lilly — Career Comparison

Ed Acosta
Silent GenerationPanamaThrows RightBats SwitchCentral AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Ted Lilly
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Ted Lilly built a career as a starting pitcher and Ed Acosta as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Ed Acosta led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 190 vs 98), home run suppression (HR9+ 93 vs 73), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 104 vs 92). Ted Lilly held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 120 vs 75). Role difference aside, Ed Acosta holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Ed Acosta and Ted Lilly

Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
3.73
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
356
1.62
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.52
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
1.5
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.39
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
0.59
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.59
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
0.51
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
40
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.5
53.5
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.04
14.04
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.98
92.98
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.2
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.02
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.01
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
4.05
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
913
4.14
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.05
4.05
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.14
4.14
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.18
4.18
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.78
3.78
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.05
4.05
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.32
4.32
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.242
0.242
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
413
27
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5948
27
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
137.2
9
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1982.2
9
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
153
10
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1827
8.29
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.29
8.29
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.78
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
293
1.33
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.78
0.78
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.33
1.33
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.21
0.21
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
2.55
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
661
3
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.52
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.16
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.55
2.55
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
70
4.58
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1681
7.63
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.58
4.58
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.63
7.63
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.23
1.23
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.72
4.72
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.792
0.792
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.181
1.181
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.39
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.26
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.26
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.29
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.13
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.13
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
594
38.83
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8390
38.09
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
1.44
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.02
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
71
4.64
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
974
4.42
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.64
4.64
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.42
4.42
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.52
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
0.31
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.52
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.21
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
0.48
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.395
1.395
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.255
1.255
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
535
34.98
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7551
34.28
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.25
1.25
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.74
2.74
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.311
0.311
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.83
38.83
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.09
38.09

Fielding Stats for Ed Acosta and Ted Lilly

Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
3.72
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
356
1.62
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.52
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
1.5
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
414
27
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5948
27
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
138
9
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1982.2
9
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.65
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
67
0.3
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.85
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
214
0.97
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.08
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.57
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
298
1.35
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
1.5
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
281
1.28
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.83
95.83
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.3
94.3
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.404
0.404
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.789
0.789
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.04
14.04
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.98
92.98
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.02
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ed Acosta and Ted Lilly

Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
57
1140
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
357
545.04
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
30
600
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
393
600
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
29
580
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
347
529.77
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.035
0.035
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.101
0.101
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.117
0.117
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.332
0.332
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
53.44
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
42.75
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
9.16
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.53
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
10.69
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
1.37
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.28
8.07
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
65.65
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
2
40
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
67.18
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.124
0.124
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.035
0.035
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.124
0.124
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.101
0.101
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.248
0.248
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.023
0.023
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.039
0.039
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.087
0.087
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.071
0.071
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.071
0.071
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.177
0.177
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
20
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
15.27
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
25.95
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
41.22
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-2.08
-41.51
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-8.04
-12.27
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.53
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
20
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
12.21
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
300
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
149
227.48
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.64
2.64
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.07
0.07
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
0.05
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
56.49
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
2
3.05
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
4.58
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.05
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
7.63
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
60