Don August vs. Ted Lilly — Career Comparison

Don August
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMilwaukee BrewersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Ted Lilly
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Don August and Ted Lilly are about as close as two starters get — the gap between them is negligible across the key measures. Their run-prevention numbers were nearly identical — ERA+ of 93 for Don August and 97 for Ted Lilly, with skill-based marks of DICE+ 89 and 92 respectively. If forced to pick, Ted Lilly gets the slight nod, but this is a genuinely even pairing.

Pitching Stats for Don August and Ted Lilly

Don August
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Don August
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
1.8
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
356
1.62
Don August
Career
Per 9 Innings
70
1.43
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
1.5
Don August
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.7
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
130
0.59
Don August
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
0.61
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
0.51
Don August
Career
Per 9 Innings
53.13
53.13
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.5
53.5
Don August
Career
Per 9 Innings
79.55
79.55
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.98
92.98
Don August
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.18
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.02
Don August
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.06
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.01
Don August
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don August
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
227
4.64
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
913
4.14
Don August
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.64
4.64
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.14
4.14
Don August
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.64
4.64
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.78
3.78
Don August
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.68
4.68
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.32
4.32
Don August
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.283
0.283
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.242
0.242
Don August
Career
Per 9 Innings
1320
27
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5948
27
Don August
Career
Per 9 Innings
440
9
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1982.2
9
Don August
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
491
10.04
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1827
8.29
Don August
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.04
10.04
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.29
8.29
Don August
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.96
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
293
1.33
Don August
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.96
0.96
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.33
1.33
Don August
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.53
0.53
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Don August
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
158
3.23
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
661
3
Don August
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.2
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.16
Don August
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.23
3.23
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Don August
Career
Per 9 Innings
181
3.7
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1681
7.63
Don August
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.7
3.7
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.63
7.63
Don August
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.06
2.06
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.72
4.72
Don August
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.771
0.771
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.181
1.181
Don August
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.31
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.26
Don August
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.1
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.29
Don August
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.13
Don August
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1926
39.4
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8390
38.09
Don August
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.12
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.02
Don August
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
245
5.01
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
974
4.42
Don August
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.01
5.01
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.42
4.42
Don August
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.35
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
0.31
Don August
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.27
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.21
Don August
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.98
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
105
0.48
Don August
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.475
1.475
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.255
1.255
Don August
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1733
35.45
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7551
34.28
Don August
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.78
2.78
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Don August
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.295
0.295
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Don August
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.4
39.4
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.09
38.09

Fielding Stats for Don August and Ted Lilly

Don August
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Don August
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
1.8
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
356
1.62
Don August
Career
Per 9 Innings
70
1.43
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
1.5
Don August
Career
Per 9 Innings
1320
27
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5948
27
Don August
Career
Per 9 Innings
440
9
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1982.2
9
Don August
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.96
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
67
0.3
Don August
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
1.47
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
214
0.97
Don August
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.06
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.08
Don August
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
122
2.5
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
298
1.35
Don August
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
2.43
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
281
1.28
Don August
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.54
97.54
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.3
94.3
Don August
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.352
1.352
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.789
0.789
Don August
Career
Per 9 Innings
79.55
79.55
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.98
92.98
Don August
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.16
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.02
Don August
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don August
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don August
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don August
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Don August and Ted Lilly

Don August
Career
Per 600 PA
4
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Don August
Career
Per 600 PA
88
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
357
545.04
Don August
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
393
600
Don August
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
347
529.77
Don August
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.101
0.101
Don August
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.332
0.332
Don August
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
53.44
Don August
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
42.75
Don August
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
9.16
Don August
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.53
Don August
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don August
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
10.69
Don August
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Don August
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don August
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don August
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.28
8.07
Don August
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
65.65
Don August
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
67.18
Don August
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.124
0.124
Don August
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.124
0.124
Don August
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.248
0.248
Don August
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.023
0.023
Don August
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.087
0.087
Don August
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Don August
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.177
0.177
Don August
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
15.27
Don August
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
25.95
Don August
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
41.22
Don August
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-8.04
-12.27
Don August
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.53
Don August
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
12.21
Don August
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don August
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
149
227.48
Don August
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.64
2.64
Don August
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.05
Don August
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
56.49
Don August
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don August
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
2
3.05
Don August
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
4.58
Don August
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.05
Don August
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
7.63
Don August
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
60