Mike Caldwell vs. Ted Lilly — Career Comparison

Mike Caldwell
Baby BoomersNorth CarolinaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaMilwaukee BrewersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Ted Lilly
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Mike Caldwell 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 97 for Mike Caldwell and 97 for Ted Lilly, with skill-based marks of DICE+ 87 and 92 respectively. If forced to pick, Ted Lilly gets the slight nod, but this is a genuinely even pairing.

Pitching Stats for Mike Caldwell and Ted Lilly

Mike Caldwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
14
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Mike Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
475
1.77
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
356
1.62
Mike Caldwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
307
1.15
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
1.5
Mike Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
137
0.51
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
0.59
Mike Caldwell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
0.49
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
113
0.51
Mike Caldwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.31
51.31
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.5
53.5
Mike Caldwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
64.63
64.63
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.98
92.98
Mike Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
0.37
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.02
Mike Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.09
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.01
Mike Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.07
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Caldwell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1020
3.81
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
913
4.14
Mike Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.14
4.14
Mike Caldwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.85
3.85
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.78
3.78
Mike Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.18
4.18
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.32
4.32
Mike Caldwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.276
0.276
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.242
0.242
Mike Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7226
27
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
5948
27
Mike Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2408.2
9
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1982.2
9
Mike Caldwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2581
9.64
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1827
8.29
Mike Caldwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.64
9.64
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.29
8.29
Mike Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
218
0.81
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
293
1.33
Mike Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.81
0.81
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.33
1.33
Mike Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.46
0.46
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Mike Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
597
2.23
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
661
3
Mike Caldwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
0.23
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.16
Mike Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.23
2.23
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Mike Caldwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
939
3.51
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1681
7.63
Mike Caldwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.51
3.51
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.63
7.63
Mike Caldwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.98
1.98
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.72
4.72
Mike Caldwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.638
0.638
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.181
1.181
Mike Caldwell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.24
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
0.26
Mike Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.13
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.29
Mike Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.03
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.13
Mike Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10156
37.95
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8390
38.09
Mike Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
0.29
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.02
Mike Caldwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1182
4.42
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
974
4.42
Mike Caldwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.42
4.42
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.42
4.42
Mike Caldwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
109
0.41
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
0.31
Mike Caldwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
0.22
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.21
Mike Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
281
1.05
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
105
0.48
Mike Caldwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.319
1.319
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.255
1.255
Mike Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9355
34.96
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
7551
34.28
Mike Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.49
2.49
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.74
2.74
Mike Caldwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.288
0.288
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Mike Caldwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.95
37.95
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.09
38.09

Fielding Stats for Mike Caldwell and Ted Lilly

Mike Caldwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
14
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Mike Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
475
1.77
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
356
1.62
Mike Caldwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
308
1.15
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
1.5
Mike Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7228
27
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
5948
27
Mike Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2409.1
9
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1982.2
9
Mike Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
116
0.43
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
0.3
Mike Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
499
1.86
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
214
0.97
Mike Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.06
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.08
Mike Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
630
2.35
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
298
1.35
Mike Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
615
2.3
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
281
1.28
Mike Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.62
97.62
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.3
94.3
Mike Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.295
1.295
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.789
0.789
Mike Caldwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
64.84
64.84
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.98
92.98
Mike Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.15
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.02
Mike Caldwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Caldwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Caldwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Caldwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Mike Caldwell and Ted Lilly

Mike Caldwell
Career
Per 600 PA
14
14
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Mike Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
476
1175.31
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
357
545.04
Mike Caldwell
Career
Per 600 PA
243
600
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
393
600
Mike Caldwell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
216
533.33
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
347
529.77
Mike Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.157
0.157
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.101
0.101
Mike Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.428
0.428
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.332
0.332
Mike Caldwell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
34
83.95
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
35
53.44
Mike Caldwell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
27
66.67
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
42.75
Mike Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
17.28
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
6
9.16
Mike Caldwell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.53
Mike Caldwell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Caldwell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
17.28
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
7
10.69
Mike Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.206
0.206
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Mike Caldwell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Caldwell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.66
13.96
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
5.28
8.07
Mike Caldwell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
41
101.23
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
65.65
Mike Caldwell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
38
93.83
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
44
67.18
Mike Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.172
0.172
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.124
0.124
Mike Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.124
0.124
Mike Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.362
0.362
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.248
0.248
Mike Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.032
0.032
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.023
0.023
Mike Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.087
0.087
Mike Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.237
0.237
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.174
0.174
Mike Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.219
0.219
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.177
0.177
Mike Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
27.16
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
10
15.27
Mike Caldwell
Career
Per 600 PA
8
19.75
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
25.95
Mike Caldwell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
19
46.91
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
41.22
Mike Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.28
3.17
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
-8.04
-12.27
Mike Caldwell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.53
Mike Caldwell
Career
Per 600 PA
4
9.88
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
12.21
Mike Caldwell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62
153.09
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
149
227.48
Mike Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.92
3.92
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
2.64
2.64
Mike Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
0.05
Mike Caldwell
Career
Per 600 PA
22
54.32
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
56.49
Mike Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.47
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Caldwell
Career
Per 600 PA
8
19.75
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.05
Mike Caldwell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
4.58
Mike Caldwell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.05
Mike Caldwell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
7.63
Mike Caldwell
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
60