Tom Cantwell vs. Ted Lilly — Career Comparison

Tom Cantwell
Lost GenerationDistrict of ColumbiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Ted Lilly
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Ted Lilly built a career as a starting pitcher and Tom Cantwell as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Tom Cantwell posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.35 and WHIP 1.217 compared to 4.14 and 1.273 for Ted Lilly. By the career numbers, Tom Cantwell had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Tom Cantwell and Ted Lilly

Tom Cantwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Tom Cantwell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
3.13
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
356
1.62
Tom Cantwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.39
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
1.5
Tom Cantwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.39
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
0.59
Tom Cantwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
113
0.51
Tom Cantwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
53.5
53.5
Tom Cantwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.5
12.5
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.98
92.98
Tom Cantwell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.02
Tom Cantwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.01
Tom Cantwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Cantwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
2.35
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
913
4.14
Tom Cantwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.35
2.35
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.14
4.14
Tom Cantwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.61
2.61
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.78
3.78
Tom Cantwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.83
3.83
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.32
4.32
Tom Cantwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.217
0.217
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.242
0.242
Tom Cantwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
27
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5948
27
Tom Cantwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
9
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1982.2
9
Tom Cantwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
7.04
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1827
8.29
Tom Cantwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.04
7.04
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.29
8.29
Tom Cantwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
293
1.33
Tom Cantwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.33
1.33
Tom Cantwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Tom Cantwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
3.91
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
661
3
Tom Cantwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.16
Tom Cantwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.91
3.91
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Tom Cantwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
2.74
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1681
7.63
Tom Cantwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.74
2.74
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.63
7.63
Tom Cantwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.88
0.88
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.72
4.72
Tom Cantwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.739
0.739
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.181
1.181
Tom Cantwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
1.57
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.26
Tom Cantwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.39
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.29
Tom Cantwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.13
Tom Cantwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
94
36.78
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8390
38.09
Tom Cantwell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.96
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.02
Tom Cantwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
4.7
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
974
4.42
Tom Cantwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.7
4.7
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.42
4.42
Tom Cantwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
0.31
Tom Cantwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.21
Tom Cantwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
0.48
Tom Cantwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.217
1.217
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.255
1.255
Tom Cantwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
32.48
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7551
34.28
Tom Cantwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.5
1.5
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.74
2.74
Tom Cantwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.237
0.237
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.275
0.275
Tom Cantwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.78
36.78
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.09
38.09

Fielding Stats for Tom Cantwell and Ted Lilly

Tom Cantwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Tom Cantwell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
3.13
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
356
1.62
Tom Cantwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.39
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
1.5
Tom Cantwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
27
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5948
27
Tom Cantwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
9
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1982.2
9
Tom Cantwell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
67
0.3
Tom Cantwell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.96
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
214
0.97
Tom Cantwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.08
Tom Cantwell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
2.35
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
298
1.35
Tom Cantwell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
2.35
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
281
1.28
Tom Cantwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.3
94.3
Tom Cantwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.75
0.75
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.789
0.789
Tom Cantwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.5
12.5
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.98
92.98
Tom Cantwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.02
Tom Cantwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Cantwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Cantwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Cantwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Tom Cantwell and Ted Lilly

Tom Cantwell
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Tom Cantwell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
960
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
357
545.04
Tom Cantwell
Career
Per 600 PA
5
600
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
393
600
Tom Cantwell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
600
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
347
529.77
Tom Cantwell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.101
0.101
Tom Cantwell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.4
1.4
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.332
0.332
Tom Cantwell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
360
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
35
53.44
Tom Cantwell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
240
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
42.75
Tom Cantwell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
9.16
Tom Cantwell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.53
Tom Cantwell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Cantwell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
10.69
Tom Cantwell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Tom Cantwell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Cantwell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Cantwell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.03
243.5
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5.28
8.07
Tom Cantwell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
480
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
65.65
Tom Cantwell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
360
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
44
67.18
Tom Cantwell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.124
0.124
Tom Cantwell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
0.8
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.124
0.124
Tom Cantwell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.4
1.4
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.248
0.248
Tom Cantwell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.023
0.023
Tom Cantwell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.47
0.47
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.087
0.087
Tom Cantwell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.174
0.174
Tom Cantwell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.5
1.5
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.177
0.177
Tom Cantwell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
15.27
Tom Cantwell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
25.95
Tom Cantwell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
240
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
41.22
Tom Cantwell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.86
222.8
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
-8.04
-12.27
Tom Cantwell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.53
Tom Cantwell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
12.21
Tom Cantwell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Cantwell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
360
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
149
227.48
Tom Cantwell
Career
Per 600 PA
1.67
1.67
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.64
2.64
Tom Cantwell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.05
Tom Cantwell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
56.49
Tom Cantwell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Cantwell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
2
3.05
Tom Cantwell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
4.58
Tom Cantwell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.05
Tom Cantwell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
7.63
Tom Cantwell
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
60