Carter Capps vs. Ted Lilly — Career Comparison

Carter Capps
MillenialNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSeattle MarinersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Ted Lilly
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Ted Lilly built a career as a starting pitcher and Carter Capps as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Ted Lilly posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.14 and WHIP 1.273 compared to 4.21 and 1.348 for Carter Capps. By the career numbers, Ted Lilly had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Carter Capps and Ted Lilly

Carter Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Carter Capps
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
129
7.86
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
356
1.62
Carter Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
1.5
Carter Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.24
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
0.59
Carter Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.18
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
113
0.51
Carter Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.14
57.14
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
53.5
53.5
Carter Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.98
92.98
Carter Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.02
Carter Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.01
Carter Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carter Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
69
4.21
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
913
4.14
Carter Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.21
4.21
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.14
4.14
Carter Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.78
3.78
Carter Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.1
3.1
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.32
4.32
Carter Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.258
0.258
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.242
0.242
Carter Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
443
27
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5948
27
Carter Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
147.2
9
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1982.2
9
Carter Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
147
8.96
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1827
8.29
Carter Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.96
8.96
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.29
8.29
Carter Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
1.04
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
293
1.33
Carter Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.04
1.04
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.33
1.33
Carter Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Carter Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
2.93
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
661
3
Carter Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.24
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.16
Carter Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.93
2.93
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Carter Capps
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
184
11.21
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1681
7.63
Carter Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11.21
11.21
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.63
7.63
Carter Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.43
1.43
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.72
4.72
Carter Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.571
1.571
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.181
1.181
Carter Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.67
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.26
Carter Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.37
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.29
Carter Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.13
Carter Capps
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
632
38.52
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8390
38.09
Carter Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
1.95
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.02
Carter Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
4.33
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
974
4.42
Carter Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.33
4.33
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.42
4.42
Carter Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.24
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
0.31
Carter Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.3
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.21
Carter Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.43
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
0.48
Carter Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.321
1.321
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.255
1.255
Carter Capps
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
569
34.68
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7551
34.28
Carter Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.55
0.55
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.74
2.74
Carter Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.353
0.353
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Carter Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.52
38.52
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.09
38.09

Fielding Stats for Carter Capps and Ted Lilly

Carter Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Carter Capps
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
129
7.86
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
356
1.62
Carter Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
1.5
Carter Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
443
27
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5948
27
Carter Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
147.2
9
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1982.2
9
Carter Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.24
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
0.3
Carter Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.91
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
214
0.97
Carter Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.08
Carter Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
1.16
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
298
1.35
Carter Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
1.16
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
281
1.28
Carter Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.3
94.3
Carter Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.147
0.147
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.789
0.789
Carter Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.98
92.98
Carter Capps
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.12
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.02
Carter Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carter Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carter Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carter Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Carter Capps and Ted Lilly

Carter Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Carter Capps
Career
Per 600 PAverified
129
38700
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
357
545.04
Carter Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
393
600
Carter Capps
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
347
529.77
Carter Capps
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.101
0.101
Carter Capps
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.332
0.332
Carter Capps
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
35
53.44
Carter Capps
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
42.75
Carter Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
9.16
Carter Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.53
Carter Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carter Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
10.69
Carter Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Carter Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carter Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carter Capps
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.47
140.43
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5.28
8.07
Carter Capps
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
65.65
Carter Capps
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
44
67.18
Carter Capps
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.124
0.124
Carter Capps
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.124
0.124
Carter Capps
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.248
0.248
Carter Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.023
0.023
Carter Capps
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.087
0.087
Carter Capps
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.174
0.174
Carter Capps
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.177
0.177
Carter Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
15.27
Carter Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
25.95
Carter Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
41.22
Carter Capps
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.52
156.97
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
-8.04
-12.27
Carter Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.53
Carter Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
12.21
Carter Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carter Capps
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
300
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
149
227.48
Carter Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.64
2.64
Carter Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.05
Carter Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
56.49
Carter Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carter Capps
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
2
3.05
Carter Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
4.58
Carter Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.05
Carter Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
7.63
Carter Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
60