Don Cardwell vs. Ted Lilly — Career Comparison

Don Cardwell
Silent GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Ted Lilly
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Don Cardwell 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 95 for Don Cardwell 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 Don Cardwell and Ted Lilly

Don Cardwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
14
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Don Cardwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
410
1.74
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
356
1.62
Don Cardwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
301
1.28
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
1.5
Don Cardwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
102
0.43
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
0.59
Don Cardwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
138
0.59
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
0.51
Don Cardwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.5
42.5
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.5
53.5
Don Cardwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
73.41
73.41
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.98
92.98
Don Cardwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
0.31
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.02
Don Cardwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.07
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.01
Don Cardwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.03
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Cardwell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
924
3.92
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
913
4.14
Don Cardwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.92
3.92
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.14
4.14
Don Cardwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.62
3.62
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.78
3.78
Don Cardwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.32
4.32
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.32
4.32
Don Cardwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.246
0.246
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.242
0.242
Don Cardwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6368
27
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
5948
27
Don Cardwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2122.2
9
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1982.2
9
Don Cardwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2009
8.52
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1827
8.29
Don Cardwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.52
8.52
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.29
8.29
Don Cardwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
225
0.95
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
293
1.33
Don Cardwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.95
0.95
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.33
1.33
Don Cardwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.55
0.55
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Don Cardwell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
671
2.85
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
661
3
Don Cardwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
0.34
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.16
Don Cardwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.85
2.85
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Don Cardwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1211
5.13
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1681
7.63
Don Cardwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.13
5.13
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.63
7.63
Don Cardwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.95
2.95
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.72
4.72
Don Cardwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.887
0.887
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.181
1.181
Don Cardwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
0.29
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.26
Don Cardwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
98
0.42
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.29
Don Cardwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.03
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.13
Don Cardwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8949
37.94
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8390
38.09
Don Cardwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
0.19
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.02
Don Cardwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1044
4.43
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
974
4.42
Don Cardwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.43
4.43
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.42
4.42
Don Cardwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.01
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
0.31
Don Cardwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.02
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.21
Don Cardwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
0.48
Don Cardwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.263
1.263
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.255
1.255
Don Cardwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8173
34.65
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
7551
34.28
Don Cardwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.55
2.55
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.74
2.74
Don Cardwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.265
0.265
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.275
0.275
Don Cardwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.94
37.94
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.09
38.09

Fielding Stats for Don Cardwell and Ted Lilly

Don Cardwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
14
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Don Cardwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
410
1.74
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
356
1.62
Don Cardwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
301
1.28
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
1.5
Don Cardwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6366
27
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
5948
27
Don Cardwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2122
9
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1982.2
9
Don Cardwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
164
0.7
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
0.3
Don Cardwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
394
1.67
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
214
0.97
Don Cardwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.11
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.08
Don Cardwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
583
2.47
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
298
1.35
Don Cardwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
558
2.37
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
281
1.28
Don Cardwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.71
95.71
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.3
94.3
Don Cardwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.361
1.361
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.789
0.789
Don Cardwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
73.41
73.41
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.98
92.98
Don Cardwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.11
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.02
Don Cardwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Cardwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Cardwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Cardwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Don Cardwell and Ted Lilly

Don Cardwell
Career
Per 600 PA
14
14
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Don Cardwell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
416
325.85
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
357
545.04
Don Cardwell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
766
600
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
393
600
Don Cardwell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
698
546.74
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
347
529.77
Don Cardwell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.135
0.135
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.101
0.101
Don Cardwell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.431
0.431
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.332
0.332
Don Cardwell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
94
73.63
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
35
53.44
Don Cardwell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
68
53.26
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
28
42.75
Don Cardwell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
7.83
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
9.16
Don Cardwell
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.78
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.53
Don Cardwell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
11.75
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Cardwell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
20.37
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
7
10.69
Don Cardwell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.277
0.277
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Don Cardwell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.022
0.022
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Cardwell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Cardwell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32.39
25.37
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
5.28
8.07
Don Cardwell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
151
118.28
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
43
65.65
Don Cardwell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
125
97.91
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
44
67.18
Don Cardwell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.171
0.171
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.124
0.124
Don Cardwell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.216
0.216
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.124
0.124
Don Cardwell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.387
0.387
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.248
0.248
Don Cardwell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.082
0.082
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.023
0.023
Don Cardwell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.131
0.131
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.087
0.087
Don Cardwell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.299
0.299
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.174
0.174
Don Cardwell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.228
0.228
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.177
0.177
Don Cardwell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
34.46
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
10
15.27
Don Cardwell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
41.51
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
17
25.95
Don Cardwell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
82
64.23
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
27
41.22
Don Cardwell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.09
8.68
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
-8.04
-12.27
Don Cardwell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
4.7
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.53
Don Cardwell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
19.58
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
8
12.21
Don Cardwell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Cardwell
Career
Per 600 PA
340
266.32
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
149
227.48
Don Cardwell
Career
Per 600 PA
2.25
2.25
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.64
2.64
Don Cardwell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.07
0.07
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
0.05
Don Cardwell
Career
Per 600 PA
34
26.63
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
56.49
Don Cardwell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.35
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Cardwell
Career
Per 600 PA
10
7.83
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.05
Don Cardwell
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.57
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
4.58
Don Cardwell
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.78
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.05
Don Cardwell
Career
Per 600 PA
3
2.35
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
7.63
Don Cardwell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66.67
66.67
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
60
60