Bill Castro vs. Ted Lilly — Career Comparison

Bill Castro
Baby BoomersD.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanMilwaukee BrewersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Ted Lilly
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Ted Lilly built a career as a starting pitcher and Bill Castro as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Bill Castro led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 140 vs 98), home run suppression (HR9+ 111 vs 73), and run prevention (ERA+ 113 vs 97). Ted Lilly held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 120 vs 66). Role difference aside, Bill Castro holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Bill Castro and Ted Lilly

Bill Castro
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Bill Castro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
303
4.99
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
356
1.62
Bill Castro
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.15
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
1.5
Bill Castro
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.51
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
0.59
Bill Castro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.43
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
113
0.51
Bill Castro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.39
54.39
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
53.5
53.5
Bill Castro
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.97
2.97
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.98
92.98
Bill Castro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.02
Bill Castro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.01
Bill Castro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.74
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Castro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
202
3.33
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
913
4.14
Bill Castro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.33
3.33
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.14
4.14
Bill Castro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.53
3.53
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.78
3.78
Bill Castro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.03
4.03
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.32
4.32
Bill Castro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.268
0.268
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.242
0.242
Bill Castro
Career
Per 9 Innings
1639
27
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5948
27
Bill Castro
Career
Per 9 Innings
546.1
9
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1982.2
9
Bill Castro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
564
9.29
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1827
8.29
Bill Castro
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.29
9.29
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.29
8.29
Bill Castro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.59
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
293
1.33
Bill Castro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.59
0.59
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.33
1.33
Bill Castro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Bill Castro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
2.39
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
661
3
Bill Castro
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.69
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.16
Bill Castro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.39
2.39
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Bill Castro
Career
Per 9 Innings
203
3.34
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1681
7.63
Bill Castro
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.34
3.34
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.63
7.63
Bill Castro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.72
4.72
Bill Castro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.637
0.637
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.181
1.181
Bill Castro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.3
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.26
Bill Castro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.36
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.29
Bill Castro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.13
Bill Castro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2321
38.23
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8390
38.09
Bill Castro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
198
3.26
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.02
Bill Castro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
245
4.04
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
974
4.42
Bill Castro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.04
4.04
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.42
4.42
Bill Castro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
0.46
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
0.31
Bill Castro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.41
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.21
Bill Castro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
1.19
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
105
0.48
Bill Castro
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.298
1.298
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.255
1.255
Bill Castro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2101
34.61
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7551
34.28
Bill Castro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.81
0.81
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.74
2.74
Bill Castro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.284
0.284
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Bill Castro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.23
38.23
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.09
38.09

Fielding Stats for Bill Castro and Ted Lilly

Bill Castro
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Bill Castro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
303
4.99
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
356
1.62
Bill Castro
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.15
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
1.5
Bill Castro
Career
Per 9 Innings
1639
27
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5948
27
Bill Castro
Career
Per 9 Innings
546.1
9
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1982.2
9
Bill Castro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.69
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
67
0.3
Bill Castro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
1.4
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
214
0.97
Bill Castro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.2
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.08
Bill Castro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
139
2.29
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
298
1.35
Bill Castro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
2.09
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
281
1.28
Bill Castro
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.37
91.37
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.3
94.3
Bill Castro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.419
0.419
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.789
0.789
Bill Castro
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.97
2.97
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.98
92.98
Bill Castro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.12
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.02
Bill Castro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Castro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Castro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Castro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bill Castro and Ted Lilly

Bill Castro
Career
Per 600 PA
10
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Bill Castro
Career
Per 600 PA
303
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
357
545.04
Bill Castro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
393
600
Bill Castro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
347
529.77
Bill Castro
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.101
0.101
Bill Castro
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.332
0.332
Bill Castro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
53.44
Bill Castro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
42.75
Bill Castro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
9.16
Bill Castro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.53
Bill Castro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Castro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
10.69
Bill Castro
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Bill Castro
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Castro
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Castro
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.28
8.07
Bill Castro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
65.65
Bill Castro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
67.18
Bill Castro
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.124
0.124
Bill Castro
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.124
0.124
Bill Castro
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.248
0.248
Bill Castro
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.023
0.023
Bill Castro
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.087
0.087
Bill Castro
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Bill Castro
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.177
0.177
Bill Castro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
15.27
Bill Castro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
25.95
Bill Castro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
41.22
Bill Castro
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-8.04
-12.27
Bill Castro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.53
Bill Castro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
12.21
Bill Castro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Castro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
149
227.48
Bill Castro
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.64
2.64
Bill Castro
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.05
Bill Castro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
56.49
Bill Castro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Castro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
2
3.05
Bill Castro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
4.58
Bill Castro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.05
Bill Castro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
7.63
Bill Castro
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
60