Eli Cates vs. Ted Lilly — Career Comparison

Eli Cates
Pre-GenerationalIndianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Ted Lilly
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

On the career pitching numbers, Eli Cates posted a stronger line than Ted Lilly. Eli Cates posted stronger numbers in ERA (2.53 vs 4.14) and home runs allowed (0.24 per nine innings vs 1.33). By the career numbers, Eli Cates had the better of this comparison — though ERA and WHIP alone don't account for era, park factors, or the defenses each pitcher worked behind.

Pitching Stats for Eli Cates and Ted Lilly

Eli Cates
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Eli Cates
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
1.5
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
356
1.62
Eli Cates
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.79
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
1.5
Eli Cates
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.32
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
0.59
Eli Cates
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.63
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
0.51
Eli Cates
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.5
53.5
Eli Cates
Career
Per 9 Innings
52.63
52.63
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.98
92.98
Eli Cates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.55
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.02
Eli Cates
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.01
Eli Cates
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eli Cates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
2.53
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
913
4.14
Eli Cates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.53
2.53
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.14
4.14
Eli Cates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.19
3.19
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.78
3.78
Eli Cates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.63
3.63
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.32
4.32
Eli Cates
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.261
0.261
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.242
0.242
Eli Cates
Career
Per 9 Innings
341
27
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5948
27
Eli Cates
Career
Per 9 Innings
113.2
9
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1982.2
9
Eli Cates
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
112
8.87
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1827
8.29
Eli Cates
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.87
8.87
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.29
8.29
Eli Cates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.24
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
293
1.33
Eli Cates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.33
1.33
Eli Cates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Eli Cates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
2.53
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
661
3
Eli Cates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.16
Eli Cates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.53
2.53
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Eli Cates
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
2.61
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1681
7.63
Eli Cates
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.61
2.61
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.63
7.63
Eli Cates
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.74
1.74
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.72
4.72
Eli Cates
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.572
0.572
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.181
1.181
Eli Cates
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.4
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.26
Eli Cates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.29
Eli Cates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.13
Eli Cates
Career
Per 9 Innings
462
36.58
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8390
38.09
Eli Cates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.63
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.02
Eli Cates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
3.64
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
974
4.42
Eli Cates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.64
3.64
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.42
4.42
Eli Cates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
0.31
Eli Cates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.21
Eli Cates
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
0.48
Eli Cates
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.267
1.267
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.255
1.255
Eli Cates
Career
Per 9 Innings
429
33.97
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7551
34.28
Eli Cates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.42
2.42
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.74
2.74
Eli Cates
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.277
0.277
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Eli Cates
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.58
36.58
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.09
38.09

Fielding Stats for Eli Cates and Ted Lilly

Eli Cates
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Eli Cates
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
1.55
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
356
1.62
Eli Cates
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.77
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
1.5
Eli Cates
Career
Per 9 Innings
384
27
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5948
27
Eli Cates
Career
Per 9 Innings
128
9
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1982.2
9
Eli Cates
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.84
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
67
0.3
Eli Cates
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
3.09
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
214
0.97
Eli Cates
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.42
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.08
Eli Cates
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
4.36
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
298
1.35
Eli Cates
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
3.94
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
281
1.28
Eli Cates
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.32
90.32
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.3
94.3
Eli Cates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.546
2.546
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.789
0.789
Eli Cates
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.98
92.98
Eli Cates
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.02
Eli Cates
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eli Cates
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eli Cates
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eli Cates
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Eli Cates and Ted Lilly

Eli Cates
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Eli Cates
Career
Per 600 PA
40
338.03
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
357
545.04
Eli Cates
Career
Per 600 PA
71
600
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
393
600
Eli Cates
Career
Per 600 PA
59
498.59
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
347
529.77
Eli Cates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.186
0.186
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.101
0.101
Eli Cates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.57
0.57
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.332
0.332
Eli Cates
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
92.96
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
35
53.44
Eli Cates
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
76.06
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
42.75
Eli Cates
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.45
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
9.16
Eli Cates
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.45
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.53
Eli Cates
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eli Cates
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
16.9
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
10.69
Eli Cates
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Eli Cates
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eli Cates
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eli Cates
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4.3
36.35
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5.28
8.07
Eli Cates
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
118.31
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
65.65
Eli Cates
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
152.11
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
44
67.18
Eli Cates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.124
0.124
Eli Cates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.237
0.237
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.124
0.124
Eli Cates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.51
0.51
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.248
0.248
Eli Cates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.051
0.051
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.023
0.023
Eli Cates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.087
0.087
Eli Cates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.438
0.438
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.174
0.174
Eli Cates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.244
0.244
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.177
0.177
Eli Cates
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
42.25
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
15.27
Eli Cates
Career
Per 600 PA
3
25.35
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
25.95
Eli Cates
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
67.61
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
41.22
Eli Cates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.76
40.26
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
-8.04
-12.27
Eli Cates
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.45
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.53
Eli Cates
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
50.7
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
12.21
Eli Cates
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eli Cates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
118.31
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
149
227.48
Eli Cates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.07
5.07
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
2.64
2.64
Eli Cates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.43
0.43
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
0.05
Eli Cates
Career
Per 600 PA
5
42.25
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
56.49
Eli Cates
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eli Cates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
2
3.05
Eli Cates
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
4.58
Eli Cates
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.05
Eli Cates
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
7.63
Eli Cates
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
60