Troy Cate vs. Ted Lilly — Career Comparison

Troy Cate
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Ted Lilly
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Ted Lilly built a career as a starting pitcher and Troy Cate as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Troy Cate posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.38 and WHIP 1.688 compared to 4.14 and 1.273 for Ted Lilly. By the career numbers, Troy Cate had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Troy Cate and Ted Lilly

Troy Cate
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Troy Cate
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
7.88
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
356
1.62
Troy Cate
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
1.5
Troy Cate
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
0.59
Troy Cate
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
113
0.51
Troy Cate
Career
Per 9 Innings
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.5
53.5
Troy Cate
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.98
92.98
Troy Cate
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.02
Troy Cate
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.01
Troy Cate
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Troy Cate
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
3.38
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
913
4.14
Troy Cate
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.14
4.14
Troy Cate
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.1
5.1
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.78
3.78
Troy Cate
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.32
4.32
Troy Cate
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.242
0.242
Troy Cate
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
27
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5948
27
Troy Cate
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
9
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1982.2
9
Troy Cate
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
10.13
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1827
8.29
Troy Cate
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.13
10.13
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.29
8.29
Troy Cate
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.56
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
293
1.33
Troy Cate
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.56
0.56
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.33
1.33
Troy Cate
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.07
0.07
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Troy Cate
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
5.06
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
661
3
Troy Cate
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.16
Troy Cate
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.06
5.06
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Troy Cate
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
6.75
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1681
7.63
Troy Cate
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.75
6.75
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.63
7.63
Troy Cate
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.86
0.86
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.72
4.72
Troy Cate
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.313
1.313
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.181
1.181
Troy Cate
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.26
Troy Cate
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.29
Troy Cate
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.13
Troy Cate
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
41.63
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8390
38.09
Troy Cate
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2.25
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.02
Troy Cate
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
3.94
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
974
4.42
Troy Cate
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.94
3.94
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.42
4.42
Troy Cate
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.56
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
0.31
Troy Cate
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
1.13
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.21
Troy Cate
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.56
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
105
0.48
Troy Cate
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.688
1.688
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.255
1.255
Troy Cate
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
34.88
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7551
34.28
Troy Cate
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.5
0.5
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.74
2.74
Troy Cate
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.347
0.347
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Troy Cate
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.63
41.63
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.09
38.09

Fielding Stats for Troy Cate and Ted Lilly

Troy Cate
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Troy Cate
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
7.88
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
356
1.62
Troy Cate
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
1.5
Troy Cate
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
27
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5948
27
Troy Cate
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
9
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1982.2
9
Troy Cate
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.13
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
67
0.3
Troy Cate
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
214
0.97
Troy Cate
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.08
Troy Cate
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.13
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
298
1.35
Troy Cate
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.13
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
281
1.28
Troy Cate
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.3
94.3
Troy Cate
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.143
0.143
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.789
0.789
Troy Cate
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.98
92.98
Troy Cate
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.02
Troy Cate
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Troy Cate
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Troy Cate
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Troy Cate
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Troy Cate and Ted Lilly

Troy Cate
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Troy Cate
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
8400
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
357
545.04
Troy Cate
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
393
600
Troy Cate
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
347
529.77
Troy Cate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.101
0.101
Troy Cate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.332
0.332
Troy Cate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
53.44
Troy Cate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
42.75
Troy Cate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
9.16
Troy Cate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.53
Troy Cate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Troy Cate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
10.69
Troy Cate
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Troy Cate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Troy Cate
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Troy Cate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.28
8.07
Troy Cate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
65.65
Troy Cate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
67.18
Troy Cate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.124
0.124
Troy Cate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.124
0.124
Troy Cate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.248
0.248
Troy Cate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.023
0.023
Troy Cate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.087
0.087
Troy Cate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Troy Cate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.177
0.177
Troy Cate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
15.27
Troy Cate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
25.95
Troy Cate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
41.22
Troy Cate
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.1
-60
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-8.04
-12.27
Troy Cate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.53
Troy Cate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
12.21
Troy Cate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Troy Cate
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
149
227.48
Troy Cate
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.64
2.64
Troy Cate
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.05
Troy Cate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
56.49
Troy Cate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Troy Cate
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
2
3.05
Troy Cate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
4.58
Troy Cate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.05
Troy Cate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
7.63
Troy Cate
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
60