Luis Cessa vs. Ted Lilly — Career Comparison

Luis Cessa
MillenialMexicoThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Ted Lilly
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Ted Lilly built a career as a starting pitcher and Luis Cessa as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Ted Lilly led in strikeout rate (K%+ 120 vs 80), skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 92 vs 84), and run prevention (ERA+ 97 vs 91). Luis Cessa held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 122 vs 98). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Ted Lilly.

Pitching Stats for Luis Cessa and Ted Lilly

Luis Cessa
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Luis Cessa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
208
4.4
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
356
1.62
Luis Cessa
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.74
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
1.5
Luis Cessa
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.36
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
0.59
Luis Cessa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.47
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
113
0.51
Luis Cessa
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.59
43.59
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.5
53.5
Luis Cessa
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.83
16.83
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.98
92.98
Luis Cessa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.02
Luis Cessa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.01
Luis Cessa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.08
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Cessa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
209
4.43
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
913
4.14
Luis Cessa
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.43
4.43
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.14
4.14
Luis Cessa
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.29
4.29
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.78
3.78
Luis Cessa
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.54
4.54
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.32
4.32
Luis Cessa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.258
0.258
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.242
0.242
Luis Cessa
Career
Per 9 Innings
1275
27
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5948
27
Luis Cessa
Career
Per 9 Innings
425
9
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1982.2
9
Luis Cessa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
423
8.96
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1827
8.29
Luis Cessa
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.96
8.96
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.29
8.29
Luis Cessa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
66
1.4
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
293
1.33
Luis Cessa
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.4
1.4
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.33
1.33
Luis Cessa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.32
0.32
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Luis Cessa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
141
2.99
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
661
3
Luis Cessa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.16
Luis Cessa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.99
2.99
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Luis Cessa
Career
Per 9 Innings
331
7.01
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1681
7.63
Luis Cessa
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.01
7.01
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.63
7.63
Luis Cessa
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.59
1.59
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.72
4.72
Luis Cessa
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.111
1.111
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.181
1.181
Luis Cessa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.4
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.26
Luis Cessa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.25
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.29
Luis Cessa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.13
Luis Cessa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1805
38.22
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8390
38.09
Luis Cessa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
1.04
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.02
Luis Cessa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
230
4.87
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
974
4.42
Luis Cessa
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.87
4.87
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.42
4.42
Luis Cessa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.11
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
0.31
Luis Cessa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.19
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.21
Luis Cessa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.8
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
105
0.48
Luis Cessa
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.327
1.327
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.255
1.255
Luis Cessa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1638
34.69
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7551
34.28
Luis Cessa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.11
1.11
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.74
2.74
Luis Cessa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.288
0.288
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Luis Cessa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.22
38.22
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.09
38.09

Fielding Stats for Luis Cessa and Ted Lilly

Luis Cessa
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Luis Cessa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
208
4.4
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
356
1.62
Luis Cessa
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.74
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
1.5
Luis Cessa
Career
Per 9 Innings
1275
27
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5948
27
Luis Cessa
Career
Per 9 Innings
425
9
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1982.2
9
Luis Cessa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.66
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
67
0.3
Luis Cessa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
1.06
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
214
0.97
Luis Cessa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.06
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.08
Luis Cessa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
1.78
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
298
1.35
Luis Cessa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
1.72
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
281
1.28
Luis Cessa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.43
96.43
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.3
94.3
Luis Cessa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.389
0.389
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.789
0.789
Luis Cessa
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.83
16.83
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.98
92.98
Luis Cessa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.06
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.02
Luis Cessa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Cessa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Cessa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Cessa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Luis Cessa and Ted Lilly

Luis Cessa
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Luis Cessa
Career
Per 600 PAverified
208
62400
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
357
545.04
Luis Cessa
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
393
600
Luis Cessa
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
347
529.77
Luis Cessa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.101
0.101
Luis Cessa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.332
0.332
Luis Cessa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
53.44
Luis Cessa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
42.75
Luis Cessa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
9.16
Luis Cessa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.53
Luis Cessa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Cessa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
10.69
Luis Cessa
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Luis Cessa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Cessa
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Cessa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.28
8.07
Luis Cessa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
65.65
Luis Cessa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
67.18
Luis Cessa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.124
0.124
Luis Cessa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.124
0.124
Luis Cessa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.248
0.248
Luis Cessa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.023
0.023
Luis Cessa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.087
0.087
Luis Cessa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Luis Cessa
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.177
0.177
Luis Cessa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
15.27
Luis Cessa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
25.95
Luis Cessa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
41.22
Luis Cessa
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.22
-66.4
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-8.04
-12.27
Luis Cessa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.53
Luis Cessa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
12.21
Luis Cessa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Cessa
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
600
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
149
227.48
Luis Cessa
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.64
2.64
Luis Cessa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.05
Luis Cessa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
56.49
Luis Cessa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Cessa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
2
3.05
Luis Cessa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
4.58
Luis Cessa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.05
Luis Cessa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
7.63
Luis Cessa
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
60