Randy Choate vs. Ted Lilly — Career Comparison

Randy Choate
Gen XTexasThrows 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 Randy Choate as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Randy Choate led in home run suppression (HR9+ 284 vs 73), skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 117 vs 92), and run prevention (ERA+ 103 vs 97). Ted Lilly held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 120 vs 106). Role difference aside, Randy Choate holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Randy Choate and Ted Lilly

Randy Choate
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
15
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
15
Randy Choate
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
672
14.82
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
356
1.62
Randy Choate
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
1.5
Randy Choate
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.35
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
0.59
Randy Choate
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.31
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
113
0.51
Randy Choate
Career
Per 9 Innings
53.33
53.33
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.5
53.5
Randy Choate
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.98
92.98
Randy Choate
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.02
Randy Choate
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.01
Randy Choate
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.15
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Randy Choate
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
177
3.9
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
913
4.14
Randy Choate
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.9
3.9
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.14
4.14
Randy Choate
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.36
3.36
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.78
3.78
Randy Choate
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.55
3.55
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.32
4.32
Randy Choate
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.233
0.233
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.242
0.242
Randy Choate
Career
Per 9 Innings
1224
27
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5948
27
Randy Choate
Career
Per 9 Innings
408
9
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1982.2
9
Randy Choate
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
350
7.72
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1827
8.29
Randy Choate
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.72
7.72
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.29
8.29
Randy Choate
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.44
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
293
1.33
Randy Choate
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.44
0.44
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.33
1.33
Randy Choate
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.03
0.03
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Randy Choate
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
175
3.86
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
661
3
Randy Choate
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
0.71
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.16
Randy Choate
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.86
3.86
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Randy Choate
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
348
7.68
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1681
7.63
Randy Choate
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.68
7.68
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.63
7.63
Randy Choate
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.52
0.52
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.72
4.72
Randy Choate
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.282
1.282
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.181
1.181
Randy Choate
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.35
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.26
Randy Choate
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
0.99
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.29
Randy Choate
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.13
Randy Choate
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1750
38.6
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8390
38.09
Randy Choate
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
2.25
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.02
Randy Choate
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
198
4.37
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
974
4.42
Randy Choate
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.37
4.37
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.42
4.42
Randy Choate
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.24
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
0.31
Randy Choate
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.31
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.21
Randy Choate
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
1.13
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
105
0.48
Randy Choate
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.287
1.287
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.255
1.255
Randy Choate
Career
Per 9 Innings
1505
33.2
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7551
34.28
Randy Choate
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.74
2.74
Randy Choate
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Randy Choate
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.6
38.6
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.09
38.09

Fielding Stats for Randy Choate and Ted Lilly

Randy Choate
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
15
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
15
Randy Choate
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
672
14.82
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
356
1.62
Randy Choate
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
1.5
Randy Choate
Career
Per 9 Innings
1224
27
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5948
27
Randy Choate
Career
Per 9 Innings
408
9
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1982.2
9
Randy Choate
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.73
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
67
0.3
Randy Choate
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
1.85
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
214
0.97
Randy Choate
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.11
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.08
Randy Choate
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
122
2.69
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
298
1.35
Randy Choate
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
117
2.58
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
281
1.28
Randy Choate
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.9
95.9
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.3
94.3
Randy Choate
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.174
0.174
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.789
0.789
Randy Choate
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.98
92.98
Randy Choate
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.18
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.02
Randy Choate
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Randy Choate
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Randy Choate
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Randy Choate
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Randy Choate and Ted Lilly

Randy Choate
Career
Per 600 PA
15
15
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
15
15
Randy Choate
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
672
67200
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
357
545.04
Randy Choate
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
393
600
Randy Choate
Career
Per 600 PA
5
500
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
347
529.77
Randy Choate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.101
0.101
Randy Choate
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.332
0.332
Randy Choate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
53.44
Randy Choate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
42.75
Randy Choate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
9.16
Randy Choate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.53
Randy Choate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Randy Choate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
10.69
Randy Choate
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Randy Choate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Randy Choate
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Randy Choate
Career
Per 600 PA
0.02
2.15
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.28
8.07
Randy Choate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
65.65
Randy Choate
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
44
67.18
Randy Choate
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.124
0.124
Randy Choate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.124
0.124
Randy Choate
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.248
0.248
Randy Choate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.023
0.023
Randy Choate
Career
Per 600 PA
0.075
0.075
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.087
0.087
Randy Choate
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.174
0.174
Randy Choate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.177
0.177
Randy Choate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
15.27
Randy Choate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
25.95
Randy Choate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
41.22
Randy Choate
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.22
-21.82
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-8.04
-12.27
Randy Choate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.53
Randy Choate
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
12.21
Randy Choate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Randy Choate
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
300
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
149
227.48
Randy Choate
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.64
2.64
Randy Choate
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
0.05
Randy Choate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
56.49
Randy Choate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Randy Choate
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
2
3.05
Randy Choate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
4.58
Randy Choate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.05
Randy Choate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
7.63
Randy Choate
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
60