Garrett Cleavinger vs. Ted Lilly — Career Comparison

Garrett Cleavinger
MillenialKansasThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaTampa Bay RaysAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Ted Lilly
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Ted Lilly built a career as a starting pitcher and Garrett Cleavinger as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Garrett Cleavinger led in run prevention (ERA+ 135 vs 97), home run suppression (HR9+ 97 vs 73), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 105 vs 92). Role difference aside, Garrett Cleavinger holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Garrett Cleavinger and Ted Lilly

Garrett Cleavinger
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Garrett Cleavinger
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
190
9.77
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
356
1.62
Garrett Cleavinger
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.05
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
1.5
Garrett Cleavinger
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.67
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
130
0.59
Garrett Cleavinger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.82
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
0.51
Garrett Cleavinger
Career
Per 9 Innings
44.83
44.83
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.5
53.5
Garrett Cleavinger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.53
0.53
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.98
92.98
Garrett Cleavinger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.02
Garrett Cleavinger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.01
Garrett Cleavinger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.41
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Garrett Cleavinger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
3.19
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
913
4.14
Garrett Cleavinger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.19
3.19
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.14
4.14
Garrett Cleavinger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.5
3.5
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.78
3.78
Garrett Cleavinger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.82
3.82
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.32
4.32
Garrett Cleavinger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.21
0.21
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.242
0.242
Garrett Cleavinger
Career
Per 9 Innings
525
27
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5948
27
Garrett Cleavinger
Career
Per 9 Innings
175
9
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1982.2
9
Garrett Cleavinger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
134
6.89
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1827
8.29
Garrett Cleavinger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.89
6.89
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.29
8.29
Garrett Cleavinger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.23
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
293
1.33
Garrett Cleavinger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.23
1.23
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.33
1.33
Garrett Cleavinger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Garrett Cleavinger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
74
3.81
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
661
3
Garrett Cleavinger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.05
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.16
Garrett Cleavinger
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.81
3.81
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Garrett Cleavinger
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
221
11.37
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1681
7.63
Garrett Cleavinger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11.37
11.37
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.63
7.63
Garrett Cleavinger
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.16
1.16
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.72
4.72
Garrett Cleavinger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.686
1.686
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.181
1.181
Garrett Cleavinger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.21
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.26
Garrett Cleavinger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.87
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.29
Garrett Cleavinger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.13
Garrett Cleavinger
Career
Per 9 Innings
737
37.9
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8390
38.09
Garrett Cleavinger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
1.95
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.02
Garrett Cleavinger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
3.86
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
974
4.42
Garrett Cleavinger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.42
4.42
Garrett Cleavinger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.1
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
0.31
Garrett Cleavinger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.31
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.21
Garrett Cleavinger
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.62
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
105
0.48
Garrett Cleavinger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.189
1.189
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.255
1.255
Garrett Cleavinger
Career
Per 9 Innings
638
32.81
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7551
34.28
Garrett Cleavinger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.39
0.39
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.74
2.74
Garrett Cleavinger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Garrett Cleavinger
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.9
37.9
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.09
38.09

Fielding Stats for Garrett Cleavinger and Ted Lilly

Garrett Cleavinger
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Garrett Cleavinger
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
190
9.77
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
356
1.62
Garrett Cleavinger
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.05
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
1.5
Garrett Cleavinger
Career
Per 9 Innings
525
27
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5948
27
Garrett Cleavinger
Career
Per 9 Innings
175
9
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1982.2
9
Garrett Cleavinger
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.15
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
0.3
Garrett Cleavinger
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.82
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
214
0.97
Garrett Cleavinger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.08
Garrett Cleavinger
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.98
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
298
1.35
Garrett Cleavinger
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.98
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
281
1.28
Garrett Cleavinger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.3
94.3
Garrett Cleavinger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.1
0.1
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.789
0.789
Garrett Cleavinger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.53
0.53
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.98
92.98
Garrett Cleavinger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.02
Garrett Cleavinger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Garrett Cleavinger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Garrett Cleavinger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Garrett Cleavinger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Garrett Cleavinger and Ted Lilly

Garrett Cleavinger
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Garrett Cleavinger
Career
Per 600 PAverified
190
38000
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
357
545.04
Garrett Cleavinger
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
393
600
Garrett Cleavinger
Career
Per 600 PA
2
400
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
347
529.77
Garrett Cleavinger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.101
0.101
Garrett Cleavinger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.333
1.333
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.332
0.332
Garrett Cleavinger
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
35
53.44
Garrett Cleavinger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
42.75
Garrett Cleavinger
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
9.16
Garrett Cleavinger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.53
Garrett Cleavinger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Garrett Cleavinger
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
10.69
Garrett Cleavinger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Garrett Cleavinger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Garrett Cleavinger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Garrett Cleavinger
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.71
141.52
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5.28
8.07
Garrett Cleavinger
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
400
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
65.65
Garrett Cleavinger
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
44
67.18
Garrett Cleavinger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.124
0.124
Garrett Cleavinger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.124
0.124
Garrett Cleavinger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.5
1.5
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.248
0.248
Garrett Cleavinger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.023
0.023
Garrett Cleavinger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.475
0.475
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.087
0.087
Garrett Cleavinger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.174
0.174
Garrett Cleavinger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.177
0.177
Garrett Cleavinger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
15.27
Garrett Cleavinger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
25.95
Garrett Cleavinger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
41.22
Garrett Cleavinger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.68
136.77
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
-8.04
-12.27
Garrett Cleavinger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.53
Garrett Cleavinger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
12.21
Garrett Cleavinger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Garrett Cleavinger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
149
227.48
Garrett Cleavinger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
2.64
2.64
Garrett Cleavinger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.05
Garrett Cleavinger
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
37
56.49
Garrett Cleavinger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Garrett Cleavinger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
2
3.05
Garrett Cleavinger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
4.58
Garrett Cleavinger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.05
Garrett Cleavinger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
7.63
Garrett Cleavinger
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
60