Dick Cogan vs. Ted Lilly — Career Comparison

Dick Cogan
Pre-GenerationalNew JerseyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Ted Lilly
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Ted Lilly built a career as a starting pitcher and Dick Cogan as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Ted Lilly posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.14 and WHIP 1.273 compared to 5 and 1.852 for Dick Cogan. By the career numbers, Ted Lilly had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Dick Cogan and Ted Lilly

Dick Cogan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Dick Cogan
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
1.33
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
356
1.62
Dick Cogan
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.83
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
1.5
Dick Cogan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.33
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
0.59
Dick Cogan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.5
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
113
0.51
Dick Cogan
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
40
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.5
53.5
Dick Cogan
Career
Per 9 Innings
62.5
62.5
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.98
92.98
Dick Cogan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.83
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.02
Dick Cogan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.01
Dick Cogan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Cogan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
5
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
913
4.14
Dick Cogan
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.14
4.14
Dick Cogan
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.14
6.14
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.78
3.78
Dick Cogan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.93
4.93
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.32
4.32
Dick Cogan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.306
0.306
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.242
0.242
Dick Cogan
Career
Per 9 Innings
162
27
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5948
27
Dick Cogan
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
9
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1982.2
9
Dick Cogan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
68
11.33
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1827
8.29
Dick Cogan
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.33
11.33
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.29
8.29
Dick Cogan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.17
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
293
1.33
Dick Cogan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.33
1.33
Dick Cogan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Dick Cogan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
5.33
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
661
3
Dick Cogan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.16
Dick Cogan
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.33
5.33
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Dick Cogan
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
1.67
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1681
7.63
Dick Cogan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.67
1.67
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.63
7.63
Dick Cogan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.25
1.25
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.72
4.72
Dick Cogan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.778
0.778
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.181
1.181
Dick Cogan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.33
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.26
Dick Cogan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.83
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.29
Dick Cogan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.13
Dick Cogan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
259
43.17
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8390
38.09
Dick Cogan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.5
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.02
Dick Cogan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
6.83
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
974
4.42
Dick Cogan
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.83
6.83
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.42
4.42
Dick Cogan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
0.31
Dick Cogan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.21
Dick Cogan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
0.48
Dick Cogan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.852
1.852
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.255
1.255
Dick Cogan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
222
37
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7551
34.28
Dick Cogan
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.13
5.13
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Dick Cogan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.318
0.318
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Dick Cogan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.17
43.17
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.09
38.09

Fielding Stats for Dick Cogan and Ted Lilly

Dick Cogan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Dick Cogan
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
1.4
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
356
1.62
Dick Cogan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
1.5
Dick Cogan
Career
Per 9 Innings
231
27
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5948
27
Dick Cogan
Career
Per 9 Innings
77
9
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1982.2
9
Dick Cogan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.94
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
67
0.3
Dick Cogan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
1.64
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
214
0.97
Dick Cogan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.58
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.08
Dick Cogan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
3.16
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
298
1.35
Dick Cogan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
2.57
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
281
1.28
Dick Cogan
Career
Per 9 Innings
81.48
81.48
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.3
94.3
Dick Cogan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.833
1.833
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.789
0.789
Dick Cogan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.98
92.98
Dick Cogan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.23
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.02
Dick Cogan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Cogan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Cogan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Cogan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Dick Cogan and Ted Lilly

Dick Cogan
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Dick Cogan
Career
Per 600 PA
12
184.62
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
357
545.04
Dick Cogan
Career
Per 600 PA
39
600
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
393
600
Dick Cogan
Career
Per 600 PA
34
523.08
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
347
529.77
Dick Cogan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.177
0.177
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.101
0.101
Dick Cogan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.615
0.615
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.332
0.332
Dick Cogan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
92.31
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
35
53.44
Dick Cogan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
46.15
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
42.75
Dick Cogan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
15.38
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
9.16
Dick Cogan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
30.77
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.53
Dick Cogan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Cogan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
46.15
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
10.69
Dick Cogan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Dick Cogan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Cogan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Cogan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3.24
49.85
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5.28
8.07
Dick Cogan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
169.23
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
65.65
Dick Cogan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
153.85
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
44
67.18
Dick Cogan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.263
0.263
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.124
0.124
Dick Cogan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.324
0.324
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.124
0.124
Dick Cogan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.587
0.587
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.248
0.248
Dick Cogan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.147
0.147
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.023
0.023
Dick Cogan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.199
0.199
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.087
0.087
Dick Cogan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.536
0.536
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.174
0.174
Dick Cogan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.177
0.177
Dick Cogan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
61.54
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
15.27
Dick Cogan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
61.54
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
25.95
Dick Cogan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
123.08
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
41.22
Dick Cogan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.26
50.19
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
-8.04
-12.27
Dick Cogan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
15.38
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.53
Dick Cogan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
46.15
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
12.21
Dick Cogan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Cogan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
61.54
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
149
227.48
Dick Cogan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.75
9.75
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
2.64
2.64
Dick Cogan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.75
0.75
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
0.05
Dick Cogan
Career
Per 600 PA
1
15.38
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
56.49
Dick Cogan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Cogan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
2
3.05
Dick Cogan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
4.58
Dick Cogan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.05
Dick Cogan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
7.63
Dick Cogan
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
60