Dave Cole vs. Ted Lilly — Career Comparison

Dave Cole
Silent GenerationMarylandThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Ted Lilly
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Looking at the career totals, Dave Cole and Ted Lilly are fairly close on the surface numbers. Ted Lilly posted stronger numbers in ERA (4.14 vs 4.93) and WHIP (1.273 vs 1.770). Dave Cole had the advantage in home runs allowed (0.61 per nine innings vs 1.33). By the career numbers, Ted Lilly had the better of this comparison — though ERA and WHIP alone don't account for era, park factors, or the defenses each pitcher worked behind.

Pitching Stats for Dave Cole and Ted Lilly

Dave Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Dave Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
3.19
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
356
1.62
Dave Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
1.02
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
1.5
Dave Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.23
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
0.59
Dave Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.68
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
0.51
Dave Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
25
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.5
53.5
Dave Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
32.14
32.14
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.98
92.98
Dave Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.11
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.02
Dave Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.01
Dave Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
130
4.93
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
913
4.14
Dave Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.93
4.93
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.14
4.14
Dave Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.34
5.34
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.78
3.78
Dave Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.48
5.48
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.32
4.32
Dave Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.247
0.247
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.242
0.242
Dave Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
712
27
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5948
27
Dave Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
237.1
9
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1982.2
9
Dave Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
221
8.38
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1827
8.29
Dave Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.38
8.38
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.29
8.29
Dave Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.61
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
293
1.33
Dave Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.61
0.61
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.33
1.33
Dave Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.19
0.19
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Dave Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
199
7.55
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
661
3
Dave Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.16
Dave Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.55
7.55
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Dave Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
119
4.51
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1681
7.63
Dave Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.51
4.51
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.63
7.63
Dave Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.42
1.42
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.72
4.72
Dave Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.34
1.34
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.181
1.181
Dave Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.46
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.26
Dave Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.27
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.29
Dave Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.13
Dave Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1101
41.75
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8390
38.09
Dave Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
1.18
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.02
Dave Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
151
5.73
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
974
4.42
Dave Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.73
5.73
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.42
4.42
Dave Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
0.31
Dave Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.21
Dave Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
0.48
Dave Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.77
1.77
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.255
1.255
Dave Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
895
33.94
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7551
34.28
Dave Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.8
1.8
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.74
2.74
Dave Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.275
0.275
Dave Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.75
41.75
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.09
38.09

Fielding Stats for Dave Cole and Ted Lilly

Dave Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Dave Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
7.39
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
356
1.62
Dave Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
1.5
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
331
1.5
Dave Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
307
27
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5948
27
Dave Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
102.1
9
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1982.2
9
Dave Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
1.41
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
67
0.3
Dave Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
3.78
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
214
0.97
Dave Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.26
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.08
Dave Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
5.45
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
298
1.35
Dave Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
5.19
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
281
1.28
Dave Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.16
95.16
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.3
94.3
Dave Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.702
0.702
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.789
0.789
Dave Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
20.24
20.24
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.98
92.98
Dave Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.26
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.02
Dave Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Dave Cole and Ted Lilly

Dave Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Dave Cole
Career
Per 600 PAverified
85
796.88
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
357
545.04
Dave Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
64
600
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
393
600
Dave Cole
Career
Per 600 PAverified
61
571.88
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
347
529.77
Dave Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
0.23
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.101
0.101
Dave Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.688
0.688
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.332
0.332
Dave Cole
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
131.25
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
35
53.44
Dave Cole
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
84.38
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
42.75
Dave Cole
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.38
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
9.16
Dave Cole
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.38
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.53
Dave Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
28.13
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Cole
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
46.88
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
10.69
Dave Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.357
0.357
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Dave Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.049
0.049
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.65
62.36
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
5.28
8.07
Dave Cole
Career
Per 600 PAverified
26
243.75
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
65.65
Dave Cole
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
150
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
44
67.18
Dave Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.254
0.254
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.124
0.124
Dave Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.426
0.426
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.124
0.124
Dave Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.68
0.68
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.248
0.248
Dave Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.197
0.197
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.023
0.023
Dave Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.221
0.221
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.087
0.087
Dave Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.571
0.571
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.174
0.174
Dave Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.256
0.256
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.177
0.177
Dave Cole
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
28.13
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
15.27
Dave Cole
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
103.13
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
25.95
Dave Cole
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
103.13
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
41.22
Dave Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.3
59.1
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
-8.04
-12.27
Dave Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.53
Dave Cole
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
18.75
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
12.21
Dave Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
140.63
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
149
227.48
Dave Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.27
4.27
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
2.64
2.64
Dave Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
0.05
Dave Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
1
9.38
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
56.49
Dave Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
2
18.75
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.05
Dave Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
4.58
Dave Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.05
Dave Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
7.63
Dave Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
60