Joe Colon vs. Ted Lilly — Career Comparison

Joe Colon
MillenialP.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Ted Lilly
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Ted Lilly built a career as a starting pitcher and Joe Colon 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 7.2 and 2.000 for Joe Colon. By the career numbers, Ted Lilly had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joe Colon and Ted Lilly

Joe Colon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Joe Colon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
9.9
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
356
1.62
Joe Colon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
1.5
Joe Colon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.9
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
130
0.59
Joe Colon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
2.7
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
0.51
Joe Colon
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
25
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.5
53.5
Joe Colon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.98
92.98
Joe Colon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.02
Joe Colon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.01
Joe Colon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Colon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
7.2
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
913
4.14
Joe Colon
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.2
7.2
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.14
4.14
Joe Colon
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.84
6.84
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.78
3.78
Joe Colon
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.7
5.7
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.32
4.32
Joe Colon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.279
0.279
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.242
0.242
Joe Colon
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
27
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5948
27
Joe Colon
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
9
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1982.2
9
Joe Colon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
10.8
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1827
8.29
Joe Colon
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.8
10.8
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.29
8.29
Joe Colon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
1.8
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
293
1.33
Joe Colon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.8
1.8
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.33
1.33
Joe Colon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.18
0.18
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Joe Colon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
6.3
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
661
3
Joe Colon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.9
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.16
Joe Colon
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.3
6.3
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Joe Colon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
9
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1681
7.63
Joe Colon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.63
7.63
Joe Colon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.91
0.91
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.72
4.72
Joe Colon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.7
1.7
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.181
1.181
Joe Colon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.9
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.26
Joe Colon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.29
Joe Colon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.9
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.13
Joe Colon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
45
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8390
38.09
Joe Colon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
4.5
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.02
Joe Colon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
8.1
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
974
4.42
Joe Colon
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.1
8.1
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.42
4.42
Joe Colon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
0.31
Joe Colon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.21
Joe Colon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
0.48
Joe Colon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.9
1.9
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.255
1.255
Joe Colon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
38.7
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7551
34.28
Joe Colon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.82
0.82
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.74
2.74
Joe Colon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.323
0.323
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Joe Colon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
45
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.09
38.09

Fielding Stats for Joe Colon and Ted Lilly

Joe Colon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Joe Colon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
9.9
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
356
1.62
Joe Colon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
1.5
Joe Colon
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
27
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5948
27
Joe Colon
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
9
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1982.2
9
Joe Colon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
0.3
Joe Colon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.8
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
214
0.97
Joe Colon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.08
Joe Colon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.8
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
298
1.35
Joe Colon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.8
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
281
1.28
Joe Colon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.3
94.3
Joe Colon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.182
0.182
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.789
0.789
Joe Colon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.98
92.98
Joe Colon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.02
Joe Colon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Colon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Colon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Colon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Colon and Ted Lilly

Joe Colon
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Joe Colon
Career
Per 600 PA
11
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
357
545.04
Joe Colon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
393
600
Joe Colon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
347
529.77
Joe Colon
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.101
0.101
Joe Colon
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.332
0.332
Joe Colon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
53.44
Joe Colon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
42.75
Joe Colon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
9.16
Joe Colon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.53
Joe Colon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Colon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
10.69
Joe Colon
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Joe Colon
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Colon
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Colon
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.28
8.07
Joe Colon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
65.65
Joe Colon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
67.18
Joe Colon
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.124
0.124
Joe Colon
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.124
0.124
Joe Colon
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.248
0.248
Joe Colon
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.023
0.023
Joe Colon
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.087
0.087
Joe Colon
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Joe Colon
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.177
0.177
Joe Colon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
15.27
Joe Colon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
25.95
Joe Colon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
41.22
Joe Colon
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-8.04
-12.27
Joe Colon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.53
Joe Colon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
12.21
Joe Colon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Colon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
149
227.48
Joe Colon
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.64
2.64
Joe Colon
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.05
Joe Colon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
56.49
Joe Colon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Colon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
2
3.05
Joe Colon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
4.58
Joe Colon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.05
Joe Colon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
7.63
Joe Colon
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
60