Aaron Cook vs. Ted Lilly — Career Comparison

Aaron Cook
Gen XKentuckyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaColorado RockiesNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Ted Lilly
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Aaron Cook and Ted Lilly are about as close as two starters get — the gap between them is negligible across the key measures. Their run-prevention numbers were nearly identical — ERA+ of 95 for Aaron Cook and 97 for Ted Lilly, with skill-based marks of DICE+ 96 and 92 respectively. If forced to pick, Aaron Cook gets the slight nod, but this is a genuinely even pairing.

Pitching Stats for Aaron Cook and Ted Lilly

Aaron Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Aaron Cook
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
256
1.64
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
356
1.62
Aaron Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
224
1.43
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
1.5
Aaron Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
0.49
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
0.59
Aaron Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
79
0.51
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
113
0.51
Aaron Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
49.03
49.03
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.5
53.5
Aaron Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.5
87.5
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.98
92.98
Aaron Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.08
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.02
Aaron Cook
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.01
Aaron Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Aaron Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
719
4.6
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
913
4.14
Aaron Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.6
4.6
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.14
4.14
Aaron Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.69
4.69
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.78
3.78
Aaron Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.36
4.36
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.32
4.32
Aaron Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.294
0.294
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.242
0.242
Aaron Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
4219
27
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5948
27
Aaron Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
1406.1
9
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1982.2
9
Aaron Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1636
10.47
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1827
8.29
Aaron Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.47
10.47
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.29
8.29
Aaron Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
0.81
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
293
1.33
Aaron Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.81
0.81
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.33
1.33
Aaron Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.49
0.49
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Aaron Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
429
2.75
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
661
3
Aaron Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.29
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.16
Aaron Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.75
2.75
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Aaron Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
578
3.7
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1681
7.63
Aaron Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.7
3.7
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.63
7.63
Aaron Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.26
2.26
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.72
4.72
Aaron Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.716
0.716
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.181
1.181
Aaron Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.24
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.26
Aaron Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
0.31
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.29
Aaron Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.13
Aaron Cook
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6121
39.17
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8390
38.09
Aaron Cook
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.03
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.02
Aaron Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
776
4.97
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
974
4.42
Aaron Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.97
4.97
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.42
4.42
Aaron Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.27
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
0.31
Aaron Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
0.28
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.21
Aaron Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
200
1.28
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
105
0.48
Aaron Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.468
1.468
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.255
1.255
Aaron Cook
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5558
35.57
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7551
34.28
Aaron Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.03
3.03
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Aaron Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.311
0.311
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Aaron Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.17
39.17
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.09
38.09

Fielding Stats for Aaron Cook and Ted Lilly

Aaron Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Aaron Cook
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
256
1.64
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
356
1.62
Aaron Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
224
1.43
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
1.5
Aaron Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
4219
27
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5948
27
Aaron Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
1406.1
9
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1982.2
9
Aaron Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
139
0.89
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
0.3
Aaron Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
283
1.81
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
214
0.97
Aaron Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.13
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.08
Aaron Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
443
2.84
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
298
1.35
Aaron Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
422
2.7
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
281
1.28
Aaron Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.26
95.26
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.3
94.3
Aaron Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.648
1.648
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.789
0.789
Aaron Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.5
87.5
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.98
92.98
Aaron Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.2
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.02
Aaron Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Aaron Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Aaron Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Aaron Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Aaron Cook and Ted Lilly

Aaron Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Aaron Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
272
345.03
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
357
545.04
Aaron Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
473
600
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
393
600
Aaron Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
382
484.57
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
347
529.77
Aaron Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.152
0.152
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.101
0.101
Aaron Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.481
0.481
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.332
0.332
Aaron Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
58
73.57
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
35
53.44
Aaron Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
63.42
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
28
42.75
Aaron Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
8.88
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
9.16
Aaron Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.27
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.53
Aaron Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
10.15
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
10.69
Aaron Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
0.138
0.138
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Aaron Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.34
16.92
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
5.28
8.07
Aaron Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67
84.99
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
43
65.65
Aaron Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
81
102.75
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
44
67.18
Aaron Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.124
0.124
Aaron Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.124
0.124
Aaron Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.248
0.248
Aaron Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.024
0.024
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.023
0.023
Aaron Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.134
0.134
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.087
0.087
Aaron Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.275
0.275
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.174
0.174
Aaron Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.229
0.229
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.177
0.177
Aaron Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
32.98
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
10
15.27
Aaron Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
24.1
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
25.95
Aaron Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
57.08
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
27
41.22
Aaron Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.7
13.57
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
-8.04
-12.27
Aaron Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.54
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.53
Aaron Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
26.64
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
8
12.21
Aaron Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
130
164.9
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
149
227.48
Aaron Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.64
3.64
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
2.64
2.64
Aaron Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
0.05
Aaron Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67
84.99
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
37
56.49
Aaron Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.27
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3.81
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.05
Aaron Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
4.58
Aaron Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.05
Aaron Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
7.63
Aaron Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
60