Earl Cook vs. Ted Lilly — Career Comparison

Earl Cook
Greatest GenerationCANThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Ted Lilly
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Ted Lilly built a career as a starting pitcher and Earl Cook 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 4.5 and 2.000 for Earl Cook. By the career numbers, Ted Lilly had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Earl Cook and Ted Lilly

Earl Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Earl Cook
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
4.5
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
356
1.62
Earl Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
1.5
Earl Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
0.59
Earl Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
113
0.51
Earl Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.5
53.5
Earl Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.98
92.98
Earl Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.02
Earl Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.01
Earl Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earl Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
4.5
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
913
4.14
Earl Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.14
4.14
Earl Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.48
7.48
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.78
3.78
Earl Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.32
4.32
Earl Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.242
0.242
Earl Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
27
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5948
27
Earl Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
9
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1982.2
9
Earl Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
18
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1827
8.29
Earl Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
18
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.29
8.29
Earl Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
293
1.33
Earl Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.33
1.33
Earl Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Earl Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
661
3
Earl Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.16
Earl Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Earl Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
4.5
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1681
7.63
Earl Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.63
7.63
Earl Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.72
4.72
Earl Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.181
1.181
Earl Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.26
Earl Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.29
Earl Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.13
Earl Cook
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
45
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8390
38.09
Earl Cook
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
4.5
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.02
Earl Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
4.5
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
974
4.42
Earl Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.42
4.42
Earl Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
0.31
Earl Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.21
Earl Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
0.48
Earl Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.255
1.255
Earl Cook
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
45
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7551
34.28
Earl Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.74
2.74
Earl Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.444
0.444
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Earl Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
45
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.09
38.09

Fielding Stats for Earl Cook and Ted Lilly

Earl Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Earl Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
356
1.62
Earl Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
1.5
Earl Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5948
27
Earl Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1982.2
9
Earl Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
0.3
Earl Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
214
0.97
Earl Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.08
Earl Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
298
1.35
Earl Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
281
1.28
Earl Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.3
94.3
Earl Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.789
0.789
Earl Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.98
92.98
Earl Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.02
Earl Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earl Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earl Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earl Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Earl Cook and Ted Lilly

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