Ryan Cook vs. Ted Lilly — Career Comparison

Ryan Cook
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaOakland AthleticsAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star
Ted Lilly
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Ted Lilly built a career as a starting pitcher and Ryan Cook as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Ryan Cook led in home run suppression (HR9+ 235 vs 73), run prevention (ERA+ 146 vs 97), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 129 vs 92). Ted Lilly held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 98 vs 92). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Ryan Cook.

Pitching Stats for Ryan Cook and Ted Lilly

Ryan Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Ryan Cook
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
236
9.48
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
356
1.62
Ryan Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
1.5
Ryan Cook
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.6
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
130
0.59
Ryan Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.52
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
0.51
Ryan Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.57
53.57
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
53.5
53.5
Ryan Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.98
92.98
Ryan Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.02
Ryan Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.01
Ryan Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.68
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
3.58
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
913
4.14
Ryan Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.58
3.58
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.14
4.14
Ryan Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.14
3.14
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.78
3.78
Ryan Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.32
4.32
Ryan Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.219
0.219
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.242
0.242
Ryan Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
672
27
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5948
27
Ryan Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
224
9
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1982.2
9
Ryan Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
182
7.31
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1827
8.29
Ryan Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.31
7.31
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.29
8.29
Ryan Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.68
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
293
1.33
Ryan Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.68
0.68
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.33
1.33
Ryan Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.07
0.07
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Ryan Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96
3.86
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
661
3
Ryan Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.28
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.16
Ryan Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.86
3.86
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Ryan Cook
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
233
9.36
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1681
7.63
Ryan Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.36
9.36
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.63
7.63
Ryan Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.99
0.99
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.72
4.72
Ryan Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.469
1.469
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.181
1.181
Ryan Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.72
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.26
Ryan Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.52
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.29
Ryan Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.13
Ryan Cook
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
955
38.37
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8390
38.09
Ryan Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
2.49
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.02
Ryan Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
3.78
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
974
4.42
Ryan Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.78
3.78
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.42
4.42
Ryan Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.24
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
0.31
Ryan Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.32
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.21
Ryan Cook
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.52
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
105
0.48
Ryan Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.241
1.241
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.255
1.255
Ryan Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
832
33.43
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7551
34.28
Ryan Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.4
0.4
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.74
2.74
Ryan Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.284
0.284
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Ryan Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.37
38.37
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.09
38.09

Fielding Stats for Ryan Cook and Ted Lilly

Ryan Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Ryan Cook
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
236
9.48
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
356
1.62
Ryan Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
1.5
Ryan Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
672
27
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5948
27
Ryan Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
224
9
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1982.2
9
Ryan Cook
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.64
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
67
0.3
Ryan Cook
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
1
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
214
0.97
Ryan Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.08
Ryan Cook
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
1.69
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
298
1.35
Ryan Cook
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
1.65
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
281
1.28
Ryan Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.62
97.62
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.3
94.3
Ryan Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.174
0.174
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.789
0.789
Ryan Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.98
92.98
Ryan Cook
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.16
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.02
Ryan Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ryan Cook and Ted Lilly

Ryan Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
6
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Ryan Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
236
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
357
545.04
Ryan Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
393
600
Ryan Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
347
529.77
Ryan Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.101
0.101
Ryan Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.332
0.332
Ryan Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
53.44
Ryan Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
42.75
Ryan Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
9.16
Ryan Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.53
Ryan Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
10.69
Ryan Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Ryan Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.28
8.07
Ryan Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
65.65
Ryan Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
67.18
Ryan Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.124
0.124
Ryan Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.124
0.124
Ryan Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.248
0.248
Ryan Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.023
0.023
Ryan Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.087
0.087
Ryan Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Ryan Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.177
0.177
Ryan Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
15.27
Ryan Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
25.95
Ryan Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
41.22
Ryan Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-8.04
-12.27
Ryan Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.53
Ryan Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
12.21
Ryan Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
149
227.48
Ryan Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.64
2.64
Ryan Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.05
Ryan Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
56.49
Ryan Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
2
3.05
Ryan Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
4.58
Ryan Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.05
Ryan Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
7.63
Ryan Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
60