Mike Cosgrove vs. Ted Lilly — Career Comparison

Mike Cosgrove
Baby BoomersArizonaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Ted Lilly
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Ted Lilly built a career as a starting pitcher and Mike Cosgrove as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Mike Cosgrove led in home run suppression (HR9+ 216 vs 73), skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 98 vs 92), and run prevention (ERA+ 98 vs 97). Ted Lilly held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 120 vs 83). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Mike Cosgrove.

Pitching Stats for Mike Cosgrove and Ted Lilly

Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
3.9
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
356
1.62
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.66
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
1.5
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.39
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
0.59
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.36
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
113
0.51
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
52.17
52.17
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.5
53.5
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.81
16.81
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.98
92.98
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.07
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.02
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.01
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.26
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
4.03
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
913
4.14
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.03
4.03
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.14
4.14
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.14
4.14
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.78
3.78
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.34
4.34
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.32
4.32
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.264
0.264
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.242
0.242
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
824
27
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5948
27
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
274.2
9
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1982.2
9
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
271
8.88
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1827
8.29
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.88
8.88
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.29
8.29
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.43
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
293
1.33
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.43
0.43
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.33
1.33
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
145
4.75
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
661
3
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.26
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.16
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.75
4.75
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
122
4
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1681
7.63
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.63
7.63
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.03
1.03
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.72
4.72
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.972
0.972
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.181
1.181
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.52
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.26
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.1
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.29
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.13
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1207
39.55
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8390
38.09
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
1.18
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.02
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
132
4.33
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
974
4.42
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.33
4.33
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.42
4.42
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.62
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
0.31
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.49
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.21
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
1.08
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
105
0.48
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.515
1.515
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.255
1.255
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
1025
33.59
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7551
34.28
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.11
1.11
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.74
2.74
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.55
39.55
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.09
38.09

Fielding Stats for Mike Cosgrove and Ted Lilly

Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
3.89
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
356
1.62
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.65
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
1.5
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
826
27
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5948
27
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
275.1
9
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1982.2
9
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.16
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
0.3
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
1.27
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
214
0.97
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.07
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.08
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
1.5
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
298
1.35
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
1.44
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
281
1.28
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.65
95.65
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.3
94.3
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.37
0.37
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.789
0.789
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.81
16.81
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.98
92.98
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.16
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.02
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Mike Cosgrove and Ted Lilly

Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PAverified
119
1020
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
357
545.04
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
70
600
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
393
600
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
56
480
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
347
529.77
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
0.089
0.089
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.101
0.101
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.386
0.386
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.332
0.332
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
5
42.86
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
53.44
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
4
34.29
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
42.75
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.57
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
9.16
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.53
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.57
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
10.69
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
0.85
7.25
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.28
8.07
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
6
51.43
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
65.65
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
77.14
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
44
67.18
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.124
0.124
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
0.107
0.107
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.124
0.124
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.257
0.257
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.248
0.248
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
0.018
0.018
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.023
0.023
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.094
0.094
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.087
0.087
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.174
0.174
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
0.119
0.119
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.177
0.177
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
17.14
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
15.27
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.57
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
25.95
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
3
25.71
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
41.22
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.92
-7.91
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
-8.04
-12.27
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.53
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
34.29
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
12.21
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
120
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
149
227.48
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
2.64
2.64
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
0.05
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
85.71
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
37
56.49
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
8.57
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.05
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
4.58
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.05
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
7.63
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
60