Neal Cotts vs. Ted Lilly — Career Comparison

Neal Cotts
Gen XIllinoisThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Ted Lilly
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Ted Lilly built a career as a starting pitcher and Neal Cotts as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Ted Lilly led in strikeout rate (K%+ 120 vs 110), home run suppression (HR9+ 73 vs 64), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 92 vs 86). Neal Cotts held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 103 vs 98). Role difference aside, Ted Lilly holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Neal Cotts and Ted Lilly

Neal Cotts
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Neal Cotts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
483
9.81
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
356
1.62
Neal Cotts
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.1
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
1.5
Neal Cotts
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.43
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
0.59
Neal Cotts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.49
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
113
0.51
Neal Cotts
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.67
46.67
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.5
53.5
Neal Cotts
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.04
1.04
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.98
92.98
Neal Cotts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.02
Neal Cotts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.01
Neal Cotts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.08
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Neal Cotts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
195
3.96
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
913
4.14
Neal Cotts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.96
3.96
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.14
4.14
Neal Cotts
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.06
4.06
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.78
3.78
Neal Cotts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.26
4.26
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.32
4.32
Neal Cotts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.242
0.242
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.242
0.242
Neal Cotts
Career
Per 9 Innings
1330
27
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5948
27
Neal Cotts
Career
Per 9 Innings
443.1
9
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1982.2
9
Neal Cotts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
405
8.22
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1827
8.29
Neal Cotts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.22
8.22
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.29
8.29
Neal Cotts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
1.18
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
293
1.33
Neal Cotts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.18
1.18
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.33
1.33
Neal Cotts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Neal Cotts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
194
3.94
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
661
3
Neal Cotts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
0.43
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.16
Neal Cotts
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.94
3.94
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Neal Cotts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
421
8.55
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1681
7.63
Neal Cotts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.55
8.55
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.63
7.63
Neal Cotts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.87
0.87
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.72
4.72
Neal Cotts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.387
1.387
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.181
1.181
Neal Cotts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
0.53
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.26
Neal Cotts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.45
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.29
Neal Cotts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.13
Neal Cotts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1918
38.94
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8390
38.09
Neal Cotts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
1.71
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.02
Neal Cotts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
208
4.22
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
974
4.42
Neal Cotts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.22
4.22
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.42
4.42
Neal Cotts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.3
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
0.31
Neal Cotts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.26
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.21
Neal Cotts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.85
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
105
0.48
Neal Cotts
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.351
1.351
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.255
1.255
Neal Cotts
Career
Per 9 Innings
1674
33.98
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7551
34.28
Neal Cotts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.43
0.43
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.74
2.74
Neal Cotts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Neal Cotts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.94
38.94
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.09
38.09

Fielding Stats for Neal Cotts and Ted Lilly

Neal Cotts
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Neal Cotts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
483
9.81
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
356
1.62
Neal Cotts
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.1
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
1.5
Neal Cotts
Career
Per 9 Innings
1330
27
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5948
27
Neal Cotts
Career
Per 9 Innings
443.1
9
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1982.2
9
Neal Cotts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.41
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
67
0.3
Neal Cotts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
1.16
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
214
0.97
Neal Cotts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.06
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.08
Neal Cotts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
1.62
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
298
1.35
Neal Cotts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
1.56
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
281
1.28
Neal Cotts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.25
96.25
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.3
94.3
Neal Cotts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.159
0.159
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.789
0.789
Neal Cotts
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.04
1.04
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.98
92.98
Neal Cotts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.12
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.02
Neal Cotts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Neal Cotts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Neal Cotts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Neal Cotts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Neal Cotts and Ted Lilly

Neal Cotts
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Neal Cotts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
483
144900
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
357
545.04
Neal Cotts
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
393
600
Neal Cotts
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
347
529.77
Neal Cotts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.101
0.101
Neal Cotts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.5
1.5
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.332
0.332
Neal Cotts
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
35
53.44
Neal Cotts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
42.75
Neal Cotts
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
9.16
Neal Cotts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.53
Neal Cotts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Neal Cotts
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
10.69
Neal Cotts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Neal Cotts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Neal Cotts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Neal Cotts
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.71
212.28
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5.28
8.07
Neal Cotts
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
65.65
Neal Cotts
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
44
67.18
Neal Cotts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.124
0.124
Neal Cotts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.124
0.124
Neal Cotts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.5
1.5
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.248
0.248
Neal Cotts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.023
0.023
Neal Cotts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.475
0.475
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.087
0.087
Neal Cotts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.174
0.174
Neal Cotts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.177
0.177
Neal Cotts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
15.27
Neal Cotts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
25.95
Neal Cotts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
41.22
Neal Cotts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.67
199.5
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
-8.04
-12.27
Neal Cotts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.53
Neal Cotts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
12.21
Neal Cotts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Neal Cotts
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
300
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
149
227.48
Neal Cotts
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.64
2.64
Neal Cotts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.05
Neal Cotts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
56.49
Neal Cotts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Neal Cotts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
2
3.05
Neal Cotts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
4.58
Neal Cotts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.05
Neal Cotts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
7.63
Neal Cotts
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
60