Jesse Crain vs. Ted Lilly — Career Comparison

Jesse Crain
MillenialCANThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star
Ted Lilly
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Ted Lilly built a career as a starting pitcher and Jesse Crain as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Jesse Crain led in home run suppression (HR9+ 134 vs 73), run prevention (ERA+ 133 vs 97), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 106 vs 92). Ted Lilly held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 120 vs 105). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Jesse Crain.

Pitching Stats for Jesse Crain and Ted Lilly

Jesse Crain
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Jesse Crain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
532
9
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
356
1.62
Jesse Crain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
1.5
Jesse Crain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.76
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
130
0.59
Jesse Crain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
0.51
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
113
0.51
Jesse Crain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
60
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
53.5
53.5
Jesse Crain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.98
92.98
Jesse Crain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.02
Jesse Crain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.01
Jesse Crain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.07
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jesse Crain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
180
3.05
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
913
4.14
Jesse Crain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.05
3.05
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.14
4.14
Jesse Crain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.13
3.13
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.78
3.78
Jesse Crain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.68
3.68
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.32
4.32
Jesse Crain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.229
0.229
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.242
0.242
Jesse Crain
Career
Per 9 Innings
1596
27
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5948
27
Jesse Crain
Career
Per 9 Innings
532
9
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1982.2
9
Jesse Crain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
449
7.6
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1827
8.29
Jesse Crain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.6
7.6
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.29
8.29
Jesse Crain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
0.74
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
293
1.33
Jesse Crain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.74
0.74
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.33
1.33
Jesse Crain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Jesse Crain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
206
3.48
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
661
3
Jesse Crain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
0.46
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.16
Jesse Crain
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.49
3.49
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Jesse Crain
Career
Per 9 Innings
440
7.44
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1681
7.63
Jesse Crain
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.44
7.44
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.63
7.63
Jesse Crain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.83
0.83
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.72
4.72
Jesse Crain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.214
1.214
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.181
1.181
Jesse Crain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.24
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.26
Jesse Crain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.3
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.29
Jesse Crain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.05
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.13
Jesse Crain
Career
Per 9 Innings
2221
37.57
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8390
38.09
Jesse Crain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
116
1.96
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.02
Jesse Crain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
205
3.47
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
974
4.42
Jesse Crain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.47
3.47
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.42
4.42
Jesse Crain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.34
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
0.31
Jesse Crain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.24
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.21
Jesse Crain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.71
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
105
0.48
Jesse Crain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.231
1.231
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.255
1.255
Jesse Crain
Career
Per 9 Innings
1963
33.21
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7551
34.28
Jesse Crain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.39
0.39
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.74
2.74
Jesse Crain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.274
0.274
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.275
0.275
Jesse Crain
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.57
37.57
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.09
38.09

Fielding Stats for Jesse Crain and Ted Lilly

Jesse Crain
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Jesse Crain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
532
9
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
356
1.62
Jesse Crain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
1.5
Jesse Crain
Career
Per 9 Innings
1596
27
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5948
27
Jesse Crain
Career
Per 9 Innings
532
9
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1982.2
9
Jesse Crain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.68
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
67
0.3
Jesse Crain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
1.34
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
214
0.97
Jesse Crain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.17
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.08
Jesse Crain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
129
2.18
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
298
1.35
Jesse Crain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
2.01
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
281
1.28
Jesse Crain
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.25
92.25
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.3
94.3
Jesse Crain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.224
0.224
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.789
0.789
Jesse Crain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.98
92.98
Jesse Crain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.2
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.02
Jesse Crain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jesse Crain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jesse Crain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jesse Crain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jesse Crain and Ted Lilly

Jesse Crain
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Jesse Crain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
532
319200
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
357
545.04
Jesse Crain
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
393
600
Jesse Crain
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
347
529.77
Jesse Crain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.101
0.101
Jesse Crain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.332
0.332
Jesse Crain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
53.44
Jesse Crain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
42.75
Jesse Crain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
9.16
Jesse Crain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.53
Jesse Crain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jesse Crain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
10.69
Jesse Crain
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Jesse Crain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jesse Crain
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jesse Crain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.28
8.07
Jesse Crain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
65.65
Jesse Crain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
67.18
Jesse Crain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.124
0.124
Jesse Crain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.124
0.124
Jesse Crain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.248
0.248
Jesse Crain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.023
0.023
Jesse Crain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.087
0.087
Jesse Crain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Jesse Crain
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.177
0.177
Jesse Crain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
15.27
Jesse Crain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
25.95
Jesse Crain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
41.22
Jesse Crain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.11
-66.4
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-8.04
-12.27
Jesse Crain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.53
Jesse Crain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
12.21
Jesse Crain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jesse Crain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
600
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
149
227.48
Jesse Crain
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.64
2.64
Jesse Crain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.05
Jesse Crain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
56.49
Jesse Crain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jesse Crain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
2
3.05
Jesse Crain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
4.58
Jesse Crain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.05
Jesse Crain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
7.63
Jesse Crain
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
60