Leo Cristante vs. Ted Lilly — Career Comparison

Leo Cristante
Greatest GenerationMichiganThrows 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 Leo Cristante as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Leo Cristante posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.84 and WHIP 1.534 compared to 4.14 and 1.273 for Ted Lilly. By the career numbers, Leo Cristante had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Leo Cristante and Ted Lilly

Leo Cristante
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Leo Cristante
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
4.6
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
356
1.62
Leo Cristante
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.31
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
1.5
Leo Cristante
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.15
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
0.59
Leo Cristante
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.31
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
113
0.51
Leo Cristante
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.5
53.5
Leo Cristante
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.67
6.67
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.98
92.98
Leo Cristante
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.02
Leo Cristante
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.01
Leo Cristante
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leo Cristante
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
3.84
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
913
4.14
Leo Cristante
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.84
3.84
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.14
4.14
Leo Cristante
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.43
4.43
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.78
3.78
Leo Cristante
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.6
4.6
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.32
4.32
Leo Cristante
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.277
0.277
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.242
0.242
Leo Cristante
Career
Per 9 Innings
176
27
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5948
27
Leo Cristante
Career
Per 9 Innings
58.2
9
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1982.2
9
Leo Cristante
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
9.97
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1827
8.29
Leo Cristante
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.97
9.97
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.29
8.29
Leo Cristante
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.61
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
293
1.33
Leo Cristante
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.61
0.61
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.33
1.33
Leo Cristante
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Leo Cristante
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
3.53
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
661
3
Leo Cristante
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.31
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.16
Leo Cristante
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.53
3.53
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Leo Cristante
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
2.3
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1681
7.63
Leo Cristante
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.3
2.3
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.63
7.63
Leo Cristante
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.72
4.72
Leo Cristante
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.648
0.648
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.181
1.181
Leo Cristante
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.26
Leo Cristante
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.15
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.29
Leo Cristante
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.13
Leo Cristante
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
259
39.73
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8390
38.09
Leo Cristante
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.46
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.02
Leo Cristante
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
4.3
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
974
4.42
Leo Cristante
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.3
4.3
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.42
4.42
Leo Cristante
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
0.31
Leo Cristante
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.21
Leo Cristante
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
0.48
Leo Cristante
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.5
1.5
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.255
1.255
Leo Cristante
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
235
36.05
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7551
34.28
Leo Cristante
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.93
0.93
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.74
2.74
Leo Cristante
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.282
0.282
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Leo Cristante
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.73
39.73
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.09
38.09

Fielding Stats for Leo Cristante and Ted Lilly

Leo Cristante
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Leo Cristante
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
7.36
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
356
1.62
Leo Cristante
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.25
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
1.5
Leo Cristante
Career
Per 9 Innings
110
27
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5948
27
Leo Cristante
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.2
9
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1982.2
9
Leo Cristante
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.49
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
67
0.3
Leo Cristante
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.47
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
214
0.97
Leo Cristante
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.25
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.08
Leo Cristante
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
2.21
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
298
1.35
Leo Cristante
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.96
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
281
1.28
Leo Cristante
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.89
88.89
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.3
94.3
Leo Cristante
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.267
0.267
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.789
0.789
Leo Cristante
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.33
3.33
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.98
92.98
Leo Cristante
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.02
Leo Cristante
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leo Cristante
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leo Cristante
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leo Cristante
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Leo Cristante and Ted Lilly

Leo Cristante
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Leo Cristante
Career
Per 600 PAverified
30
1285.71
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
357
545.04
Leo Cristante
Career
Per 600 PA
14
600
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
393
600
Leo Cristante
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
557.14
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
347
529.77
Leo Cristante
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.101
0.101
Leo Cristante
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.332
0.332
Leo Cristante
Career
Per 600 PA
1
42.86
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
53.44
Leo Cristante
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
42.86
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
42.75
Leo Cristante
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
9.16
Leo Cristante
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.53
Leo Cristante
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Cristante
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
10.69
Leo Cristante
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Leo Cristante
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Cristante
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Cristante
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
2.93
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.28
8.07
Leo Cristante
Career
Per 600 PA
1
42.86
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
65.65
Leo Cristante
Career
Per 600 PA
1
42.86
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
67.18
Leo Cristante
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.124
0.124
Leo Cristante
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.124
0.124
Leo Cristante
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.248
0.248
Leo Cristante
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.023
0.023
Leo Cristante
Career
Per 600 PA
0.054
0.054
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.087
0.087
Leo Cristante
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Leo Cristante
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.177
0.177
Leo Cristante
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
42.86
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
15.27
Leo Cristante
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
25.95
Leo Cristante
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
42.86
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
41.22
Leo Cristante
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.65
-28.04
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-8.04
-12.27
Leo Cristante
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.53
Leo Cristante
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
12.21
Leo Cristante
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Cristante
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
257.14
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
149
227.48
Leo Cristante
Career
Per 600 PA
2.33
2.33
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.64
2.64
Leo Cristante
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.05
Leo Cristante
Career
Per 600 PA
1
42.86
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
56.49
Leo Cristante
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Cristante
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
2
3.05
Leo Cristante
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
4.58
Leo Cristante
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.05
Leo Cristante
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
7.63
Leo Cristante
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
60