Declan Cronin vs. Ted Lilly — Career Comparison

Declan Cronin
Gen ZNew JerseyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMiami MarlinsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Ted Lilly
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Ted Lilly built a career as a starting pitcher and Declan Cronin as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Ted Lilly posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.14 and WHIP 1.273 compared to 4.98 and 1.488 for Declan Cronin. By the career numbers, Ted Lilly had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Declan Cronin and Ted Lilly

Declan Cronin
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
7.19
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
356
1.62
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
1.5
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.33
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
0.59
Declan Cronin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.55
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
0.51
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.5
37.5
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.5
53.5
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.98
92.98
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.02
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.01
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Declan Cronin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
4.98
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
913
4.14
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.98
4.98
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.14
4.14
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.32
4.32
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.78
3.78
Declan Cronin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.11
3.11
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.32
4.32
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.272
0.272
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.242
0.242
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 9 Innings
244
27
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5948
27
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 9 Innings
81.1
9
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1982.2
9
Declan Cronin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
86
9.52
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1827
8.29
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.52
9.52
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.29
8.29
Declan Cronin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.44
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
293
1.33
Declan Cronin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.44
0.44
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.33
1.33
Declan Cronin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.06
0.06
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Declan Cronin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
3.54
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
661
3
Declan Cronin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.33
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.16
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.54
3.54
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
8.85
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1681
7.63
Declan Cronin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.85
8.85
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.63
7.63
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.23
1.23
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.72
4.72
Declan Cronin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.377
1.377
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.181
1.181
Declan Cronin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.26
Declan Cronin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.77
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.29
Declan Cronin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.13
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
357
39.5
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8390
38.09
Declan Cronin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.22
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.02
Declan Cronin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53
5.86
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
974
4.42
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.86
5.86
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.42
4.42
Declan Cronin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
0.31
Declan Cronin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.21
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
1.44
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
105
0.48
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.451
1.451
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.255
1.255
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
316
34.97
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7551
34.28
Declan Cronin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.82
0.82
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.74
2.74
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.353
0.353
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Declan Cronin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.5
39.5
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.09
38.09

Fielding Stats for Declan Cronin and Ted Lilly

Declan Cronin
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
7.19
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
356
1.62
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
1.5
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 9 Innings
244
27
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5948
27
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 9 Innings
81.1
9
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1982.2
9
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.77
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
67
0.3
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.55
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
214
0.97
Declan Cronin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.22
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.08
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
1.55
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
298
1.35
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
1.33
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
281
1.28
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 9 Innings
85.71
85.71
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.3
94.3
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.185
0.185
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.789
0.789
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.98
92.98
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.02
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Declan Cronin and Ted Lilly

Declan Cronin
Career
Per 600 PA
2
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 600 PA
65
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
357
545.04
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
393
600
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
347
529.77
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.101
0.101
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.332
0.332
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
53.44
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
42.75
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
9.16
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.53
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
10.69
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.28
8.07
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
65.65
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
67.18
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.124
0.124
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.124
0.124
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.248
0.248
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.023
0.023
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.087
0.087
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.177
0.177
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
15.27
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
25.95
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
41.22
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-8.04
-12.27
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.53
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
12.21
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Declan Cronin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
149
227.48
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.64
2.64
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.05
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
56.49
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Declan Cronin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
2
3.05
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
4.58
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.05
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
7.63
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
60