Mike Crudale vs. Ted Lilly — Career Comparison

Mike Crudale
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Ted Lilly
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Ted Lilly built a career as a starting pitcher and Mike Crudale as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Mike Crudale posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.09 and WHIP 1.227 compared to 4.14 and 1.273 for Ted Lilly. By the career numbers, Mike Crudale had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Mike Crudale and Ted Lilly

Mike Crudale
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Mike Crudale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
8.71
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
356
1.62
Mike Crudale
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.12
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
1.5
Mike Crudale
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.37
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
0.59
Mike Crudale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.12
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
113
0.51
Mike Crudale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
75
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
53.5
53.5
Mike Crudale
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.41
1.41
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.98
92.98
Mike Crudale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.02
Mike Crudale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.01
Mike Crudale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Crudale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
2.09
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
913
4.14
Mike Crudale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.09
2.09
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.14
4.14
Mike Crudale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.6
2.6
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.78
3.78
Mike Crudale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.32
4.32
Mike Crudale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.211
0.211
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.242
0.242
Mike Crudale
Career
Per 9 Innings
220
27
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5948
27
Mike Crudale
Career
Per 9 Innings
73.1
9
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1982.2
9
Mike Crudale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
6.75
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1827
8.29
Mike Crudale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.75
6.75
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.29
8.29
Mike Crudale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.49
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
293
1.33
Mike Crudale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.49
0.49
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.33
1.33
Mike Crudale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.06
0.06
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Mike Crudale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
3.93
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
661
3
Mike Crudale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.37
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.16
Mike Crudale
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.93
3.93
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Mike Crudale
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
7.36
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1681
7.63
Mike Crudale
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.36
7.36
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.63
7.63
Mike Crudale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.85
0.85
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.72
4.72
Mike Crudale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.255
1.255
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.181
1.181
Mike Crudale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.49
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.26
Mike Crudale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.25
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.29
Mike Crudale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.13
Mike Crudale
Career
Per 9 Innings
306
37.55
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8390
38.09
Mike Crudale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
2.45
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.02
Mike Crudale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
2.33
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
974
4.42
Mike Crudale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.33
2.33
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.42
4.42
Mike Crudale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.49
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
0.31
Mike Crudale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.86
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.21
Mike Crudale
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.37
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
0.48
Mike Crudale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.186
1.186
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.255
1.255
Mike Crudale
Career
Per 9 Innings
261
32.03
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7551
34.28
Mike Crudale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.74
2.74
Mike Crudale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.259
0.259
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.275
0.275
Mike Crudale
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.55
37.55
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.09
38.09

Fielding Stats for Mike Crudale and Ted Lilly

Mike Crudale
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Mike Crudale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
8.71
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
356
1.62
Mike Crudale
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.12
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
1.5
Mike Crudale
Career
Per 9 Innings
220
27
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5948
27
Mike Crudale
Career
Per 9 Innings
73.1
9
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1982.2
9
Mike Crudale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
1.1
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
67
0.3
Mike Crudale
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.49
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
214
0.97
Mike Crudale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.12
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.08
Mike Crudale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
1.72
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
298
1.35
Mike Crudale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
1.6
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
281
1.28
Mike Crudale
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.86
92.86
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.3
94.3
Mike Crudale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.183
0.183
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.789
0.789
Mike Crudale
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.41
1.41
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.98
92.98
Mike Crudale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.02
Mike Crudale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Crudale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Crudale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Crudale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Mike Crudale and Ted Lilly

Mike Crudale
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Mike Crudale
Career
Per 600 PAverified
71
21300
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
357
545.04
Mike Crudale
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
393
600
Mike Crudale
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
347
529.77
Mike Crudale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.101
0.101
Mike Crudale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.332
0.332
Mike Crudale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
53.44
Mike Crudale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
42.75
Mike Crudale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
9.16
Mike Crudale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.53
Mike Crudale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Crudale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
10.69
Mike Crudale
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Mike Crudale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Crudale
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Crudale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.28
8.07
Mike Crudale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
65.65
Mike Crudale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
67.18
Mike Crudale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.124
0.124
Mike Crudale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.124
0.124
Mike Crudale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.248
0.248
Mike Crudale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.023
0.023
Mike Crudale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.087
0.087
Mike Crudale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Mike Crudale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.177
0.177
Mike Crudale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
15.27
Mike Crudale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
25.95
Mike Crudale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
41.22
Mike Crudale
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.21
-63.2
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-8.04
-12.27
Mike Crudale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.53
Mike Crudale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
12.21
Mike Crudale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Crudale
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
300
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
149
227.48
Mike Crudale
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.64
2.64
Mike Crudale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.05
Mike Crudale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
56.49
Mike Crudale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Crudale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
2
3.05
Mike Crudale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
4.58
Mike Crudale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.05
Mike Crudale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
7.63
Mike Crudale
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
60