Fernando Cruz vs. Ted Lilly — Career Comparison

Fernando Cruz
MillenialP.R.Throws RightBats SwitchCaribbeanNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Ted Lilly
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Ted Lilly built a career as a starting pitcher and Fernando Cruz as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Fernando Cruz led in skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 132 vs 92), home run suppression (HR9+ 108 vs 73), and strikeout rate (K%+ 151 vs 120). Ted Lilly held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 98 vs 83). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Fernando Cruz.

Pitching Stats for Fernando Cruz and Ted Lilly

Fernando Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Fernando Cruz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
190
8.75
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
356
1.62
Fernando Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.32
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
1.5
Fernando Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.32
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
0.59
Fernando Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.69
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
0.51
Fernando Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
31.82
31.82
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.5
53.5
Fernando Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.68
3.68
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.98
92.98
Fernando Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.02
Fernando Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.01
Fernando Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.09
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
93
4.28
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
913
4.14
Fernando Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.29
4.29
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.14
4.14
Fernando Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.78
3.78
Fernando Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.91
2.91
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.32
4.32
Fernando Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.205
0.205
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.242
0.242
Fernando Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
586
27
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5948
27
Fernando Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
195.1
9
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1982.2
9
Fernando Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
148
6.82
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1827
8.29
Fernando Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.82
6.82
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.29
8.29
Fernando Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.97
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
293
1.33
Fernando Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.97
0.97
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.33
1.33
Fernando Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Fernando Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96
4.42
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
661
3
Fernando Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.09
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.16
Fernando Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.42
4.42
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Fernando Cruz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
300
13.82
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1681
7.63
Fernando Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13.82
13.82
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.63
7.63
Fernando Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.58
1.58
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.72
4.72
Fernando Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.027
2.027
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.181
1.181
Fernando Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.88
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.26
Fernando Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.32
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.29
Fernando Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.13
Fernando Cruz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
831
38.29
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8390
38.09
Fernando Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
1.2
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.02
Fernando Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
99
4.56
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
974
4.42
Fernando Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.56
4.56
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.42
4.42
Fernando Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.05
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
0.31
Fernando Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.18
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.21
Fernando Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.46
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
0.48
Fernando Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.249
1.249
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.255
1.255
Fernando Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
723
33.31
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7551
34.28
Fernando Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.52
0.52
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.74
2.74
Fernando Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.316
0.316
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Fernando Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.29
38.29
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.09
38.09

Fielding Stats for Fernando Cruz and Ted Lilly

Fernando Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Fernando Cruz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
190
8.75
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
356
1.62
Fernando Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.32
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
1.5
Fernando Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
586
27
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5948
27
Fernando Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
195.1
9
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1982.2
9
Fernando Cruz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.55
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
67
0.3
Fernando Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.6
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
214
0.97
Fernando Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.05
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.08
Fernando Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
1.2
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
298
1.35
Fernando Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
1.15
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
281
1.28
Fernando Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.15
96.15
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.3
94.3
Fernando Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.132
0.132
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.789
0.789
Fernando Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.68
3.68
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.98
92.98
Fernando Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.02
Fernando Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Fernando Cruz and Ted Lilly

Fernando Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
4
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Fernando Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
190
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
357
545.04
Fernando Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
393
600
Fernando Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
347
529.77
Fernando Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.101
0.101
Fernando Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.332
0.332
Fernando Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
53.44
Fernando Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
42.75
Fernando Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
9.16
Fernando Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.53
Fernando Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
10.69
Fernando Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Fernando Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.28
8.07
Fernando Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
65.65
Fernando Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
67.18
Fernando Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.124
0.124
Fernando Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.124
0.124
Fernando Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.248
0.248
Fernando Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.023
0.023
Fernando Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.087
0.087
Fernando Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Fernando Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.177
0.177
Fernando Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
15.27
Fernando Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
25.95
Fernando Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
41.22
Fernando Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-8.04
-12.27
Fernando Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.53
Fernando Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
12.21
Fernando Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
149
227.48
Fernando Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.64
2.64
Fernando Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.05
Fernando Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
56.49
Fernando Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
2
3.05
Fernando Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
4.58
Fernando Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.05
Fernando Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
7.63
Fernando Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
60