John Cummings vs. Ted Lilly — Career Comparison

John Cummings
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth 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 John Cummings as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. John Cummings led in home run suppression (HR9+ 115 vs 73), skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 95 vs 92), and walk avoidance (BB%+ 101 vs 98). Ted Lilly held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 120 vs 74). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to John Cummings.

Pitching Stats for John Cummings and Ted Lilly

John Cummings
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
John Cummings
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
110
4.58
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
356
1.62
John Cummings
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.67
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
1.5
John Cummings
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.42
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
0.59
John Cummings
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.62
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
0.51
John Cummings
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
40
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.5
53.5
John Cummings
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.55
14.55
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.98
92.98
John Cummings
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.02
John Cummings
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.01
John Cummings
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Cummings
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
128
5.33
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
913
4.14
John Cummings
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.33
5.33
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.14
4.14
John Cummings
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.36
5.36
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.78
3.78
John Cummings
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.85
4.85
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.32
4.32
John Cummings
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.292
0.292
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.242
0.242
John Cummings
Career
Per 9 Innings
649
27
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5948
27
John Cummings
Career
Per 9 Innings
216.1
9
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1982.2
9
John Cummings
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
251
10.44
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1827
8.29
John Cummings
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.44
10.44
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.29
8.29
John Cummings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.96
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
293
1.33
John Cummings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.96
0.96
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.33
1.33
John Cummings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.21
0.21
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
John Cummings
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
106
4.41
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
661
3
John Cummings
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.62
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.16
John Cummings
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.41
4.41
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
John Cummings
Career
Per 9 Innings
114
4.74
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1681
7.63
John Cummings
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.74
4.74
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.63
7.63
John Cummings
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.04
1.04
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.72
4.72
John Cummings
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.017
1.017
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.181
1.181
John Cummings
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.54
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.26
John Cummings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.17
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.29
John Cummings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.12
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.13
John Cummings
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
988
41.1
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8390
38.09
John Cummings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.96
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.02
John Cummings
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
150
6.24
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
974
4.42
John Cummings
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.24
6.24
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.42
4.42
John Cummings
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.37
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
0.31
John Cummings
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.42
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.21
John Cummings
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.83
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
105
0.48
John Cummings
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.65
1.65
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.255
1.255
John Cummings
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
859
35.74
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7551
34.28
John Cummings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.36
1.36
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.74
2.74
John Cummings
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.316
0.316
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
John Cummings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.1
41.1
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.09
38.09

Fielding Stats for John Cummings and Ted Lilly

John Cummings
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
John Cummings
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
110
4.58
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
356
1.62
John Cummings
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.67
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
1.5
John Cummings
Career
Per 9 Innings
649
27
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5948
27
John Cummings
Career
Per 9 Innings
216.1
9
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1982.2
9
John Cummings
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.46
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
67
0.3
John Cummings
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
1.08
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
214
0.97
John Cummings
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.08
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.08
John Cummings
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
1.62
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
298
1.35
John Cummings
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
1.54
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
281
1.28
John Cummings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.87
94.87
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.3
94.3
John Cummings
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.336
0.336
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.789
0.789
John Cummings
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.55
14.55
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.98
92.98
John Cummings
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.08
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.02
John Cummings
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Cummings
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Cummings
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Cummings
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for John Cummings and Ted Lilly

John Cummings
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
John Cummings
Career
Per 600 PAverified
110
22000
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
357
545.04
John Cummings
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
393
600
John Cummings
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
600
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
347
529.77
John Cummings
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.101
0.101
John Cummings
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.332
0.332
John Cummings
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
53.44
John Cummings
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
42.75
John Cummings
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
9.16
John Cummings
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.53
John Cummings
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Cummings
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
10.69
John Cummings
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
John Cummings
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Cummings
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Cummings
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.28
8.07
John Cummings
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
65.65
John Cummings
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
67.18
John Cummings
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.124
0.124
John Cummings
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.124
0.124
John Cummings
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.248
0.248
John Cummings
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.023
0.023
John Cummings
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.087
0.087
John Cummings
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
John Cummings
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.177
0.177
John Cummings
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
15.27
John Cummings
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
25.95
John Cummings
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
41.22
John Cummings
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.31
-62.13
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-8.04
-12.27
John Cummings
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.53
John Cummings
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
12.21
John Cummings
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Cummings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
149
227.48
John Cummings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
2.64
2.64
John Cummings
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.05
John Cummings
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
56.49
John Cummings
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Cummings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
2
3.05
John Cummings
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
4.58
John Cummings
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.05
John Cummings
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
7.63
John Cummings
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
60