Bert Cunningham vs. Ted Lilly — Career Comparison

Bert Cunningham
Pre-GenerationalDelawareThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLouisville ColonelsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Ted Lilly
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Ted Lilly built a career as a starting pitcher and Bert Cunningham 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 4.22 and 1.512 for Bert Cunningham. By the career numbers, Ted Lilly had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bert Cunningham and Ted Lilly

Bert Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Bert Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
342
1.13
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
356
1.62
Bert Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
311
1.02
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
1.5
Bert Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
142
0.47
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
0.59
Bert Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
167
0.55
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
0.51
Bert Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.95
45.95
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.5
53.5
Bert Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.94
90.94
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.98
92.98
Bert Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
287
0.94
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.02
Bert Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.01
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.01
Bert Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
1283
4.22
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
913
4.14
Bert Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.22
4.22
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.14
4.14
Bert Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.33
4.33
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.78
3.78
Bert Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.1
4.1
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.32
4.32
Bert Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.277
0.277
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.242
0.242
Bert Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8204
27
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
5948
27
Bert Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2734.2
9
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1982.2
9
Bert Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
3071
10.11
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1827
8.29
Bert Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.11
10.11
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.29
8.29
Bert Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
0.2
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
293
1.33
Bert Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.33
1.33
Bert Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.18
0.18
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Bert Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
1064
3.5
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
661
3
Bert Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.16
Bert Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.5
3.5
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Bert Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
718
2.36
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1681
7.63
Bert Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.36
2.36
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.63
7.63
Bert Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.1
2.1
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.72
4.72
Bert Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.652
0.652
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.181
1.181
Bert Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
161
0.53
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.26
Bert Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
148
0.49
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.29
Bert Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.02
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.13
Bert Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12285
40.43
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
8390
38.09
Bert Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.09
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.02
Bert Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
1942
6.39
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
974
4.42
Bert Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.39
6.39
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.42
4.42
Bert Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
0.31
Bert Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.21
Bert Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
0.48
Bert Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.512
1.512
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.255
1.255
Bert Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11073
36.44
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
7551
34.28
Bert Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.68
5.68
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Bert Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.292
0.292
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Bert Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.43
40.43
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.09
38.09

Fielding Stats for Bert Cunningham and Ted Lilly

Bert Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Bert Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
361
1.16
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
356
1.62
Bert Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
1.5
Bert Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8418
27
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
5948
27
Bert Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2806
9
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1982.2
9
Bert Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
210
0.67
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
0.3
Bert Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
683
2.19
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
214
0.97
Bert Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
118
0.38
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.08
Bert Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1011
3.24
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
298
1.35
Bert Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
893
2.86
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
281
1.28
Bert Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.33
88.33
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.3
94.3
Bert Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.474
2.474
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.789
0.789
Bert Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.98
92.98
Bert Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.08
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.02
Bert Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bert Cunningham and Ted Lilly

Bert Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
12
12
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Bert Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
359
171.22
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
357
545.04
Bert Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1258
600
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
393
600
Bert Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1176
560.89
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
347
529.77
Bert Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.216
0.216
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.101
0.101
Bert Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.575
0.575
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.332
0.332
Bert Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
254
121.14
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
35
53.44
Bert Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
199
94.91
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
28
42.75
Bert Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
15.26
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
6
9.16
Bert Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
6.68
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.53
Bert Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
4.29
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
26.23
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
7
10.69
Bert Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.217
0.217
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Bert Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.035
0.035
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
95.56
45.58
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
5.28
8.07
Bert Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
341
162.64
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
43
65.65
Bert Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
324
154.53
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
44
67.18
Bert Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.26
0.26
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.124
0.124
Bert Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.124
0.124
Bert Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.55
0.55
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.248
0.248
Bert Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.074
0.074
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.023
0.023
Bert Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.087
0.087
Bert Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.461
0.461
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.174
0.174
Bert Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.255
0.255
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.177
0.177
Bert Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
145
69.16
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
10
15.27
Bert Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
124
59.14
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
17
25.95
Bert Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
260
124.01
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
27
41.22
Bert Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
101.36
48.34
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
-8.04
-12.27
Bert Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
2.86
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.53
Bert Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64
30.52
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
8
12.21
Bert Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
206
98.25
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
149
227.48
Bert Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.11
6.11
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
2.64
2.64
Bert Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
0.31
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
0.05
Bert Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
12
5.72
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
56.49
Bert Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
2
3.05
Bert Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
6.68
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
3
4.58
Bert Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.05
Bert Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
6.68
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
7.63
Bert Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
60
60