Ted Lilly vs. Carson Ragsdale — Career Comparison

Ted Lilly
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Carson Ragsdale
Gen ZFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Ted Lilly built a career as a starting pitcher and Carson Ragsdale 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 14.4 and 2.200 for Carson Ragsdale. By the career numbers, Ted Lilly had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ted Lilly and Carson Ragsdale

Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Carson Ragsdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
356
1.62
Carson Ragsdale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.6
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
1.5
Carson Ragsdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
0.59
Carson Ragsdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
113
0.51
Carson Ragsdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.5
53.5
Carson Ragsdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.98
92.98
Carson Ragsdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.02
Carson Ragsdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.01
Carson Ragsdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carson Ragsdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
913
4.14
Carson Ragsdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
14.4
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.14
4.14
Carson Ragsdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.4
14.4
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.78
3.78
Carson Ragsdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.66
10.66
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.32
4.32
Carson Ragsdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.6
4.6
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.242
0.242
Carson Ragsdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.417
0.417
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5948
27
Carson Ragsdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
27
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1982.2
9
Carson Ragsdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
9
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1827
8.29
Carson Ragsdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
18
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.29
8.29
Carson Ragsdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
18
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
293
1.33
Carson Ragsdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.8
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.33
1.33
Carson Ragsdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.8
1.8
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Carson Ragsdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.5
0.5
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
661
3
Carson Ragsdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.8
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.16
Carson Ragsdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Carson Ragsdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.8
1.8
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1681
7.63
Carson Ragsdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
7.2
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.63
7.63
Carson Ragsdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.2
7.2
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.72
4.72
Carson Ragsdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.181
1.181
Carson Ragsdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.26
Carson Ragsdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.29
Carson Ragsdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.13
Carson Ragsdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8390
38.09
Carson Ragsdale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
45
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.02
Carson Ragsdale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.8
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
974
4.42
Carson Ragsdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
14.4
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.42
4.42
Carson Ragsdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.4
14.4
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
0.31
Carson Ragsdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.21
Carson Ragsdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
0.48
Carson Ragsdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.255
1.255
Carson Ragsdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.2
2.2
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7551
34.28
Carson Ragsdale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
43.2
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Carson Ragsdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Carson Ragsdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.474
0.474
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.09
38.09
Carson Ragsdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
45

Fielding Stats for Ted Lilly and Carson Ragsdale

Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Carson Ragsdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
356
1.62
Carson Ragsdale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.6
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
1.5
Carson Ragsdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5948
27
Carson Ragsdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
27
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1982.2
9
Carson Ragsdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
9
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
67
0.3
Carson Ragsdale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.8
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
214
0.97
Carson Ragsdale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.8
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.08
Carson Ragsdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
298
1.35
Carson Ragsdale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.6
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
281
1.28
Carson Ragsdale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.6
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.3
94.3
Carson Ragsdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.789
0.789
Carson Ragsdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.98
92.98
Carson Ragsdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.02
Carson Ragsdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carson Ragsdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carson Ragsdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carson Ragsdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carson Ragsdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ted Lilly and Carson Ragsdale

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