Ted Lilly vs. Pep Rambert — Career Comparison

Ted Lilly
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Pep Rambert
Greatest GenerationOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Ted Lilly built a career as a starting pitcher and Pep Rambert 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 8.25 and 2.000 for Pep Rambert. 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 Pep Rambert

Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Pep Rambert
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
356
1.62
Pep Rambert
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
3.75
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
1.5
Pep Rambert
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.75
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
0.59
Pep Rambert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
0.51
Pep Rambert
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.75
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.5
53.5
Pep Rambert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.98
92.98
Pep Rambert
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.02
Pep Rambert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.01
Pep Rambert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pep Rambert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
913
4.14
Pep Rambert
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
8.25
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.14
4.14
Pep Rambert
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.25
8.25
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.78
3.78
Pep Rambert
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.7
7.7
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.32
4.32
Pep Rambert
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.33
4.33
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.242
0.242
Pep Rambert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.346
0.346
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5948
27
Pep Rambert
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
27
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1982.2
9
Pep Rambert
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
9
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1827
8.29
Pep Rambert
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
14.25
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.29
8.29
Pep Rambert
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.25
14.25
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
293
1.33
Pep Rambert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.33
1.33
Pep Rambert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Pep Rambert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
661
3
Pep Rambert
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
3.75
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.16
Pep Rambert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Pep Rambert
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.75
3.75
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1681
7.63
Pep Rambert
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
3
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.63
7.63
Pep Rambert
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.72
4.72
Pep Rambert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.8
0.8
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.181
1.181
Pep Rambert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.75
0.75
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.26
Pep Rambert
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.75
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.29
Pep Rambert
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
2.25
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.13
Pep Rambert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8390
38.09
Pep Rambert
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
47.25
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.02
Pep Rambert
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
2.25
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
974
4.42
Pep Rambert
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
9
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.42
4.42
Pep Rambert
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
0.31
Pep Rambert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.21
Pep Rambert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
0.48
Pep Rambert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.255
1.255
Pep Rambert
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7551
34.28
Pep Rambert
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
41.25
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.74
2.74
Pep Rambert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.4
2.4
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Pep Rambert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.373
0.373
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.09
38.09
Pep Rambert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.25
47.25

Fielding Stats for Ted Lilly and Pep Rambert

Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Pep Rambert
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
356
1.62
Pep Rambert
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
1.5
Pep Rambert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5948
27
Pep Rambert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1982.2
9
Pep Rambert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
0.3
Pep Rambert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
214
0.97
Pep Rambert
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.08
Pep Rambert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
298
1.35
Pep Rambert
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
281
1.28
Pep Rambert
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.3
94.3
Pep Rambert
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.789
0.789
Pep Rambert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.98
92.98
Pep Rambert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.02
Pep Rambert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pep Rambert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pep Rambert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pep Rambert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pep Rambert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Ted Lilly and Pep Rambert

Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Pep Rambert
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
357
545.04
Pep Rambert
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
1000
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
393
600
Pep Rambert
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
347
529.77
Pep Rambert
Career
Per 600 PA
2
400
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.101
0.101
Pep Rambert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.332
0.332
Pep Rambert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
53.44
Pep Rambert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
42.75
Pep Rambert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
9.16
Pep Rambert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.53
Pep Rambert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pep Rambert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
10.69
Pep Rambert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Pep Rambert
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pep Rambert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pep Rambert
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5.28
8.07
Pep Rambert
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
10.43
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
65.65
Pep Rambert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
44
67.18
Pep Rambert
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.124
0.124
Pep Rambert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.124
0.124
Pep Rambert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.248
0.248
Pep Rambert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.023
0.023
Pep Rambert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.087
0.087
Pep Rambert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.174
0.174
Pep Rambert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.177
0.177
Pep Rambert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
15.27
Pep Rambert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
25.95
Pep Rambert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
41.22
Pep Rambert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
-8.04
-12.27
Pep Rambert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
24.28
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.53
Pep Rambert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
12.21
Pep Rambert
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pep Rambert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
149
227.48
Pep Rambert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.64
2.64
Pep Rambert
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.05
Pep Rambert
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
56.49
Pep Rambert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pep Rambert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
2
3.05
Pep Rambert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
4.58
Pep Rambert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.05
Pep Rambert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
7.63
Pep Rambert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
60
Pep Rambert
Career
Per 600 PA