Ted Lilly vs. Trevor Richards — Career Comparison

Ted Lilly
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Trevor Richards
MillenialIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaArizona DiamondbacksNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Ted Lilly built a career as a starting pitcher and Trevor Richards as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Ted Lilly led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 98 vs 88), run prevention (ERA+ 97 vs 91), and strikeout rate (K%+ 120 vs 117). Trevor Richards held the edge in home run suppression (HR9+ 84 vs 73). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Ted Lilly.

Pitching Stats for Ted Lilly and Trevor Richards

Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Trevor Richards
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
356
1.62
Trevor Richards
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
295
4.69
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
1.5
Trevor Richards
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
0.97
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
0.59
Trevor Richards
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.38
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
113
0.51
Trevor Richards
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.45
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.5
53.5
Trevor Richards
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.15
46.15
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.98
92.98
Trevor Richards
Career
Per 9 Innings
20.68
20.68
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.02
Trevor Richards
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.01
Trevor Richards
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Trevor Richards
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
913
4.14
Trevor Richards
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
285
4.53
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.14
4.14
Trevor Richards
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.53
4.53
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.78
3.78
Trevor Richards
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.01
4.01
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.32
4.32
Trevor Richards
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.09
4.09
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.242
0.242
Trevor Richards
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.238
0.238
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5948
27
Trevor Richards
Career
Per 9 Innings
1697
27
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1982.2
9
Trevor Richards
Career
Per 9 Innings
565.2
9
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1827
8.29
Trevor Richards
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
507
8.07
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.29
8.29
Trevor Richards
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.07
8.07
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
293
1.33
Trevor Richards
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
1.29
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.33
1.33
Trevor Richards
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.29
1.29
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Trevor Richards
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
661
3
Trevor Richards
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
250
3.98
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.16
Trevor Richards
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.25
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Trevor Richards
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.98
3.98
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1681
7.63
Trevor Richards
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
616
9.8
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.63
7.63
Trevor Richards
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.8
9.8
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.72
4.72
Trevor Richards
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.09
2.09
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.181
1.181
Trevor Richards
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.531
1.531
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.26
Trevor Richards
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
46
0.73
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.29
Trevor Richards
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.24
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.13
Trevor Richards
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8390
38.09
Trevor Richards
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2430
38.66
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.02
Trevor Richards
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.6
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
974
4.42
Trevor Richards
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
301
4.79
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.42
4.42
Trevor Richards
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.79
4.79
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
0.31
Trevor Richards
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.24
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.21
Trevor Richards
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.32
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
0.48
Trevor Richards
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.45
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.255
1.255
Trevor Richards
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.338
1.338
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7551
34.28
Trevor Richards
Career
Per 9 Innings
2130
33.89
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.74
2.74
Trevor Richards
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.02
1.02
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Trevor Richards
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.297
0.297
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.09
38.09
Trevor Richards
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.66
38.66

Fielding Stats for Ted Lilly and Trevor Richards

Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Trevor Richards
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
356
1.62
Trevor Richards
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
295
4.69
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
1.5
Trevor Richards
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
0.97
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5948
27
Trevor Richards
Career
Per 9 Innings
1697
27
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1982.2
9
Trevor Richards
Career
Per 9 Innings
565.2
9
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
67
0.3
Trevor Richards
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.49
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
214
0.97
Trevor Richards
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.67
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.08
Trevor Richards
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.1
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
298
1.35
Trevor Richards
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
1.26
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
281
1.28
Trevor Richards
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
1.16
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.3
94.3
Trevor Richards
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.41
92.41
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.789
0.789
Trevor Richards
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.248
0.248
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.98
92.98
Trevor Richards
Career
Per 9 Innings
20.68
20.68
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.02
Trevor Richards
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.08
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Trevor Richards
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Trevor Richards
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Trevor Richards
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Trevor Richards
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ted Lilly and Trevor Richards

Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Trevor Richards
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
357
545.04
Trevor Richards
Career
Per 600 PAverified
296
2501.41
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
393
600
Trevor Richards
Career
Per 600 PA
71
600
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
347
529.77
Trevor Richards
Career
Per 600 PA
61
515.49
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.101
0.101
Trevor Richards
Career
Per 600 PA
0.082
0.082
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.332
0.332
Trevor Richards
Career
Per 600 PA
0.31
0.31
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
53.44
Trevor Richards
Career
Per 600 PA
5
42.25
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
42.75
Trevor Richards
Career
Per 600 PA
5
42.25
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
9.16
Trevor Richards
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.53
Trevor Richards
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Trevor Richards
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
10.69
Trevor Richards
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Trevor Richards
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Trevor Richards
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Trevor Richards
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.28
8.07
Trevor Richards
Career
Per 600 PA
0.72
6.05
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
65.65
Trevor Richards
Career
Per 600 PA
5
42.25
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
44
67.18
Trevor Richards
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
76.06
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.124
0.124
Trevor Richards
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.139
0.139
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.124
0.124
Trevor Richards
Career
Per 600 PA
0.082
0.082
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.248
0.248
Trevor Richards
Career
Per 600 PA
0.221
0.221
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.023
0.023
Trevor Richards
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.087
0.087
Trevor Richards
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Trevor Richards
Career
Per 600 PA
0.161
0.161
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.177
0.177
Trevor Richards
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
15.27
Trevor Richards
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
33.8
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
25.95
Trevor Richards
Career
Per 600 PA
2
16.9
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
41.22
Trevor Richards
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
50.7
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-8.04
-12.27
Trevor Richards
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-1.58
-13.39
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.53
Trevor Richards
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
12.21
Trevor Richards
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
33.8
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Trevor Richards
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
149
227.48
Trevor Richards
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
35
295.77
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.64
2.64
Trevor Richards
Career
Per 600 PA
2.03
2.03
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
0.05
Trevor Richards
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
0.11
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
56.49
Trevor Richards
Career
Per 600 PA
6
50.7
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Trevor Richards
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
2
3.05
Trevor Richards
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
4.58
Trevor Richards
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.05
Trevor Richards
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
7.63
Trevor Richards
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
60
Trevor Richards
Career
Per 600 PA