Ted Lilly vs. Charlie Ripple — Career Comparison

Ted Lilly
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Charlie Ripple
Greatest GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Ted Lilly built a career as a starting pitcher and Charlie Ripple 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 9.45 and 2.850 for Charlie Ripple. 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 Charlie Ripple

Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Charlie Ripple
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
356
1.62
Charlie Ripple
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
7.43
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
1.5
Charlie Ripple
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.68
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
130
0.59
Charlie Ripple
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.68
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
0.51
Charlie Ripple
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.68
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.5
53.5
Charlie Ripple
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.98
92.98
Charlie Ripple
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.09
9.09
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.02
Charlie Ripple
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.01
Charlie Ripple
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Ripple
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
913
4.14
Charlie Ripple
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
9.45
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.14
4.14
Charlie Ripple
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.45
9.45
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.78
3.78
Charlie Ripple
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.15
10.15
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.32
4.32
Charlie Ripple
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.242
0.242
Charlie Ripple
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.327
0.327
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5948
27
Charlie Ripple
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
27
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1982.2
9
Charlie Ripple
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.1
9
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1827
8.29
Charlie Ripple
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
12.15
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.29
8.29
Charlie Ripple
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.15
12.15
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
293
1.33
Charlie Ripple
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.33
1.33
Charlie Ripple
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Charlie Ripple
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
661
3
Charlie Ripple
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
13.5
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.16
Charlie Ripple
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Charlie Ripple
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.5
13.5
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1681
7.63
Charlie Ripple
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
6.75
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.63
7.63
Charlie Ripple
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.75
6.75
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.72
4.72
Charlie Ripple
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.91
0.91
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.181
1.181
Charlie Ripple
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.25
2.25
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.26
Charlie Ripple
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.29
Charlie Ripple
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.13
Charlie Ripple
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.68
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8390
38.09
Charlie Ripple
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
50.63
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.02
Charlie Ripple
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.35
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
974
4.42
Charlie Ripple
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
9.45
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.42
4.42
Charlie Ripple
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.45
9.45
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
0.31
Charlie Ripple
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.21
Charlie Ripple
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
0.48
Charlie Ripple
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.255
1.255
Charlie Ripple
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.85
2.85
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7551
34.28
Charlie Ripple
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
37.13
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.74
2.74
Charlie Ripple
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.27
1.27
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Charlie Ripple
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.09
38.09
Charlie Ripple
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50.63
50.63

Fielding Stats for Ted Lilly and Charlie Ripple

Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Charlie Ripple
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
356
1.62
Charlie Ripple
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
1.5
Charlie Ripple
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5948
27
Charlie Ripple
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1982.2
9
Charlie Ripple
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
0.3
Charlie Ripple
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
214
0.97
Charlie Ripple
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.08
Charlie Ripple
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
298
1.35
Charlie Ripple
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
281
1.28
Charlie Ripple
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.3
94.3
Charlie Ripple
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.789
0.789
Charlie Ripple
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.091
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.98
92.98
Charlie Ripple
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.02
Charlie Ripple
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Ripple
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Ripple
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Ripple
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Ripple
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Ted Lilly and Charlie Ripple

Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Charlie Ripple
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
357
545.04
Charlie Ripple
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
3300
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
393
600
Charlie Ripple
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
347
529.77
Charlie Ripple
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.101
0.101
Charlie Ripple
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.332
0.332
Charlie Ripple
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
35
53.44
Charlie Ripple
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
42.75
Charlie Ripple
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
9.16
Charlie Ripple
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.53
Charlie Ripple
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Ripple
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
10.69
Charlie Ripple
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Charlie Ripple
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Ripple
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Ripple
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5.28
8.07
Charlie Ripple
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.47
140.43
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
65.65
Charlie Ripple
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
44
67.18
Charlie Ripple
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.124
0.124
Charlie Ripple
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.124
0.124
Charlie Ripple
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.248
0.248
Charlie Ripple
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.023
0.023
Charlie Ripple
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.087
0.087
Charlie Ripple
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.174
0.174
Charlie Ripple
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.177
0.177
Charlie Ripple
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
15.27
Charlie Ripple
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
25.95
Charlie Ripple
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
41.22
Charlie Ripple
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
-8.04
-12.27
Charlie Ripple
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.54
160.83
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.53
Charlie Ripple
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
12.21
Charlie Ripple
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Ripple
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
149
227.48
Charlie Ripple
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.64
2.64
Charlie Ripple
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.05
Charlie Ripple
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
56.49
Charlie Ripple
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Ripple
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
2
3.05
Charlie Ripple
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
4.58
Charlie Ripple
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.05
Charlie Ripple
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
7.63
Charlie Ripple
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
60
Charlie Ripple
Career
Per 600 PA