Ted Lilly vs. Jake Robbins — Career Comparison

Ted Lilly
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Jake Robbins
Gen XNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Ted Lilly built a career as a starting pitcher and Jake Robbins 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 5.4 and 1.800 for Jake Robbins. 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 Jake Robbins

Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Jake Robbins
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
356
1.62
Jake Robbins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
10.8
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
1.5
Jake Robbins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
0.59
Jake Robbins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
113
0.51
Jake Robbins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.5
53.5
Jake Robbins
Career
Per 9 Innings
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.98
92.98
Jake Robbins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.02
Jake Robbins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.01
Jake Robbins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Robbins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
913
4.14
Jake Robbins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
5.4
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.14
4.14
Jake Robbins
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.78
3.78
Jake Robbins
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.17
11.17
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.32
4.32
Jake Robbins
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.8
10.8
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.242
0.242
Jake Robbins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.375
0.375
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5948
27
Jake Robbins
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
27
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1982.2
9
Jake Robbins
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.2
9
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1827
8.29
Jake Robbins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
16.2
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.29
8.29
Jake Robbins
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.2
16.2
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
293
1.33
Jake Robbins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
5.4
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.33
1.33
Jake Robbins
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Jake Robbins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.5
0.5
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
661
3
Jake Robbins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.16
Jake Robbins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Jake Robbins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1681
7.63
Jake Robbins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.63
7.63
Jake Robbins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.72
4.72
Jake Robbins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.181
1.181
Jake Robbins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.26
Jake Robbins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.29
Jake Robbins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.13
Jake Robbins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8390
38.09
Jake Robbins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
43.2
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.02
Jake Robbins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
974
4.42
Jake Robbins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
5.4
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.42
4.42
Jake Robbins
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
0.31
Jake Robbins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.21
Jake Robbins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
0.48
Jake Robbins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.255
1.255
Jake Robbins
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.8
1.8
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7551
34.28
Jake Robbins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
43.2
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.74
2.74
Jake Robbins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.5
0.5
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Jake Robbins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.09
38.09
Jake Robbins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.2
43.2

Fielding Stats for Ted Lilly and Jake Robbins

Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Jake Robbins
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
356
1.62
Jake Robbins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
10.8
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
1.5
Jake Robbins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5948
27
Jake Robbins
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
27
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1982.2
9
Jake Robbins
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.2
9
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
0.3
Jake Robbins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
214
0.97
Jake Robbins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.08
Jake Robbins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
298
1.35
Jake Robbins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
281
1.28
Jake Robbins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.3
94.3
Jake Robbins
Career
Per 9 Innings
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.789
0.789
Jake Robbins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.98
92.98
Jake Robbins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.02
Jake Robbins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Robbins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Robbins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Robbins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Robbins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ted Lilly and Jake Robbins

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