Ted Lilly vs. Leo Rosales — Career Comparison

Ted Lilly
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Leo Rosales
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaArizona DiamondbacksNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Ted Lilly built a career as a starting pitcher and Leo Rosales 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 5.01 and 1.505 for Leo Rosales. 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 Leo Rosales

Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Leo Rosales
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
356
1.62
Leo Rosales
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
7.46
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
1.5
Leo Rosales
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
0.59
Leo Rosales
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.49
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
113
0.51
Leo Rosales
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.2
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
53.5
53.5
Leo Rosales
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71.43
71.43
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.98
92.98
Leo Rosales
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.02
Leo Rosales
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.01
Leo Rosales
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leo Rosales
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
913
4.14
Leo Rosales
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
5.01
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.14
4.14
Leo Rosales
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.01
5.01
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.78
3.78
Leo Rosales
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.29
4.29
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.32
4.32
Leo Rosales
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.16
4.16
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.242
0.242
Leo Rosales
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5948
27
Leo Rosales
Career
Per 9 Innings
275
27
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1982.2
9
Leo Rosales
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.2
9
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1827
8.29
Leo Rosales
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97
9.52
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.29
8.29
Leo Rosales
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.52
9.52
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
293
1.33
Leo Rosales
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.88
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.33
1.33
Leo Rosales
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.88
0.88
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Leo Rosales
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
661
3
Leo Rosales
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
3.53
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.16
Leo Rosales
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.49
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Leo Rosales
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.53
3.53
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1681
7.63
Leo Rosales
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
5.99
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.63
7.63
Leo Rosales
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.99
5.99
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.72
4.72
Leo Rosales
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.8
0.8
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.181
1.181
Leo Rosales
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.058
1.058
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.26
Leo Rosales
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.59
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.29
Leo Rosales
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.1
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.13
Leo Rosales
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8390
38.09
Leo Rosales
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
402
39.47
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.02
Leo Rosales
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
1.67
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
974
4.42
Leo Rosales
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
52
5.11
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.42
4.42
Leo Rosales
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.11
5.11
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
0.31
Leo Rosales
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.2
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.21
Leo Rosales
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.69
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
105
0.48
Leo Rosales
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.69
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.255
1.255
Leo Rosales
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.451
1.451
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7551
34.28
Leo Rosales
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
356
34.95
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.74
2.74
Leo Rosales
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.68
0.68
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Leo Rosales
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.308
0.308
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.09
38.09
Leo Rosales
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.47
39.47

Fielding Stats for Ted Lilly and Leo Rosales

Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Leo Rosales
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
356
1.62
Leo Rosales
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
7.46
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
1.5
Leo Rosales
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5948
27
Leo Rosales
Career
Per 9 Innings
275
27
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1982.2
9
Leo Rosales
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.2
9
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
67
0.3
Leo Rosales
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.69
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
214
0.97
Leo Rosales
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.79
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.08
Leo Rosales
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.2
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
298
1.35
Leo Rosales
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
1.67
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
281
1.28
Leo Rosales
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
1.47
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.3
94.3
Leo Rosales
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.24
88.24
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.789
0.789
Leo Rosales
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.197
0.197
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.98
92.98
Leo Rosales
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.02
Leo Rosales
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leo Rosales
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leo Rosales
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leo Rosales
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leo Rosales
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ted Lilly and Leo Rosales

Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Leo Rosales
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
357
545.04
Leo Rosales
Career
Per 600 PAverified
76
9120
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
393
600
Leo Rosales
Career
Per 600 PA
5
600
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
347
529.77
Leo Rosales
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
600
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.101
0.101
Leo Rosales
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.332
0.332
Leo Rosales
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
53.44
Leo Rosales
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
42.75
Leo Rosales
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
9.16
Leo Rosales
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.53
Leo Rosales
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Rosales
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
10.69
Leo Rosales
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Leo Rosales
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Rosales
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Rosales
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.28
8.07
Leo Rosales
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
65.65
Leo Rosales
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
67.18
Leo Rosales
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.124
0.124
Leo Rosales
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.124
0.124
Leo Rosales
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.248
0.248
Leo Rosales
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.023
0.023
Leo Rosales
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.087
0.087
Leo Rosales
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Leo Rosales
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.177
0.177
Leo Rosales
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
15.27
Leo Rosales
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
25.95
Leo Rosales
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
41.22
Leo Rosales
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-8.04
-12.27
Leo Rosales
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.52
-62.56
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.53
Leo Rosales
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
12.21
Leo Rosales
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Rosales
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
149
227.48
Leo Rosales
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
240
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.64
2.64
Leo Rosales
Career
Per 600 PA
2.5
2.5
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.05
Leo Rosales
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
56.49
Leo Rosales
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Rosales
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
2
3.05
Leo Rosales
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
4.58
Leo Rosales
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.05
Leo Rosales
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
7.63
Leo Rosales
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
60
Leo Rosales
Career
Per 600 PA