Ted Lilly vs. Norge Ruiz — Career Comparison

Ted Lilly
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Norge Ruiz
MillenialCubaThrows RightBats RightCaribbeanOakland AthleticsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Ted Lilly built a career as a starting pitcher and Norge Ruiz 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 7.11 and 1.947 for Norge Ruiz. 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 Norge Ruiz

Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Norge Ruiz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
356
1.62
Norge Ruiz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
6.63
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
1.5
Norge Ruiz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
0.59
Norge Ruiz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
113
0.51
Norge Ruiz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.47
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.5
53.5
Norge Ruiz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.98
92.98
Norge Ruiz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.02
Norge Ruiz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.01
Norge Ruiz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Norge Ruiz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
913
4.14
Norge Ruiz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
7.11
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.14
4.14
Norge Ruiz
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.11
7.11
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.78
3.78
Norge Ruiz
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.94
8.94
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.32
4.32
Norge Ruiz
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.26
5.26
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.242
0.242
Norge Ruiz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.361
0.361
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5948
27
Norge Ruiz
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
27
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1982.2
9
Norge Ruiz
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
9
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1827
8.29
Norge Ruiz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
14.21
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.29
8.29
Norge Ruiz
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.21
14.21
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
293
1.33
Norge Ruiz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
1.89
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.33
1.33
Norge Ruiz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.89
1.89
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Norge Ruiz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
661
3
Norge Ruiz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
3.32
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.16
Norge Ruiz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Norge Ruiz
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.32
3.32
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1681
7.63
Norge Ruiz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
8.53
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.63
7.63
Norge Ruiz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.53
8.53
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.72
4.72
Norge Ruiz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.29
1.29
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.181
1.181
Norge Ruiz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.316
1.316
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.26
Norge Ruiz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.95
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.29
Norge Ruiz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.95
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.13
Norge Ruiz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8390
38.09
Norge Ruiz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
44.53
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.02
Norge Ruiz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
2.84
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
974
4.42
Norge Ruiz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
7.58
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.42
4.42
Norge Ruiz
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.58
7.58
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
0.31
Norge Ruiz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.21
Norge Ruiz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.95
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
105
0.48
Norge Ruiz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.95
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.255
1.255
Norge Ruiz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.947
1.947
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7551
34.28
Norge Ruiz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
39.32
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.74
2.74
Norge Ruiz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.14
1.14
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Norge Ruiz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.426
0.426
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.09
38.09
Norge Ruiz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.53
44.53

Fielding Stats for Ted Lilly and Norge Ruiz

Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Norge Ruiz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
356
1.62
Norge Ruiz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
6.63
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
1.5
Norge Ruiz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5948
27
Norge Ruiz
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
27
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1982.2
9
Norge Ruiz
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
9
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
67
0.3
Norge Ruiz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.47
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
214
0.97
Norge Ruiz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.47
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.08
Norge Ruiz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
298
1.35
Norge Ruiz
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.95
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
281
1.28
Norge Ruiz
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.95
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.3
94.3
Norge Ruiz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.789
0.789
Norge Ruiz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.143
0.143
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.98
92.98
Norge Ruiz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.02
Norge Ruiz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Norge Ruiz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Norge Ruiz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Norge Ruiz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Norge Ruiz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ted Lilly and Norge Ruiz

Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Norge Ruiz
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
357
545.04
Norge Ruiz
Career
Per 600 PA
14
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
393
600
Norge Ruiz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
347
529.77
Norge Ruiz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.101
0.101
Norge Ruiz
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.332
0.332
Norge Ruiz
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
53.44
Norge Ruiz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
42.75
Norge Ruiz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
9.16
Norge Ruiz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.53
Norge Ruiz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Norge Ruiz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
10.69
Norge Ruiz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Norge Ruiz
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Norge Ruiz
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Norge Ruiz
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.28
8.07
Norge Ruiz
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
65.65
Norge Ruiz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
67.18
Norge Ruiz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.124
0.124
Norge Ruiz
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.124
0.124
Norge Ruiz
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.248
0.248
Norge Ruiz
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.023
0.023
Norge Ruiz
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.087
0.087
Norge Ruiz
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Norge Ruiz
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.177
0.177
Norge Ruiz
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
15.27
Norge Ruiz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
25.95
Norge Ruiz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
41.22
Norge Ruiz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-8.04
-12.27
Norge Ruiz
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.53
Norge Ruiz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
12.21
Norge Ruiz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Norge Ruiz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
149
227.48
Norge Ruiz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.64
2.64
Norge Ruiz
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.05
Norge Ruiz
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
56.49
Norge Ruiz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Norge Ruiz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
2
3.05
Norge Ruiz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
4.58
Norge Ruiz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.05
Norge Ruiz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
7.63
Norge Ruiz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
60
Norge Ruiz
Career
Per 600 PA