Ted Lilly vs. Josh Rupe — Career Comparison

Ted Lilly
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Josh Rupe
MillenialVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaTexas RangersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Ted Lilly built a career as a starting pitcher and Josh Rupe 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 5.06 and 1.628 for Josh Rupe. 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 Josh Rupe

Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Josh Rupe
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
356
1.62
Josh Rupe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
5.17
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
1.5
Josh Rupe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
0.59
Josh Rupe
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.29
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
113
0.51
Josh Rupe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.17
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
53.5
53.5
Josh Rupe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.5
62.5
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.98
92.98
Josh Rupe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.11
1.11
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.02
Josh Rupe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.01
Josh Rupe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Rupe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
913
4.14
Josh Rupe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
88
5.06
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.14
4.14
Josh Rupe
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.06
5.06
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.78
3.78
Josh Rupe
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.75
5.75
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.32
4.32
Josh Rupe
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.11
5.11
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.242
0.242
Josh Rupe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.292
0.292
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5948
27
Josh Rupe
Career
Per 9 Innings
470
27
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1982.2
9
Josh Rupe
Career
Per 9 Innings
156.2
9
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1827
8.29
Josh Rupe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
175
10.05
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.29
8.29
Josh Rupe
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.05
10.05
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
293
1.33
Josh Rupe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
1.03
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.33
1.33
Josh Rupe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.03
1.03
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Josh Rupe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
661
3
Josh Rupe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
77
4.42
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.16
Josh Rupe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.17
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Josh Rupe
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.42
4.42
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1681
7.63
Josh Rupe
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
5.17
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.63
7.63
Josh Rupe
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.17
5.17
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.72
4.72
Josh Rupe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.181
1.181
Josh Rupe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.066
1.066
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.26
Josh Rupe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.46
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.29
Josh Rupe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.86
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.13
Josh Rupe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8390
38.09
Josh Rupe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
703
40.39
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.02
Josh Rupe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
1.26
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
974
4.42
Josh Rupe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
90
5.17
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.42
4.42
Josh Rupe
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.17
5.17
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
0.31
Josh Rupe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.29
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.21
Josh Rupe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.4
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
105
0.48
Josh Rupe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
1.84
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.255
1.255
Josh Rupe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.609
1.609
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7551
34.28
Josh Rupe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
599
34.41
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.74
2.74
Josh Rupe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Josh Rupe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.09
38.09
Josh Rupe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.39
40.39

Fielding Stats for Ted Lilly and Josh Rupe

Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Josh Rupe
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
356
1.62
Josh Rupe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
5.17
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
1.5
Josh Rupe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5948
27
Josh Rupe
Career
Per 9 Innings
470
27
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1982.2
9
Josh Rupe
Career
Per 9 Innings
156.2
9
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
67
0.3
Josh Rupe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.69
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
214
0.97
Josh Rupe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.98
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.08
Josh Rupe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.06
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
298
1.35
Josh Rupe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
1.72
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
281
1.28
Josh Rupe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
1.67
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.3
94.3
Josh Rupe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.67
96.67
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.789
0.789
Josh Rupe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.322
0.322
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.98
92.98
Josh Rupe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.11
1.11
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.02
Josh Rupe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.11
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Rupe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Rupe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Rupe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Rupe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ted Lilly and Josh Rupe

Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Josh Rupe
Career
Per 600 PA
6
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
357
545.04
Josh Rupe
Career
Per 600 PA
90
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
393
600
Josh Rupe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
347
529.77
Josh Rupe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.101
0.101
Josh Rupe
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.332
0.332
Josh Rupe
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
53.44
Josh Rupe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
42.75
Josh Rupe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
9.16
Josh Rupe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.53
Josh Rupe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Rupe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
10.69
Josh Rupe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Josh Rupe
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Rupe
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Rupe
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.28
8.07
Josh Rupe
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
65.65
Josh Rupe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
67.18
Josh Rupe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.124
0.124
Josh Rupe
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.124
0.124
Josh Rupe
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.248
0.248
Josh Rupe
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.023
0.023
Josh Rupe
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.087
0.087
Josh Rupe
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Josh Rupe
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.177
0.177
Josh Rupe
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
15.27
Josh Rupe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
25.95
Josh Rupe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
41.22
Josh Rupe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-8.04
-12.27
Josh Rupe
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.53
Josh Rupe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
12.21
Josh Rupe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Rupe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
149
227.48
Josh Rupe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.64
2.64
Josh Rupe
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.05
Josh Rupe
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
56.49
Josh Rupe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Rupe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
2
3.05
Josh Rupe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
4.58
Josh Rupe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.05
Josh Rupe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
7.63
Josh Rupe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
60
Josh Rupe
Career
Per 600 PA