Ted Lilly vs. Scott Ruskin — Career Comparison

Ted Lilly
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Scott Ruskin
Baby BoomersFloridaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaMontreal ExposNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Ted Lilly built a career as a starting pitcher and Scott Ruskin as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Ted Lilly led in strikeout rate (K%+ 120 vs 105), walk avoidance (BB%+ 98 vs 93), and run prevention (ERA+ 97 vs 97). Scott Ruskin held the edge in home run suppression (HR9+ 119 vs 73). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Ted Lilly.

Pitching Stats for Ted Lilly and Scott Ruskin

Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Scott Ruskin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
356
1.62
Scott Ruskin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
8.92
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
1.5
Scott Ruskin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
0.59
Scott Ruskin
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.51
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
113
0.51
Scott Ruskin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.42
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
53.5
53.5
Scott Ruskin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
55
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.98
92.98
Scott Ruskin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.02
Scott Ruskin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.01
Scott Ruskin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Ruskin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.37
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
913
4.14
Scott Ruskin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
3.95
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.14
4.14
Scott Ruskin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.95
3.95
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.78
3.78
Scott Ruskin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.08
4.08
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.32
4.32
Scott Ruskin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.242
0.242
Scott Ruskin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.26
0.26
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5948
27
Scott Ruskin
Career
Per 9 Innings
581
27
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1982.2
9
Scott Ruskin
Career
Per 9 Innings
193.2
9
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1827
8.29
Scott Ruskin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
191
8.88
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.29
8.29
Scott Ruskin
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.88
8.88
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
293
1.33
Scott Ruskin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.7
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.33
1.33
Scott Ruskin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.7
0.7
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Scott Ruskin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
661
3
Scott Ruskin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
90
4.18
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.16
Scott Ruskin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.56
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Scott Ruskin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.18
4.18
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1681
7.63
Scott Ruskin
Career
Per 9 Innings
146
6.78
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.63
7.63
Scott Ruskin
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.78
6.78
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.72
4.72
Scott Ruskin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.76
0.76
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.181
1.181
Scott Ruskin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.219
1.219
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.26
Scott Ruskin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.42
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.29
Scott Ruskin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.28
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.13
Scott Ruskin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.05
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8390
38.09
Scott Ruskin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
853
39.64
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.02
Scott Ruskin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
2.56
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
974
4.42
Scott Ruskin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
4.28
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.42
4.42
Scott Ruskin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.28
4.28
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
0.31
Scott Ruskin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.79
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.21
Scott Ruskin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.19
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
0.48
Scott Ruskin
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.46
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.255
1.255
Scott Ruskin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.451
1.451
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7551
34.28
Scott Ruskin
Career
Per 9 Innings
736
34.2
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.74
2.74
Scott Ruskin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.48
0.48
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Scott Ruskin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.306
0.306
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.09
38.09
Scott Ruskin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.64
39.64

Fielding Stats for Ted Lilly and Scott Ruskin

Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Scott Ruskin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
356
1.62
Scott Ruskin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
8.92
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
1.5
Scott Ruskin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5948
27
Scott Ruskin
Career
Per 9 Innings
581
27
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1982.2
9
Scott Ruskin
Career
Per 9 Innings
193.2
9
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
0.3
Scott Ruskin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.19
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
214
0.97
Scott Ruskin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
1.58
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.08
Scott Ruskin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.14
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
298
1.35
Scott Ruskin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
1.91
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
281
1.28
Scott Ruskin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
1.77
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.3
94.3
Scott Ruskin
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.68
92.68
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.789
0.789
Scott Ruskin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.198
0.198
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.98
92.98
Scott Ruskin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.02
Scott Ruskin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.14
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Ruskin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Ruskin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Ruskin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Ruskin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ted Lilly and Scott Ruskin

Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Scott Ruskin
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
357
545.04
Scott Ruskin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
192
7200
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
393
600
Scott Ruskin
Career
Per 600 PA
16
600
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
347
529.77
Scott Ruskin
Career
Per 600 PA
13
487.5
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.101
0.101
Scott Ruskin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.332
0.332
Scott Ruskin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.656
0.656
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
35
53.44
Scott Ruskin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
75
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
42.75
Scott Ruskin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
9.16
Scott Ruskin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.53
Scott Ruskin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Ruskin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
10.69
Scott Ruskin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
75
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Scott Ruskin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Ruskin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Ruskin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5.28
8.07
Scott Ruskin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.11
41.75
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
65.65
Scott Ruskin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
187.5
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
44
67.18
Scott Ruskin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
112.5
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.124
0.124
Scott Ruskin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.124
0.124
Scott Ruskin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.385
0.385
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.248
0.248
Scott Ruskin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.599
0.599
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.023
0.023
Scott Ruskin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.087
0.087
Scott Ruskin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.193
0.193
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.174
0.174
Scott Ruskin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.546
0.546
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.177
0.177
Scott Ruskin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
15.27
Scott Ruskin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
75
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
25.95
Scott Ruskin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
41.22
Scott Ruskin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
112.5
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
-8.04
-12.27
Scott Ruskin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.02
38.13
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.53
Scott Ruskin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
12.21
Scott Ruskin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Ruskin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
149
227.48
Scott Ruskin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
337.5
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.64
2.64
Scott Ruskin
Career
Per 600 PA
1.78
1.78
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
0.05
Scott Ruskin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
0.11
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
37
56.49
Scott Ruskin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
75
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Ruskin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
2
3.05
Scott Ruskin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
4.58
Scott Ruskin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.05
Scott Ruskin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
7.63
Scott Ruskin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
60
Scott Ruskin
Career
Per 600 PA