Ted Lilly vs. Ryder Ryan — Career Comparison

Ted Lilly
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Ryder Ryan
MillenialNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Ted Lilly built a career as a starting pitcher and Ryder Ryan 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 1.431 for Ryder Ryan. 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 Ryder Ryan

Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Ryder Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
356
1.62
Ryder Ryan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
6.65
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
1.5
Ryder Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
0.59
Ryder Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.42
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
113
0.51
Ryder Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
53.5
53.5
Ryder Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.98
92.98
Ryder Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.02
Ryder Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.01
Ryder Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryder Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
913
4.14
Ryder Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
5.4
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.14
4.14
Ryder Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.78
3.78
Ryder Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.63
4.63
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.32
4.32
Ryder Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.25
4.25
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.242
0.242
Ryder Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.256
0.256
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5948
27
Ryder Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
27
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1982.2
9
Ryder Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
21.2
9
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1827
8.29
Ryder Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
8.72
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.29
8.29
Ryder Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.72
8.72
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
293
1.33
Ryder Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.83
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.33
1.33
Ryder Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.83
0.83
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Ryder Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
661
3
Ryder Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
4.15
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.16
Ryder Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Ryder Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.15
4.15
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1681
7.63
Ryder Ryan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
7.89
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.63
7.63
Ryder Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.89
7.89
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.72
4.72
Ryder Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.19
1.19
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.181
1.181
Ryder Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.339
1.339
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.26
Ryder Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.29
Ryder Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
1.25
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.13
Ryder Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8390
38.09
Ryder Ryan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
40.29
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.02
Ryder Ryan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.08
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
974
4.42
Ryder Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
5.82
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.42
4.42
Ryder Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.82
5.82
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
0.31
Ryder Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.21
Ryder Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.83
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
105
0.48
Ryder Ryan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.25
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.255
1.255
Ryder Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.431
1.431
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7551
34.28
Ryder Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
34.06
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.74
2.74
Ryder Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.88
0.88
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Ryder Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.312
0.312
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.09
38.09
Ryder Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.29
40.29

Fielding Stats for Ted Lilly and Ryder Ryan

Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Ryder Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
356
1.62
Ryder Ryan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
6.65
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
1.5
Ryder Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5948
27
Ryder Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
27
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1982.2
9
Ryder Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
21.2
9
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
67
0.3
Ryder Ryan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.42
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
214
0.97
Ryder Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.08
Ryder Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
298
1.35
Ryder Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.42
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
281
1.28
Ryder Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.42
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.3
94.3
Ryder Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.789
0.789
Ryder Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.063
0.063
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.98
92.98
Ryder Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.02
Ryder Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryder Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryder Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryder Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryder Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ted Lilly and Ryder Ryan

Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Ryder Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
2
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
357
545.04
Ryder Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
16
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
393
600
Ryder Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
347
529.77
Ryder Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.101
0.101
Ryder Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.332
0.332
Ryder Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
53.44
Ryder Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
42.75
Ryder Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
9.16
Ryder Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.53
Ryder Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryder Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
10.69
Ryder Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Ryder Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryder Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryder Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.28
8.07
Ryder Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
65.65
Ryder Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
67.18
Ryder Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.124
0.124
Ryder Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.124
0.124
Ryder Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.248
0.248
Ryder Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.023
0.023
Ryder Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.087
0.087
Ryder Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Ryder Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.177
0.177
Ryder Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
15.27
Ryder Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
25.95
Ryder Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
41.22
Ryder Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-8.04
-12.27
Ryder Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.53
Ryder Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
12.21
Ryder Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryder Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
149
227.48
Ryder Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.64
2.64
Ryder Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.05
Ryder Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
56.49
Ryder Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryder Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
2
3.05
Ryder Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
4.58
Ryder Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.05
Ryder Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
7.63
Ryder Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
60
Ryder Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA