Ted Lilly vs. Elias Sosa — Career Comparison

Ted Lilly
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Elias Sosa
Baby BoomersD.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanMontreal ExposNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Ted Lilly built a career as a starting pitcher and Elias Sosa 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 82), run prevention (ERA+ 97 vs 90), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 92 vs 90). Elias Sosa held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 121 vs 98). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Ted Lilly.

Pitching Stats for Ted Lilly and Elias Sosa

Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Elias Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
356
1.62
Elias Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
601
5.89
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
1.5
Elias Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.03
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
0.59
Elias Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
0.58
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
113
0.51
Elias Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.5
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
53.5
53.5
Elias Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.64
53.64
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.98
92.98
Elias Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.02
Elias Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.01
Elias Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elias Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
0.81
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
913
4.14
Elias Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
339
3.32
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.14
4.14
Elias Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.32
3.32
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.78
3.78
Elias Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.32
4.32
Elias Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.89
3.89
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.242
0.242
Elias Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.255
0.255
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5948
27
Elias Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
2754
27
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1982.2
9
Elias Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
918
9
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1827
8.29
Elias Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
873
8.56
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.29
8.29
Elias Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.56
8.56
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
293
1.33
Elias Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
0.63
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.33
1.33
Elias Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.63
0.63
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Elias Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
661
3
Elias Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
334
3.27
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.16
Elias Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.62
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Elias Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.27
3.27
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1681
7.63
Elias Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
538
5.27
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.63
7.63
Elias Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.27
5.27
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.72
4.72
Elias Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.9
0.9
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.181
1.181
Elias Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.95
0.95
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.26
Elias Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
0.3
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.29
Elias Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.21
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.13
Elias Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.06
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8390
38.09
Elias Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
3880
38.04
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.02
Elias Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
330
3.24
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
974
4.42
Elias Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
388
3.8
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.42
4.42
Elias Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.8
3.8
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
0.31
Elias Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
0.68
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.21
Elias Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
0.32
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
105
0.48
Elias Sosa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
0.79
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.255
1.255
Elias Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.315
1.315
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7551
34.28
Elias Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
3423
33.56
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.74
2.74
Elias Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.65
0.65
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Elias Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.287
0.287
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.09
38.09
Elias Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.04
38.04

Fielding Stats for Ted Lilly and Elias Sosa

Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Elias Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
356
1.62
Elias Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
601
5.89
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
1.5
Elias Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.03
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5948
27
Elias Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
2755
27
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1982.2
9
Elias Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
918.1
9
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
67
0.3
Elias Sosa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
0.51
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
214
0.97
Elias Sosa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
1.21
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.08
Elias Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.1
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
298
1.35
Elias Sosa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
185
1.81
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
281
1.28
Elias Sosa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
175
1.72
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.3
94.3
Elias Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.59
94.59
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.789
0.789
Elias Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.291
0.291
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.98
92.98
Elias Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.02
Elias Sosa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.04
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elias Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elias Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elias Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elias Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ted Lilly and Elias Sosa

Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Elias Sosa
Career
Per 600 PA
12
12
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
357
545.04
Elias Sosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
602
3506.8
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
393
600
Elias Sosa
Career
Per 600 PA
103
600
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
347
529.77
Elias Sosa
Career
Per 600 PAverified
92
535.92
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.101
0.101
Elias Sosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.332
0.332
Elias Sosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.357
0.357
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
35
53.44
Elias Sosa
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
69.9
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
42.75
Elias Sosa
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
64.08
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
9.16
Elias Sosa
Career
Per 600 PA
1
5.83
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.53
Elias Sosa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elias Sosa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
10.69
Elias Sosa
Career
Per 600 PA
1
5.83
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Elias Sosa
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elias Sosa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elias Sosa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5.28
8.07
Elias Sosa
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.53
8.94
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
65.65
Elias Sosa
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
75.73
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
44
67.18
Elias Sosa
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
87.38
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.124
0.124
Elias Sosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.124
0.124
Elias Sosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.141
0.141
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.248
0.248
Elias Sosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.299
0.299
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.023
0.023
Elias Sosa
Career
Per 600 PA
0.011
0.011
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.087
0.087
Elias Sosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.106
0.106
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.174
0.174
Elias Sosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.193
0.193
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.177
0.177
Elias Sosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.211
0.211
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
15.27
Elias Sosa
Career
Per 600 PA
2
11.65
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
25.95
Elias Sosa
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
34.95
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
41.22
Elias Sosa
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
46.6
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
-8.04
-12.27
Elias Sosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-1.03
-6
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.53
Elias Sosa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
12.21
Elias Sosa
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
17.48
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elias Sosa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
149
227.48
Elias Sosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
203.88
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
2.64
2.64
Elias Sosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.94
2.94
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
0.05
Elias Sosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
56.49
Elias Sosa
Career
Per 600 PA
8
46.6
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elias Sosa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.05
Elias Sosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
5.83
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
4.58
Elias Sosa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
2
3.05
Elias Sosa
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
11.65
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
7.63
Elias Sosa
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
11.65
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
60
Elias Sosa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0