Ted Lilly vs. Cole Sulser — Career Comparison

Ted Lilly
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Cole Sulser
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaTampa Bay RaysAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Ted Lilly built a career as a starting pitcher and Cole Sulser as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Cole Sulser posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.51 and WHIP 1.311 compared to 4.14 and 1.273 for Ted Lilly. By the career numbers, Cole Sulser had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ted Lilly and Cole Sulser

Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Cole Sulser
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
356
1.62
Cole Sulser
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
157
8.23
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
1.5
Cole Sulser
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.1
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
0.59
Cole Sulser
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.52
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
0.51
Cole Sulser
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.73
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.5
53.5
Cole Sulser
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.67
41.67
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.98
92.98
Cole Sulser
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.27
1.27
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.02
Cole Sulser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.01
Cole Sulser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cole Sulser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.79
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
913
4.14
Cole Sulser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
3.51
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.14
4.14
Cole Sulser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.51
3.51
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.78
3.78
Cole Sulser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.32
4.32
Cole Sulser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.55
3.55
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.242
0.242
Cole Sulser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.228
0.228
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5948
27
Cole Sulser
Career
Per 9 Innings
515
27
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1982.2
9
Cole Sulser
Career
Per 9 Innings
171.2
9
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1827
8.29
Cole Sulser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
7.5
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.29
8.29
Cole Sulser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.5
7.5
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
293
1.33
Cole Sulser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.89
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.33
1.33
Cole Sulser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.89
0.89
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Cole Sulser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
661
3
Cole Sulser
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
78
4.09
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.16
Cole Sulser
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.21
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Cole Sulser
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.09
4.09
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1681
7.63
Cole Sulser
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
180
9.44
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.63
7.63
Cole Sulser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.44
9.44
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.72
4.72
Cole Sulser
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.15
1.15
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.181
1.181
Cole Sulser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.503
1.503
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.26
Cole Sulser
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.37
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.29
Cole Sulser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.13
Cole Sulser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.05
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8390
38.09
Cole Sulser
Career
Per 9 Innings
714
37.43
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.02
Cole Sulser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
3.09
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
974
4.42
Cole Sulser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
3.93
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.42
4.42
Cole Sulser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.93
3.93
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
0.31
Cole Sulser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.26
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.21
Cole Sulser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.16
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
105
0.48
Cole Sulser
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.79
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.255
1.255
Cole Sulser
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.287
1.287
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7551
34.28
Cole Sulser
Career
Per 9 Innings
628
32.92
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.74
2.74
Cole Sulser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.48
0.48
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Cole Sulser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.292
0.292
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.09
38.09
Cole Sulser
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.43
37.43

Fielding Stats for Ted Lilly and Cole Sulser

Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Cole Sulser
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
356
1.62
Cole Sulser
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
157
8.23
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
1.5
Cole Sulser
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.1
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5948
27
Cole Sulser
Career
Per 9 Innings
515
27
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1982.2
9
Cole Sulser
Career
Per 9 Innings
171.2
9
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
67
0.3
Cole Sulser
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.68
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
214
0.97
Cole Sulser
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.79
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.08
Cole Sulser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
298
1.35
Cole Sulser
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
1.47
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
281
1.28
Cole Sulser
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
1.47
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.3
94.3
Cole Sulser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.789
0.789
Cole Sulser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.178
0.178
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.98
92.98
Cole Sulser
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.27
1.27
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.02
Cole Sulser
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.1
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cole Sulser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cole Sulser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cole Sulser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cole Sulser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ted Lilly and Cole Sulser

Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Cole Sulser
Career
Per 600 PA
7
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
357
545.04
Cole Sulser
Career
Per 600 PA
157
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
393
600
Cole Sulser
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
347
529.77
Cole Sulser
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.101
0.101
Cole Sulser
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.332
0.332
Cole Sulser
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
53.44
Cole Sulser
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
42.75
Cole Sulser
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
9.16
Cole Sulser
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.53
Cole Sulser
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Sulser
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
10.69
Cole Sulser
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Cole Sulser
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Sulser
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Sulser
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.28
8.07
Cole Sulser
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
65.65
Cole Sulser
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
67.18
Cole Sulser
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.124
0.124
Cole Sulser
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.124
0.124
Cole Sulser
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.248
0.248
Cole Sulser
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.023
0.023
Cole Sulser
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.087
0.087
Cole Sulser
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Cole Sulser
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.177
0.177
Cole Sulser
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
15.27
Cole Sulser
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
25.95
Cole Sulser
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
41.22
Cole Sulser
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-8.04
-12.27
Cole Sulser
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.53
Cole Sulser
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
12.21
Cole Sulser
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Sulser
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
149
227.48
Cole Sulser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.64
2.64
Cole Sulser
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.05
Cole Sulser
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
56.49
Cole Sulser
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Sulser
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
2
3.05
Cole Sulser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
4.58
Cole Sulser
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.05
Cole Sulser
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
7.63
Cole Sulser
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
60
Cole Sulser
Career
Per 600 PA