Ted Lilly vs. Rick Sutcliffe — Career Comparison

Ted Lilly
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Rick Sutcliffe
Baby BoomersMissouriThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting PitcherCy Young AwardRookie of the YearAll-Star

The numbers give Ted Lilly a clear advantage over Rick Sutcliffe across the core pitching metrics. Ted Lilly led in strikeout rate (K%+ 120 vs 87), walk avoidance (BB%+ 98 vs 86), and run prevention (ERA+ 97 vs 85). Rick Sutcliffe held the edge in home run suppression (HR9+ 96 vs 73). Ted Lilly was the better starter — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Ted Lilly and Rick Sutcliffe

Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
15
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
356
1.62
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
457
1.52
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
1.5
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
392
1.31
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
0.59
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
171
0.57
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
113
0.51
Rick Sutcliffe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
139
0.46
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
53.5
53.5
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.16
55.16
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.98
92.98
Rick Sutcliffe
Career
Per 9 Innings
85.78
85.78
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.02
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
0.24
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.01
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.06
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.02
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
913
4.14
Rick Sutcliffe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1223
4.08
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.14
4.14
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.08
4.08
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.78
3.78
Rick Sutcliffe
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.32
4.32
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.15
4.15
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.242
0.242
Rick Sutcliffe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.26
0.26
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
5948
27
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8093
27
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1982.2
9
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2697.2
9
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1827
8.29
Rick Sutcliffe
Career
Per 9 Innings
2662
8.88
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.29
8.29
Rick Sutcliffe
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.88
8.88
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
293
1.33
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
236
0.79
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.33
1.33
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.79
0.79
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.52
0.52
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
661
3
Rick Sutcliffe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1081
3.61
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.16
Rick Sutcliffe
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
0.25
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Rick Sutcliffe
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.61
3.61
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1681
7.63
Rick Sutcliffe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1679
5.6
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.63
7.63
Rick Sutcliffe
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.6
5.6
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.72
4.72
Rick Sutcliffe
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.67
3.67
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.181
1.181
Rick Sutcliffe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.023
1.023
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.26
Rick Sutcliffe
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
0.33
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.29
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.15
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
0.13
Rick Sutcliffe
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.13
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
8390
38.09
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11548
38.53
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.02
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.1
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
974
4.42
Rick Sutcliffe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1324
4.42
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.42
4.42
Rick Sutcliffe
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.42
4.42
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
0.31
Rick Sutcliffe
Career
Per 9 Innings
110
0.37
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.21
Rick Sutcliffe
Career
Per 9 Innings
89
0.3
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
105
0.48
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
185
0.62
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.255
1.255
Rick Sutcliffe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.388
1.388
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7551
34.28
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10222
34.1
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Rick Sutcliffe
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.9
2.9
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Rick Sutcliffe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.292
0.292
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.09
38.09
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.53
38.53

Fielding Stats for Ted Lilly and Rick Sutcliffe

Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
15
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
356
1.62
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
457
1.52
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
1.5
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
392
1.31
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
5948
27
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8093
27
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1982.2
9
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2697.2
9
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
0.3
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
211
0.7
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
214
0.97
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
404
1.35
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.08
Rick Sutcliffe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.06
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
298
1.35
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
632
2.11
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
281
1.28
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
615
2.05
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.3
94.3
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.31
97.31
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.789
0.789
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.346
1.346
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.98
92.98
Rick Sutcliffe
Career
Per 9 Innings
85.78
85.78
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.02
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.08
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Sutcliffe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Sutcliffe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Sutcliffe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Sutcliffe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ted Lilly and Rick Sutcliffe

Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
15
15
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
18
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
357
545.04
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
466
425.57
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
393
600
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
657
600
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
347
529.77
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
562
513.24
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.101
0.101
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.332
0.332
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.542
0.542
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
35
53.44
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
102
93.15
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
28
42.75
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
68.49
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
6
9.16
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
20.09
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.53
Rick Sutcliffe
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.91
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
3.65
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
7
10.69
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
24.66
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.265
0.265
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.039
0.039
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
5.28
8.07
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31.93
29.16
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
43
65.65
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
138
126.03
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
44
67.18
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
138
126.03
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.124
0.124
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.229
0.229
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.124
0.124
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.246
0.246
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.248
0.248
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.475
0.475
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.023
0.023
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.064
0.064
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.087
0.087
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.164
0.164
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.174
0.174
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.177
0.177
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
10
15.27
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
38.36
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
17
25.95
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
50.23
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
27
41.22
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
93
84.93
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
-8.04
-12.27
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28.36
25.9
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.53
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.83
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
8
12.21
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
31.05
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Sutcliffe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
149
227.48
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
143
130.59
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
2.64
2.64
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.59
4.59
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
0.05
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
37
56.49
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
54
49.32
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
4.57
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.05
Rick Sutcliffe
Career
Per 600 PA
15
13.7
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
4.58
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
3.65
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.05
Rick Sutcliffe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
7.63
Rick Sutcliffe
Career
Per 600 PA
4
3.65
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
60
60
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100