Ted Lilly vs. Bruce Sutter — Career Comparison

Ted Lilly
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Bruce Sutter
Baby BoomersPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueHall of FameRelief PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star

Ted Lilly built a career as a starting pitcher and Bruce Sutter as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Bruce Sutter led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 136 vs 98), run prevention (ERA+ 116 vs 97), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 103 vs 92). Ted Lilly held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 120 vs 105). Role difference aside, Bruce Sutter holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Ted Lilly and Bruce Sutter

Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
356
1.62
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
661
5.71
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
1.5
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
130
0.59
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
0.59
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
0.51
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
71
0.61
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.5
53.5
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
48.92
48.92
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.98
92.98
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.02
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.01
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
300
2.59
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
913
4.14
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
328
2.83
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.14
4.14
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.83
2.83
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.78
3.78
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.62
2.62
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.32
4.32
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.242
0.242
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.23
0.23
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5948
27
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
3126
27
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1982.2
9
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1042
9
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1827
8.29
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
879
7.59
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.29
8.29
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.59
7.59
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
293
1.33
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
0.67
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.33
1.33
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.67
0.67
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
661
3
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
309
2.67
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.16
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
0.72
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.67
2.67
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1681
7.63
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
861
7.44
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.63
7.63
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.44
7.44
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.72
4.72
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.3
1.3
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.181
1.181
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.123
1.123
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.26
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
0.32
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.29
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.11
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.13
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.07
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8390
38.09
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
4251
36.72
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.02
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
512
4.42
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
974
4.42
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
370
3.2
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.42
4.42
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.2
3.2
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
0.31
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
0.65
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.21
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.22
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
105
0.48
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
0.73
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.255
1.255
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.14
1.14
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7551
34.28
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
3829
33.07
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.74
2.74
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.56
0.56
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.277
0.277
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.09
38.09
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.72
36.72

Fielding Stats for Ted Lilly and Bruce Sutter

Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
356
1.62
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
661
5.71
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
1.5
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5948
27
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
3126
27
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1982.2
9
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1042
9
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
0.3
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
0.78
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
214
0.97
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
1.25
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.08
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.08
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
298
1.35
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
244
2.11
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
281
1.28
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
235
2.03
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.3
94.3
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.31
96.31
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.789
0.789
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.356
0.356
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.98
92.98
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.02
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.08
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ted Lilly and Bruce Sutter

Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
12
12
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
357
545.04
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
661
3277.69
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
393
600
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
121
600
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
347
529.77
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
102
505.79
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.101
0.101
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.332
0.332
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.346
0.346
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
53.44
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
9
44.63
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
42.75
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
44.63
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
9.16
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.53
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
10.69
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.28
8.07
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
1.46
7.22
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
65.65
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
9
44.63
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
44
67.18
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
84.3
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.124
0.124
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.153
0.153
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.124
0.124
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.248
0.248
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.241
0.241
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.023
0.023
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.087
0.087
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.174
0.174
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.177
0.177
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
15.27
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
29.75
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
25.95
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
29.75
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
41.22
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
59.5
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
-8.04
-12.27
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-1.85
-9.17
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.53
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
12.21
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
34.71
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
149
227.48
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
50
247.93
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.64
2.64
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
2.42
2.42
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
0.05
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
56.49
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
10
49.59
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.05
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
4.96
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
4.58
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.05
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
7.63
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.96
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
60
60
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100