Ted Lilly vs. Don Sutton — Career Comparison

Ted Lilly
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Don Sutton
Silent GenerationAlabamaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueHall of FameStarting PitcherAll-Star

When held to the same standard, Don Sutton comes out ahead of Ted Lilly in this starter comparison. Don Sutton led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 141 vs 98), run prevention (ERA+ 104 vs 97), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 95 vs 92). Ted Lilly held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 120 vs 104). The edge goes to Don Sutton.

Pitching Stats for Ted Lilly and Don Sutton

Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
15
Don Sutton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
23
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
356
1.62
Don Sutton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
774
1.32
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
1.5
Don Sutton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
756
1.29
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
0.59
Don Sutton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
324
0.55
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
113
0.51
Don Sutton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
256
0.44
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
53.5
53.5
Don Sutton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.86
55.86
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.98
92.98
Don Sutton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.67
97.67
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.02
Don Sutton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
178
0.3
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.01
Don Sutton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.1
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Sutton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.01
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
913
4.14
Don Sutton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1914
3.26
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.14
4.14
Don Sutton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.26
3.26
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.78
3.78
Don Sutton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.88
2.88
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.32
4.32
Don Sutton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.62
3.62
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.242
0.242
Don Sutton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.235
0.235
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
5948
27
Don Sutton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15847
27
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1982.2
9
Don Sutton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5282.1
9
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1827
8.29
Don Sutton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4692
7.99
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.29
8.29
Don Sutton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.99
7.99
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
293
1.33
Don Sutton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
472
0.8
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.33
1.33
Don Sutton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.8
0.8
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Don Sutton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.61
0.61
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
661
3
Don Sutton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1343
2.29
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.16
Don Sutton
Career
Per 9 Innings
102
0.17
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Don Sutton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.29
2.29
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1681
7.63
Don Sutton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3574
6.09
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.63
7.63
Don Sutton
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.09
6.09
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.72
4.72
Don Sutton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.62
4.62
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.181
1.181
Don Sutton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.931
0.931
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
0.26
Don Sutton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
0.19
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
63
0.29
Don Sutton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
0.14
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.13
Don Sutton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.04
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8390
38.09
Don Sutton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21631
36.85
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.02
Don Sutton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.02
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
974
4.42
Don Sutton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2104
3.58
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.42
4.42
Don Sutton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.58
3.58
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
68
0.31
Don Sutton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
168
0.29
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
47
0.21
Don Sutton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
0.18
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
0.48
Don Sutton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
190
0.32
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.255
1.255
Don Sutton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.143
1.143
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7551
34.28
Don Sutton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19933
33.96
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.74
2.74
Don Sutton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.72
2.72
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.275
0.275
Don Sutton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.266
0.266
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.09
38.09
Don Sutton
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.85
36.85

Fielding Stats for Ted Lilly and Don Sutton

Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
15
Don Sutton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
23
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
356
1.62
Don Sutton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
774
1.32
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
1.5
Don Sutton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
756
1.29
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
5948
27
Don Sutton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15846
27
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1982.2
9
Don Sutton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5282
9
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
0.3
Don Sutton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
334
0.57
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
214
0.97
Don Sutton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
613
1.04
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.08
Don Sutton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.05
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
298
1.35
Don Sutton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
978
1.67
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
281
1.28
Don Sutton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
947
1.61
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.3
94.3
Don Sutton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.83
96.83
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.789
0.789
Don Sutton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.224
1.224
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.98
92.98
Don Sutton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.67
97.67
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.02
Don Sutton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.07
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Sutton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Sutton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Sutton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Sutton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ted Lilly and Don Sutton

Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
15
15
Don Sutton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
23
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
357
545.04
Don Sutton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
785
302.12
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
393
600
Don Sutton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1559
600
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
347
529.77
Don Sutton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1354
521.1
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.101
0.101
Don Sutton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.144
0.144
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.332
0.332
Don Sutton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.414
0.414
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
35
53.44
Don Sutton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
195
75.05
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
28
42.75
Don Sutton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
179
68.89
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
9.16
Don Sutton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
5.77
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.53
Don Sutton
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.38
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Sutton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
10.69
Don Sutton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
6.16
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Don Sutton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.082
0.082
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Sutton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Sutton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
5.28
8.07
Don Sutton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33.9
13.05
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
43
65.65
Don Sutton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
212
81.59
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
44
67.18
Don Sutton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
261
100.45
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.124
0.124
Don Sutton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.183
0.183
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.124
0.124
Don Sutton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.157
0.157
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.248
0.248
Don Sutton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.34
0.34
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.023
0.023
Don Sutton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.013
0.013
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.087
0.087
Don Sutton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.122
0.122
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.174
0.174
Don Sutton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.235
0.235
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.177
0.177
Don Sutton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.197
0.197
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
10
15.27
Don Sutton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64
24.63
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
25.95
Don Sutton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
64
24.63
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
27
41.22
Don Sutton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
128
49.26
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
-8.04
-12.27
Don Sutton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.63
5.24
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.53
Don Sutton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
2.31
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
8
12.21
Don Sutton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
23.09
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Sutton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
149
227.48
Don Sutton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
365
140.47
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
2.64
2.64
Don Sutton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.27
4.27
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
0.05
Don Sutton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
37
56.49
Don Sutton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
136
52.34
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Sutton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.15
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.05
Don Sutton
Career
Per 600 PA
29
11.16
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
4.58
Don Sutton
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.38
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.05
Don Sutton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
7.63
Don Sutton
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.38
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
60
60
Don Sutton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100