Ted Lilly vs. Kent Tekulve — Career Comparison

Ted Lilly
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Kent Tekulve
Baby BoomersOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star

Ted Lilly built a career as a starting pitcher and Kent Tekulve as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Kent Tekulve led in home run suppression (HR9+ 115 vs 73), run prevention (ERA+ 104 vs 97), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 94 vs 92). Ted Lilly held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 120 vs 77). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Kent Tekulve.

Pitching Stats for Ted Lilly and Kent Tekulve

Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
15
Kent Tekulve
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
356
1.62
Kent Tekulve
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1050
6.58
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
1.5
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
130
0.59
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 9 Innings
94
0.59
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
0.51
Kent Tekulve
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
90
0.56
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.5
53.5
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.09
51.09
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.98
92.98
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.02
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.01
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kent Tekulve
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
184
1.15
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
913
4.14
Kent Tekulve
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
455
2.85
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.14
4.14
Kent Tekulve
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.85
2.85
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.78
3.78
Kent Tekulve
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.84
2.84
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.32
4.32
Kent Tekulve
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.55
3.55
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.242
0.242
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.244
0.244
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5948
27
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 9 Innings
4310
27
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1982.2
9
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 9 Innings
1436.2
9
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1827
8.29
Kent Tekulve
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1305
8.18
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.29
8.29
Kent Tekulve
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.18
8.18
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
293
1.33
Kent Tekulve
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.39
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.33
1.33
Kent Tekulve
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.39
0.39
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Kent Tekulve
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.06
0.06
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
661
3
Kent Tekulve
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
491
3.08
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.16
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 9 Innings
179
1.12
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.08
3.08
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1681
7.63
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 9 Innings
779
4.88
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.63
7.63
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.88
4.88
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.72
4.72
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.74
0.74
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.181
1.181
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.884
0.884
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.26
Kent Tekulve
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.14
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.29
Kent Tekulve
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.11
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.13
Kent Tekulve
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8390
38.09
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 9 Innings
6001
37.59
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.02
Kent Tekulve
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
638
4
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
974
4.42
Kent Tekulve
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
526
3.3
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.42
4.42
Kent Tekulve
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
0.31
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
0.58
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.21
Kent Tekulve
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
0.27
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
105
0.48
Kent Tekulve
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
1.01
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.255
1.255
Kent Tekulve
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.25
1.25
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7551
34.28
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 9 Innings
5358
33.57
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.74
2.74
Kent Tekulve
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.5
0.5
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.275
0.275
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.275
0.275
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.09
38.09
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.59
37.59

Fielding Stats for Ted Lilly and Kent Tekulve

Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
15
Kent Tekulve
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
356
1.62
Kent Tekulve
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1051
6.58
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
1.5
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5948
27
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 9 Innings
4311
27
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1982.2
9
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 9 Innings
1437
9
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
0.3
Kent Tekulve
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93
0.58
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
214
0.97
Kent Tekulve
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
327
2.05
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.08
Kent Tekulve
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.08
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
298
1.35
Kent Tekulve
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
433
2.71
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
281
1.28
Kent Tekulve
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
420
2.63
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.3
94.3
Kent Tekulve
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
97
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.789
0.789
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.98
92.98
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.02
Kent Tekulve
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.11
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ted Lilly and Kent Tekulve

Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
15
15
Kent Tekulve
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
357
545.04
Kent Tekulve
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1050
4772.73
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
393
600
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 600 PA
132
600
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
347
529.77
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 600 PAverified
121
550
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.101
0.101
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.332
0.332
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 600 PA
0.258
0.258
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
53.44
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 600 PA
10
45.45
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
42.75
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
45.45
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
9.16
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.53
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
10.69
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.28
8.07
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 600 PA
1.12
5.11
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
65.65
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 600 PA
10
45.45
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
44
67.18
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
72.73
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.124
0.124
Kent Tekulve
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.126
0.126
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.124
0.124
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.248
0.248
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 600 PA
0.209
0.209
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.023
0.023
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.087
0.087
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.177
0.177
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
15.27
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
36.36
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
25.95
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 600 PA
2
9.09
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
41.22
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
45.45
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-8.04
-12.27
Kent Tekulve
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-4.22
-19.17
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.53
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
12.21
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
27.27
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
149
227.48
Kent Tekulve
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
61
277.27
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.64
2.64
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 600 PA
2.16
2.16
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
0.05
Kent Tekulve
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
56.49
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 600 PA
5
22.73
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.05
Kent Tekulve
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
4.55
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
4.58
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.05
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
7.63
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
60
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 600 PA