Ted Lilly vs. Ken Trinkle — Career Comparison

Ted Lilly
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Ken Trinkle
Greatest GenerationIndianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York GiantsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Ted Lilly built a career as a starting pitcher and Ken Trinkle as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Ken Trinkle posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.74 and WHIP 1.493 compared to 4.14 and 1.273 for Ted Lilly. By the career numbers, Ken Trinkle had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ted Lilly and Ken Trinkle

Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Ken Trinkle
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
356
1.62
Ken Trinkle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
216
4.47
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
1.5
Ken Trinkle
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.39
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
0.59
Ken Trinkle
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.43
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
0.51
Ken Trinkle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
0.6
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.5
53.5
Ken Trinkle
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
42
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.98
92.98
Ken Trinkle
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.8
8.8
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.02
Ken Trinkle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.06
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.01
Ken Trinkle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Trinkle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.43
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
913
4.14
Ken Trinkle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
181
3.74
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.14
4.14
Ken Trinkle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.74
3.74
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.78
3.78
Ken Trinkle
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.25
4.25
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.32
4.32
Ken Trinkle
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.59
4.59
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.242
0.242
Ken Trinkle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.262
0.262
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5948
27
Ken Trinkle
Career
Per 9 Innings
1306
27
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1982.2
9
Ken Trinkle
Career
Per 9 Innings
435.1
9
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1827
8.29
Ken Trinkle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
442
9.14
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.29
8.29
Ken Trinkle
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.14
9.14
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
293
1.33
Ken Trinkle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.48
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.33
1.33
Ken Trinkle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.48
0.48
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Ken Trinkle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
661
3
Ken Trinkle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
208
4.3
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.16
Ken Trinkle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Ken Trinkle
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.3
4.3
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1681
7.63
Ken Trinkle
Career
Per 9 Innings
130
2.69
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.63
7.63
Ken Trinkle
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.69
2.69
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.72
4.72
Ken Trinkle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.181
1.181
Ken Trinkle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.776
0.776
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.26
Ken Trinkle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.17
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.29
Ken Trinkle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.21
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.13
Ken Trinkle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8390
38.09
Ken Trinkle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1907
39.42
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.02
Ken Trinkle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
2.13
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
974
4.42
Ken Trinkle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
212
4.38
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.42
4.42
Ken Trinkle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.38
4.38
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
0.31
Ken Trinkle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.21
Ken Trinkle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
0.48
Ken Trinkle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.255
1.255
Ken Trinkle
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.493
1.493
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7551
34.28
Ken Trinkle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1689
34.92
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.74
2.74
Ken Trinkle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.98
0.98
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.275
0.275
Ken Trinkle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.09
38.09
Ken Trinkle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.43
39.43

Fielding Stats for Ted Lilly and Ken Trinkle

Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Ken Trinkle
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
356
1.62
Ken Trinkle
Career
Per 9 Innings
216
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
1.5
Ken Trinkle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5948
27
Ken Trinkle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1982.2
9
Ken Trinkle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
0.3
Ken Trinkle
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
214
0.97
Ken Trinkle
Career
Per 9 Innings
111
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.08
Ken Trinkle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
298
1.35
Ken Trinkle
Career
Per 9 Innings
140
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
281
1.28
Ken Trinkle
Career
Per 9 Innings
137
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.3
94.3
Ken Trinkle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.86
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.789
0.789
Ken Trinkle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.634
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.98
92.98
Ken Trinkle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.02
Ken Trinkle
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Trinkle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Trinkle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Trinkle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Trinkle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Ted Lilly and Ken Trinkle

Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Ken Trinkle
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
357
545.04
Ken Trinkle
Career
Per 600 PAverified
216
1440
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
393
600
Ken Trinkle
Career
Per 600 PA
90
600
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
347
529.77
Ken Trinkle
Career
Per 600 PAverified
80
533.33
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.101
0.101
Ken Trinkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.138
0.138
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.332
0.332
Ken Trinkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
35
53.44
Ken Trinkle
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
73.33
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
42.75
Ken Trinkle
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
73.33
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
9.16
Ken Trinkle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.53
Ken Trinkle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Trinkle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
10.69
Ken Trinkle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Ken Trinkle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Trinkle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Trinkle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5.28
8.07
Ken Trinkle
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.34
8.93
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
65.65
Ken Trinkle
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
73.33
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
44
67.18
Ken Trinkle
Career
Per 600 PAverified
19
126.67
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.124
0.124
Ken Trinkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.216
0.216
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.124
0.124
Ken Trinkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.138
0.138
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.248
0.248
Ken Trinkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.353
0.353
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.023
0.023
Ken Trinkle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.087
0.087
Ken Trinkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.132
0.132
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.174
0.174
Ken Trinkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.257
0.257
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.177
0.177
Ken Trinkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
15.27
Ken Trinkle
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
40
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
25.95
Ken Trinkle
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
26.67
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
41.22
Ken Trinkle
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
66.67
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
-8.04
-12.27
Ken Trinkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
1.96
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.53
Ken Trinkle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
8
12.21
Ken Trinkle
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
53.33
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Trinkle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
149
227.48
Ken Trinkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
126.67
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
2.64
2.64
Ken Trinkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.74
4.74
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
0.05
Ken Trinkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.42
0.42
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
56.49
Ken Trinkle
Career
Per 600 PA
2
13.33
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Trinkle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.05
Ken Trinkle
Career
Per 600 PA
5
33.33
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
4.58
Ken Trinkle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.05
Ken Trinkle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
7.63
Ken Trinkle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
60
Ken Trinkle
Career
Per 600 PA