Ace Adams vs. Rich Hill — Career Comparison

Ace Adams
Greatest GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York GiantsNational LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star
Rich Hill
Gen XMassachusettsThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Rich Hill built a career as a starting pitcher and Ace Adams as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Ace Adams posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.47 and WHIP 1.384 compared to 4.02 and 1.278 for Rich Hill. By the career numbers, Ace Adams had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ace Adams and Rich Hill

Ace Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
21
Ace Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
302
4.92
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
388
2.46
Ace Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.11
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
250
1.59
Ace Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.67
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
90
0.57
Ace Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
0.54
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
0.48
Ace Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.41
55.41
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
54.22
54.22
Ace Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.32
2.32
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.43
64.43
Ace Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.03
Ace Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Ace Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.8
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ace Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
213
3.47
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
633
4.02
Ace Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.47
3.47
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.02
4.02
Ace Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.66
3.66
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.72
3.72
Ace Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.25
4.25
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.94
3.94
Ace Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.252
0.252
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.234
0.234
Ace Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1658
27
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4254
27
Ace Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
552.2
9
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1418
9
Ace Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
541
8.81
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1240
7.87
Ace Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.81
8.81
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.87
7.87
Ace Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.42
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
177
1.12
Ace Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.42
0.42
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.12
1.12
Ace Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.46
0.46
Ace Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
224
3.65
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
551
3.5
Ace Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.13
Ace Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.65
3.65
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.5
3.5
Ace Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
171
2.78
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1432
9.09
Ace Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.78
2.78
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.09
9.09
Ace Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.57
0.57
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.69
3.69
Ace Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.715
0.715
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.398
1.398
Ace Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.24
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.15
Ace Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.13
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
0.51
Ace Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.06
Ace Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2379
38.74
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5997
38.06
Ace Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
218
3.55
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.11
Ace Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
247
4.02
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
681
4.32
Ace Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.02
4.02
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.32
4.32
Ace Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.25
Ace Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.2
Ace Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
0.62
Ace Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.384
1.384
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.263
1.263
Ace Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2147
34.96
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5295
33.61
Ace Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.82
0.82
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.76
1.76
Ace Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.264
0.264
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.288
0.288
Ace Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.74
38.74
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.06
38.06

Fielding Stats for Ace Adams and Rich Hill

Ace Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
21
Ace Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
302
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
388
2.46
Ace Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
250
1.59
Ace Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4254
27
Ace Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1418
9
Ace Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.23
Ace Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
108
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
147
0.93
Ace Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.1
Ace Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
127
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
200
1.27
Ace Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
122
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
184
1.17
Ace Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96.06
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
92
Ace Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.404
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.474
0.474
Ace Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.43
64.43
Ace Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.04
Ace Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ace Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ace Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ace Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ace Adams and Rich Hill

Ace Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
21
Ace Adams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
302
1603.54
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
389
851.82
Ace Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
113
600
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
274
600
Ace Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
99
525.66
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
256
560.58
Ace Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.121
0.121
Rich Hill
Career
Per 600 PA
0.113
0.113
Ace Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.363
0.363
Rich Hill
Career
Per 600 PA
0.305
0.305
Ace Adams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
63.72
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
63.5
Ace Adams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
63.72
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
52.55
Ace Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
10.95
Ace Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Hill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ace Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Hill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ace Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
10.95
Ace Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.172
0.172
Ace Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Hill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ace Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Hill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ace Adams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.69
8.99
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3.89
8.51
Ace Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
12
63.72
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
74.45
Ace Adams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
95.58
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
34
74.45
Ace Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.171
0.171
Rich Hill
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Ace Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.121
0.121
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.133
0.133
Ace Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.293
0.293
Rich Hill
Career
Per 600 PA
0.263
0.263
Ace Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.02
0.02
Ace Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.107
0.107
Rich Hill
Career
Per 600 PA
0.092
0.092
Ace Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.202
0.202
Rich Hill
Career
Per 600 PA
0.169
0.169
Ace Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.141
0.141
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.199
0.199
Ace Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
47.79
Rich Hill
Career
Per 600 PA
4
8.76
Ace Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
2
10.62
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
28.47
Ace Adams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
58.41
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
37.23
Ace Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.29
-1.52
Rich Hill
Career
Per 600 PA
-5.73
-12.55
Ace Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.38
Ace Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
31.86
Rich Hill
Career
Per 600 PA
3
6.57
Ace Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Hill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ace Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
74.34
Rich Hill
Career
Per 600 PA
111
243.07
Ace Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.07
8.07
Rich Hill
Career
Per 600 PA
2.47
2.47
Ace Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.43
0.43
Rich Hill
Career
Per 600 PA
0.03
0.03
Ace Adams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
42.48
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
26.28
Ace Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.19
Ace Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
10.62
Rich Hill
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
8.76
Ace Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Hill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ace Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Hill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ace Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Hill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ace Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
Rich Hill
Career
Per 600 PA