Loren Bain vs. Rich Hill — Career Comparison

Loren Bain
Greatest GenerationMinnesotaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York GiantsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Rich Hill
Gen XMassachusettsThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Rich Hill built a career as a starting pitcher and Loren Bain as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Rich Hill posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.02 and WHIP 1.278 compared to 7.88 and 1.750 for Loren Bain. By the career numbers, Rich Hill had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Loren Bain and Rich Hill

Loren Bain
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
21
Loren Bain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3.38
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
388
2.46
Loren Bain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
250
1.59
Loren Bain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
0.57
Loren Bain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
0.48
Loren Bain
Career
Per 9 Innings
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.22
54.22
Loren Bain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.43
64.43
Loren Bain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.03
Loren Bain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Loren Bain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Loren Bain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
7.88
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
633
4.02
Loren Bain
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.88
7.88
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.02
4.02
Loren Bain
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.73
6.73
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.72
3.72
Loren Bain
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.25
6.25
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.94
3.94
Loren Bain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.303
0.303
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.234
0.234
Loren Bain
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
27
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4254
27
Loren Bain
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
9
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1418
9
Loren Bain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
11.25
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1240
7.87
Loren Bain
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.25
11.25
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.87
7.87
Loren Bain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.13
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
177
1.12
Loren Bain
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.13
1.13
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.12
1.12
Loren Bain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.33
0.33
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.46
0.46
Loren Bain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
4.5
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
551
3.5
Loren Bain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.13
Loren Bain
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.5
3.5
Loren Bain
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.13
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1432
9.09
Loren Bain
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.13
1.13
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.09
9.09
Loren Bain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.69
3.69
Loren Bain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.625
0.625
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.398
1.398
Loren Bain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.15
Loren Bain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.13
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
0.51
Loren Bain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.06
Loren Bain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
42.75
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5997
38.06
Loren Bain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.13
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.11
Loren Bain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
7.88
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
681
4.32
Loren Bain
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.88
7.88
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.32
4.32
Loren Bain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.25
Loren Bain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.2
Loren Bain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
0.62
Loren Bain
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.75
1.75
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.263
1.263
Loren Bain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
37.13
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5295
33.61
Loren Bain
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.33
2.33
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.76
1.76
Loren Bain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.288
0.288
Loren Bain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.75
42.75
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.06
38.06

Fielding Stats for Loren Bain and Rich Hill

Loren Bain
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
21
Loren Bain
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
388
2.46
Loren Bain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
250
1.59
Loren Bain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4254
27
Loren Bain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1418
9
Loren Bain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.23
Loren Bain
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
147
0.93
Loren Bain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.1
Loren Bain
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
200
1.27
Loren Bain
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
184
1.17
Loren Bain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
92
Loren Bain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.474
0.474
Loren Bain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.43
64.43
Loren Bain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.04
Loren Bain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Loren Bain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Loren Bain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Loren Bain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Loren Bain and Rich Hill

Loren Bain
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
21
Loren Bain
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
389
851.82
Loren Bain
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
274
600
Loren Bain
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
600
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
256
560.58
Loren Bain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Rich Hill
Career
Per 600 PA
0.113
0.113
Loren Bain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Rich Hill
Career
Per 600 PA
0.305
0.305
Loren Bain
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
63.5
Loren Bain
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
52.55
Loren Bain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
10.95
Loren Bain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Hill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Loren Bain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Hill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Loren Bain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
10.95
Loren Bain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.172
0.172
Loren Bain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Hill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Loren Bain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Hill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Loren Bain
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
61.11
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3.89
8.51
Loren Bain
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
34
74.45
Loren Bain
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
34
74.45
Loren Bain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Rich Hill
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Loren Bain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Rich Hill
Career
Per 600 PA
0.133
0.133
Loren Bain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Rich Hill
Career
Per 600 PA
0.263
0.263
Loren Bain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.02
0.02
Loren Bain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Rich Hill
Career
Per 600 PA
0.092
0.092
Loren Bain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Rich Hill
Career
Per 600 PA
0.169
0.169
Loren Bain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Rich Hill
Career
Per 600 PA
0.199
0.199
Loren Bain
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
8.76
Loren Bain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
28.47
Loren Bain
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
37.23
Loren Bain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.41
82.59
Rich Hill
Career
Per 600 PA
-5.73
-12.55
Loren Bain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.38
Loren Bain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
6.57
Loren Bain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Hill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Loren Bain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Rich Hill
Career
Per 600 PA
111
243.07
Loren Bain
Career
Per 600 PA
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.47
2.47
Loren Bain
Career
Per 600 PA
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.03
0.03
Loren Bain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
26.28
Loren Bain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.19
Loren Bain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Rich Hill
Career
Per 600 PA
4
8.76
Loren Bain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Hill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Loren Bain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Hill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Loren Bain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Hill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Loren Bain
Career
Per 600 PA
Rich Hill
Career
Per 600 PA