Kevin Beirne vs. Rich Hill — Career Comparison

Kevin Beirne
Gen XTexasThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Rich Hill
Gen XMassachusettsThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Rich Hill built a career as a starting pitcher and Kevin Beirne 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 6.09 and 1.588 for Kevin Beirne. By the career numbers, Rich Hill had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Kevin Beirne and Rich Hill

Kevin Beirne
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
21
Kevin Beirne
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
4.83
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
388
2.46
Kevin Beirne
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.42
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
250
1.59
Kevin Beirne
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.32
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
0.57
Kevin Beirne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.32
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
0.48
Kevin Beirne
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.22
54.22
Kevin Beirne
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.7
8.7
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.43
64.43
Kevin Beirne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.03
Kevin Beirne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Kevin Beirne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Beirne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
6.09
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
633
4.02
Kevin Beirne
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.09
6.09
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.02
4.02
Kevin Beirne
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.39
5.39
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.72
3.72
Kevin Beirne
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.37
5.37
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.94
3.94
Kevin Beirne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.271
0.271
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.234
0.234
Kevin Beirne
Career
Per 9 Innings
257
27
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4254
27
Kevin Beirne
Career
Per 9 Innings
85.2
9
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1418
9
Kevin Beirne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
89
9.35
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1240
7.87
Kevin Beirne
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.35
9.35
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.87
7.87
Kevin Beirne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
1.47
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
177
1.12
Kevin Beirne
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.47
1.47
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.12
1.12
Kevin Beirne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.3
0.3
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.46
0.46
Kevin Beirne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
4.52
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
551
3.5
Kevin Beirne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.42
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.13
Kevin Beirne
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.52
4.52
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.5
3.5
Kevin Beirne
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
6.62
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1432
9.09
Kevin Beirne
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.62
6.62
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.09
9.09
Kevin Beirne
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.69
3.69
Kevin Beirne
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.237
1.237
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.398
1.398
Kevin Beirne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.53
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.15
Kevin Beirne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.63
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
0.51
Kevin Beirne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.06
Kevin Beirne
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
387
40.66
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5997
38.06
Kevin Beirne
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
1.58
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.11
Kevin Beirne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
62
6.51
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
681
4.32
Kevin Beirne
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.51
6.51
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.32
4.32
Kevin Beirne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.32
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.25
Kevin Beirne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.63
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.2
Kevin Beirne
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.53
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
0.62
Kevin Beirne
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.541
1.541
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.263
1.263
Kevin Beirne
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
329
34.56
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5295
33.61
Kevin Beirne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.35
1.35
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.76
1.76
Kevin Beirne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.298
0.298
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.288
0.288
Kevin Beirne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.66
40.66
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.06
38.06

Fielding Stats for Kevin Beirne and Rich Hill

Kevin Beirne
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
21
Kevin Beirne
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
4.83
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
388
2.46
Kevin Beirne
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.42
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
250
1.59
Kevin Beirne
Career
Per 9 Innings
257
27
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4254
27
Kevin Beirne
Career
Per 9 Innings
85.2
9
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1418
9
Kevin Beirne
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.42
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
0.23
Kevin Beirne
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.05
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
147
0.93
Kevin Beirne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.11
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.1
Kevin Beirne
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
1.58
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
200
1.27
Kevin Beirne
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
1.47
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
184
1.17
Kevin Beirne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.33
93.33
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
92
Kevin Beirne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.474
0.474
Kevin Beirne
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.7
8.7
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.43
64.43
Kevin Beirne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.04
Kevin Beirne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Beirne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Beirne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Beirne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Kevin Beirne and Rich Hill

Kevin Beirne
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
21
Kevin Beirne
Career
Per 600 PAverified
46
4600
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
389
851.82
Kevin Beirne
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
274
600
Kevin Beirne
Career
Per 600 PA
5
500
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
256
560.58
Kevin Beirne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Rich Hill
Career
Per 600 PA
0.113
0.113
Kevin Beirne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.833
0.833
Rich Hill
Career
Per 600 PA
0.305
0.305
Kevin Beirne
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
63.5
Kevin Beirne
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
52.55
Kevin Beirne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
10.95
Kevin Beirne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Hill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Beirne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Hill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Beirne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
10.95
Kevin Beirne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.172
0.172
Kevin Beirne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Hill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Beirne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Hill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Beirne
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.74
73.95
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3.89
8.51
Kevin Beirne
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
34
74.45
Kevin Beirne
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
34
74.45
Kevin Beirne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Rich Hill
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Kevin Beirne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Rich Hill
Career
Per 600 PA
0.133
0.133
Kevin Beirne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
0.8
Rich Hill
Career
Per 600 PA
0.263
0.263
Kevin Beirne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.02
0.02
Kevin Beirne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Rich Hill
Career
Per 600 PA
0.092
0.092
Kevin Beirne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Rich Hill
Career
Per 600 PA
0.169
0.169
Kevin Beirne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Rich Hill
Career
Per 600 PA
0.199
0.199
Kevin Beirne
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
8.76
Kevin Beirne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
28.47
Kevin Beirne
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
37.23
Kevin Beirne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.98
97.53
Rich Hill
Career
Per 600 PA
-5.73
-12.55
Kevin Beirne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.38
Kevin Beirne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
6.57
Kevin Beirne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Hill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Beirne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Rich Hill
Career
Per 600 PA
111
243.07
Kevin Beirne
Career
Per 600 PA
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.47
2.47
Kevin Beirne
Career
Per 600 PA
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.03
0.03
Kevin Beirne
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
26.28
Kevin Beirne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.19
Kevin Beirne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Rich Hill
Career
Per 600 PA
4
8.76
Kevin Beirne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Hill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Beirne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Hill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Beirne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Hill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Beirne
Career
Per 600 PA
Rich Hill
Career
Per 600 PA