Harry Betts vs. Rich Hill — Career Comparison

Harry Betts
Pre-GenerationalOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Rich Hill
Gen XMassachusettsThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Rich Hill built a career as a starting pitcher and Harry Betts 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 8.03 and 1.622 for Harry Betts. By the career numbers, Rich Hill had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Harry Betts and Rich Hill

Harry Betts
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
21
Harry Betts
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.46
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
388
2.46
Harry Betts
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.73
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
250
1.59
Harry Betts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
0.57
Harry Betts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.73
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
0.48
Harry Betts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.22
54.22
Harry Betts
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.43
64.43
Harry Betts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.73
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.03
Harry Betts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Harry Betts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Betts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
8.03
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
633
4.02
Harry Betts
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.03
8.03
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.02
4.02
Harry Betts
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.3
5.3
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.72
3.72
Harry Betts
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.35
5.35
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.94
3.94
Harry Betts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.267
0.267
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.234
0.234
Harry Betts
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
27
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4254
27
Harry Betts
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.1
9
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1418
9
Harry Betts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
8.76
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1240
7.87
Harry Betts
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.76
8.76
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.87
7.87
Harry Betts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
177
1.12
Harry Betts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.12
1.12
Harry Betts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.46
0.46
Harry Betts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
5.84
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
551
3.5
Harry Betts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.13
Harry Betts
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.84
5.84
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.5
3.5
Harry Betts
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.46
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1432
9.09
Harry Betts
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.46
1.46
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.09
9.09
Harry Betts
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.69
3.69
Harry Betts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.811
0.811
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.398
1.398
Harry Betts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.15
Harry Betts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
2.19
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
0.51
Harry Betts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.06
Harry Betts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
40.86
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5997
38.06
Harry Betts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.73
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.11
Harry Betts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
8.03
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
681
4.32
Harry Betts
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.03
8.03
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.32
4.32
Harry Betts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.25
Harry Betts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.2
Harry Betts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
0.62
Harry Betts
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.622
1.622
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.263
1.263
Harry Betts
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
32.84
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5295
33.61
Harry Betts
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.5
5.5
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.76
1.76
Harry Betts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.279
0.279
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.288
0.288
Harry Betts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.86
40.86
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.06
38.06

Fielding Stats for Harry Betts and Rich Hill

Harry Betts
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
21
Harry Betts
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
388
2.46
Harry Betts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
250
1.59
Harry Betts
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
27
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4254
27
Harry Betts
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1418
9
Harry Betts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
0.23
Harry Betts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
147
0.93
Harry Betts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.1
Harry Betts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
200
1.27
Harry Betts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
184
1.17
Harry Betts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
92
Harry Betts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.474
0.474
Harry Betts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.43
64.43
Harry Betts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.04
Harry Betts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Betts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Betts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Betts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Harry Betts and Rich Hill

Harry Betts
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
21
Harry Betts
Career
Per 600 PA
2
300
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
389
851.82
Harry Betts
Career
Per 600 PA
4
600
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
274
600
Harry Betts
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
600
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
256
560.58
Harry Betts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.113
0.113
Harry Betts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.305
0.305
Harry Betts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
63.5
Harry Betts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
52.55
Harry Betts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
10.95
Harry Betts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Hill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Betts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Hill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Betts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
10.95
Harry Betts
Career
Per 600 PA
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.172
0.172
Harry Betts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Hill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Betts
Career
Per 600 PA
Rich Hill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Betts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.89
8.51
Harry Betts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
74.45
Harry Betts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
74.45
Harry Betts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Harry Betts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.133
0.133
Harry Betts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.263
0.263
Harry Betts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.02
0.02
Harry Betts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.092
0.092
Harry Betts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.169
0.169
Harry Betts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.199
0.199
Harry Betts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
8.76
Harry Betts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
28.47
Harry Betts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
37.23
Harry Betts
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.4
-60
Rich Hill
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-5.73
-12.55
Harry Betts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.38
Harry Betts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
6.57
Harry Betts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Hill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Betts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Rich Hill
Career
Per 600 PA
111
243.07
Harry Betts
Career
Per 600 PA
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.47
2.47
Harry Betts
Career
Per 600 PA
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.03
0.03
Harry Betts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
26.28
Harry Betts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.19
Harry Betts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Rich Hill
Career
Per 600 PA
4
8.76
Harry Betts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Hill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Betts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Hill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Betts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Hill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Betts
Career
Per 600 PA
Rich Hill
Career
Per 600 PA