Babe Birrer vs. Rich Hill — Career Comparison

Babe Birrer
Silent GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Rich Hill
Gen XMassachusettsThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Rich Hill built a career as a starting pitcher and Babe Birrer 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 4.36 and 1.446 for Babe Birrer. By the career numbers, Rich Hill had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Babe Birrer and Rich Hill

Babe Birrer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
21
Babe Birrer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
4.21
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
388
2.46
Babe Birrer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.23
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
250
1.59
Babe Birrer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.3
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
0.57
Babe Birrer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.23
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
0.48
Babe Birrer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.14
57.14
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
54.22
54.22
Babe Birrer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.36
5.36
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.43
64.43
Babe Birrer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.03
Babe Birrer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Babe Birrer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.3
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Babe Birrer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
4.36
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
633
4.02
Babe Birrer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.36
4.36
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.02
4.02
Babe Birrer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.12
4.12
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.72
3.72
Babe Birrer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.61
4.61
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.94
3.94
Babe Birrer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.269
0.269
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.234
0.234
Babe Birrer
Career
Per 9 Innings
359
27
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4254
27
Babe Birrer
Career
Per 9 Innings
119.2
9
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1418
9
Babe Birrer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
129
9.7
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1240
7.87
Babe Birrer
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.7
9.7
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.87
7.87
Babe Birrer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.98
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
177
1.12
Babe Birrer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.98
0.98
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.12
1.12
Babe Birrer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.23
0.23
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.46
0.46
Babe Birrer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
2.78
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
551
3.5
Babe Birrer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.53
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.13
Babe Birrer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.78
2.78
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.5
3.5
Babe Birrer
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
3.38
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1432
9.09
Babe Birrer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.38
3.38
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.09
9.09
Babe Birrer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.8
0.8
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.69
3.69
Babe Birrer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.685
0.685
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.398
1.398
Babe Birrer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.15
Babe Birrer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
0.51
Babe Birrer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.06
Babe Birrer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
518
38.96
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5997
38.06
Babe Birrer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
1.73
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.11
Babe Birrer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
4.81
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
681
4.32
Babe Birrer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.81
4.81
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.32
4.32
Babe Birrer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.25
Babe Birrer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.2
Babe Birrer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
0.62
Babe Birrer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.387
1.387
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.263
1.263
Babe Birrer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
480
36.1
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5295
33.61
Babe Birrer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.14
1.14
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.76
1.76
Babe Birrer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.288
0.288
Babe Birrer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.96
38.96
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.06
38.06

Fielding Stats for Babe Birrer and Rich Hill

Babe Birrer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
21
Babe Birrer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
4.21
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
388
2.46
Babe Birrer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.23
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
250
1.59
Babe Birrer
Career
Per 9 Innings
359
27
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4254
27
Babe Birrer
Career
Per 9 Innings
119.2
9
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1418
9
Babe Birrer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.6
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
0.23
Babe Birrer
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.68
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
147
0.93
Babe Birrer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.1
Babe Birrer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
1.28
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
200
1.27
Babe Birrer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
1.28
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
184
1.17
Babe Birrer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
92
Babe Birrer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.474
0.474
Babe Birrer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.36
5.36
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.43
64.43
Babe Birrer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.04
Babe Birrer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Babe Birrer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Babe Birrer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Babe Birrer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Babe Birrer and Rich Hill

Babe Birrer
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
21
Babe Birrer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
56
1120
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
389
851.82
Babe Birrer
Career
Per 600 PA
30
600
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
274
600
Babe Birrer
Career
Per 600 PA
27
540
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
256
560.58
Babe Birrer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.259
0.259
Rich Hill
Career
Per 600 PA
0.113
0.113
Babe Birrer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.883
0.883
Rich Hill
Career
Per 600 PA
0.305
0.305
Babe Birrer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
140
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
63.5
Babe Birrer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
60
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
52.55
Babe Birrer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
40
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
10.95
Babe Birrer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Hill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Babe Birrer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
40
Rich Hill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Babe Birrer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
80
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
10.95
Babe Birrer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.571
0.571
Rich Hill
Career
Per 600 PA
0.172
0.172
Babe Birrer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.074
0.074
Rich Hill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Babe Birrer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Rich Hill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Babe Birrer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.79
95.72
Rich Hill
Career
Per 600 PA
3.89
8.51
Babe Birrer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
300
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
34
74.45
Babe Birrer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
200
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
34
74.45
Babe Birrer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Rich Hill
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Babe Birrer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.556
0.556
Rich Hill
Career
Per 600 PA
0.133
0.133
Babe Birrer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.889
0.889
Rich Hill
Career
Per 600 PA
0.263
0.263
Babe Birrer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.296
0.296
Rich Hill
Career
Per 600 PA
0.02
0.02
Babe Birrer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.289
0.289
Rich Hill
Career
Per 600 PA
0.092
0.092
Babe Birrer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.857
0.857
Rich Hill
Career
Per 600 PA
0.169
0.169
Babe Birrer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.263
0.263
Rich Hill
Career
Per 600 PA
0.199
0.199
Babe Birrer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
60
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
8.76
Babe Birrer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
120
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
28.47
Babe Birrer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
140
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
37.23
Babe Birrer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.57
91.32
Rich Hill
Career
Per 600 PA
-5.73
-12.55
Babe Birrer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.38
Babe Birrer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
60
Rich Hill
Career
Per 600 PA
3
6.57
Babe Birrer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Hill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Babe Birrer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
120
Rich Hill
Career
Per 600 PA
111
243.07
Babe Birrer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Rich Hill
Career
Per 600 PA
2.47
2.47
Babe Birrer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Rich Hill
Career
Per 600 PA
0.03
0.03
Babe Birrer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
26.28
Babe Birrer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.19
Babe Birrer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
20
Rich Hill
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
8.76
Babe Birrer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Hill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Babe Birrer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Hill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Babe Birrer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Hill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Babe Birrer
Career
Per 600 PA
Rich Hill
Career
Per 600 PA