Jason Boyd vs. Rich Hill — Career Comparison

Jason Boyd
Gen XIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Rich Hill
Gen XMassachusettsThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Rich Hill built a career as a starting pitcher and Jason Boyd 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 5.74 and 1.575 for Jason Boyd. By the career numbers, Rich Hill had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jason Boyd and Rich Hill

Jason Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
21
Jason Boyd
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
7.63
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
388
2.46
Jason Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
250
1.59
Jason Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.34
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
0.57
Jason Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.14
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
0.48
Jason Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71.43
71.43
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
54.22
54.22
Jason Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.43
64.43
Jason Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.03
Jason Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Jason Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
85
5.74
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
633
4.02
Jason Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.74
5.74
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.02
4.02
Jason Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.76
4.76
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.72
3.72
Jason Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.97
4.97
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.94
3.94
Jason Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.255
0.255
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.234
0.234
Jason Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
400
27
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4254
27
Jason Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
133.1
9
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1418
9
Jason Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
128
8.64
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1240
7.87
Jason Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.64
8.64
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.87
7.87
Jason Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
1.08
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
177
1.12
Jason Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.08
1.08
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.12
1.12
Jason Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.46
0.46
Jason Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
75
5.06
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
551
3.5
Jason Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.47
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.13
Jason Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.06
5.06
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.5
3.5
Jason Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
97
6.55
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1432
9.09
Jason Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.55
6.55
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.09
9.09
Jason Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.86
0.86
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.69
3.69
Jason Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.29
1.29
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.398
1.398
Jason Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.47
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.15
Jason Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.54
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
0.51
Jason Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.06
Jason Boyd
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
601
40.57
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5997
38.06
Jason Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
2.3
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.11
Jason Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
93
6.28
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
681
4.32
Jason Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.28
6.28
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.32
4.32
Jason Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.61
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.25
Jason Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.41
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.2
Jason Boyd
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
1.08
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
98
0.62
Jason Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.523
1.523
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.263
1.263
Jason Boyd
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
503
33.95
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5295
33.61
Jason Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.82
0.82
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.76
1.76
Jason Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.287
0.287
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.288
0.288
Jason Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.57
40.57
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.06
38.06

Fielding Stats for Jason Boyd and Rich Hill

Jason Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
21
Jason Boyd
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
7.63
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
388
2.46
Jason Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
250
1.59
Jason Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
400
27
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4254
27
Jason Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
133.1
9
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1418
9
Jason Boyd
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.54
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
0.23
Jason Boyd
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
1.82
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
147
0.93
Jason Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.2
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.1
Jason Boyd
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
2.57
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
200
1.27
Jason Boyd
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
2.36
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
184
1.17
Jason Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.11
92.11
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
92
Jason Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.474
0.474
Jason Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.43
64.43
Jason Boyd
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.04
Jason Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jason Boyd and Rich Hill

Jason Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
21
Jason Boyd
Career
Per 600 PAverified
113
67800
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
389
851.82
Jason Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
274
600
Jason Boyd
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
256
560.58
Jason Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.113
0.113
Jason Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.305
0.305
Jason Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
63.5
Jason Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
52.55
Jason Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
10.95
Jason Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Hill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Hill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
10.95
Jason Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.172
0.172
Jason Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Hill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
Rich Hill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.89
8.51
Jason Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
74.45
Jason Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
74.45
Jason Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Jason Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.133
0.133
Jason Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.263
0.263
Jason Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.02
0.02
Jason Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.092
0.092
Jason Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.169
0.169
Jason Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.199
0.199
Jason Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
8.76
Jason Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
28.47
Jason Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
37.23
Jason Boyd
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.11
-66.4
Rich Hill
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-5.73
-12.55
Jason Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.38
Jason Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
6.57
Jason Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Hill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Boyd
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
600
Rich Hill
Career
Per 600 PAverified
111
243.07
Jason Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.47
2.47
Jason Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.03
0.03
Jason Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
26.28
Jason Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.19
Jason Boyd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Rich Hill
Career
Per 600 PA
4
8.76
Jason Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Hill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Hill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Hill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
Rich Hill
Career
Per 600 PA