Jake Brentz vs. Rich Hill — Career Comparison

Jake Brentz
MillenialMissouriThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Rich Hill
Gen XMassachusettsThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Rich Hill built a career as a starting pitcher and Jake Brentz 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 5.19 and 1.500 for Jake Brentz. By the career numbers, Rich Hill had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jake Brentz and Rich Hill

Jake Brentz
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
21
Jake Brentz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
10.38
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
388
2.46
Jake Brentz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
250
1.59
Jake Brentz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.65
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
90
0.57
Jake Brentz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.65
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
0.48
Jake Brentz
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.22
54.22
Jake Brentz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.43
64.43
Jake Brentz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.03
Jake Brentz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Jake Brentz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.26
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Brentz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
5.19
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
633
4.02
Jake Brentz
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.19
5.19
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.02
4.02
Jake Brentz
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.49
4.49
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.72
3.72
Jake Brentz
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.38
4.38
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.94
3.94
Jake Brentz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.219
0.219
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.234
0.234
Jake Brentz
Career
Per 9 Innings
208
27
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4254
27
Jake Brentz
Career
Per 9 Innings
69.1
9
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1418
9
Jake Brentz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
7.27
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
1240
7.87
Jake Brentz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.27
7.27
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.87
7.87
Jake Brentz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.04
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
177
1.12
Jake Brentz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.04
1.04
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.12
1.12
Jake Brentz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.46
0.46
Jake Brentz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
47
6.1
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
551
3.5
Jake Brentz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.13
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.13
Jake Brentz
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.1
6.1
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.5
3.5
Jake Brentz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
11.03
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1432
9.09
Jake Brentz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11.03
11.03
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.09
9.09
Jake Brentz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.06
1.06
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.69
3.69
Jake Brentz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.904
1.904
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.398
1.398
Jake Brentz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
1.3
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.15
Jake Brentz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.91
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
0.51
Jake Brentz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.26
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.06
Jake Brentz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
316
41.02
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5997
38.06
Jake Brentz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.43
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.11
Jake Brentz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
47
6.1
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
681
4.32
Jake Brentz
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.1
6.1
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.32
4.32
Jake Brentz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.39
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.25
Jake Brentz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.39
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.2
Jake Brentz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.78
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
98
0.62
Jake Brentz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.486
1.486
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.263
1.263
Jake Brentz
Career
Per 9 Innings
256
33.23
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5295
33.61
Jake Brentz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.59
0.59
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.76
1.76
Jake Brentz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.295
0.295
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.288
0.288
Jake Brentz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.02
41.02
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.06
38.06

Fielding Stats for Jake Brentz and Rich Hill

Jake Brentz
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
21
Jake Brentz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
10.38
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
388
2.46
Jake Brentz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
250
1.59
Jake Brentz
Career
Per 9 Innings
208
27
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4254
27
Jake Brentz
Career
Per 9 Innings
69.1
9
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1418
9
Jake Brentz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.13
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.23
Jake Brentz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.04
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
147
0.93
Jake Brentz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.1
Jake Brentz
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
1.17
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
200
1.27
Jake Brentz
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
1.17
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
184
1.17
Jake Brentz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
92
Jake Brentz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.113
0.113
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.474
0.474
Jake Brentz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.43
64.43
Jake Brentz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.04
Jake Brentz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Brentz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Brentz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Brentz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jake Brentz and Rich Hill

Jake Brentz
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
21
Jake Brentz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
80
48000
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
389
851.82
Jake Brentz
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
274
600
Jake Brentz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
256
560.58
Jake Brentz
Career
Per 600 PA
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.113
0.113
Jake Brentz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.5
1.5
Rich Hill
Career
Per 600 PA
0.305
0.305
Jake Brentz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
63.5
Jake Brentz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
52.55
Jake Brentz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
10.95
Jake Brentz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Hill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Brentz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Hill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Brentz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
10.95
Jake Brentz
Career
Per 600 PA
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.172
0.172
Jake Brentz
Career
Per 600 PA
Rich Hill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Brentz
Career
Per 600 PA
Rich Hill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Brentz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3.89
8.51
Jake Brentz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
74.45
Jake Brentz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
34
74.45
Jake Brentz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Rich Hill
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Jake Brentz
Career
Per 600 PA
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.133
0.133
Jake Brentz
Career
Per 600 PA
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.263
0.263
Jake Brentz
Career
Per 600 PA
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.02
0.02
Jake Brentz
Career
Per 600 PA
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.092
0.092
Jake Brentz
Career
Per 600 PA
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.169
0.169
Jake Brentz
Career
Per 600 PA
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.199
0.199
Jake Brentz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
8.76
Jake Brentz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
28.47
Jake Brentz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
37.23
Jake Brentz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.34
205.73
Rich Hill
Career
Per 600 PA
-5.73
-12.55
Jake Brentz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.38
Jake Brentz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
6.57
Jake Brentz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Hill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Brentz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Rich Hill
Career
Per 600 PA
111
243.07
Jake Brentz
Career
Per 600 PA
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.47
2.47
Jake Brentz
Career
Per 600 PA
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.03
0.03
Jake Brentz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
26.28
Jake Brentz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.19
Jake Brentz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Rich Hill
Career
Per 600 PA
4
8.76
Jake Brentz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Hill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Brentz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Hill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Brentz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Hill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Brentz
Career
Per 600 PA
Rich Hill
Career
Per 600 PA