Jake Buchanan vs. Rich Hill — Career Comparison

Jake Buchanan
MillenialNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Rich Hill
Gen XMassachusettsThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Rich Hill built a career as a starting pitcher and Jake Buchanan 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 4.73 and 1.546 for Jake Buchanan. 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 Buchanan and Rich Hill

Jake Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
21
Jake Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
4.04
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
388
2.46
Jake Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.42
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
250
1.59
Jake Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.28
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
0.57
Jake Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.42
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
0.48
Jake Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
40
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.22
54.22
Jake Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.34
10.34
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.43
64.43
Jake Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.03
Jake Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Jake Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
4.73
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
633
4.02
Jake Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.73
4.73
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.02
4.02
Jake Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.72
3.72
Jake Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.73
4.73
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.94
3.94
Jake Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.289
0.289
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.234
0.234
Jake Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
194
27
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4254
27
Jake Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
64.2
9
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1418
9
Jake Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
73
10.16
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1240
7.87
Jake Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.16
10.16
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.87
7.87
Jake Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.97
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
177
1.12
Jake Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.97
0.97
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.12
1.12
Jake Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.46
0.46
Jake Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
3.34
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
551
3.5
Jake Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.42
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.13
Jake Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.34
3.34
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.5
3.5
Jake Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
4.59
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1432
9.09
Jake Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.59
4.59
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.09
9.09
Jake Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.14
1.14
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.69
3.69
Jake Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.881
0.881
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.398
1.398
Jake Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.56
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.15
Jake Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.7
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
0.51
Jake Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.06
Jake Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
289
40.22
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5997
38.06
Jake Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
1.95
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.11
Jake Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
4.87
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
681
4.32
Jake Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.87
4.87
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.32
4.32
Jake Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.84
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.25
Jake Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.14
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.2
Jake Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.7
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
98
0.62
Jake Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.5
1.5
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.263
1.263
Jake Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
253
35.21
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5295
33.61
Jake Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.21
1.21
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.76
1.76
Jake Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.288
0.288
Jake Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.22
40.22
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.06
38.06

Fielding Stats for Jake Buchanan and Rich Hill

Jake Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
21
Jake Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
4.04
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
388
2.46
Jake Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.42
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
250
1.59
Jake Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
194
27
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4254
27
Jake Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
64.2
9
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1418
9
Jake Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.56
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
0.23
Jake Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.39
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
147
0.93
Jake Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.28
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.1
Jake Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
2.23
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
200
1.27
Jake Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
1.95
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
184
1.17
Jake Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.5
87.5
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
92
Jake Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.483
0.483
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.474
0.474
Jake Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.34
10.34
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.43
64.43
Jake Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.14
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.04
Jake Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jake Buchanan and Rich Hill

Jake Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
21
Jake Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
29
3480
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
389
851.82
Jake Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PA
5
600
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
274
600
Jake Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PA
4
480
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
256
560.58
Jake Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Rich Hill
Career
Per 600 PA
0.113
0.113
Jake Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.7
0.7
Rich Hill
Career
Per 600 PA
0.305
0.305
Jake Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
63.5
Jake Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
52.55
Jake Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
10.95
Jake Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Hill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Hill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
10.95
Jake Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.172
0.172
Jake Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Hill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Hill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
59.55
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3.89
8.51
Jake Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
34
74.45
Jake Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
240
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
34
74.45
Jake Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Rich Hill
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Jake Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Rich Hill
Career
Per 600 PA
0.133
0.133
Jake Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.65
0.65
Rich Hill
Career
Per 600 PA
0.263
0.263
Jake Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.02
0.02
Jake Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.243
0.243
Rich Hill
Career
Per 600 PA
0.092
0.092
Jake Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Rich Hill
Career
Per 600 PA
0.169
0.169
Jake Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Rich Hill
Career
Per 600 PA
0.199
0.199
Jake Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
8.76
Jake Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
28.47
Jake Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
240
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
37.23
Jake Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.62
74.51
Rich Hill
Career
Per 600 PA
-5.73
-12.55
Jake Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.38
Jake Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
6.57
Jake Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Hill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
240
Rich Hill
Career
Per 600 PA
111
243.07
Jake Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.5
2.5
Rich Hill
Career
Per 600 PA
2.47
2.47
Jake Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Rich Hill
Career
Per 600 PA
0.03
0.03
Jake Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
26.28
Jake Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.19
Jake Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Rich Hill
Career
Per 600 PA
4
8.76
Jake Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Hill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Hill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Hill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PA
Rich Hill
Career
Per 600 PA