Jess Buckles vs. Rich Hill — Career Comparison

Jess Buckles
Lost GenerationCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Rich Hill
Gen XMassachusettsThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Rich Hill built a career as a starting pitcher and Jess Buckles as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Jess Buckles posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.25 and WHIP 1.000 compared to 4.02 and 1.278 for Rich Hill. By the career numbers, Jess Buckles had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jess Buckles and Rich Hill

Jess Buckles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
21
Jess Buckles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
4.5
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
388
2.46
Jess Buckles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
250
1.59
Jess Buckles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
0.57
Jess Buckles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
0.48
Jess Buckles
Career
Per 9 Innings
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.22
54.22
Jess Buckles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.43
64.43
Jess Buckles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.03
Jess Buckles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Jess Buckles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jess Buckles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
2.25
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
633
4.02
Jess Buckles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.25
2.25
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.02
4.02
Jess Buckles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.51
1.51
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.72
3.72
Jess Buckles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.75
2.75
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.94
3.94
Jess Buckles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.188
0.188
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.234
0.234
Jess Buckles
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
27
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4254
27
Jess Buckles
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
9
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1418
9
Jess Buckles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
6.75
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
1240
7.87
Jess Buckles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.75
6.75
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.87
7.87
Jess Buckles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
177
1.12
Jess Buckles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.12
1.12
Jess Buckles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.46
0.46
Jess Buckles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
2.25
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
551
3.5
Jess Buckles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.13
Jess Buckles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.25
2.25
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.5
3.5
Jess Buckles
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
4.5
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1432
9.09
Jess Buckles
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.09
9.09
Jess Buckles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.69
3.69
Jess Buckles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.75
0.75
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.398
1.398
Jess Buckles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.15
Jess Buckles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
0.51
Jess Buckles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.06
Jess Buckles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
38.25
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5997
38.06
Jess Buckles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
2.25
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.11
Jess Buckles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
4.5
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
681
4.32
Jess Buckles
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.32
4.32
Jess Buckles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.25
Jess Buckles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.2
Jess Buckles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
0.62
Jess Buckles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.263
1.263
Jess Buckles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
36
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5295
33.61
Jess Buckles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.76
1.76
Jess Buckles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.214
0.214
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.288
0.288
Jess Buckles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.25
38.25
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.06
38.06

Fielding Stats for Jess Buckles and Rich Hill

Jess Buckles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
21
Jess Buckles
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
388
2.46
Jess Buckles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
250
1.59
Jess Buckles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4254
27
Jess Buckles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1418
9
Jess Buckles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.23
Jess Buckles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
147
0.93
Jess Buckles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.1
Jess Buckles
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
200
1.27
Jess Buckles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
184
1.17
Jess Buckles
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
92
Jess Buckles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.5
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.474
0.474
Jess Buckles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.43
64.43
Jess Buckles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.04
Jess Buckles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jess Buckles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jess Buckles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jess Buckles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jess Buckles and Rich Hill

Jess Buckles
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
21
Jess Buckles
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
1200
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
389
851.82
Jess Buckles
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
274
600
Jess Buckles
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
256
560.58
Jess Buckles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.113
0.113
Jess Buckles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.305
0.305
Jess Buckles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
63.5
Jess Buckles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
52.55
Jess Buckles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
10.95
Jess Buckles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Hill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jess Buckles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Hill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jess Buckles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
10.95
Jess Buckles
Career
Per 600 PA
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.172
0.172
Jess Buckles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Hill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jess Buckles
Career
Per 600 PA
Rich Hill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jess Buckles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.89
8.51
Jess Buckles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
74.45
Jess Buckles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
74.45
Jess Buckles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Jess Buckles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.133
0.133
Jess Buckles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.263
0.263
Jess Buckles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.02
0.02
Jess Buckles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.092
0.092
Jess Buckles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.169
0.169
Jess Buckles
Career
Per 600 PA
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.199
0.199
Jess Buckles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
8.76
Jess Buckles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
28.47
Jess Buckles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
37.23
Jess Buckles
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.11
-66.4
Rich Hill
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-5.73
-12.55
Jess Buckles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.38
Jess Buckles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
6.57
Jess Buckles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Hill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jess Buckles
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
600
Rich Hill
Career
Per 600 PAverified
111
243.07
Jess Buckles
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.47
2.47
Jess Buckles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.03
0.03
Jess Buckles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
26.28
Jess Buckles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.19
Jess Buckles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Rich Hill
Career
Per 600 PA
4
8.76
Jess Buckles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Hill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jess Buckles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Hill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jess Buckles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Hill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jess Buckles
Career
Per 600 PA
Rich Hill
Career
Per 600 PA