Jim Burton vs. Rich Hill — Career Comparison

Jim Burton
Baby BoomersMichiganThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Rich Hill
Gen XMassachusettsThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Rich Hill built a career as a starting pitcher and Jim Burton as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Jim Burton posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.75 and WHIP 1.473 compared to 4.02 and 1.278 for Rich Hill. By the career numbers, Jim Burton had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jim Burton and Rich Hill

Jim Burton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
21
Jim Burton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
4.85
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
388
2.46
Jim Burton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.65
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
250
1.59
Jim Burton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.16
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
0.57
Jim Burton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.32
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
0.48
Jim Burton
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.22
54.22
Jim Burton
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.33
13.33
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.43
64.43
Jim Burton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.03
Jim Burton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Jim Burton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.16
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Burton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
2.75
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
633
4.02
Jim Burton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.75
2.75
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.02
4.02
Jim Burton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.32
4.32
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.72
3.72
Jim Burton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.94
3.94
Jim Burton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.234
0.234
Jim Burton
Career
Per 9 Innings
167
27
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4254
27
Jim Burton
Career
Per 9 Innings
55.2
9
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1418
9
Jim Burton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
60
9.7
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1240
7.87
Jim Burton
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.7
9.7
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.87
7.87
Jim Burton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.97
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
177
1.12
Jim Burton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.97
0.97
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.12
1.12
Jim Burton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.46
0.46
Jim Burton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
3.23
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
551
3.5
Jim Burton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.32
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.13
Jim Burton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.23
3.23
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.5
3.5
Jim Burton
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
6.79
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1432
9.09
Jim Burton
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.79
6.79
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.09
9.09
Jim Burton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.4
1.4
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.69
3.69
Jim Burton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.114
1.114
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.398
1.398
Jim Burton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.16
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.15
Jim Burton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
0.51
Jim Burton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.06
Jim Burton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
243
39.29
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5997
38.06
Jim Burton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
1.46
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.11
Jim Burton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
4.85
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
681
4.32
Jim Burton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.85
4.85
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.32
4.32
Jim Burton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.16
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.25
Jim Burton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.32
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.2
Jim Burton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.49
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
0.62
Jim Burton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.437
1.437
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.263
1.263
Jim Burton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
220
35.57
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5295
33.61
Jim Burton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.76
1.76
Jim Burton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.314
0.314
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.288
0.288
Jim Burton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.29
39.29
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.06
38.06

Fielding Stats for Jim Burton and Rich Hill

Jim Burton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
21
Jim Burton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
4.85
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
388
2.46
Jim Burton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.65
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
250
1.59
Jim Burton
Career
Per 9 Innings
167
27
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4254
27
Jim Burton
Career
Per 9 Innings
55.2
9
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1418
9
Jim Burton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.32
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
0.23
Jim Burton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.13
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
147
0.93
Jim Burton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.1
Jim Burton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
1.46
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
200
1.27
Jim Burton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
1.46
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
184
1.17
Jim Burton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
92
Jim Burton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.474
0.474
Jim Burton
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.33
13.33
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.43
64.43
Jim Burton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.16
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.04
Jim Burton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Burton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Burton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Burton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jim Burton and Rich Hill

Jim Burton
Career
Per 600 PA
2
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
21
Jim Burton
Career
Per 600 PA
30
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
389
851.82
Jim Burton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
274
600
Jim Burton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
256
560.58
Jim Burton
Career
Per 600 PA
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.113
0.113
Jim Burton
Career
Per 600 PA
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.305
0.305
Jim Burton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
63.5
Jim Burton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
52.55
Jim Burton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
10.95
Jim Burton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rich Hill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Burton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rich Hill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Burton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
10.95
Jim Burton
Career
Per 600 PA
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.172
0.172
Jim Burton
Career
Per 600 PA
Rich Hill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Burton
Career
Per 600 PA
Rich Hill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Burton
Career
Per 600 PA
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.89
8.51
Jim Burton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
74.45
Jim Burton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
74.45
Jim Burton
Career
Per 600 PA
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Jim Burton
Career
Per 600 PA
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.133
0.133
Jim Burton
Career
Per 600 PA
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.263
0.263
Jim Burton
Career
Per 600 PA
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.02
0.02
Jim Burton
Career
Per 600 PA
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.092
0.092
Jim Burton
Career
Per 600 PA
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.169
0.169
Jim Burton
Career
Per 600 PA
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.199
0.199
Jim Burton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
8.76
Jim Burton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
28.47
Jim Burton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
37.23
Jim Burton
Career
Per 600 PA
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-5.73
-12.55
Jim Burton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.38
Jim Burton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
6.57
Jim Burton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rich Hill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Burton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Rich Hill
Career
Per 600 PA
111
243.07
Jim Burton
Career
Per 600 PA
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.47
2.47
Jim Burton
Career
Per 600 PA
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.03
0.03
Jim Burton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
26.28
Jim Burton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.19
Jim Burton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Rich Hill
Career
Per 600 PA
4
8.76
Jim Burton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rich Hill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Burton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rich Hill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Burton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rich Hill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Burton
Career
Per 600 PA
Rich Hill
Career
Per 600 PA