Matt Bush vs. Rich Hill — Career Comparison

Matt Bush
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaTexas RangersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Rich Hill
Gen XMassachusettsThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Rich Hill built a career as a starting pitcher and Matt Bush as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Matt Bush led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 127 vs 101), run prevention (ERA+ 125 vs 103), and home run suppression (HR9+ 114 vs 96). Role difference aside, Matt Bush holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Matt Bush and Rich Hill

Matt Bush
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
21
Matt Bush
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
217
9.26
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
388
2.46
Matt Bush
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.26
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
250
1.59
Matt Bush
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.51
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
0.57
Matt Bush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.47
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
0.48
Matt Bush
Career
Per 9 Innings
52.17
52.17
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.22
54.22
Matt Bush
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.76
2.76
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.43
64.43
Matt Bush
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.03
Matt Bush
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Matt Bush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.64
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Bush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
3.75
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
633
4.02
Matt Bush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.02
4.02
Matt Bush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.55
3.55
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.72
3.72
Matt Bush
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.05
4.05
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.94
3.94
Matt Bush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.226
0.226
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.234
0.234
Matt Bush
Career
Per 9 Innings
633
27
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4254
27
Matt Bush
Career
Per 9 Innings
211
9
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1418
9
Matt Bush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
182
7.76
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
1240
7.87
Matt Bush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.76
7.76
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.87
7.87
Matt Bush
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
1.41
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
177
1.12
Matt Bush
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.41
1.41
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.12
1.12
Matt Bush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.46
0.46
Matt Bush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
3.07
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
551
3.5
Matt Bush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.09
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.13
Matt Bush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.07
3.07
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.5
3.5
Matt Bush
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
227
9.68
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1432
9.09
Matt Bush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.68
9.68
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.09
9.09
Matt Bush
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.69
3.69
Matt Bush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.417
1.417
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.398
1.398
Matt Bush
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.38
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.15
Matt Bush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.43
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
0.51
Matt Bush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.06
Matt Bush
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
900
38.39
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5997
38.06
Matt Bush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
2.52
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.11
Matt Bush
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
106
4.52
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
681
4.32
Matt Bush
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.52
4.52
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.32
4.32
Matt Bush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.13
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.25
Matt Bush
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.34
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.2
Matt Bush
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.3
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
0.62
Matt Bush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.204
1.204
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.263
1.263
Matt Bush
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
807
34.42
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5295
33.61
Matt Bush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.49
0.49
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.76
1.76
Matt Bush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.272
0.272
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.288
0.288
Matt Bush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.39
38.39
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.06
38.06

Fielding Stats for Matt Bush and Rich Hill

Matt Bush
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
21
Matt Bush
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
217
9.26
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
388
2.46
Matt Bush
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.26
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
250
1.59
Matt Bush
Career
Per 9 Innings
633
27
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4254
27
Matt Bush
Career
Per 9 Innings
211
9
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1418
9
Matt Bush
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.85
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
0.23
Matt Bush
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
1.07
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
147
0.93
Matt Bush
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.17
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.1
Matt Bush
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
2.09
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
200
1.27
Matt Bush
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
1.92
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
184
1.17
Matt Bush
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.84
91.84
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
92
Matt Bush
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.207
0.207
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.474
0.474
Matt Bush
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.76
2.76
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.43
64.43
Matt Bush
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.09
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.04
Matt Bush
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Bush
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Bush
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Bush
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Matt Bush and Rich Hill

Matt Bush
Career
Per 600 PA
6
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
21
Matt Bush
Career
Per 600 PA
217
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
389
851.82
Matt Bush
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
274
600
Matt Bush
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
256
560.58
Matt Bush
Career
Per 600 PA
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.113
0.113
Matt Bush
Career
Per 600 PA
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.305
0.305
Matt Bush
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
63.5
Matt Bush
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
52.55
Matt Bush
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
10.95
Matt Bush
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rich Hill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Bush
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rich Hill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Bush
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
10.95
Matt Bush
Career
Per 600 PA
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.172
0.172
Matt Bush
Career
Per 600 PA
Rich Hill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Bush
Career
Per 600 PA
Rich Hill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Bush
Career
Per 600 PA
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.89
8.51
Matt Bush
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
74.45
Matt Bush
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
74.45
Matt Bush
Career
Per 600 PA
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Matt Bush
Career
Per 600 PA
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.133
0.133
Matt Bush
Career
Per 600 PA
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.263
0.263
Matt Bush
Career
Per 600 PA
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.02
0.02
Matt Bush
Career
Per 600 PA
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.092
0.092
Matt Bush
Career
Per 600 PA
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.169
0.169
Matt Bush
Career
Per 600 PA
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.199
0.199
Matt Bush
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
8.76
Matt Bush
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
28.47
Matt Bush
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
37.23
Matt Bush
Career
Per 600 PA
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-5.73
-12.55
Matt Bush
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.38
Matt Bush
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
6.57
Matt Bush
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rich Hill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Bush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Rich Hill
Career
Per 600 PA
111
243.07
Matt Bush
Career
Per 600 PA
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.47
2.47
Matt Bush
Career
Per 600 PA
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.03
0.03
Matt Bush
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
26.28
Matt Bush
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.19
Matt Bush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Rich Hill
Career
Per 600 PA
4
8.76
Matt Bush
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rich Hill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Bush
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rich Hill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Bush
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rich Hill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Bush
Career
Per 600 PA
Rich Hill
Career
Per 600 PA