Dick Calmus vs. Rich Hill — Career Comparison

Dick Calmus
Silent GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Rich Hill
Gen XMassachusettsThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Rich Hill built a career as a starting pitcher and Dick Calmus as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Dick Calmus posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.17 and WHIP 1.117 compared to 4.02 and 1.278 for Rich Hill. By the career numbers, Dick Calmus had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Dick Calmus and Rich Hill

Dick Calmus
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
21
Dick Calmus
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
4.1
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
388
2.46
Dick Calmus
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.37
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
250
1.59
Dick Calmus
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.56
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
0.57
Dick Calmus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.19
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
0.48
Dick Calmus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
75
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
54.22
54.22
Dick Calmus
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.09
9.09
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.43
64.43
Dick Calmus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.03
Dick Calmus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Dick Calmus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Calmus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
3.17
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
633
4.02
Dick Calmus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.17
3.17
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.02
4.02
Dick Calmus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.64
2.64
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.72
3.72
Dick Calmus
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.26
4.26
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.94
3.94
Dick Calmus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.211
0.211
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.234
0.234
Dick Calmus
Career
Per 9 Innings
145
27
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4254
27
Dick Calmus
Career
Per 9 Innings
48.1
9
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1418
9
Dick Calmus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
6.89
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
1240
7.87
Dick Calmus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.89
6.89
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.87
7.87
Dick Calmus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.93
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
177
1.12
Dick Calmus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.93
0.93
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.12
1.12
Dick Calmus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.23
0.23
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.46
0.46
Dick Calmus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
2.98
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
551
3.5
Dick Calmus
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.19
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.13
Dick Calmus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.98
2.98
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.5
3.5
Dick Calmus
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
4.84
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1432
9.09
Dick Calmus
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.84
4.84
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.09
9.09
Dick Calmus
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.18
1.18
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.69
3.69
Dick Calmus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.869
0.869
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.398
1.398
Dick Calmus
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.19
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.15
Dick Calmus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
0.51
Dick Calmus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.06
Dick Calmus
Career
Per 9 Innings
191
35.57
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5997
38.06
Dick Calmus
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
1.68
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.11
Dick Calmus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
3.35
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
681
4.32
Dick Calmus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.35
3.35
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.32
4.32
Dick Calmus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.25
Dick Calmus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.2
Dick Calmus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
0.62
Dick Calmus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.097
1.097
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.263
1.263
Dick Calmus
Career
Per 9 Innings
175
32.59
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5295
33.61
Dick Calmus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.82
0.82
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.76
1.76
Dick Calmus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.222
0.222
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.288
0.288
Dick Calmus
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.57
35.57
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.06
38.06

Fielding Stats for Dick Calmus and Rich Hill

Dick Calmus
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
21
Dick Calmus
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
4.1
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
388
2.46
Dick Calmus
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.37
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
250
1.59
Dick Calmus
Career
Per 9 Innings
145
27
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4254
27
Dick Calmus
Career
Per 9 Innings
48.1
9
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1418
9
Dick Calmus
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.19
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.23
Dick Calmus
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.3
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
147
0.93
Dick Calmus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.1
Dick Calmus
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.49
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
200
1.27
Dick Calmus
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.49
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
184
1.17
Dick Calmus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
92
Dick Calmus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.364
0.364
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.474
0.474
Dick Calmus
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.09
9.09
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.43
64.43
Dick Calmus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.04
Dick Calmus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Calmus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Calmus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Calmus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Dick Calmus and Rich Hill

Dick Calmus
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
21
Dick Calmus
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
1650
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
389
851.82
Dick Calmus
Career
Per 600 PA
8
600
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
274
600
Dick Calmus
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
600
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
256
560.58
Dick Calmus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Rich Hill
Career
Per 600 PA
0.113
0.113
Dick Calmus
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.305
0.305
Dick Calmus
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
63.5
Dick Calmus
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
52.55
Dick Calmus
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
10.95
Dick Calmus
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Hill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Calmus
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Hill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Calmus
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
10.95
Dick Calmus
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.172
0.172
Dick Calmus
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Hill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Calmus
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Hill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Calmus
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
8.38
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.89
8.51
Dick Calmus
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
34
74.45
Dick Calmus
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
34
74.45
Dick Calmus
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Dick Calmus
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.133
0.133
Dick Calmus
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.263
0.263
Dick Calmus
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.02
0.02
Dick Calmus
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.092
0.092
Dick Calmus
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.169
0.169
Dick Calmus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Rich Hill
Career
Per 600 PA
0.199
0.199
Dick Calmus
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
8.76
Dick Calmus
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
28.47
Dick Calmus
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
225
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
37.23
Dick Calmus
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.18
-13.75
Rich Hill
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-5.73
-12.55
Dick Calmus
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.38
Dick Calmus
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
6.57
Dick Calmus
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Hill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Calmus
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
450
Rich Hill
Career
Per 600 PAverified
111
243.07
Dick Calmus
Career
Per 600 PA
1.33
1.33
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.47
2.47
Dick Calmus
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.03
0.03
Dick Calmus
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
26.28
Dick Calmus
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.19
Dick Calmus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Rich Hill
Career
Per 600 PA
4
8.76
Dick Calmus
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Hill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Calmus
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Hill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Calmus
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Hill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Calmus
Career
Per 600 PA
Rich Hill
Career
Per 600 PA