Bill Clarkson vs. Rich Hill — Career Comparison

Bill Clarkson
Lost GenerationVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York GiantsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Rich Hill
Gen XMassachusettsThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Rich Hill built a career as a starting pitcher and Bill Clarkson 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 5.44 and 1.866 for Bill Clarkson. By the career numbers, Rich Hill had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bill Clarkson and Rich Hill

Bill Clarkson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
21
Bill Clarkson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
3.43
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
388
2.46
Bill Clarkson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.6
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
250
1.59
Bill Clarkson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.2
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
0.57
Bill Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.81
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
0.48
Bill Clarkson
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.22
54.22
Bill Clarkson
Career
Per 9 Innings
17.65
17.65
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.43
64.43
Bill Clarkson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.13
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.03
Bill Clarkson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Bill Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.13
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
81
5.44
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
633
4.02
Bill Clarkson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.44
5.44
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.02
4.02
Bill Clarkson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.93
5.93
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.72
3.72
Bill Clarkson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.72
4.72
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.94
3.94
Bill Clarkson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.302
0.302
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.234
0.234
Bill Clarkson
Career
Per 9 Innings
402
27
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4254
27
Bill Clarkson
Career
Per 9 Innings
134
9
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1418
9
Bill Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
171
11.49
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1240
7.87
Bill Clarkson
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.49
11.49
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.87
7.87
Bill Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.34
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
177
1.12
Bill Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.34
0.34
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.12
1.12
Bill Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.46
0.46
Bill Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
79
5.31
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
551
3.5
Bill Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.13
Bill Clarkson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.31
5.31
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.5
3.5
Bill Clarkson
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
2.62
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1432
9.09
Bill Clarkson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.62
2.62
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.09
9.09
Bill Clarkson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.76
0.76
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.69
3.69
Bill Clarkson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.881
0.881
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.398
1.398
Bill Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.54
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.15
Bill Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.13
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
0.51
Bill Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.06
Bill Clarkson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
648
43.52
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5997
38.06
Bill Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
1.48
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.11
Bill Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95
6.38
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
681
4.32
Bill Clarkson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.38
6.38
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.32
4.32
Bill Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.25
Bill Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.2
Bill Clarkson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
0.62
Bill Clarkson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.866
1.866
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.263
1.263
Bill Clarkson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
567
38.08
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5295
33.61
Bill Clarkson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.86
1.86
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.76
1.76
Bill Clarkson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.317
0.317
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.288
0.288
Bill Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.52
43.52
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.06
38.06

Fielding Stats for Bill Clarkson and Rich Hill

Bill Clarkson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
21
Bill Clarkson
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
388
2.46
Bill Clarkson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
250
1.59
Bill Clarkson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4254
27
Bill Clarkson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1418
9
Bill Clarkson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.23
Bill Clarkson
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
147
0.93
Bill Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.1
Bill Clarkson
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
200
1.27
Bill Clarkson
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
184
1.17
Bill Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95.45
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
92
Bill Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.824
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.474
0.474
Bill Clarkson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.43
64.43
Bill Clarkson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.04
Bill Clarkson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Clarkson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Clarkson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Clarkson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bill Clarkson and Rich Hill

Bill Clarkson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
21
Bill Clarkson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
53
1096.55
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
389
851.82
Bill Clarkson
Career
Per 600 PA
29
600
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
274
600
Bill Clarkson
Career
Per 600 PA
25
517.24
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
256
560.58
Bill Clarkson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.113
0.113
Bill Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.345
0.345
Rich Hill
Career
Per 600 PA
0.305
0.305
Bill Clarkson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
41.38
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
63.5
Bill Clarkson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
41.38
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
52.55
Bill Clarkson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
10.95
Bill Clarkson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Hill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Clarkson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Hill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Clarkson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
10.95
Bill Clarkson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.172
0.172
Bill Clarkson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Hill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Clarkson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Hill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Clarkson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.52
10.84
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3.89
8.51
Bill Clarkson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
41.38
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
74.45
Bill Clarkson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
124.14
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
34
74.45
Bill Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Rich Hill
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Bill Clarkson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.133
0.133
Bill Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.287
0.287
Rich Hill
Career
Per 600 PA
0.263
0.263
Bill Clarkson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.02
0.02
Bill Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.113
0.113
Rich Hill
Career
Per 600 PA
0.092
0.092
Bill Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.261
0.261
Rich Hill
Career
Per 600 PA
0.169
0.169
Bill Clarkson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.199
0.199
Bill Clarkson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
20.69
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
8.76
Bill Clarkson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
28.47
Bill Clarkson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20.69
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
37.23
Bill Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.07
1.4
Rich Hill
Career
Per 600 PA
-5.73
-12.55
Bill Clarkson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.38
Bill Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
82.76
Rich Hill
Career
Per 600 PA
3
6.57
Bill Clarkson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Hill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
165.52
Rich Hill
Career
Per 600 PA
111
243.07
Bill Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.63
3.63
Rich Hill
Career
Per 600 PA
2.47
2.47
Bill Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Rich Hill
Career
Per 600 PA
0.03
0.03
Bill Clarkson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
26.28
Bill Clarkson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.19
Bill Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Rich Hill
Career
Per 600 PA
4
8.76
Bill Clarkson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Hill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Clarkson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Hill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Clarkson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Hill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Clarkson
Career
Per 600 PA
Rich Hill
Career
Per 600 PA