Clarence Currie vs. Rich Hill — Career Comparison

Clarence Currie
Pre-GenerationalCANThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Rich Hill
Gen XMassachusettsThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Rich Hill built a career as a starting pitcher and Clarence Currie as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Clarence Currie posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.39 and WHIP 1.363 compared to 4.02 and 1.278 for Rich Hill. By the career numbers, Clarence Currie had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Clarence Currie and Rich Hill

Clarence Currie
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
21
Clarence Currie
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
1.28
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
388
2.46
Clarence Currie
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.92
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
250
1.59
Clarence Currie
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.36
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
0.57
Clarence Currie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
0.56
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
0.48
Clarence Currie
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.47
39.47
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.22
54.22
Clarence Currie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71.7
71.7
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
64.43
64.43
Clarence Currie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.75
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.03
Clarence Currie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.1
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Clarence Currie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clarence Currie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
3.39
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
633
4.02
Clarence Currie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.39
3.39
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.02
4.02
Clarence Currie
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.77
3.77
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.72
3.72
Clarence Currie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.94
3.94
Clarence Currie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.234
0.234
Clarence Currie
Career
Per 9 Innings
1114
27
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4254
27
Clarence Currie
Career
Per 9 Innings
371.1
9
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1418
9
Clarence Currie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
385
9.33
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1240
7.87
Clarence Currie
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.33
9.33
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.87
7.87
Clarence Currie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.22
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
177
1.12
Clarence Currie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.22
0.22
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.12
1.12
Clarence Currie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.46
0.46
Clarence Currie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
121
2.93
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
551
3.5
Clarence Currie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.13
Clarence Currie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.93
2.93
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.5
3.5
Clarence Currie
Career
Per 9 Innings
111
2.69
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1432
9.09
Clarence Currie
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.69
2.69
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.09
9.09
Clarence Currie
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.09
2.09
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.69
3.69
Clarence Currie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.625
0.625
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.398
1.398
Clarence Currie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.17
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.15
Clarence Currie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
0.51
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
0.51
Clarence Currie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.06
Clarence Currie
Career
Per 9 Innings
1567
37.98
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5997
38.06
Clarence Currie
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.29
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.11
Clarence Currie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
209
5.07
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
681
4.32
Clarence Currie
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.07
5.07
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.32
4.32
Clarence Currie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.25
Clarence Currie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.2
Clarence Currie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
0.62
Clarence Currie
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.363
1.363
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.263
1.263
Clarence Currie
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1425
34.54
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5295
33.61
Clarence Currie
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.94
3.94
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.76
1.76
Clarence Currie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.288
0.288
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.288
0.288
Clarence Currie
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.98
37.98
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.06
38.06

Fielding Stats for Clarence Currie and Rich Hill

Clarence Currie
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
21
Clarence Currie
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
1.29
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
388
2.46
Clarence Currie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
250
1.59
Clarence Currie
Career
Per 9 Innings
1113
27
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4254
27
Clarence Currie
Career
Per 9 Innings
371
9
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1418
9
Clarence Currie
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.41
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
0.23
Clarence Currie
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
3.35
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
147
0.93
Clarence Currie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.29
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.1
Clarence Currie
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
167
4.05
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
200
1.27
Clarence Currie
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
155
3.76
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
184
1.17
Clarence Currie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.81
92.81
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
92
Clarence Currie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.925
2.925
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.474
0.474
Clarence Currie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.43
64.43
Clarence Currie
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.15
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.04
Clarence Currie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clarence Currie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clarence Currie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clarence Currie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Clarence Currie and Rich Hill

Clarence Currie
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
21
Clarence Currie
Career
Per 600 PA
55
235.71
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
389
851.82
Clarence Currie
Career
Per 600 PA
140
600
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
274
600
Clarence Currie
Career
Per 600 PA
129
552.86
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
256
560.58
Clarence Currie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.155
0.155
Rich Hill
Career
Per 600 PA
0.113
0.113
Clarence Currie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.424
0.424
Rich Hill
Career
Per 600 PA
0.305
0.305
Clarence Currie
Career
Per 600 PAverified
20
85.71
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
63.5
Clarence Currie
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
72.86
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
52.55
Clarence Currie
Career
Per 600 PA
2
8.57
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
10.95
Clarence Currie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.29
Rich Hill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clarence Currie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Hill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clarence Currie
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
12.86
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
10.95
Clarence Currie
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.172
0.172
Clarence Currie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Hill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clarence Currie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Hill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clarence Currie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.12
21.95
Rich Hill
Career
Per 600 PA
3.89
8.51
Clarence Currie
Career
Per 600 PAverified
24
102.86
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
34
74.45
Clarence Currie
Career
Per 600 PAverified
27
115.71
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
34
74.45
Clarence Currie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.199
0.199
Rich Hill
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Clarence Currie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.186
0.186
Rich Hill
Career
Per 600 PA
0.133
0.133
Clarence Currie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.385
0.385
Rich Hill
Career
Per 600 PA
0.263
0.263
Clarence Currie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.031
0.031
Rich Hill
Career
Per 600 PA
0.02
0.02
Clarence Currie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Rich Hill
Career
Per 600 PA
0.092
0.092
Clarence Currie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.294
0.294
Rich Hill
Career
Per 600 PA
0.169
0.169
Clarence Currie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
0.23
Rich Hill
Career
Per 600 PA
0.199
0.199
Clarence Currie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
21.43
Rich Hill
Career
Per 600 PA
4
8.76
Clarence Currie
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
38.57
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
28.47
Clarence Currie
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
60
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
37.23
Clarence Currie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.78
16.18
Rich Hill
Career
Per 600 PA
-5.73
-12.55
Clarence Currie
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.29
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.38
Clarence Currie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
25.71
Rich Hill
Career
Per 600 PA
3
6.57
Clarence Currie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Hill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clarence Currie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
180
Rich Hill
Career
Per 600 PA
111
243.07
Clarence Currie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.33
3.33
Rich Hill
Career
Per 600 PA
2.47
2.47
Clarence Currie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Rich Hill
Career
Per 600 PA
0.03
0.03
Clarence Currie
Career
Per 600 PA
4
17.14
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
26.28
Clarence Currie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.19
Clarence Currie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Rich Hill
Career
Per 600 PA
4
8.76
Clarence Currie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.29
Rich Hill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clarence Currie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Hill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clarence Currie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.29
Rich Hill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clarence Currie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Rich Hill
Career
Per 600 PA