Bill Fagan vs. Rich Hill — Career Comparison

Bill Fagan
Pre-GenerationalNew YorkThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaKansas City CowboysAmerican AssociationRelief Pitcher
Rich Hill
Gen XMassachusettsThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Rich Hill built a career as a starting pitcher and Bill Fagan 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 5.28 and 1.778 for Bill Fagan. 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 Fagan and Rich Hill

Bill Fagan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
21
Bill Fagan
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
1.1
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
388
2.46
Bill Fagan
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
1.1
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
250
1.59
Bill Fagan
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.29
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
0.57
Bill Fagan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.72
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
0.48
Bill Fagan
Career
Per 9 Innings
28.57
28.57
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.22
54.22
Bill Fagan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
64.43
64.43
Bill Fagan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
1.01
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.03
Bill Fagan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Bill Fagan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Fagan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
110
5.28
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
633
4.02
Bill Fagan
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.28
5.28
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.02
4.02
Bill Fagan
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.47
5.47
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.72
3.72
Bill Fagan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.33
4.33
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.94
3.94
Bill Fagan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.299
0.299
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.234
0.234
Bill Fagan
Career
Per 9 Innings
562
27
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4254
27
Bill Fagan
Career
Per 9 Innings
187.1
9
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1418
9
Bill Fagan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
234
11.24
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1240
7.87
Bill Fagan
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.24
11.24
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.87
7.87
Bill Fagan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.24
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
177
1.12
Bill Fagan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.12
1.12
Bill Fagan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.22
0.22
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.46
0.46
Bill Fagan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
99
4.76
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
551
3.5
Bill Fagan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.13
Bill Fagan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.76
4.76
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.5
3.5
Bill Fagan
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
2.93
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1432
9.09
Bill Fagan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.93
2.93
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.09
9.09
Bill Fagan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.65
2.65
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.69
3.69
Bill Fagan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.854
0.854
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.398
1.398
Bill Fagan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.77
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.15
Bill Fagan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.14
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
0.51
Bill Fagan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.06
Bill Fagan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
886
42.57
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5997
38.06
Bill Fagan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.11
Bill Fagan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
182
8.74
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
681
4.32
Bill Fagan
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.74
8.74
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.32
4.32
Bill Fagan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.25
Bill Fagan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.2
Bill Fagan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
0.62
Bill Fagan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.778
1.778
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.263
1.263
Bill Fagan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
784
37.67
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5295
33.61
Bill Fagan
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.91
7.91
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.76
1.76
Bill Fagan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.319
0.319
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.288
0.288
Bill Fagan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.57
42.57
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.06
38.06

Fielding Stats for Bill Fagan and Rich Hill

Bill Fagan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
21
Bill Fagan
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
1.07
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
388
2.46
Bill Fagan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
250
1.59
Bill Fagan
Career
Per 9 Innings
630
27
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4254
27
Bill Fagan
Career
Per 9 Innings
210
9
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1418
9
Bill Fagan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.34
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
0.23
Bill Fagan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
2.06
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
147
0.93
Bill Fagan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.43
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.1
Bill Fagan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
2.83
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
200
1.27
Bill Fagan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
2.4
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
184
1.17
Bill Fagan
Career
Per 9 Innings
84.85
84.85
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
92
Bill Fagan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.24
2.24
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.474
0.474
Bill Fagan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.43
64.43
Bill Fagan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.09
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.04
Bill Fagan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Fagan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Fagan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Fagan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bill Fagan and Rich Hill

Bill Fagan
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
21
Bill Fagan
Career
Per 600 PA
24
160
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
389
851.82
Bill Fagan
Career
Per 600 PA
90
600
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
274
600
Bill Fagan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
86
573.33
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
256
560.58
Bill Fagan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Rich Hill
Career
Per 600 PA
0.113
0.113
Bill Fagan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.478
0.478
Rich Hill
Career
Per 600 PA
0.305
0.305
Bill Fagan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
113.33
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
63.5
Bill Fagan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
93.33
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
52.55
Bill Fagan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
20
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
10.95
Bill Fagan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Hill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Fagan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Hill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Fagan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
20
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
10.95
Bill Fagan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.177
0.177
Rich Hill
Career
Per 600 PA
0.172
0.172
Bill Fagan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Hill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Fagan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Hill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Fagan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.72
31.49
Rich Hill
Career
Per 600 PA
3.89
8.51
Bill Fagan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
20
133.33
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
34
74.45
Bill Fagan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
21
140
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
34
74.45
Bill Fagan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Rich Hill
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Bill Fagan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Rich Hill
Career
Per 600 PA
0.133
0.133
Bill Fagan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.466
0.466
Rich Hill
Career
Per 600 PA
0.263
0.263
Bill Fagan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.035
0.035
Rich Hill
Career
Per 600 PA
0.02
0.02
Bill Fagan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.163
0.163
Rich Hill
Career
Per 600 PA
0.092
0.092
Bill Fagan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.348
0.348
Rich Hill
Career
Per 600 PA
0.169
0.169
Bill Fagan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.266
0.266
Rich Hill
Career
Per 600 PA
0.199
0.199
Bill Fagan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
33.33
Rich Hill
Career
Per 600 PA
4
8.76
Bill Fagan
Career
Per 600 PA
4
26.67
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
28.47
Bill Fagan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
60
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
37.23
Bill Fagan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.69
31.24
Rich Hill
Career
Per 600 PA
-5.73
-12.55
Bill Fagan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
13.33
Rich Hill
Career
Per 600 PA
2
4.38
Bill Fagan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
13.33
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
6.57
Bill Fagan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Hill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Fagan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
146.67
Rich Hill
Career
Per 600 PA
111
243.07
Bill Fagan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.09
4.09
Rich Hill
Career
Per 600 PA
2.47
2.47
Bill Fagan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Rich Hill
Career
Per 600 PA
0.03
0.03
Bill Fagan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
26.28
Bill Fagan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.19
Bill Fagan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Rich Hill
Career
Per 600 PA
4
8.76
Bill Fagan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Hill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Fagan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Hill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Fagan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Hill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Fagan
Career
Per 600 PA
Rich Hill
Career
Per 600 PA