Kyle Farnsworth vs. Rich Hill — Career Comparison

Kyle Farnsworth
Gen XKansasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Rich Hill
Gen XMassachusettsThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Rich Hill built a career as a starting pitcher and Kyle Farnsworth as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Rich Hill led in home run suppression (HR9+ 96 vs 57), run prevention (ERA+ 103 vs 80), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 101 vs 80). Kyle Farnsworth held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 101 vs 101). Role difference aside, Rich Hill holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Kyle Farnsworth and Rich Hill

Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
16
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
21
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
893
8.13
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
388
2.46
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.24
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
250
1.59
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.39
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
0.57
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
66
0.6
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
0.48
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.45
39.45
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.22
54.22
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.91
2.91
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.43
64.43
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.03
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.52
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
468
4.26
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
633
4.02
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.26
4.26
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.02
4.02
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.16
4.16
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.72
3.72
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.12
4.12
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.94
3.94
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.234
0.234
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
2966
27
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4254
27
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
988.2
9
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1418
9
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
944
8.59
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1240
7.87
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.59
8.59
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.87
7.87
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
132
1.2
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
177
1.12
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.2
1.2
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.12
1.12
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.46
0.46
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
412
3.75
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
551
3.5
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.34
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.13
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.75
3.75
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.5
3.5
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
963
8.77
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1432
9.09
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.77
8.77
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.09
9.09
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.08
1.08
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.69
3.69
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.391
1.391
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.398
1.398
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.39
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.15
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.25
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
0.51
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.09
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.06
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4281
38.97
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5997
38.06
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
293
2.67
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.11
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
509
4.63
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
681
4.32
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.63
4.63
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.32
4.32
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.36
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.25
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.28
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.2
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.41
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
0.62
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.372
1.372
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.263
1.263
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3771
34.33
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5295
33.61
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.57
0.57
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.76
1.76
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.303
0.303
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.288
0.288
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.97
38.97
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.06
38.06

Fielding Stats for Kyle Farnsworth and Rich Hill

Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
16
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
21
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
893
8.13
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
388
2.46
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.24
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
250
1.59
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
2966
27
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4254
27
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
988.2
9
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1418
9
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.55
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.23
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
0.95
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
147
0.93
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.14
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.1
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
179
1.63
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
200
1.27
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
164
1.49
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
184
1.17
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.62
91.62
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
92
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.184
0.184
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.474
0.474
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.91
2.91
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.43
64.43
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.05
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.04
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Kyle Farnsworth and Rich Hill

Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
16
16
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
21
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
893
8118.18
Rich Hill
Career
Per 600 PA
389
851.82
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
66
600
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
274
600
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
54
490.91
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
256
560.58
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.074
0.074
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.113
0.113
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.341
0.341
Rich Hill
Career
Per 600 PA
0.305
0.305
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
4
36.36
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
63.5
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
3
27.27
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
52.55
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
1
9.09
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
10.95
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Hill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Hill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
1
9.09
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
10.95
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Rich Hill
Career
Per 600 PA
0.172
0.172
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Hill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Hill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.68
6.19
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.89
8.51
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
5
45.45
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
74.45
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
7
63.64
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
74.45
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.121
0.121
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.093
0.093
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.133
0.133
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.213
0.213
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.263
0.263
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.019
0.019
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.02
0.02
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.078
0.078
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.092
0.092
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.169
0.169
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.108
0.108
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.199
0.199
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
27.27
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
8.76
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
3
27.27
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
28.47
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
54.55
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
37.23
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-1.48
-13.43
Rich Hill
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-5.73
-12.55
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.09
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
4.38
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
18.18
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
6.57
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Hill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
163.64
Rich Hill
Career
Per 600 PA
111
243.07
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.67
3.67
Rich Hill
Career
Per 600 PA
2.47
2.47
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
0.11
Rich Hill
Career
Per 600 PA
0.03
0.03
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
72.73
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
26.28
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.09
Rich Hill
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.19
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Rich Hill
Career
Per 600 PA
4
8.76
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Hill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Hill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Hill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
Rich Hill
Career
Per 600 PA