Kyle Farnsworth vs. Erv Palica — Career Comparison

Kyle Farnsworth
Gen XKansasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Erv Palica
Silent GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Erv Palica 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. Erv Palica posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.22 and WHIP 1.444 compared to 4.26 and 1.409 for Kyle Farnsworth. By the career numbers, Erv Palica had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Kyle Farnsworth and Erv Palica

Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Erv Palica
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
893
8.13
Erv Palica
Career
Per 9 Innings
246
2.64
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.24
Erv Palica
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
0.86
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
0.39
Erv Palica
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.44
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
66
0.6
Erv Palica
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.59
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.45
39.45
Erv Palica
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.71
42.71
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.91
2.91
Erv Palica
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32.52
32.52
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Erv Palica
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.21
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Erv Palica
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.03
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.52
Erv Palica
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.11
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
468
4.26
Erv Palica
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
394
4.22
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.26
4.26
Erv Palica
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.22
4.22
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.16
4.16
Erv Palica
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.1
4.1
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.12
4.12
Erv Palica
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.57
4.57
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Erv Palica
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2966
27
Erv Palica
Career
Per 9 Innings
2518
27
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
988.2
9
Erv Palica
Career
Per 9 Innings
839.1
9
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
944
8.59
Erv Palica
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
806
8.64
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.59
8.59
Erv Palica
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.64
8.64
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
132
1.2
Erv Palica
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
0.77
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.2
1.2
Erv Palica
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.77
0.77
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Erv Palica
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
412
3.75
Erv Palica
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
399
4.28
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.34
Erv Palica
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.08
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Erv Palica
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.28
4.28
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
963
8.77
Erv Palica
Career
Per 9 Innings
423
4.54
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.77
8.77
Erv Palica
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.54
4.54
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.08
1.08
Erv Palica
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.72
1.72
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.391
1.391
Erv Palica
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.979
0.979
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.39
Erv Palica
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.26
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.25
Erv Palica
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.12
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.09
Erv Palica
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4281
38.97
Erv Palica
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3640
39.03
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
293
2.67
Erv Palica
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
0.81
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
509
4.63
Erv Palica
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
432
4.63
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.63
4.63
Erv Palica
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.63
4.63
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.36
Erv Palica
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.28
Erv Palica
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.41
Erv Palica
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.372
1.372
Erv Palica
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.436
1.436
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3771
34.33
Erv Palica
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3230
34.63
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.57
0.57
Erv Palica
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.76
1.76
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.303
0.303
Erv Palica
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.268
0.268
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.97
38.97
Erv Palica
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.03
39.03

Fielding Stats for Kyle Farnsworth and Erv Palica

Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Erv Palica
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
893
8.13
Erv Palica
Career
Per 9 Innings
246
6.26
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.24
Erv Palica
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
1.07
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2966
27
Erv Palica
Career
Per 9 Innings
1061
27
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
988.2
9
Erv Palica
Career
Per 9 Innings
353.2
9
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
60
0.55
Erv Palica
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.99
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
104
0.95
Erv Palica
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
2.88
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.14
Erv Palica
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.33
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
179
1.63
Erv Palica
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
165
4.2
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
164
1.49
Erv Palica
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
3.87
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.62
91.62
Erv Palica
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.12
92.12
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.184
0.184
Erv Palica
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.618
0.618
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.91
2.91
Erv Palica
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17.07
17.07
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.05
Erv Palica
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.2
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Erv Palica
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Erv Palica
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Erv Palica
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Erv Palica
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Kyle Farnsworth and Erv Palica

Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Erv Palica
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
893
8118.18
Erv Palica
Career
Per 600 PA
262
588.76
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
66
600
Erv Palica
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
267
600
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
54
490.91
Erv Palica
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
243
546.07
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.074
0.074
Erv Palica
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.341
0.341
Erv Palica
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.529
0.529
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
4
36.36
Erv Palica
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
107.87
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
3
27.27
Erv Palica
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
85.39
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
1
9.09
Erv Palica
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
17.98
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Erv Palica
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.25
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Erv Palica
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.25
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
1
9.09
Erv Palica
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
22.47
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Erv Palica
Career
Per 600 PA
0.208
0.208
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Erv Palica
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Erv Palica
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.021
0.021
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.68
6.19
Erv Palica
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14.85
33.36
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
5
45.45
Erv Palica
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
61
137.08
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
7
63.64
Erv Palica
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
61
137.08
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.121
0.121
Erv Palica
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.238
0.238
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.093
0.093
Erv Palica
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.251
0.251
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.213
0.213
Erv Palica
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.489
0.489
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.019
0.019
Erv Palica
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.054
0.054
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.078
0.078
Erv Palica
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Erv Palica
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.384
0.384
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.108
0.108
Erv Palica
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.263
0.263
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
3
27.27
Erv Palica
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
49.44
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
3
27.27
Erv Palica
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
38.2
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
6
54.55
Erv Palica
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
85.39
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.48
-13.43
Erv Palica
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14.56
32.73
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.09
Erv Palica
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
2
18.18
Erv Palica
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
29.21
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Erv Palica
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
163.64
Erv Palica
Career
Per 600 PAverified
63
141.57
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
3.67
3.67
Erv Palica
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.24
4.24
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
Erv Palica
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
72.73
Erv Palica
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
24.72
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.09
Erv Palica
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Erv Palica
Career
Per 600 PA
3
6.74
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Erv Palica
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.49
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Erv Palica
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Erv Palica
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.49
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
Erv Palica
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100