Kyle Farnsworth vs. Norris Phillips — Career Comparison

Kyle Farnsworth
Gen XKansasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Norris Phillips
Greatest GenerationTexasThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaKansas City MonarchsNegro American LeagueStarting Pitcher

Norris Phillips 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. Kyle Farnsworth posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.26 and WHIP 1.409 compared to 4.98 and 1.892 for Norris Phillips. By the career numbers, Kyle Farnsworth had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Kyle Farnsworth and Norris Phillips

Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Norris Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
893
8.13
Norris Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
2.08
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
0.24
Norris Phillips
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.25
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
0.39
Norris Phillips
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.42
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
66
0.6
Norris Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.42
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.45
39.45
Norris Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.91
2.91
Norris Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
60
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Norris Phillips
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.21
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Norris Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.52
Norris Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.21
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
468
4.26
Norris Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
4.98
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.26
4.26
Norris Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.98
4.98
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.16
4.16
Norris Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.96
5.96
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.12
4.12
Norris Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.45
4.45
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Norris Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.299
0.299
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2966
27
Norris Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
130
27
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
988.2
9
Norris Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.1
9
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
944
8.59
Norris Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
47
9.76
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.59
8.59
Norris Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.76
9.76
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
132
1.2
Norris Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.2
1.2
Norris Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.15
0.15
Norris Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
412
3.75
Norris Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
7.27
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.34
Norris Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Norris Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.27
7.27
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
963
8.77
Norris Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
4.98
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.77
8.77
Norris Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.98
4.98
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.08
1.08
Norris Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.4
2.4
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.391
1.391
Norris Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.362
1.362
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.39
Norris Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.21
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.25
Norris Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.42
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.09
Norris Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4281
38.97
Norris Phillips
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
196
40.71
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
293
2.67
Norris Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.62
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
509
4.63
Norris Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
5.61
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.63
4.63
Norris Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.61
5.61
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.36
Norris Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.42
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.28
Norris Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.41
Norris Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.21
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.372
1.372
Norris Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.892
1.892
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3771
34.33
Norris Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
157
32.61
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.57
0.57
Norris Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.7
2.7
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.303
0.303
Norris Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.353
0.353
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.97
38.97
Norris Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.71
40.71

Fielding Stats for Kyle Farnsworth and Norris Phillips

Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Norris Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
893
8.13
Norris Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
2.08
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
0.24
Norris Phillips
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.25
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2966
27
Norris Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
130
27
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
988.2
9
Norris Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.1
9
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
60
0.55
Norris Phillips
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.25
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
104
0.95
Norris Phillips
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
2.28
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.14
Norris Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
179
1.63
Norris Phillips
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
3.53
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
164
1.49
Norris Phillips
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
3.53
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.62
91.62
Norris Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.184
0.184
Norris Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.7
1.7
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.91
2.91
Norris Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
60
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.05
Norris Phillips
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.42
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Norris Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Norris Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Norris Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Norris Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Kyle Farnsworth and Norris Phillips

Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Norris Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
893
8118.18
Norris Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
10
375
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
66
600
Norris Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
16
600
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
54
490.91
Norris Phillips
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
562.5
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.074
0.074
Norris Phillips
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.341
0.341
Norris Phillips
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.719
0.719
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
4
36.36
Norris Phillips
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
187.5
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
3
27.27
Norris Phillips
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
187.5
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.09
Norris Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Norris Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Norris Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.09
Norris Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Norris Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Norris Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Norris Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.68
6.19
Norris Phillips
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.86
69.93
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
5
45.45
Norris Phillips
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
187.5
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
63.64
Norris Phillips
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
225
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.121
0.121
Norris Phillips
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.093
0.093
Norris Phillips
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.213
0.213
Norris Phillips
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.708
0.708
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Norris Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.078
0.078
Norris Phillips
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.252
0.252
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Norris Phillips
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.108
0.108
Norris Phillips
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
3
27.27
Norris Phillips
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
112.5
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
3
27.27
Norris Phillips
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
112.5
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
6
54.55
Norris Phillips
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
225
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.48
-13.43
Norris Phillips
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.42
90.62
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.09
Norris Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
18.18
Norris Phillips
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Norris Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
18
163.64
Norris Phillips
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.67
3.67
Norris Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
0.11
Norris Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
72.73
Norris Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.09
Norris Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Norris Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Norris Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Norris Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Norris Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
Norris Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA