Kyle Farnsworth vs. Joel Pineiro — Career Comparison

Kyle Farnsworth
Gen XKansasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Joel Pineiro
Gen XP.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanSeattle MarinersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Joel Pineiro 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. Joel Pineiro led in home run suppression (HR9+ 93 vs 57), walk avoidance (BB%+ 116 vs 101), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 95 vs 80). Kyle Farnsworth held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 102 vs 82). Role difference aside, Joel Pineiro holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Kyle Farnsworth and Joel Pineiro

Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Joel Pineiro
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
893
8.13
Joel Pineiro
Career
Per 9 Innings
335
1.72
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.24
Joel Pineiro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
263
1.35
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.39
Joel Pineiro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
0.53
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
66
0.6
Joel Pineiro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
93
0.48
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.45
39.45
Joel Pineiro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.79
52.79
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.91
2.91
Joel Pineiro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78.51
78.51
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Joel Pineiro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.08
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Joel Pineiro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.03
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.52
Joel Pineiro
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
468
4.26
Joel Pineiro
Career
Per 9 Innings
859
4.41
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.26
4.26
Joel Pineiro
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.41
4.41
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.16
4.16
Joel Pineiro
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.12
4.12
Joel Pineiro
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.14
4.14
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Joel Pineiro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.276
0.276
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
2966
27
Joel Pineiro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5263
27
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
988.2
9
Joel Pineiro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1754.1
9
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
944
8.59
Joel Pineiro
Career
Per 9 Innings
1878
9.63
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.59
8.59
Joel Pineiro
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.63
9.63
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
132
1.2
Joel Pineiro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
193
0.99
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.2
1.2
Joel Pineiro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.99
0.99
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Joel Pineiro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.58
0.58
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
412
3.75
Joel Pineiro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
487
2.5
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.34
Joel Pineiro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.16
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.75
3.75
Joel Pineiro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.5
2.5
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
963
8.77
Joel Pineiro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1058
5.43
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.77
8.77
Joel Pineiro
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.43
5.43
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.08
1.08
Joel Pineiro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.16
3.16
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.391
1.391
Joel Pineiro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.881
0.881
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
0.39
Joel Pineiro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
0.23
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.25
Joel Pineiro
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
0.26
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.09
Joel Pineiro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4281
38.97
Joel Pineiro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7450
38.22
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
293
2.67
Joel Pineiro
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.17
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
509
4.63
Joel Pineiro
Career
Per 9 Innings
912
4.68
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.63
4.63
Joel Pineiro
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.68
4.68
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
0.36
Joel Pineiro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.21
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.28
Joel Pineiro
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.29
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.41
Joel Pineiro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
0.98
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.372
1.372
Joel Pineiro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.348
1.348
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
3771
34.33
Joel Pineiro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6815
34.96
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.57
0.57
Joel Pineiro
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.72
2.72
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.303
0.303
Joel Pineiro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.303
0.303
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.97
38.97
Joel Pineiro
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.22
38.22

Fielding Stats for Kyle Farnsworth and Joel Pineiro

Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Joel Pineiro
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
893
8.13
Joel Pineiro
Career
Per 9 Innings
335
1.72
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.24
Joel Pineiro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
263
1.35
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
2966
27
Joel Pineiro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5263
27
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
988.2
9
Joel Pineiro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1754.1
9
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
0.55
Joel Pineiro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
163
0.84
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
104
0.95
Joel Pineiro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
225
1.15
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.14
Joel Pineiro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.06
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
179
1.63
Joel Pineiro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
399
2.05
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
164
1.49
Joel Pineiro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
388
1.99
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.62
91.62
Joel Pineiro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.24
97.24
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.184
0.184
Joel Pineiro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.158
1.158
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.91
2.91
Joel Pineiro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78.51
78.51
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.05
Joel Pineiro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.13
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joel Pineiro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joel Pineiro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joel Pineiro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joel Pineiro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Kyle Farnsworth and Joel Pineiro

Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Joel Pineiro
Career
Per 600 PA
12
12
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
893
8118.18
Joel Pineiro
Career
Per 600 PA
344
1037.19
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
66
600
Joel Pineiro
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
199
600
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
54
490.91
Joel Pineiro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
167
503.52
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.074
0.074
Joel Pineiro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.102
0.102
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.341
0.341
Joel Pineiro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.394
0.394
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
4
36.36
Joel Pineiro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
51.26
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
3
27.27
Joel Pineiro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
33.17
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
1
9.09
Joel Pineiro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
18.09
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joel Pineiro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joel Pineiro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
1
9.09
Joel Pineiro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
18.09
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Joel Pineiro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.353
0.353
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joel Pineiro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joel Pineiro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.68
6.19
Joel Pineiro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.19
12.63
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
5
45.45
Joel Pineiro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
69.35
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
7
63.64
Joel Pineiro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
84.42
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.121
0.121
Joel Pineiro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.157
0.157
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.093
0.093
Joel Pineiro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.138
0.138
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.213
0.213
Joel Pineiro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.295
0.295
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.019
0.019
Joel Pineiro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.036
0.036
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.078
0.078
Joel Pineiro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.105
0.105
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Joel Pineiro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.108
0.108
Joel Pineiro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.243
0.243
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
3
27.27
Joel Pineiro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
39.2
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
3
27.27
Joel Pineiro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
30.15
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
6
54.55
Joel Pineiro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
69.35
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.48
-13.43
Joel Pineiro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.96
-2.9
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.09
Joel Pineiro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
2
18.18
Joel Pineiro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
33.17
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joel Pineiro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
163.64
Joel Pineiro
Career
Per 600 PA
97
292.46
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.67
3.67
Joel Pineiro
Career
Per 600 PA
2.05
2.05
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
Joel Pineiro
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
72.73
Joel Pineiro
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
63.32
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.09
Joel Pineiro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joel Pineiro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joel Pineiro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.02
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joel Pineiro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joel Pineiro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.02
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
Joel Pineiro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100