Kyle Farnsworth vs. Tex Pruiett — Career Comparison

Kyle Farnsworth
Gen XKansasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Tex Pruiett
Lost GenerationIndianaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Tex Pruiett 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. Tex Pruiett posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.83 and WHIP 1.296 compared to 4.26 and 1.409 for Kyle Farnsworth. By the career numbers, Tex Pruiett had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Kyle Farnsworth and Tex Pruiett

Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Tex Pruiett
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
893
8.13
Tex Pruiett
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
1.86
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
0.24
Tex Pruiett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.89
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.39
Tex Pruiett
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.15
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.6
Tex Pruiett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.7
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.45
39.45
Tex Pruiett
Career
Per 9 Innings
18.18
18.18
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.91
2.91
Tex Pruiett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.92
47.92
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Tex Pruiett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.27
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Tex Pruiett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.12
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.52
Tex Pruiett
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.19
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
468
4.26
Tex Pruiett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
2.83
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.26
4.26
Tex Pruiett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.83
2.83
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.16
4.16
Tex Pruiett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.12
4.12
Tex Pruiett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.57
3.57
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Tex Pruiett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.259
0.259
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2966
27
Tex Pruiett
Career
Per 9 Innings
697
27
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
988.2
9
Tex Pruiett
Career
Per 9 Innings
232.1
9
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
944
8.59
Tex Pruiett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
221
8.56
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.59
8.59
Tex Pruiett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.56
8.56
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
132
1.2
Tex Pruiett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.08
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.2
1.2
Tex Pruiett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.15
0.15
Tex Pruiett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.04
0.04
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
412
3.75
Tex Pruiett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
3.1
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.34
Tex Pruiett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.75
3.75
Tex Pruiett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.1
3.1
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
963
8.77
Tex Pruiett
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
3.18
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.77
8.77
Tex Pruiett
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.18
3.18
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.08
1.08
Tex Pruiett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.71
1.71
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.391
1.391
Tex Pruiett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.697
0.697
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.39
Tex Pruiett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.15
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.25
Tex Pruiett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.39
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.09
Tex Pruiett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.15
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4281
38.97
Tex Pruiett
Career
Per 9 Innings
944
36.57
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
293
2.67
Tex Pruiett
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.85
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
509
4.63
Tex Pruiett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
3.99
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.63
4.63
Tex Pruiett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.36
Tex Pruiett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.28
Tex Pruiett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.41
Tex Pruiett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.372
1.372
Tex Pruiett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.296
1.296
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3771
34.33
Tex Pruiett
Career
Per 9 Innings
854
33.08
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.57
0.57
Tex Pruiett
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.15
2.15
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.303
0.303
Tex Pruiett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.284
0.284
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.97
38.97
Tex Pruiett
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.57
36.57

Fielding Stats for Kyle Farnsworth and Tex Pruiett

Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Tex Pruiett
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
893
8.13
Tex Pruiett
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
1.85
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
0.24
Tex Pruiett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.89
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2966
27
Tex Pruiett
Career
Per 9 Innings
699
27
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
988.2
9
Tex Pruiett
Career
Per 9 Innings
233
9
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.55
Tex Pruiett
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.35
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
104
0.95
Tex Pruiett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
3.28
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.14
Tex Pruiett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.39
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
179
1.63
Tex Pruiett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
4.02
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
164
1.49
Tex Pruiett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
3.63
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.62
91.62
Tex Pruiett
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.38
90.38
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.184
0.184
Tex Pruiett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.958
1.958
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.91
2.91
Tex Pruiett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.92
47.92
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.05
Tex Pruiett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.12
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tex Pruiett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tex Pruiett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tex Pruiett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tex Pruiett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Kyle Farnsworth and Tex Pruiett

Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Tex Pruiett
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
893
8118.18
Tex Pruiett
Career
Per 600 PA
48
400
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
66
600
Tex Pruiett
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
72
600
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
54
490.91
Tex Pruiett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67
558.33
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.074
0.074
Tex Pruiett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.134
0.134
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.341
0.341
Tex Pruiett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
4
36.36
Tex Pruiett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
75
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
3
27.27
Tex Pruiett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
58.33
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
1
9.09
Tex Pruiett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
16.67
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tex Pruiett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tex Pruiett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
1
9.09
Tex Pruiett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
16.67
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Tex Pruiett
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tex Pruiett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tex Pruiett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.68
6.19
Tex Pruiett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.14
17.85
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
5
45.45
Tex Pruiett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
91.67
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
7
63.64
Tex Pruiett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
108.33
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.121
0.121
Tex Pruiett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.183
0.183
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.093
0.093
Tex Pruiett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.164
0.164
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.213
0.213
Tex Pruiett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.347
0.347
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.019
0.019
Tex Pruiett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.03
0.03
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.078
0.078
Tex Pruiett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.123
0.123
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Tex Pruiett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.259
0.259
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.108
0.108
Tex Pruiett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
27.27
Tex Pruiett
Career
Per 600 PA
2
16.67
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
27.27
Tex Pruiett
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.33
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
54.55
Tex Pruiett
Career
Per 600 PA
3
25
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.48
-13.43
Tex Pruiett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.89
7.42
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.09
Tex Pruiett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
2
18.18
Tex Pruiett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
33.33
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tex Pruiett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
18
163.64
Tex Pruiett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
141.67
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
3.67
3.67
Tex Pruiett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.24
4.24
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
Tex Pruiett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
72.73
Tex Pruiett
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.33
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.09
Tex Pruiett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tex Pruiett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tex Pruiett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tex Pruiett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tex Pruiett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
Tex Pruiett
Career
Per 600 PA