Kyle Farnsworth vs. Gordon Rhodes — Career Comparison

Kyle Farnsworth
Gen XKansasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Gordon Rhodes
Greatest GenerationUtahThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Gordon Rhodes 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 4.85 and 1.595 for Gordon Rhodes. 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 Gordon Rhodes

Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Gordon Rhodes
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
893
8.13
Gordon Rhodes
Career
Per 9 Innings
200
1.72
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.24
Gordon Rhodes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
1.16
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.39
Gordon Rhodes
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.37
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.6
Gordon Rhodes
Career
Per 9 Innings
74
0.64
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.45
39.45
Gordon Rhodes
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.75
36.75
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.91
2.91
Gordon Rhodes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67.5
67.5
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Gordon Rhodes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.4
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Gordon Rhodes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.52
Gordon Rhodes
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.04
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
468
4.26
Gordon Rhodes
Career
Per 9 Innings
565
4.85
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.26
4.26
Gordon Rhodes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.85
4.85
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.16
4.16
Gordon Rhodes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.87
4.87
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.12
4.12
Gordon Rhodes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.63
4.63
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Gordon Rhodes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
2966
27
Gordon Rhodes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3146
27
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
988.2
9
Gordon Rhodes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1048.2
9
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
944
8.59
Gordon Rhodes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1196
10.26
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.59
8.59
Gordon Rhodes
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.26
10.26
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
132
1.2
Gordon Rhodes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
0.64
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.2
1.2
Gordon Rhodes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.64
0.64
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Gordon Rhodes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.37
0.37
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
412
3.75
Gordon Rhodes
Career
Per 9 Innings
477
4.09
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.34
Gordon Rhodes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Gordon Rhodes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.09
4.09
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
963
8.77
Gordon Rhodes
Career
Per 9 Innings
356
3.06
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.77
8.77
Gordon Rhodes
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.06
3.06
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.08
1.08
Gordon Rhodes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.78
1.78
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.391
1.391
Gordon Rhodes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.794
0.794
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.39
Gordon Rhodes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.16
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.25
Gordon Rhodes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.09
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.09
Gordon Rhodes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
4281
38.97
Gordon Rhodes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4759
40.84
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
293
2.67
Gordon Rhodes
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.29
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
509
4.63
Gordon Rhodes
Career
Per 9 Innings
676
5.8
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.63
4.63
Gordon Rhodes
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.8
5.8
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.36
Gordon Rhodes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.28
Gordon Rhodes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.41
Gordon Rhodes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.372
1.372
Gordon Rhodes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.595
1.595
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
3771
34.33
Gordon Rhodes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4272
36.66
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.57
0.57
Gordon Rhodes
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.38
3.38
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.303
0.303
Gordon Rhodes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.292
0.292
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.97
38.97
Gordon Rhodes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.84
40.84

Fielding Stats for Kyle Farnsworth and Gordon Rhodes

Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Gordon Rhodes
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
893
8.13
Gordon Rhodes
Career
Per 9 Innings
200
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.24
Gordon Rhodes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2966
27
Gordon Rhodes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
988.2
9
Gordon Rhodes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.55
Gordon Rhodes
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
0.95
Gordon Rhodes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
204
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.14
Gordon Rhodes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
179
1.63
Gordon Rhodes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
255
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
164
1.49
Gordon Rhodes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
238
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.62
91.62
Gordon Rhodes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
93.33
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.184
0.184
Gordon Rhodes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.19
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.91
2.91
Gordon Rhodes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.05
Gordon Rhodes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gordon Rhodes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gordon Rhodes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gordon Rhodes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gordon Rhodes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Kyle Farnsworth and Gordon Rhodes

Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Gordon Rhodes
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
893
8118.18
Gordon Rhodes
Career
Per 600 PA
203
323.08
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
66
600
Gordon Rhodes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
377
600
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
54
490.91
Gordon Rhodes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
356
566.58
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.074
0.074
Gordon Rhodes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.341
0.341
Gordon Rhodes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.483
0.483
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
4
36.36
Gordon Rhodes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69
109.81
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
3
27.27
Gordon Rhodes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56
89.12
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
1
9.09
Gordon Rhodes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
14.32
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gordon Rhodes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.18
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gordon Rhodes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.18
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
1
9.09
Gordon Rhodes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
20.69
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Gordon Rhodes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.188
0.188
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gordon Rhodes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gordon Rhodes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.029
0.029
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.68
6.19
Gordon Rhodes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18.64
29.67
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
5
45.45
Gordon Rhodes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
88
140.05
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
7
63.64
Gordon Rhodes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
119.36
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.121
0.121
Gordon Rhodes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.093
0.093
Gordon Rhodes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.247
0.247
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.213
0.213
Gordon Rhodes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.454
0.454
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.019
0.019
Gordon Rhodes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.053
0.053
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.078
0.078
Gordon Rhodes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.155
0.155
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Gordon Rhodes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.108
0.108
Gordon Rhodes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.278
0.278
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
3
27.27
Gordon Rhodes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
38.2
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
3
27.27
Gordon Rhodes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
54.11
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
6
54.55
Gordon Rhodes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56
89.12
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.48
-13.43
Gordon Rhodes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17.05
27.14
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.09
Gordon Rhodes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
18.18
Gordon Rhodes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
9.55
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gordon Rhodes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
163.64
Gordon Rhodes
Career
Per 600 PA
113
179.84
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.67
3.67
Gordon Rhodes
Career
Per 600 PA
3.34
3.34
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
0.11
Gordon Rhodes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
0.05
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
72.73
Gordon Rhodes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
23.87
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.09
Gordon Rhodes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gordon Rhodes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gordon Rhodes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.18
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gordon Rhodes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.59
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gordon Rhodes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
4.77
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
Gordon Rhodes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66.67
66.67