Kyle Farnsworth vs. Clayton Richard — Career Comparison

Kyle Farnsworth
Gen XKansasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Clayton Richard
MillenialIndianaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Clayton Richard 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. Clayton Richard led in home run suppression (HR9+ 109 vs 57), skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 96 vs 80), and run prevention (ERA+ 96 vs 80). Kyle Farnsworth held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 102 vs 84). Role difference aside, Clayton Richard holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Kyle Farnsworth and Clayton Richard

Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Clayton Richard
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
893
8.13
Clayton Richard
Career
Per 9 Innings
275
1.93
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.24
Clayton Richard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
210
1.47
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.39
Clayton Richard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
0.48
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
66
0.6
Clayton Richard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
0.59
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.45
39.45
Clayton Richard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.1
45.1
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.91
2.91
Clayton Richard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76.36
76.36
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Clayton Richard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.04
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Clayton Richard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.52
Clayton Richard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
468
4.26
Clayton Richard
Career
Per 9 Innings
644
4.51
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.26
4.26
Clayton Richard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.51
4.51
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.16
4.16
Clayton Richard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.61
4.61
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.12
4.12
Clayton Richard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.34
4.34
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Clayton Richard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
2966
27
Clayton Richard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3854
27
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
988.2
9
Clayton Richard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1284.2
9
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
944
8.59
Clayton Richard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1398
9.79
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.59
8.59
Clayton Richard
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.79
9.79
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
132
1.2
Clayton Richard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
149
1.04
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.2
1.2
Clayton Richard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.04
1.04
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Clayton Richard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.54
0.54
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
412
3.75
Clayton Richard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
438
3.07
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.34
Clayton Richard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.18
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.75
3.75
Clayton Richard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.07
3.07
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
963
8.77
Clayton Richard
Career
Per 9 Innings
824
5.77
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.77
8.77
Clayton Richard
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.77
5.77
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.08
1.08
Clayton Richard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.391
1.391
Clayton Richard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.982
0.982
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.39
Clayton Richard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.3
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.25
Clayton Richard
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.28
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.09
Clayton Richard
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.1
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4281
38.97
Clayton Richard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5543
38.83
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
293
2.67
Clayton Richard
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.11
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
509
4.63
Clayton Richard
Career
Per 9 Innings
711
4.98
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.63
4.63
Clayton Richard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.98
4.98
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.36
Clayton Richard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.27
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.28
Clayton Richard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.2
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.41
Clayton Richard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
164
1.15
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.372
1.372
Clayton Richard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.429
1.429
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
3771
34.33
Clayton Richard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4999
35.02
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.57
0.57
Clayton Richard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.59
2.59
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.303
0.303
Clayton Richard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.97
38.97
Clayton Richard
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.83
38.83

Fielding Stats for Kyle Farnsworth and Clayton Richard

Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Clayton Richard
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
893
8.13
Clayton Richard
Career
Per 9 Innings
275
1.93
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.24
Clayton Richard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
210
1.47
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
2966
27
Clayton Richard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3854
27
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
988.2
9
Clayton Richard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1284.2
9
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.55
Clayton Richard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
66
0.46
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
104
0.95
Clayton Richard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
259
1.81
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.14
Clayton Richard
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.2
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
179
1.63
Clayton Richard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
353
2.47
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
164
1.49
Clayton Richard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
325
2.28
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.62
91.62
Clayton Richard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.07
92.07
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.184
0.184
Clayton Richard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.182
1.182
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.91
2.91
Clayton Richard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76.36
76.36
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.05
Clayton Richard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.08
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clayton Richard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clayton Richard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clayton Richard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clayton Richard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Kyle Farnsworth and Clayton Richard

Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Clayton Richard
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
893
8118.18
Clayton Richard
Career
Per 600 PA
285
450
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
66
600
Clayton Richard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
380
600
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
54
490.91
Clayton Richard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
325
513.16
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.074
0.074
Clayton Richard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.114
0.114
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.341
0.341
Clayton Richard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.405
0.405
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
4
36.36
Clayton Richard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
58.42
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
3
27.27
Clayton Richard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
37.89
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
1
9.09
Clayton Richard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
15.79
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clayton Richard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clayton Richard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
4.74
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
1
9.09
Clayton Richard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
20.53
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Clayton Richard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.351
0.351
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clayton Richard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clayton Richard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.081
0.081
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.68
6.19
Clayton Richard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.91
15.65
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
5
45.45
Clayton Richard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56
88.42
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
7
63.64
Clayton Richard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
77.37
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.121
0.121
Clayton Richard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.144
0.144
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.093
0.093
Clayton Richard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.172
0.172
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.213
0.213
Clayton Richard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.316
0.316
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.019
0.019
Clayton Richard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.059
0.059
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.078
0.078
Clayton Richard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.108
0.108
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Clayton Richard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.235
0.235
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.108
0.108
Clayton Richard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.204
0.204
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
3
27.27
Clayton Richard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
30
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
3
27.27
Clayton Richard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
44.21
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
6
54.55
Clayton Richard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
69.47
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.48
-13.43
Clayton Richard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.91
-1.43
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.09
Clayton Richard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
6.32
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
18.18
Clayton Richard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
12.63
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clayton Richard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
163.64
Clayton Richard
Career
Per 600 PA
158
249.47
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.67
3.67
Clayton Richard
Career
Per 600 PA
2.41
2.41
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
0.11
Clayton Richard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
0.05
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
72.73
Clayton Richard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
40
63.16
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.09
Clayton Richard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
4.74
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Clayton Richard
Career
Per 600 PA
2
3.16
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clayton Richard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clayton Richard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clayton Richard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
Clayton Richard
Career
Per 600 PA