Kyle Farnsworth vs. Lew Richie — Career Comparison

Kyle Farnsworth
Gen XKansasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Lew Richie
Lost GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Lew Richie 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. Lew Richie posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.54 and WHIP 1.240 compared to 4.26 and 1.409 for Kyle Farnsworth. By the career numbers, Lew Richie had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Kyle Farnsworth and Lew Richie

Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Lew Richie
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
893
8.13
Lew Richie
Career
Per 9 Innings
241
1.6
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.24
Lew Richie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
136
0.9
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.39
Lew Richie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
0.49
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
66
0.6
Lew Richie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.43
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.45
39.45
Lew Richie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.24
53.24
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.91
2.91
Lew Richie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.43
56.43
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Lew Richie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
0.57
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Lew Richie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.13
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.52
Lew Richie
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.06
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
468
4.26
Lew Richie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
383
2.54
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.26
4.26
Lew Richie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.54
2.54
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.16
4.16
Lew Richie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.95
2.95
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.12
4.12
Lew Richie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.72
3.72
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Lew Richie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.243
0.243
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
2966
27
Lew Richie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4078
27
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
988.2
9
Lew Richie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1359.1
9
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
944
8.59
Lew Richie
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1190
7.88
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.59
8.59
Lew Richie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.88
7.88
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
132
1.2
Lew Richie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.14
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.2
1.2
Lew Richie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.15
0.15
Lew Richie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
412
3.75
Lew Richie
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
495
3.28
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.34
Lew Richie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.75
3.75
Lew Richie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.28
3.28
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
963
8.77
Lew Richie
Career
Per 9 Innings
438
2.9
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.77
8.77
Lew Richie
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.9
2.9
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.08
1.08
Lew Richie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.82
1.82
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.391
1.391
Lew Richie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.686
0.686
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.39
Lew Richie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.17
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
0.25
Lew Richie
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.21
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.09
Lew Richie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4281
38.97
Lew Richie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5422
35.9
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
293
2.67
Lew Richie
Career
Per 9 Innings
78
0.52
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
509
4.63
Lew Richie
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
544
3.6
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.63
4.63
Lew Richie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.36
Lew Richie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.28
Lew Richie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.41
Lew Richie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.372
1.372
Lew Richie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.24
1.24
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3771
34.33
Lew Richie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4895
32.41
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.57
0.57
Lew Richie
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.26
2.26
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.303
0.303
Lew Richie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.264
0.264
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.97
38.97
Lew Richie
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.9
35.9

Fielding Stats for Kyle Farnsworth and Lew Richie

Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Lew Richie
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
893
8.13
Lew Richie
Career
Per 9 Innings
241
2.7
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.24
Lew Richie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
0.85
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2966
27
Lew Richie
Career
Per 9 Innings
2412
27
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
988.2
9
Lew Richie
Career
Per 9 Innings
804
9
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
60
0.55
Lew Richie
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.64
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
104
0.95
Lew Richie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
327
3.66
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.14
Lew Richie
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.29
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
179
1.63
Lew Richie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
410
4.59
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
164
1.49
Lew Richie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
384
4.3
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.62
91.62
Lew Richie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.66
93.66
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.184
0.184
Lew Richie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.593
1.593
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.91
2.91
Lew Richie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31.54
31.54
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.05
Lew Richie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.11
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lew Richie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lew Richie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lew Richie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lew Richie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Kyle Farnsworth and Lew Richie

Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Lew Richie
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
893
8118.18
Lew Richie
Career
Per 600 PA
241
299.38
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
66
600
Lew Richie
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
483
600
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
54
490.91
Lew Richie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
443
550.31
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.074
0.074
Lew Richie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.147
0.147
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.341
0.341
Lew Richie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.425
0.425
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
4
36.36
Lew Richie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65
80.75
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
3
27.27
Lew Richie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
62.11
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
1
9.09
Lew Richie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
11.18
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Richie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
7.45
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Richie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
1
9.09
Lew Richie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
18.63
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Lew Richie
Career
Per 600 PA
0.231
0.231
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Richie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Richie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.68
6.19
Lew Richie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17.96
22.32
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
5
45.45
Lew Richie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
106.83
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
7
63.64
Lew Richie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
90
111.8
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.121
0.121
Lew Richie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.093
0.093
Lew Richie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.213
0.213
Lew Richie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.386
0.386
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.019
0.019
Lew Richie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.047
0.047
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.078
0.078
Lew Richie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.135
0.135
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Lew Richie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.299
0.299
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.108
0.108
Lew Richie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.187
0.187
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
3
27.27
Lew Richie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
33.54
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
27.27
Lew Richie
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
26.09
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
6
54.55
Lew Richie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
59.63
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.48
-13.43
Lew Richie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.62
15.68
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.09
Lew Richie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
2
18.18
Lew Richie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
31.06
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Richie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
163.64
Lew Richie
Career
Per 600 PAverified
96
119.25
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
3.67
3.67
Lew Richie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.03
5.03
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
Lew Richie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.26
0.26
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
72.73
Lew Richie
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
18.63
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.09
Lew Richie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Richie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Richie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.48
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Richie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Richie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.48
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
Lew Richie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100