Kyle Farnsworth vs. Woody Rich — Career Comparison

Kyle Farnsworth
Gen XKansasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Woody Rich
Greatest GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Woody Rich 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 5.06 and 1.509 for Woody Rich. 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 Woody Rich

Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Woody Rich
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
893
8.13
Woody Rich
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
2.53
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
0.24
Woody Rich
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
1.23
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
0.39
Woody Rich
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.46
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
66
0.6
Woody Rich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.31
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.45
39.45
Woody Rich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
60
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.91
2.91
Woody Rich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.48
48.48
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Woody Rich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.38
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Woody Rich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.52
Woody Rich
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
468
4.26
Woody Rich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
66
5.06
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.26
4.26
Woody Rich
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.06
5.06
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.16
4.16
Woody Rich
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.67
4.67
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.12
4.12
Woody Rich
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.65
4.65
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Woody Rich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.271
0.271
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2966
27
Woody Rich
Career
Per 9 Innings
352
27
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
988.2
9
Woody Rich
Career
Per 9 Innings
117.1
9
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
944
8.59
Woody Rich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
127
9.74
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.59
8.59
Woody Rich
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.74
9.74
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
132
1.2
Woody Rich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.61
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.2
1.2
Woody Rich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.61
0.61
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Woody Rich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.24
0.24
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
412
3.75
Woody Rich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
3.84
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.34
Woody Rich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Woody Rich
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.84
3.84
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
963
8.77
Woody Rich
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
3.22
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.77
8.77
Woody Rich
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.22
3.22
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.08
1.08
Woody Rich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.27
1.27
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.391
1.391
Woody Rich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.784
0.784
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.39
Woody Rich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.25
Woody Rich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.61
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.09
Woody Rich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4281
38.97
Woody Rich
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
526
40.35
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
293
2.67
Woody Rich
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.69
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
509
4.63
Woody Rich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
73
5.6
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.63
4.63
Woody Rich
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.6
5.6
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.36
Woody Rich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.28
Woody Rich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.41
Woody Rich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.372
1.372
Woody Rich
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.509
1.509
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3771
34.33
Woody Rich
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
468
35.9
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.57
0.57
Woody Rich
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.21
2.21
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.303
0.303
Woody Rich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.285
0.285
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.97
38.97
Woody Rich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.35
40.35

Fielding Stats for Kyle Farnsworth and Woody Rich

Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Woody Rich
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
893
8.13
Woody Rich
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.24
Woody Rich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2966
27
Woody Rich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
988.2
9
Woody Rich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.55
Woody Rich
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
0.95
Woody Rich
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.14
Woody Rich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
179
1.63
Woody Rich
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
164
1.49
Woody Rich
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.62
91.62
Woody Rich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
91.89
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.184
0.184
Woody Rich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.03
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.91
2.91
Woody Rich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.05
Woody Rich
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Woody Rich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Woody Rich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Woody Rich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Woody Rich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Kyle Farnsworth and Woody Rich

Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Woody Rich
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
893
8118.18
Woody Rich
Career
Per 600 PA
33
471.43
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
66
600
Woody Rich
Career
Per 600 PA
42
600
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
54
490.91
Woody Rich
Career
Per 600 PAverified
39
557.14
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.074
0.074
Woody Rich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.341
0.341
Woody Rich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.464
0.464
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
4
36.36
Woody Rich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
114.29
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
3
27.27
Woody Rich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
114.29
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.09
Woody Rich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Woody Rich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Woody Rich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.09
Woody Rich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Woody Rich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Woody Rich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Woody Rich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.68
6.19
Woody Rich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.22
17.41
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
5
45.45
Woody Rich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
114.29
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
7
63.64
Woody Rich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
128.57
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.121
0.121
Woody Rich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.093
0.093
Woody Rich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.213
0.213
Woody Rich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.43
0.43
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Woody Rich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.078
0.078
Woody Rich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.153
0.153
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Woody Rich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.108
0.108
Woody Rich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.235
0.235
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
3
27.27
Woody Rich
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
42.86
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
27.27
Woody Rich
Career
Per 600 PA
1
14.29
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
54.55
Woody Rich
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
57.14
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.48
-13.43
Woody Rich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.29
18.45
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.09
Woody Rich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
18.18
Woody Rich
Career
Per 600 PA
1
14.29
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Woody Rich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
18
163.64
Woody Rich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
71.43
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
3.67
3.67
Woody Rich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.4
8.4
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
Woody Rich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
72.73
Woody Rich
Career
Per 600 PA
2
28.57
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.09
Woody Rich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Woody Rich
Career
Per 600 PA
2
28.57
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Woody Rich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Woody Rich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Woody Rich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
Woody Rich
Career
Per 600 PA