Kyle Farnsworth vs. Ryan Rowland-Smith — Career Comparison

Kyle Farnsworth
Gen XKansasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Ryan Rowland-Smith
MillenialAustraliaThrows LeftBats LeftOceaniaSeattle MarinersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Ryan Rowland-Smith 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. Ryan Rowland-Smith led in home run suppression (HR9+ 77 vs 57), run prevention (ERA+ 97 vs 80), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 80 vs 80). Kyle Farnsworth held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 102 vs 75). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Ryan Rowland-Smith.

Pitching Stats for Kyle Farnsworth and Ryan Rowland-Smith

Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Ryan Rowland-Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
893
8.13
Ryan Rowland-Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
121
2.94
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.24
Ryan Rowland-Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
1.14
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.39
Ryan Rowland-Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.29
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
66
0.6
Ryan Rowland-Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.41
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.45
39.45
Ryan Rowland-Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.38
41.38
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.91
2.91
Ryan Rowland-Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.84
38.84
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Ryan Rowland-Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Ryan Rowland-Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.52
Ryan Rowland-Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.05
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
468
4.26
Ryan Rowland-Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
188
4.57
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.26
4.26
Ryan Rowland-Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.57
4.57
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.16
4.16
Ryan Rowland-Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.66
4.66
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.12
4.12
Ryan Rowland-Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.79
4.79
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Ryan Rowland-Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2966
27
Ryan Rowland-Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1110
27
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
988.2
9
Ryan Rowland-Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
370
9
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
944
8.59
Ryan Rowland-Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
388
9.44
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.59
8.59
Ryan Rowland-Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.44
9.44
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
132
1.2
Ryan Rowland-Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
1.24
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.2
1.2
Ryan Rowland-Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.24
1.24
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Ryan Rowland-Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.42
0.42
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
412
3.75
Ryan Rowland-Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
3.36
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.34
Ryan Rowland-Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.1
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.75
3.75
Ryan Rowland-Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.36
3.36
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
963
8.77
Ryan Rowland-Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
229
5.57
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.77
8.77
Ryan Rowland-Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.57
5.57
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.08
1.08
Ryan Rowland-Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.89
1.89
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.391
1.391
Ryan Rowland-Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.992
0.992
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.39
Ryan Rowland-Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.29
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.25
Ryan Rowland-Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.36
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.09
Ryan Rowland-Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4281
38.97
Ryan Rowland-Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1618
39.36
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
293
2.67
Ryan Rowland-Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.49
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
509
4.63
Ryan Rowland-Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
210
5.11
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.63
4.63
Ryan Rowland-Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.11
5.11
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.36
Ryan Rowland-Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.22
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.28
Ryan Rowland-Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.49
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
0.41
Ryan Rowland-Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.8
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.372
1.372
Ryan Rowland-Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.422
1.422
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3771
34.33
Ryan Rowland-Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1436
34.93
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.57
0.57
Ryan Rowland-Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.74
1.74
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.303
0.303
Ryan Rowland-Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.292
0.292
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.97
38.97
Ryan Rowland-Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.36
39.36

Fielding Stats for Kyle Farnsworth and Ryan Rowland-Smith

Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Ryan Rowland-Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
893
8.13
Ryan Rowland-Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
121
2.94
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.24
Ryan Rowland-Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
1.14
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2966
27
Ryan Rowland-Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1110
27
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
988.2
9
Ryan Rowland-Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
370
9
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.55
Ryan Rowland-Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.22
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
0.95
Ryan Rowland-Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.54
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.14
Ryan Rowland-Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.15
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
179
1.63
Ryan Rowland-Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.9
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
164
1.49
Ryan Rowland-Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.75
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.62
91.62
Ryan Rowland-Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
83.78
83.78
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.184
0.184
Ryan Rowland-Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.256
0.256
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.91
2.91
Ryan Rowland-Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.84
38.84
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.05
Ryan Rowland-Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.05
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Rowland-Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Rowland-Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Rowland-Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Rowland-Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Kyle Farnsworth and Ryan Rowland-Smith

Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Ryan Rowland-Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
893
8118.18
Ryan Rowland-Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
121
14520
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
66
600
Ryan Rowland-Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
5
600
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
54
490.91
Ryan Rowland-Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
600
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.074
0.074
Ryan Rowland-Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.341
0.341
Ryan Rowland-Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
36.36
Ryan Rowland-Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
27.27
Ryan Rowland-Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.09
Ryan Rowland-Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Rowland-Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Rowland-Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.09
Ryan Rowland-Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Ryan Rowland-Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Rowland-Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Rowland-Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.68
6.19
Ryan Rowland-Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
45.45
Ryan Rowland-Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
63.64
Ryan Rowland-Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.121
0.121
Ryan Rowland-Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.093
0.093
Ryan Rowland-Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.213
0.213
Ryan Rowland-Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Ryan Rowland-Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.078
0.078
Ryan Rowland-Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Ryan Rowland-Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.108
0.108
Ryan Rowland-Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
27.27
Ryan Rowland-Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
27.27
Ryan Rowland-Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
54.55
Ryan Rowland-Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-1.48
-13.43
Ryan Rowland-Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.54
-65.12
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.09
Ryan Rowland-Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
18.18
Ryan Rowland-Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Rowland-Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
163.64
Ryan Rowland-Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
480
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.67
3.67
Ryan Rowland-Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1.25
1.25
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
0.11
Ryan Rowland-Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
72.73
Ryan Rowland-Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.09
Ryan Rowland-Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Rowland-Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Rowland-Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Rowland-Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Rowland-Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
Ryan Rowland-Smith
Career
Per 600 PA