Kyle Farnsworth vs. Normie Roy — Career Comparison

Kyle Farnsworth
Gen XKansasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Normie Roy
Silent GenerationMassachusettsThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Normie Roy 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 5.13 and 1.860 for Normie Roy. 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 Normie Roy

Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Normie Roy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
893
8.13
Normie Roy
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
2.87
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
0.24
Normie Roy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.91
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
0.39
Normie Roy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.6
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
66
0.6
Normie Roy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.45
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.45
39.45
Normie Roy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.14
57.14
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.91
2.91
Normie Roy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31.58
31.58
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Normie Roy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.3
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Normie Roy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.52
Normie Roy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.15
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
468
4.26
Normie Roy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
5.13
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.26
4.26
Normie Roy
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.13
5.13
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.16
4.16
Normie Roy
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.8
6.8
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.12
4.12
Normie Roy
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.75
5.75
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Normie Roy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.303
0.303
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2966
27
Normie Roy
Career
Per 9 Innings
179
27
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
988.2
9
Normie Roy
Career
Per 9 Innings
59.2
9
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
944
8.59
Normie Roy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
72
10.86
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.59
8.59
Normie Roy
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.86
10.86
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
132
1.2
Normie Roy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.06
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.2
1.2
Normie Roy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.06
1.06
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Normie Roy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.37
0.37
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
412
3.75
Normie Roy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
5.88
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.34
Normie Roy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Normie Roy
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.88
5.88
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
963
8.77
Normie Roy
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
3.77
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.77
8.77
Normie Roy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.77
3.77
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.08
1.08
Normie Roy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.32
1.32
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.391
1.391
Normie Roy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.073
1.073
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.39
Normie Roy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.25
Normie Roy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.3
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.09
Normie Roy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.15
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4281
38.97
Normie Roy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
279
42.08
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
293
2.67
Normie Roy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.6
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
509
4.63
Normie Roy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
5.73
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.63
4.63
Normie Roy
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.73
5.73
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.36
Normie Roy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.28
Normie Roy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.41
Normie Roy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.372
1.372
Normie Roy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.86
1.86
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3771
34.33
Normie Roy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
238
35.9
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.57
0.57
Normie Roy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.303
0.303
Normie Roy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.316
0.316
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.97
38.97
Normie Roy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.08
42.08

Fielding Stats for Kyle Farnsworth and Normie Roy

Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Normie Roy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
893
8.13
Normie Roy
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.24
Normie Roy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2966
27
Normie Roy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
988.2
9
Normie Roy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.55
Normie Roy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
0.95
Normie Roy
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.14
Normie Roy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
179
1.63
Normie Roy
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
164
1.49
Normie Roy
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.62
91.62
Normie Roy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.184
0.184
Normie Roy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.737
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.91
2.91
Normie Roy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.05
Normie Roy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Normie Roy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Normie Roy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Normie Roy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Normie Roy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Kyle Farnsworth and Normie Roy

Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Normie Roy
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
893
8118.18
Normie Roy
Career
Per 600 PA
19
542.86
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
66
600
Normie Roy
Career
Per 600 PA
21
600
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
54
490.91
Normie Roy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
514.29
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.074
0.074
Normie Roy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.341
0.341
Normie Roy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.476
0.476
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
36.36
Normie Roy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
85.71
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
3
27.27
Normie Roy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
85.71
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.09
Normie Roy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Normie Roy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Normie Roy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.09
Normie Roy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Normie Roy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Normie Roy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Normie Roy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
0.68
6.19
Normie Roy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.52
14.95
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
45.45
Normie Roy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
85.71
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
63.64
Normie Roy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
142.86
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.121
0.121
Normie Roy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.093
0.093
Normie Roy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.213
0.213
Normie Roy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.417
0.417
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Normie Roy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.078
0.078
Normie Roy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Normie Roy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.313
0.313
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.108
0.108
Normie Roy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
27.27
Normie Roy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
28.57
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
27.27
Normie Roy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
54.55
Normie Roy
Career
Per 600 PA
1
28.57
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.48
-13.43
Normie Roy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.58
16.43
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.09
Normie Roy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
2
18.18
Normie Roy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
57.14
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Normie Roy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
18
163.64
Normie Roy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
114.29
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
3.67
3.67
Normie Roy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.25
5.25
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
Normie Roy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
72.73
Normie Roy
Career
Per 600 PA
1
28.57
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.09
Normie Roy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Normie Roy
Career
Per 600 PA
1
28.57
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Normie Roy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Normie Roy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Normie Roy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
Normie Roy
Career
Per 600 PA