Kyle Farnsworth vs. Vern Underhill — Career Comparison

Kyle Farnsworth
Gen XKansasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Vern Underhill
Greatest GenerationTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Vern Underhill 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 5.7 and 2.092 for Vern Underhill. 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 Vern Underhill

Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Vern Underhill
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
893
8.13
Vern Underhill
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
3.72
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
0.24
Vern Underhill
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.99
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.39
Vern Underhill
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.25
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.6
Vern Underhill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.99
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.45
39.45
Vern Underhill
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.91
2.91
Vern Underhill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26.67
26.67
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Vern Underhill
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.25
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Vern Underhill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.52
Vern Underhill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
468
4.26
Vern Underhill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
5.7
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.26
4.26
Vern Underhill
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.7
5.7
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.16
4.16
Vern Underhill
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.63
6.63
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.12
4.12
Vern Underhill
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.54
4.54
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Vern Underhill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.302
0.302
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2966
27
Vern Underhill
Career
Per 9 Innings
109
27
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
988.2
9
Vern Underhill
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.1
9
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
944
8.59
Vern Underhill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
11.15
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.59
8.59
Vern Underhill
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.15
11.15
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
132
1.2
Vern Underhill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.2
1.2
Vern Underhill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.15
0.15
Vern Underhill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
412
3.75
Vern Underhill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
7.68
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.34
Vern Underhill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Vern Underhill
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.68
7.68
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
963
8.77
Vern Underhill
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
4.95
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.77
8.77
Vern Underhill
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.95
4.95
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.08
1.08
Vern Underhill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.33
1.33
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.391
1.391
Vern Underhill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.404
1.404
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.39
Vern Underhill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.74
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.25
Vern Underhill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.25
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.09
Vern Underhill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4281
38.97
Vern Underhill
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
181
44.83
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
293
2.67
Vern Underhill
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
2.48
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
509
4.63
Vern Underhill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
8.42
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.63
4.63
Vern Underhill
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.42
8.42
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.36
Vern Underhill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.28
Vern Underhill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.41
Vern Underhill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.372
1.372
Vern Underhill
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.092
2.092
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3771
34.33
Vern Underhill
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
149
36.91
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.57
0.57
Vern Underhill
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.27
2.27
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.303
0.303
Vern Underhill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.349
0.349
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.97
38.97
Vern Underhill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.83
44.83

Fielding Stats for Kyle Farnsworth and Vern Underhill

Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Vern Underhill
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
893
8.13
Vern Underhill
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.24
Vern Underhill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2966
27
Vern Underhill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
988.2
9
Vern Underhill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.55
Vern Underhill
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
0.95
Vern Underhill
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.14
Vern Underhill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
179
1.63
Vern Underhill
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
164
1.49
Vern Underhill
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.62
91.62
Vern Underhill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.184
0.184
Vern Underhill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.6
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.91
2.91
Vern Underhill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.05
Vern Underhill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vern Underhill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vern Underhill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vern Underhill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vern Underhill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Kyle Farnsworth and Vern Underhill

Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Vern Underhill
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
893
8118.18
Vern Underhill
Career
Per 600 PA
15
642.86
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
66
600
Vern Underhill
Career
Per 600 PA
14
600
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
54
490.91
Vern Underhill
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
514.29
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.074
0.074
Vern Underhill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.341
0.341
Vern Underhill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.893
0.893
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
4
36.36
Vern Underhill
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
171.43
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
27.27
Vern Underhill
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
85.71
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
1
9.09
Vern Underhill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
85.71
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vern Underhill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vern Underhill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
1
9.09
Vern Underhill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
85.71
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Vern Underhill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vern Underhill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vern Underhill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.68
6.19
Vern Underhill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.28
97.75
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
5
45.45
Vern Underhill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
257.14
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
63.64
Vern Underhill
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
214.29
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.121
0.121
Vern Underhill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.385
0.385
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.093
0.093
Vern Underhill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.213
0.213
Vern Underhill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.885
0.885
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.019
0.019
Vern Underhill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.078
0.078
Vern Underhill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.298
0.298
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Vern Underhill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.875
0.875
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.108
0.108
Vern Underhill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
27.27
Vern Underhill
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
85.71
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
27.27
Vern Underhill
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
42.86
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
54.55
Vern Underhill
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
128.57
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.48
-13.43
Vern Underhill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.28
97.85
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.09
Vern Underhill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
18.18
Vern Underhill
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
42.86
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vern Underhill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
18
163.64
Vern Underhill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
85.71
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
3.67
3.67
Vern Underhill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
Vern Underhill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
72.73
Vern Underhill
Career
Per 600 PA
1
42.86
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.09
Vern Underhill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vern Underhill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vern Underhill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vern Underhill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vern Underhill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
Vern Underhill
Career
Per 600 PA