Kyle Farnsworth vs. Charley Wilson — Career Comparison

Kyle Farnsworth
Gen XKansasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Charley Wilson
Lost GenerationVirginiaNorth AmericaColumbus BuckeyesNegro National LeagueStarting Pitcher

Charley Wilson 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. Charley Wilson posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.02 and WHIP 1.353 compared to 4.26 and 1.409 for Kyle Farnsworth. By the career numbers, Charley Wilson had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Kyle Farnsworth and Charley Wilson

Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
893
8.13
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
1.44
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.24
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
1.11
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
0.39
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.47
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.6
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.64
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.45
39.45
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.42
42.42
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.91
2.91
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76.74
76.74
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.54
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.07
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.52
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
468
4.26
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
4.02
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.26
4.26
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.02
4.02
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.16
4.16
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.12
4.12
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.57
3.57
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.293
0.293
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2966
27
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
805
27
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
988.2
9
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
268.1
9
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
944
8.59
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
307
10.3
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.59
8.59
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.3
10.3
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
132
1.2
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.34
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.2
1.2
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.34
0.34
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.23
0.23
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
412
3.75
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
1.88
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.34
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.75
3.75
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.88
1.88
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
963
8.77
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
78
2.62
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.77
8.77
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.62
2.62
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.08
1.08
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.81
1.81
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.391
1.391
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.499
0.499
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.39
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.25
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.13
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.09
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4281
38.97
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1146
38.44
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
293
2.67
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.17
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
509
4.63
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
151
5.06
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.63
4.63
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.06
5.06
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.36
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
1.31
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.28
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
0.41
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.57
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.372
1.372
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.353
1.353
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3771
34.33
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1047
35.12
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.57
0.57
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.51
3.51
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.303
0.303
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.97
38.97
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.44
38.44

Fielding Stats for Kyle Farnsworth and Charley Wilson

Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
893
8.13
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
1.44
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.24
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
1.11
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2966
27
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
805
27
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
988.2
9
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
268.1
9
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.55
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.27
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
104
0.95
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
2.75
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.14
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.2
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
179
1.63
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
3.22
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
164
1.49
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
3.02
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.62
91.62
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.75
93.75
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.184
0.184
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.093
2.093
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.91
2.91
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76.74
76.74
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.05
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.07
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Kyle Farnsworth and Charley Wilson

Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
893
8118.18
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
44
258.82
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
66
600
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
102
600
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
54
490.91
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
97
570.59
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.074
0.074
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.124
0.124
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.341
0.341
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.304
0.304
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
4
36.36
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
70.59
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
3
27.27
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
70.59
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.09
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.09
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.68
6.19
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.83
10.78
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
5
45.45
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
70.59
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
7
63.64
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
94.12
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.121
0.121
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.093
0.093
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.124
0.124
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.213
0.213
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.282
0.282
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.078
0.078
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.102
0.102
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.108
0.108
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.124
0.124
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
27.27
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
17.65
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
27.27
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
23.53
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
54.55
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
41.18
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.48
-13.43
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.14
-0.8
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.09
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
2
18.18
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
23.53
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
18
163.64
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.67
3.67
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
0.11
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
72.73
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
5.88
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.09
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA