Luke Farrell vs. Todd Ritchie — Career Comparison

Luke Farrell
MillenialOhioThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Todd Ritchie
Gen XVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Todd Ritchie built a career as a starting pitcher and Luke Farrell as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Todd Ritchie posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.71 and WHIP 1.441 compared to 5 and 1.510 for Luke Farrell. By the career numbers, Todd Ritchie had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Luke Farrell and Todd Ritchie

Luke Farrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Todd Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Luke Farrell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
6.05
Todd Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
184
1.98
Luke Farrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.61
Todd Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
1.29
Luke Farrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.44
Todd Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.46
Luke Farrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.44
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
0.58
Luke Farrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
44.33
44.33
Luke Farrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.14
10.14
Todd Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.22
65.22
Luke Farrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Todd Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.08
Luke Farrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Todd Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.03
Luke Farrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luke Farrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57
5
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
437
4.71
Luke Farrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Todd Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.71
4.71
Luke Farrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.04
5.04
Todd Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.64
4.64
Luke Farrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.08
5.08
Todd Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.42
4.42
Luke Farrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.247
0.247
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.281
0.281
Luke Farrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
308
27
Todd Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2507
27
Luke Farrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
102.2
9
Todd Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
835.2
9
Luke Farrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
8.68
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
929
10.01
Luke Farrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.68
8.68
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.01
10.01
Luke Farrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
1.75
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
1.12
Luke Farrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.75
1.75
Todd Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.12
1.12
Luke Farrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.57
0.57
Luke Farrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
54
4.73
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
262
2.82
Luke Farrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.18
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.14
Luke Farrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.73
4.73
Todd Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.82
2.82
Luke Farrell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
9.38
Todd Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
516
5.56
Luke Farrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.38
9.38
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.56
5.56
Luke Farrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.55
1.55
Todd Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.8
2.8
Luke Farrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.568
1.568
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.931
0.931
Luke Farrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.26
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.5
Luke Farrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.18
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.28
Luke Farrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Luke Farrell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
460
40.32
Todd Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3647
39.28
Luke Farrell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
1.75
Todd Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
0.31
Luke Farrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
62
5.44
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
496
5.34
Luke Farrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.44
5.44
Todd Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.34
5.34
Luke Farrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.09
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.3
Luke Farrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.18
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.24
Luke Farrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.18
Todd Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
0.85
Luke Farrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.49
1.49
Todd Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.425
1.425
Luke Farrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
401
35.15
Todd Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3309
35.64
Luke Farrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.9
0.9
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.7
2.7
Luke Farrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.288
0.288
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.307
0.307
Luke Farrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.32
40.32
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.28
39.28

Fielding Stats for Luke Farrell and Todd Ritchie

Luke Farrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Todd Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Luke Farrell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
6.05
Todd Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
184
1.98
Luke Farrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.61
Todd Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
1.29
Luke Farrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
308
27
Todd Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2507
27
Luke Farrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
102.2
9
Todd Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
835.2
9
Luke Farrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.26
Todd Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
0.47
Luke Farrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.26
Todd Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
124
1.34
Luke Farrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.08
Luke Farrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.53
Todd Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
175
1.88
Luke Farrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.53
Todd Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
168
1.81
Luke Farrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
96
96
Luke Farrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.087
0.087
Todd Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.913
0.913
Luke Farrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.14
10.14
Todd Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.22
65.22
Luke Farrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Todd Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.08
Luke Farrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luke Farrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luke Farrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luke Farrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Luke Farrell and Todd Ritchie

Luke Farrell
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Todd Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Luke Farrell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
69
8280
Todd Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
187
524.3
Luke Farrell
Career
Per 600 PA
5
600
Todd Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
214
600
Luke Farrell
Career
Per 600 PA
4
480
Todd Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
187
524.3
Luke Farrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Todd Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.177
0.177
Luke Farrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Todd Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.474
0.474
Luke Farrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Todd Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
92.52
Luke Farrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Todd Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
78.5
Luke Farrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Todd Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
14.02
Luke Farrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Farrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Farrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Todd Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
14.02
Luke Farrell
Career
Per 600 PA
Todd Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.152
0.152
Luke Farrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Farrell
Career
Per 600 PA
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Farrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Todd Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.21
20.22
Luke Farrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Todd Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
106.54
Luke Farrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Todd Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
112.15
Luke Farrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Todd Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.206
0.206
Luke Farrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Todd Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.203
0.203
Luke Farrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Todd Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.409
0.409
Luke Farrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Todd Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.027
0.027
Luke Farrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Todd Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.144
0.144
Luke Farrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Todd Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.287
0.287
Luke Farrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Todd Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Luke Farrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Todd Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
25.23
Luke Farrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Todd Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
16.82
Luke Farrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Todd Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
42.06
Luke Farrell
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.4
-48.1
Todd Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.96
16.71
Luke Farrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Farrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Todd Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
19.63
Luke Farrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Farrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
360
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PAverified
69
193.46
Luke Farrell
Career
Per 600 PA
1.67
1.67
Todd Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.1
3.1
Luke Farrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Todd Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Luke Farrell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Todd Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
56.07
Luke Farrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Farrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA
3
8.41
Luke Farrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Farrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Farrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Farrell
Career
Per 600 PA
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA