Tom Ferrick vs. Rich Hill — Career Comparison

Tom Ferrick
Greatest GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Rich Hill
Gen XMassachusettsThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Rich Hill built a career as a starting pitcher and Tom Ferrick as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Tom Ferrick posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.47 and WHIP 1.307 compared to 4.02 and 1.278 for Rich Hill. By the career numbers, Tom Ferrick had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Tom Ferrick and Rich Hill

Tom Ferrick
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
21
Tom Ferrick
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
323
4.31
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
388
2.46
Tom Ferrick
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.09
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
250
1.59
Tom Ferrick
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.53
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
0.57
Tom Ferrick
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
0.53
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
0.48
Tom Ferrick
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.22
54.22
Tom Ferrick
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.17
2.17
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.43
64.43
Tom Ferrick
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.05
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.03
Tom Ferrick
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Tom Ferrick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.75
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Ferrick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
260
3.47
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
633
4.02
Tom Ferrick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.47
3.47
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.02
4.02
Tom Ferrick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.45
3.45
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.72
3.72
Tom Ferrick
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.14
4.14
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.94
3.94
Tom Ferrick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.251
0.251
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.234
0.234
Tom Ferrick
Career
Per 9 Innings
2022
27
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4254
27
Tom Ferrick
Career
Per 9 Innings
674
9
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1418
9
Tom Ferrick
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
654
8.73
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1240
7.87
Tom Ferrick
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.73
8.73
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.87
7.87
Tom Ferrick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
0.59
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
177
1.12
Tom Ferrick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.59
0.59
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.12
1.12
Tom Ferrick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.46
0.46
Tom Ferrick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
227
3.03
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
551
3.5
Tom Ferrick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.13
Tom Ferrick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.03
3.03
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.5
3.5
Tom Ferrick
Career
Per 9 Innings
245
3.27
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1432
9.09
Tom Ferrick
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.27
3.27
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.09
9.09
Tom Ferrick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.76
0.76
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.69
3.69
Tom Ferrick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.7
0.7
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.398
1.398
Tom Ferrick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.12
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.15
Tom Ferrick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
0.51
Tom Ferrick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.06
Tom Ferrick
Career
Per 9 Innings
2834
37.84
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5997
38.06
Tom Ferrick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
210
2.8
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.11
Tom Ferrick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
306
4.09
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
681
4.32
Tom Ferrick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.09
4.09
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.32
4.32
Tom Ferrick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.25
Tom Ferrick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.2
Tom Ferrick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
0.62
Tom Ferrick
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.307
1.307
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.263
1.263
Tom Ferrick
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2606
34.8
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5295
33.61
Tom Ferrick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.95
0.95
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.76
1.76
Tom Ferrick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.263
0.263
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.288
0.288
Tom Ferrick
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.84
37.84
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.06
38.06

Fielding Stats for Tom Ferrick and Rich Hill

Tom Ferrick
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
21
Tom Ferrick
Career
Per 9 Innings
323
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
388
2.46
Tom Ferrick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
250
1.59
Tom Ferrick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4254
27
Tom Ferrick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1418
9
Tom Ferrick
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.23
Tom Ferrick
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
168
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
147
0.93
Tom Ferrick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.1
Tom Ferrick
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
234
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
200
1.27
Tom Ferrick
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
223
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
184
1.17
Tom Ferrick
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95.3
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
92
Tom Ferrick
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.69
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.474
0.474
Tom Ferrick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.43
64.43
Tom Ferrick
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.04
Tom Ferrick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Ferrick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Ferrick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Ferrick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Tom Ferrick and Rich Hill

Tom Ferrick
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
21
Tom Ferrick
Career
Per 600 PAverified
324
1200
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
389
851.82
Tom Ferrick
Career
Per 600 PA
162
600
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
274
600
Tom Ferrick
Career
Per 600 PA
147
544.44
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
256
560.58
Tom Ferrick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.184
0.184
Rich Hill
Career
Per 600 PA
0.113
0.113
Tom Ferrick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.519
0.519
Rich Hill
Career
Per 600 PA
0.305
0.305
Tom Ferrick
Career
Per 600 PAverified
27
100
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
63.5
Tom Ferrick
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
62.96
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
52.55
Tom Ferrick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
33.33
Rich Hill
Career
Per 600 PA
5
10.95
Tom Ferrick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.7
Rich Hill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Ferrick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Hill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Ferrick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
37.04
Rich Hill
Career
Per 600 PA
5
10.95
Tom Ferrick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.37
0.37
Rich Hill
Career
Per 600 PA
0.172
0.172
Tom Ferrick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Hill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Ferrick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Hill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Ferrick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.79
32.56
Rich Hill
Career
Per 600 PA
3.89
8.51
Tom Ferrick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
140.74
Rich Hill
Career
Per 600 PA
34
74.45
Tom Ferrick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
129.63
Rich Hill
Career
Per 600 PA
34
74.45
Tom Ferrick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Rich Hill
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Tom Ferrick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.259
0.259
Rich Hill
Career
Per 600 PA
0.133
0.133
Tom Ferrick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.484
0.484
Rich Hill
Career
Per 600 PA
0.263
0.263
Tom Ferrick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.075
0.075
Rich Hill
Career
Per 600 PA
0.02
0.02
Tom Ferrick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.166
0.166
Rich Hill
Career
Per 600 PA
0.092
0.092
Tom Ferrick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.38
0.38
Rich Hill
Career
Per 600 PA
0.169
0.169
Tom Ferrick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.235
0.235
Rich Hill
Career
Per 600 PA
0.199
0.199
Tom Ferrick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
62.96
Rich Hill
Career
Per 600 PA
4
8.76
Tom Ferrick
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
48.15
Rich Hill
Career
Per 600 PA
13
28.47
Tom Ferrick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
111.11
Rich Hill
Career
Per 600 PA
17
37.23
Tom Ferrick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.88
29.19
Rich Hill
Career
Per 600 PA
-5.73
-12.55
Tom Ferrick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.38
Tom Ferrick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
29.63
Rich Hill
Career
Per 600 PA
3
6.57
Tom Ferrick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Hill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Ferrick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
118.52
Rich Hill
Career
Per 600 PA
111
243.07
Tom Ferrick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.06
5.06
Rich Hill
Career
Per 600 PA
2.47
2.47
Tom Ferrick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Rich Hill
Career
Per 600 PA
0.03
0.03
Tom Ferrick
Career
Per 600 PA
7
25.93
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
26.28
Tom Ferrick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.19
Tom Ferrick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.7
Rich Hill
Career
Per 600 PA
4
8.76
Tom Ferrick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Hill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Ferrick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Hill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Ferrick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Hill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Ferrick
Career
Per 600 PA
Rich Hill
Career
Per 600 PA