Matt Festa vs. Rich Hill — Career Comparison

Matt Festa
MillenialNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Rich Hill
Gen XMassachusettsThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Rich Hill built a career as a starting pitcher and Matt Festa as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Matt Festa led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 127 vs 101), home run suppression (HR9+ 109 vs 96), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 108 vs 101). Rich Hill held the edge in run prevention (ERA+ 103 vs 93). Role difference aside, Matt Festa holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Matt Festa and Rich Hill

Matt Festa
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
21
Matt Festa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
171
8.95
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
388
2.46
Matt Festa
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.05
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
250
1.59
Matt Festa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.68
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
90
0.57
Matt Festa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.37
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
0.48
Matt Festa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
65
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
54.22
54.22
Matt Festa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.58
0.58
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.43
64.43
Matt Festa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.03
Matt Festa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Matt Festa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.1
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Festa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
85
4.45
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
633
4.02
Matt Festa
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.45
4.45
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.02
4.02
Matt Festa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.72
3.72
Matt Festa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.91
3.91
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.94
3.94
Matt Festa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.227
0.227
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.234
0.234
Matt Festa
Career
Per 9 Innings
516
27
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4254
27
Matt Festa
Career
Per 9 Innings
172
9
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1418
9
Matt Festa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
7.59
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
1240
7.87
Matt Festa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.59
7.59
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.87
7.87
Matt Festa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
1.15
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
177
1.12
Matt Festa
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.15
1.15
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.12
1.12
Matt Festa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.46
0.46
Matt Festa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
67
3.51
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
551
3.5
Matt Festa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.21
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.13
Matt Festa
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.51
3.51
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.5
3.5
Matt Festa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
182
9.52
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1432
9.09
Matt Festa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.52
9.52
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.09
9.09
Matt Festa
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.06
1.06
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.69
3.69
Matt Festa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.448
1.448
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.398
1.398
Matt Festa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.31
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.15
Matt Festa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.58
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
0.51
Matt Festa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.05
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.06
Matt Festa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
729
38.15
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5997
38.06
Matt Festa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
1.88
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.11
Matt Festa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
94
4.92
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
681
4.32
Matt Festa
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.92
4.92
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.32
4.32
Matt Festa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.37
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.25
Matt Festa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.31
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.2
Matt Festa
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.31
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
0.62
Matt Festa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.233
1.233
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.263
1.263
Matt Festa
Career
Per 9 Innings
638
33.38
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5295
33.61
Matt Festa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.55
0.55
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.76
1.76
Matt Festa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.283
0.283
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.288
0.288
Matt Festa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.15
38.15
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.06
38.06

Fielding Stats for Matt Festa and Rich Hill

Matt Festa
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
21
Matt Festa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
171
8.95
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
388
2.46
Matt Festa
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.05
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
250
1.59
Matt Festa
Career
Per 9 Innings
516
27
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4254
27
Matt Festa
Career
Per 9 Innings
172
9
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1418
9
Matt Festa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.68
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
0.23
Matt Festa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
1.05
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
147
0.93
Matt Festa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.1
Matt Festa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
1.73
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
200
1.27
Matt Festa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
1.73
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
184
1.17
Matt Festa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
92
Matt Festa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.193
0.193
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.474
0.474
Matt Festa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.58
0.58
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.43
64.43
Matt Festa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.05
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.04
Matt Festa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Festa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Festa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Festa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Matt Festa and Rich Hill

Matt Festa
Career
Per 600 PA
6
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
21
Matt Festa
Career
Per 600 PA
171
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
389
851.82
Matt Festa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
274
600
Matt Festa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
256
560.58
Matt Festa
Career
Per 600 PA
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.113
0.113
Matt Festa
Career
Per 600 PA
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.305
0.305
Matt Festa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
63.5
Matt Festa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
52.55
Matt Festa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
10.95
Matt Festa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rich Hill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Festa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rich Hill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Festa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
10.95
Matt Festa
Career
Per 600 PA
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.172
0.172
Matt Festa
Career
Per 600 PA
Rich Hill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Festa
Career
Per 600 PA
Rich Hill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Festa
Career
Per 600 PA
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.89
8.51
Matt Festa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
74.45
Matt Festa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
74.45
Matt Festa
Career
Per 600 PA
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Matt Festa
Career
Per 600 PA
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.133
0.133
Matt Festa
Career
Per 600 PA
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.263
0.263
Matt Festa
Career
Per 600 PA
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.02
0.02
Matt Festa
Career
Per 600 PA
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.092
0.092
Matt Festa
Career
Per 600 PA
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.169
0.169
Matt Festa
Career
Per 600 PA
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.199
0.199
Matt Festa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
8.76
Matt Festa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
28.47
Matt Festa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
37.23
Matt Festa
Career
Per 600 PA
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-5.73
-12.55
Matt Festa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.38
Matt Festa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
6.57
Matt Festa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rich Hill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Festa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Rich Hill
Career
Per 600 PA
111
243.07
Matt Festa
Career
Per 600 PA
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.47
2.47
Matt Festa
Career
Per 600 PA
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.03
0.03
Matt Festa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
26.28
Matt Festa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.19
Matt Festa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Rich Hill
Career
Per 600 PA
4
8.76
Matt Festa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rich Hill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Festa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rich Hill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Festa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rich Hill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Festa
Career
Per 600 PA
Rich Hill
Career
Per 600 PA