Gene Ford vs. Rich Hill — Career Comparison

Gene Ford
Greatest GenerationIowaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Rich Hill
Gen XMassachusettsThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Rich Hill built a career as a starting pitcher and Gene Ford as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Rich Hill posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.02 and WHIP 1.278 compared to 9.56 and 2.188 for Gene Ford. By the career numbers, Rich Hill had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Gene Ford and Rich Hill

Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
21
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.81
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
388
2.46
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
250
1.59
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
0.57
Gene Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
0.48
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.22
54.22
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.43
64.43
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.03
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
9.56
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
633
4.02
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.56
9.56
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.02
4.02
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.81
7.81
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.72
3.72
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.81
5.81
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.94
3.94
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.329
0.329
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.234
0.234
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
27
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4254
27
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
9
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1418
9
Gene Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
12.94
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1240
7.87
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.94
12.94
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.87
7.87
Gene Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.56
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
177
1.12
Gene Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.56
0.56
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.12
1.12
Gene Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.46
0.46
Gene Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
6.75
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
551
3.5
Gene Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.13
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.75
6.75
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.5
3.5
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.13
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1432
9.09
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.13
1.13
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.09
9.09
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.69
3.69
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.875
0.875
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.398
1.398
Gene Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
1.13
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.15
Gene Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
0.51
Gene Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.06
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
46.13
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5997
38.06
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2.25
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.11
Gene Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
9.56
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
681
4.32
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.56
9.56
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.32
4.32
Gene Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.25
Gene Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.2
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
0.62
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.188
2.188
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.263
1.263
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
39.38
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5295
33.61
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.4
3.4
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.76
1.76
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.328
0.328
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.288
0.288
Gene Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.13
46.13
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.06
38.06

Fielding Stats for Gene Ford and Rich Hill

Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
21
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
388
2.46
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
250
1.59
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4254
27
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1418
9
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.23
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
147
0.93
Gene Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.1
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
200
1.27
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
184
1.17
Gene Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
92
Gene Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.474
0.474
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.43
64.43
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.04
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Gene Ford and Rich Hill

Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
21
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
5
500
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
389
851.82
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
274
600
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
600
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
256
560.58
Gene Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Rich Hill
Career
Per 600 PA
0.113
0.113
Gene Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Rich Hill
Career
Per 600 PA
0.305
0.305
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
63.5
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
52.55
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
10.95
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Hill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Hill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
10.95
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.172
0.172
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Hill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Hill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
14.97
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3.89
8.51
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
34
74.45
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
34
74.45
Gene Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Rich Hill
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Gene Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Rich Hill
Career
Per 600 PA
0.133
0.133
Gene Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Rich Hill
Career
Per 600 PA
0.263
0.263
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.02
0.02
Gene Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.117
0.117
Rich Hill
Career
Per 600 PA
0.092
0.092
Gene Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Rich Hill
Career
Per 600 PA
0.169
0.169
Gene Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Rich Hill
Career
Per 600 PA
0.199
0.199
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
8.76
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
28.47
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
37.23
Gene Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.07
6.7
Rich Hill
Career
Per 600 PA
-5.73
-12.55
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.38
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
6.57
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Hill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Rich Hill
Career
Per 600 PA
111
243.07
Gene Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Rich Hill
Career
Per 600 PA
2.47
2.47
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.03
0.03
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
26.28
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.19
Gene Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Rich Hill
Career
Per 600 PA
4
8.76
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Hill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Hill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Hill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
Rich Hill
Career
Per 600 PA