
Rich Hill
43-Year-Old
Free Agent

2023 Stats
W-L
8-14
ERA
5.41
WHIP
1.52
K
129
SV
0
Rest-of-Season Projections
2023 Fantasy Outlook
Hill started 26 games last season for Boston, losing most of July with a knee issue. He averaged just under five innings per outing, but still managed to win eight games for the last place Red Sox. Much like Eddie Harris in Major League, Hill threw every piece of junk he could think of at 'em, save the snot. He'd flip his 88-mph fastball and 72-mph curveball to the plate from various arm angles. All things considered, his 13.7% K-BB wasn't terrible for the then 42-year-old southpaw. Hill finished the season on a high note, fanning 15 over his final two starts, each lasting six frames. He can help chew up innings for the Pirates after inking a one-year deal, but the days of being a fantasy asset are likely over, save for favorable matchups in deep leagues. Read Past Outlooks
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Plans to continue career
Hill plans to continue his playing career in 2024, Rob Bradford of WEEI.com reports.
ANALYSIS
Hill made the revelation on Bradford's "Baseball Isn't Boring" podcast. The 43-year-old left-hander didn't have a great 2023 campaign, posting a 5.41 ERA, 1.52 WHIP and 129:58 K:BB over 146.1 innings for the Pirates and Padres. Hill will turn 44 shortly after Opening Day next year but should be able to find a club willing to give him a one-year contract.
Hill made the revelation on Bradford's "Baseball Isn't Boring" podcast. The 43-year-old left-hander didn't have a great 2023 campaign, posting a 5.41 ERA, 1.52 WHIP and 129:58 K:BB over 146.1 innings for the Pirates and Padres. Hill will turn 44 shortly after Opening Day next year but should be able to find a club willing to give him a one-year contract.
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Pitching Appearances Breakdown
Average Pitch Count
79
Last 10 Games
48
Last 5 Games
34
How many pitches does Rich Hill generally throw?
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What part of the game does Rich Hill generally pitch?
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% Games Reaching Innings Threshold
% Games By Number of Innings Pitched
Left/Right Pitching Splits
Since 2021
-12%
BAA vs LHP
2023
-6%
BAA vs LHP
BAA | K | BB | H | HR | ||||
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Since 2021vs Left | .233 | 79 | 44 | 72 | 4 | |||
Since 2021vs Right | .264 | 309 | 106 | 355 | 55 | |||
2023vs Left | .267 | 23 | 19 | 28 | 1 | |||
2023vs Right | .284 | 106 | 39 | 137 | 22 | |||
2022vs Left | .277 | 17 | 6 | 18 | 1 | |||
2022vs Right | .255 | 92 | 31 | 107 | 14 | |||
2021vs Left | .187 | 39 | 19 | 26 | 2 | |||
2021vs Right | .251 | 111 | 36 | 111 | 19 | |||
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Home/Away Pitching Splits
Since 2021
-20%
ERA on Road
2023
-17%
ERA on Road
ERA | WHIP | IP | K/9 | BB/9 | |||||
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Since 2021Home | 4.98 | 1.38 | 229.2 | 8.9 | 3.1 | ||||
Since 2021Away | 3.97 | 1.30 | 199.2 | 7.2 | 3.2 | ||||
2023Home | 5.82 | 1.51 | 86.2 | 7.8 | 3.3 | ||||
2023Away | 4.83 | 1.54 | 59.2 | 8.1 | 3.9 | ||||
2022Home | 4.81 | 1.38 | 58.0 | 8.8 | 2.5 | ||||
2022Away | 3.80 | 1.24 | 66.1 | 7.1 | 2.8 | ||||
2021Home | 4.24 | 1.25 | 85.0 | 10.2 | 3.4 | ||||
2021Away | 3.42 | 1.17 | 73.2 | 6.6 | 2.8 | ||||
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Stat Review
How does Rich Hill compare to other starting pitchers?
This section compares his stats with all starting pitcher seasons from the previous three seasons (minimum 120 innings)*. The bar represents the player's percentile rank. For example, if the bar is halfway across, then the player falls into the 50th percentile for that stat and it would be considered average.
* Exit Velocity, Barrels/BBE %, Balls Hit 95+ MPH %, and Spin Rate are benchmarked against 2019 data (min 120 IP). See here for more exit velocity/barrels stats plus an explanation of current limitations with that data set.
* Exit Velocity, Barrels/BBE %, Balls Hit 95+ MPH %, and Spin Rate are benchmarked against 2019 data (min 120 IP). See here for more exit velocity/barrels stats plus an explanation of current limitations with that data set.
K/BB
2.22K/9
7.9BB/9
3.6HR/9
1.4Fastball
88.1 mphERA
5.41WHIP
1.52BABIP
.334GB/FB
1.14Left On Base
65.5%Exit Velocity
81.3 mphBarrels/BBE
6.1%Spin Rate
2368 rpmBalls Hit 95+ MPH
24.7%Swinging Strike
8.0%Advanced Pitching Stats
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Past Fantasy Outlooks
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Hill continued his late-career renaissance in 2021, posting a 3.86 ERA and 1.21 WHIP over 32 appearances (31 starts) and 158.2 innings, the second highest number of starts and innings of his MLB life. SIERA (4.43), xFIP (4.70) and increases in exit velocity and hard-hit rate tell a slightly different story, but the 42-year-old right-hander gets by on guile. There's concerns about durability, as there should be for a pitcher in his advanced years. He's mostly a fastball/curveball pitcher, and the 88.1 mph four-seamer, up a couple of ticks from 2020, isn't going to blow past too many batters. He rejoined the Red Sox in 2022, the third time with the organization he grew up following as a native of Milton (Mass.). Boston's not going to count on a hefty number of innings, and manager Alex Cora plans to use a piggyback approach with Hill. He's slated to pitch as the No. 5 starter with Garrett Whitlock and other stretched out relievers bridging the gap to the late-inning relief corps.
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Secures extra-inning win
Hill (8-14) picked up the win in Sunday's 2-1 extra-inning game against the White Sox. He allowed one run on two hits while striking out three over two innings.
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Placed on waivers
Hill was placed on waivers by the Padres on Tuesday, Joel Sherman of the New York Post reports.
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Banished to bullpen
Hill worked in relief Sunday in the Padres' 12-2 loss to the Astros, striking out three while giving up two unearned runs on one hit and two walks over three innings.
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Pummeled by Phillies
Hill (7-14) took the loss against Philadelphia on Monday, allowing six runs on seven hits and two walks while striking out three batters over 1.1 innings.
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No-decision in return to rotation
Hill took a no-decision in Wednesday's 5-4 loss to the Cardinals after striking out two while allowing three earned runs on five hits and one walk across four innings.
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