2022 Stats
W-L
8-7
ERA
4.27
WHIP
1.30
K
109
SV
0
2023 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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Gets one-year deal from Pirates
Hill signed a one-year, $8 million contract with the Pirates on Tuesday, Jeff Passan of ESPN.com reports.
ANALYSIS
Hill is coming off a season with the Red Sox which saw him put up a 4.27 ERA and 1.30 WHIP with 109 strikeouts over 124.1 innings covering 26 starts. He'll turn 43 in March but has remained mostly effective in recent years, albeit with a drop in strikeout rate. Hill will be a candidate to be traded to a contender at the deadline if he's healthy and pitching well.
Hill is coming off a season with the Red Sox which saw him put up a 4.27 ERA and 1.30 WHIP with 109 strikeouts over 124.1 innings covering 26 starts. He'll turn 43 in March but has remained mostly effective in recent years, albeit with a drop in strikeout rate. Hill will be a candidate to be traded to a contender at the deadline if he's healthy and pitching well.
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Pitching Appearances Breakdown
Average Pitch Count
77
Last 10 Games
80
Last 5 Games
84
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 2020
-16%
BAA vs LHP
2022
-8%
BAA vs RHP
BAA | K | BB | H | HR | ||||
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Since 2020vs Left | .211 | 58 | 27 | 46 | 3 | |||
Since 2020vs Right | .250 | 228 | 79 | 242 | 36 | |||
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 | |||
2020vs Left | .143 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | |||
2020vs Right | .229 | 25 | 12 | 24 | 3 | |||
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Home/Away Pitching Splits
Since 2020
-23%
ERA on Road
2022
-21%
ERA on Road
ERA | WHIP | IP | K/9 | BB/9 | |||||
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Since 2020Home | 4.45 | 1.31 | 164.0 | 9.3 | 3.2 | ||||
Since 2020Away | 3.43 | 1.18 | 152.0 | 6.9 | 2.8 | ||||
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 | ||||
2020Home | 4.29 | 1.38 | 21.0 | 7.3 | 4.3 | ||||
2020Away | 1.50 | 0.92 | 12.0 | 7.5 | 3.0 | ||||
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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
2.95K/9
7.9BB/9
2.7HR/9
1.1Fastball
88.3 mphERA
4.27WHIP
1.30BABIP
.313GB/FB
1.10Left On Base
67.4%Exit Velocity
80.8 mphBarrels/BBE
5.3%Spin Rate
2413 rpmBalls Hit 95+ MPH
22.8%Swinging Strike
9.7%Advanced Pitching Stats
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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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Quality start to wrap up 2022
Hill pitched six innings, surrendering three runs (one earned) on three hits and a walk while striking out six in Monday's win over the Rays. He did not factor into the decision.
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Fans nine in six shutout innings
Hill (8-7) earned the win Wednesday, allowing no runs on five hits and one walk with nine strikeouts over six innings against the Orioles.
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No-decision Friday
Hill didn't factor into the decision in Friday's 5-4 loss to the Yankees, giving up four runs on five hits and two walks over five innings. He struck out four.
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Allows four runs in loss
Hill (7-7) took the loss against the Royals on Saturday, allowing four runs on eight hits while striking out four batters and walking none over 4.2 innings.
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Fires five scoreless innings
Hill (7-6) allowed two hits and three walks over five scoreless innings Sunday, striking out seven and earning a win over Baltimore.
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