Rich Hill
P | Bats/Throws: L/L | 6' 5" 220LBS | Age: 43
Draft: 2002 | Rd: 4, #112, Chicago Cubs | Texas - San Antonio
W L ERA G GS SV IP SO WHIP
2021 7 8 3.86 32 31 0 158.2 150 1.21
2022 8 7 4.27 26 26 0 124.1 109 1.30
2023 8 14 5.41 32 27 0 146.1 129 1.52
19 Seasons 90 73 4.01 382 248 0 1,405.1 1,423 1.26
G W-L ERA IP SO WHIP
2021 32 7-8 3.86 158.2 150 1.21
2022 26 8-7 4.27 124.1 109 1.30
2023 32 8-14 5.41 146.1 129 1.52
19 Seasons 382 90-73 4.01 1,405.1 1,423 1.26
MLB Percentile Rankings
Pitch Distribution

Statcast Statistics

Season Age Pitches Batted
Balls
Barrels Barrel % Barrel/PA Exit
Velocity
Max EV Launch
Angle
Sweet
Spot %
XBA XSLG WOBA XWOBA XWOBACON HardHit% K% BB% ERA xERA
2015 35 434 63 3 4.8 2.8 86.4 105.4 12.3 22.2 .175 .258 .188 .222 .298 25.4 34.0 4.7 1.55 2.01
2016 36 1819 269 10 3.7 2.3 87.1 113.4 13.2 27.9 .199 .300 .241 .259 .318 32.3 29.4 7.5 2.12 2.78
2017 37 2224 328 23 7.0 4.2 86.0 109.5 17.6 31.4 .196 .348 .280 .278 .349 29.1 30.1 8.9 3.32 3.27
2018 38 2104 348 27 7.8 4.9 88.8 112.9 15.6 33.0 .226 .403 .297 .304 .385 36.2 27.4 7.5 3.66 3.90
2019 39 966 148 7 4.7 2.9 86.8 106.2 10.6 28.4 .199 .323 .291 .262 .334 27.7 29.8 7.4 2.46 2.97
2020 40 619 107 10 9.3 6.4 86.8 110.7 15.7 34.6 .257 .446 .272 .342 .381 29.9 19.9 10.9 3.03 5.06
2021 41 2496 440 39 8.9 5.9 88.3 114.3 18.0 37.0 .240 .414 .313 .323 .373 34.8 22.7 8.3 3.86 4.45
2022 42 1990 376 31 8.2 5.9 88.2 110.8 14.9 31.6 .240 .411 .325 .313 .363 34.0 20.7 7.0 4.27 4.08
2023 43 2504 460 47 10.2 7.2 89.5 113.4 14.3 37.4 .281 .483 .360 .364 .416 40.2 19.3 8.9 5.49 5.78
Player 15156 2539 197 7.8 5.1 88.0 114.3 15.3 33.1 .230 .393 .301 .307 .368 34.0 25.0 8.1
MLB 6.9 4.7 88.4 122.4 12.2 33.1 .245 .405 .316 .315 .369 36.3 22.1 8.4
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Statcast Pitch Arsenal

Hill relies on 7 pitches.
Curveball
(36%) ,
4-Seam Fastball
(34.1%) ,
Cutter
(14.8%) ,
Sweeper
(7%) ,
Sinker
(4%) ,
Changeup
(2.2%) ,
Slider
(1.8%) ,


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Pitch Tracking



Batted Ball Profile

Season GB % FB % LD % PU % Pull % Straight % Oppo % Weak % Topped % Under % Flare/Burner % Solid % Barrel % Barrel/PA
2015 50.8 19.0 17.5 12.7 36.5 33.3 30.2 4.8 36.5 28.6 23.8 0.0 4.8 2.8
2016 46.8 21.2 23.0 8.9 35.7 36.8 27.5 3.3 34.9 27.1 23.0 5.2 3.7 2.3
2017 39.3 29.6 21.3 9.8 37.2 37.2 25.6 5.2 26.2 32.3 21.6 4.3 7.0 4.2
2018 40.2 24.7 24.4 10.6 41.7 31.6 26.7 2.6 29.6 29.3 22.1 6.9 7.8 4.9
2019 52.0 20.3 21.6 6.1 40.5 33.1 26.4 6.1 33.8 24.3 23.0 4.7 4.7 2.9
2020 42.1 26.2 23.4 8.4 43.0 33.6 23.4 7.5 29.0 28.0 22.4 3.7 9.3 6.4
2021 35.9 30.7 25.5 8.0 42.3 38.4 19.3 5.5 22.5 31.4 25.2 6.1 8.9 5.9
2022 40.7 27.1 22.6 9.6 44.4 35.4 20.2 5.3 28.5 30.6 22.3 4.5 8.2 5.9
2023 38.7 25.7 27.8 7.8 45.0 35.0 20.0 3.7 28.7 24.3 26.3 6.7 10.2 7.2
Player 40.9 26.2 24.0 8.9 41.4 35.4 23.1 4.6 28.6 28.8 23.6 5.4 7.8 5.1
MLB 44.6 23.4 24.9 7.0 37.0 37.6 25.3 3.9 32.8 24.7 24.4 5.8 6.9 4.7
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Pitch Movement


How this works: Every pitch is affected by the forces of gravity, which means that every pitch drops on its way from the mound to the plate. These numbers are reported with gravity, which makes them larger and different than other pitch movement numbers you may have seen. Since gravity requires time, and slower pitches aren’t ‘better’ just because they have more time to move, the movement of a pitch is compared to ‘average’ movement by comparing it to other MLB pitch types within +/- 2 MPH and from within +/- 0.5 feet of extension and release.
Vertical Movement (inches) Horizontal Movement (inches)
Year Pitch Team Hand # MPH Inches of Drop vs Avg % vs Avg Inches of Break vs Avg % Break vs Avg
2023 Sweeper SD L 175 69.4 57.0 0.4 1 21.3 0.2 1
2023 Slider SD L 46 77.2 42.8 -3.5 -8 13.0 0.6 5
2023 Sinker SD L 100 86.1 30.8 -1.5 -5 15.9 -0.4 -2
2023 Changeup SD L 56 83.0 33.6 -0.8 -2 12.1 -2.0 -14
2023 4-Seamer SD L 853 88.3 17.6 1.2 6 6.3 0.1 2
2023 Cutter SD L 371 83.3 32.6 1.1 3 3.4 -0.1 -2
2023 Curveball SD L 902 71.8 66.4 1.2 2 16.8 3.0 22
2022 Cutter BOS L 257 84.2 29.6 2.0 6 1.9 -1.4 -43
2022 Sinker BOS L 3 87.3 23.4 -6.1 -21 17.6 2.4 16
2022 Curveball BOS L 727 71.8 67.7 0.9 1 17.8 4.7 36
2022 Changeup BOS L 84 82.8 33.2 -3.4 -9 15.6 1.5 10
2022 4-Seamer BOS L 708 88.5 16.4 1.5 9 8.2 1.7 25
2022 Sweeper BOS L 211 69.2 56.5 0.2 0 22.7 0.0 0
2021 Sweeper NYM L 161 69.1 57.7 0.4 1 23.5 0.2 1
2021 Sinker NYM L 61 84.8 30.2 -4.5 -13 16.8 -0.5 -3
2021 Slider NYM L 12 76.5 48.6 1.7 4 8.2 -2.9 -26
2021 Curveball NYM L 943 71.7 66.7 1.5 2 19.5 6.4 49
2021 Cutter NYM L 69 83.7 28.9 2.9 9 1.7 -1.2 -41
2021 Changeup NYM L 74 80.9 31.0 -3.6 -10 13.6 0.2 1
2021 4-Seamer NYM L 1,176 88.1 16.1 1.9 10 9.2 2.5 38
2020 Changeup MIN L 3 83.4 24.1 -8.3 -26 11.1 -2.4 -17
2020 4-Seamer MIN L 273 87.8 16.7 1.8 10 9.7 3.5 56
2020 Sweeper MIN L 18 70.6 57.4 0.5 1 23.0 0.7 3
2020 Cutter MIN L 22 83.2 31.9 0.9 3 3.4 -0.2 -5
2020 Curveball MIN L 287 72.5 65.7 1.2 2 18.9 6.8 55
2020 Sinker MIN L 16 85.9 31.3 -1.6 -5 18.4 2.0 12
2019 Sinker LAD L 7 88.1 26.0 -3.9 -13 17.2 1.5 9
2019 Changeup LAD L 8 82.1 31.8 -0.6 -2 11.7 -1.7 -12
2019 4-Seamer LAD L 501 90.3 15.6 1.6 9 10.3 3.6 54
2019 Sweeper LAD L 27 72.9 56.0 1.0 2 22.9 0.5 2
2019 Cutter LAD L 3 84.8 30.9 0.3 1 4.1 1.3 48
2019 Curveball LAD L 420 74.2 66.3 4.2 7 18.5 7.4 67
2018 Sinker LAD L 77 86.8 28.9 -7.4 -20 16.6 -0.1 -1
2018 Cutter LAD L 9 84.3 29.3 2.0 7 1.6 -1.6 -49
2018 4-Seamer LAD L 1,162 89.4 16.6 1.3 7 10.0 3.3 49
2018 Sweeper LAD L 80 72.3 53.7 0.1 0 21.7 0.0 0
2018 Slider LAD L 4 78.7 49.7 4.6 10 6.4 -2.7 -30
2018 Curveball LAD L 753 74.6 64.6 3.2 5 17.9 6.8 61
2018 Changeup LAD L 17 83.9 29.5 -2.7 -8 14.6 1.1 8
2017 Changeup LAD L 14 83.9 28.8 -1.8 -6 13.9 0.2 1
2017 Slider LAD L 1 75.0 60.3 9.5 19 15.0 5.2 53
2017 Sinker LAD L 42 87.9 24.1 -5.8 -19 20.0 3.9 24
2017 Curveball LAD L 869 74.1 61.6 1.7 3 16.0 5.1 47
2017 4-Seamer LAD L 1,168 89.2 14.0 2.7 16 12.2 4.6 61
2017 Cutter LAD L 67 85.6 22.0 7.5 25 3.0 -5.5 -223
2017 Sweeper LAD L 61 73.5 49.0 -0.4 -1 18.1 -0.1 0
2016 Slider LAD L 28 80.1 43.7 2.8 7 4.9 -2.7 -35
2016 Curveball LAD L 872 75.0 61.9 3.6 6 15.9 4.1 35
2016 Changeup LAD L 31 83.4 28.1 -2.3 -7 15.9 3.3 26
2016 4-Seamer LAD L 812 90.9 14.6 0.9 6 14.0 7.1 102
2016 Sweeper LAD L 18 73.3 51.4 -0.3 -1 22.5 0.0 0
2016 Sinker LAD L 33 89.3 24.8 -3.4 -12 20.5 4.6 29
2015 Sinker BOS L 12 90.0 -- -- 21.1 6.6 45
2015 Curveball BOS L 171 74.4 -- -- 17.1 5.4 46
2015 4-Seamer BOS L 198 90.9 -- -- 15.5 8.7 127
2015 Slider BOS L 12 78.2 -- -- 7.5 -1.1 -13
2015 Changeup BOS L 35 84.0 -- -- 16.2 3.2 25
! Note: Years are in reverse order.
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Run Values by Pitch Type

Year Pitch Type Team RV/100 Run Value Pitches % PA BA SLG wOBA Whiff% K% PutAway % xBA xSLG xwOBA Hard Hit %
2023 Curveball -1.5 -13 902 36.0 261 .281 .469 .379 17.6 18.8 16.2 .286 .465 .366 38.9
2023 4-Seamer -0.4 -3 854 34.1 200 .249 .459 .336 20.9 25.0 22.3 .269 .492 .355 45.9
2023 Cutter -0.7 -3 371 14.8 86 .390 .701 .488 20.0 11.6 23.8 .366 .660 .464 41.8
2023 Sweeper -2.6 -4 175 7.0 49 .233 .395 .321 22.7 18.4 9.2 .148 .232 .229 20.6
2023 Sinker 4.5 4 100 4.0 21 .105 .105 .152 21.9 38.1 23.5 .144 .179 .195 36.4
2023 Changeup 0.9 0 56 2.2 20 .263 .421 .295 3.8 0.0 0.0 .313 .554 .371 45.0
2023 Slider -12.2 -6 46 1.8 16 .538 1.000 .628 10.0 0.0 0.0 .452 .817 .561 40.0
2022 Curveball 0.3 2 727 36.5 221 .235 .377 .306 16.8 15.4 13.9 .241 .368 .298 30.0
2022 4-Seamer -1.2 -9 708 35.6 165 .318 .547 .395 24.3 24.2 22.7 .265 .490 .362 44.0
2022 Cutter 0.3 1 257 12.9 53 .240 .420 .321 25.0 11.3 14.6 .268 .443 .329 29.5
2022 Sweeper -1.9 -4 211 10.6 74 .225 .352 .280 31.6 35.1 23.9 .175 .339 .239 26.7
2022 Changeup 1.9 2 84 4.2 11 .111 .111 .209 5.6 18.2 9.1 .121 .200 .239 42.9
2022 Sinker -53.1 -2 3 0.2 2 .500 2.000 1.000 0.0 50.0 100.0 .459 1.694 .892 100.0
2021 4-Seamer -0.2 -3 1,176 47.1 278 .266 .512 .360 22.0 25.5 25.8 .254 .482 .341 42.1
2021 Curveball 0.7 7 943 37.8 282 .228 .305 .294 20.0 17.7 15.1 .247 .370 .321 29.9
2021 Sweeper 2.8 4 161 6.5 54 .109 .261 .242 44.0 33.3 23.7 .136 .256 .245 24.1
2021 Changeup 1.9 1 74 3.0 14 .143 .143 .129 38.7 35.7 27.8 .200 .252 .197 22.2
2021 Cutter 1.0 1 69 2.8 19 .222 .444 .303 11.8 5.3 16.7 .250 .502 .334 35.3
2021 Sinker -2.8 -2 61 2.4 10 .143 .571 .410 37.5 50.0 22.7 .129 .381 .357 50.0
2021 Slider -25.8 -3 12 0.5 4 1.000 2.000 1.125 0.0 0.0 0.0 .439 1.091 .651 33.3
2020 Curveball 1.1 3 287 46.4 79 .174 .203 .234 15.6 19.0 15.5 .239 .332 .304 18.5
2020 4-Seamer 1.2 3 273 44.1 59 .245 .472 .343 17.4 18.6 23.9 .292 .640 .418 40.5
2020 Cutter -1.2 0 22 3.6 4 .500 .500 .450 8.3 0.0 0.0 .385 .578 .416 50.0
2020 Sweeper 4.0 1 18 2.9 7 .167 .167 .229 18.2 42.9 21.4 .141 .192 .223 66.7
2020 Sinker 2.1 0 16 2.6 7 .000 .000 .100 12.5 28.6 16.7 .170 .179 .211 25.0
2020 Changeup -3.1 0 3 0.5 -- -- -- -- -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
2019 4-Seamer 2.2 11 501 51.9 93 .229 .482 .322 28.9 33.3 22.1 .197 .393 .279 35.7
2019 Curveball 0.5 2 420 43.5 132 .220 .331 .295 21.6 25.8 20.9 .203 .285 .258 23.5
2019 Sweeper -8.6 -2 27 2.8 10 .200 .500 .380 37.5 50.0 33.3 .103 .160 .110 20.0
2019 Changeup 1.6 0 8 0.8 1 .000 .000 .000 0.0 0.0 0.0 .411 .465 .370 0.0
2019 Sinker 3.7 0 7 0.7 3 .333 .333 .300 33.3 66.7 40.0 .320 .331 .288 0.0
2019 Cutter -14.3 0 3 0.3 1 -- -- .700 0.0 0.0 0.0 -- -- .700 --
2018 4-Seamer 0.4 5 1,162 55.2 273 .230 .464 .323 27.2 28.9 26.2 .231 .473 .325 46.0
2018 Curveball 0.7 5 753 35.8 212 .222 .317 .299 21.1 25.9 21.2 .235 .336 .297 28.4
2018 Sweeper -2.7 -2 80 3.8 31 .172 .414 .302 24.3 29.0 18.8 .179 .352 .254 20.0
2018 Sinker -0.7 -1 77 3.7 25 .167 .417 .260 18.9 28.0 20.0 .187 .309 .235 23.5
2018 Changeup 0.0 0 17 0.8 1 .000 .000 .000 50.0 0.0 0.0 .062 .068 .080 0.0
2018 Cutter -1.4 0 9 0.4 1 .000 .000 .000 0.0 0.0 0.0 .000 .000 .000 0.0
2018 Slider 1.1 0 4 0.2 1 .000 .000 .000 0.0 0.0 0.0 .047 .084 .046 0.0
2017 4-Seamer 1.2 14 1,168 52.5 245 .173 .382 .278 31.5 34.3 28.5 .172 .374 .269 34.5
2017 Curveball 0.0 0 869 39.1 254 .229 .350 .318 23.5 23.6 17.4 .232 .356 .302 24.7
2017 Cutter 1.8 1 67 3.0 16 .133 .133 .213 25.0 43.8 28.0 .099 .170 .149 25.0
2017 Sweeper -0.8 0 61 2.7 20 .235 .235 .285 50.0 55.0 32.4 .117 .141 .200 16.7
2017 Sinker -0.5 0 42 1.9 9 .333 .333 .488 33.3 22.2 15.4 .189 .212 .372 25.0
2017 Changeup 7.0 1 14 0.6 5 .200 .200 .180 16.7 40.0 50.0 .227 .249 .207 66.7
2017 Slider 7.3 0 1 0.0 1 .000 .000 .000 0.0 0.0 0.0 .113 .204 .127 0.0
! Note: Years are in reverse order.
! Note: To better align with other values, positive numbers (red) are good, and negative numbers (blue) are poor.
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Spin Direction

Year Pitch Type Pitches MPH Active Spin % Total Movement (In.) Spin-Based Observed Deviation
2023 Changeup 53 82.9 86 13.8 10:30 9:45 45
2023 Curveball 865 71.9 96 24.0 4:30 4:30 0
2023 Cutter 355 83.3 42 6.7 12:15 1:15 -60
2023 4-Seam Fastball 809 88.3 91 17.9 11:00 11:15 -15
2023 Sinker 94 86.1 86 17.6 10:00 9:30 30
2023 Slider 46 77.2 50 14.2 3:30 2:45 45
2023 Sweeper 172 69.3 92 22.7 3:15 3:15 0
2022 Changeup 80 82.8 93 17.9 10:00 9:45 15
2022 Curveball 708 71.9 96 25.6 4:30 4:30 0
2022 Cutter 257 84.2 49 8.5 11:45 12:30 -45
2022 4-Seam Fastball 702 88.5 93 19.9 11:00 11:15 -15
2022 Sweeper 211 69.2 89 24.0 3:15 3:00 15
2021 Changeup 74 80.9 95 17.4 10:30 10:00 30
2021 Curveball 936 71.8 95 26.3 4:15 4:15 0
2021 Cutter 69 83.7 47 9.8 12:00 12:30 -30
2021 4-Seam Fastball 1,174 88.1 93 21.0 11:00 11:00 0
2021 Sinker 59 84.9 88 19.5 9:45 9:45 0
2021 Slider 12 76.5 37 9.7 2:45 3:45 -60
2021 Sweeper 161 69.1 88 25.0 3:15 3:15 0
2020 Curveball 255 72.7 93 25.8 4:15 4:15 0
2020 Cutter 20 83.4 45 7.6 12:15 1:00 -45
2020 4-Seam Fastball 259 87.9 96 20.7 11:00 11:00 0
2020 Sinker 15 86.0 93 19.9 10:00 9:30 30
2020 Sweeper 18 70.6 85 24.8 3:15 3:15 0
! Note: This table is showing data from the PITCHER perspective.
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Swing/Take

Runs
Year Team PA Pitches Heart Shadow Chase Waste All
2008 84 335 5 5 -3 -4 3
2009 269 1,104 -3 -3 -11 -7 -24
2011 30 130 3 3 0 -1 4
2012 82 346 1 2 -3 -1 0
2013 175 766 -1 7 -4 -6 -3
2014 28 114 -1 1 0 -1 -1
2015 106 434 7 5 -1 -1 9
2016 495 2,045 24 26 -12 -9 29
2017 622 2,498 17 25 -10 -13 20
2018 616 2,363 13 18 -12 -9 11
2019 253 1,024 7 14 -6 -4 11
2020 156 619 8 6 -4 -3 7
2021 661 2,496 15 19 -16 -12 6
2022 526 1,990 11 0 -13 -7 -10
2023 653 2,504 -8 13 -17 -12 -24