What years did Rich Hill play?

Rich Hill played in Major League Baseball from 2005 to 2025.

Was Rich Hill a pitcher?

Yes. Rich Hill pitched in the major leagues, recording 90 wins and 1432 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Rich Hill hit?

Rich Hill hit 0 career home runs with 29 hits.

What was Rich Hill's career batting average?

Rich Hill batted .113 over his career, with 29 hits in 256 at bats.

How many RBI did Rich Hill have?

Rich Hill drove in 13 runs in his career.

What was Rich Hill's career ERA?

Rich Hill finished with a 4.02 career ERA, going 90-76 with 1,432 strikeouts.

Rich Hill

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (2005-2025)

Rich Hill is a pitcher who has played in Major League Baseball since 2005 for 14 teams, including the Chicago Cubs, a span of 21 seasons. Across 388 career appearances, he has gone 90-76 with a 4.02 ERA and 1,432 strikeouts. He has also batted .113 with 0 home runs. His career Pitcher PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of pitching impact — is 6671.2.

W (Wins):: Games credited to a pitcher whose team took a lead it never surrendered while he was the pitcher of record.
ERA (Earned Run Average):: Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched: (ER × 9) ÷ IP. The primary measure of pitching effectiveness.
SO (Strikeouts):: For a batter, times retired on a third strike; for a pitcher, batters retired on a third strike.
WHIP (Walks and Hits per Inning Pitched):: Baserunners allowed per inning: (BB + H) ÷ IP. Under 1.00 is elite.

Data updated September 8, 2026

Active Player

W–L 90–76

ERA 4.02

WHIP 1.26

SO 1,432

Pitcher PIV 6671.2

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: L / L
Height / Weight: 6'5" / 221 lb
Born: 3/11/1980 in Boston, MA, USA
MLB Debut: 2005-06-15

Full name: Richard Joseph Hill

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Career Pitching Statistics

Rich Hill — Career Pitching Statistics
W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
90	76	388	250	4	2	0	1418.0	1,240	633	177	551	1,432	4.02	6671.2

Career ERA 4.02 vs. league average 4.18 across their career seasons — near league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Rich Hill Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
2005	CHN	NL	0	2	10	4	0	0	23.7	25	24	17	21	9.13	4.29 (-113%)	-523.0
2006	CHN	NL	6	7	17	16	2	1	99.3	83	46	39	90	4.17	4.53 (+8%)	-347.8
2007	CHN	NL	11	8	32	32	0	0	195.0	170	85	63	183	3.92	4.47 (+12%)	793.9
2008	CHN	NL	1	0	5	5	0	0	19.7	13	9	18	15	4.12	4.32 (+5%)	-739.0
2009	BAL	AL	3	3	14	13	0	0	57.7	68	50	40	46	7.80	4.32 (-81%)	-1284.4
2010	BOS	AL	1	0	6	0	0	0	4.0	5	0	1	3	0.00	—	0.0
2011	BOS	AL	0	0	9	0	0	0	8.0	3	0	3	12	0.00	—	0.0
2012	BOS	AL	1	0	25	0	0	0	19.7	17	4	11	21	1.83	4.01 (+54%)	680.0
2013	CLE	AL	1	2	63	0	0	0	38.7	38	27	29	51	6.28	3.87 (-63%)	40.7
2014	LAA	AL	0	0	2	0	0	0	0.0	1	1	3	0	0.00	—	0.0
2014	NYA	AL	0	0	14	0	0	0	5.3	6	1	3	9	1.69	—	0.0
2015	BOS	AL	2	1	4	4	1	1	29.0	14	5	5	36	1.55	3.96 (+61%)	1232.5
2016	OAK	AL	9	3	14	14	0	0	76.0	55	19	28	90	2.25	4.19 (+46%)	3181.3
2016	LAN	NL	3	2	6	6	0	0	34.3	22	7	5	39	1.83	4.19 (+56%)	1833.4
2017	LAN	NL	12	8	25	25	1	0	135.7	99	50	49	166	3.32	4.36 (+24%)	2231.8
2018	LAN	NL	11	5	25	24	0	0	132.7	108	54	41	150	3.66	4.15 (+12%)	619.1
2019	LAN	NL	4	1	13	13	0	0	58.7	48	16	18	72	2.45	4.51 (+46%)	600.6
2020	MIN	AL	2	2	8	8	0	0	38.7	28	13	17	31	3.03	4.45 (+32%)	448.3
2021	TBA	AL	6	4	19	19	0	0	95.3	75	41	36	91	3.87	4.27 (+9%)	-689.0
2021	NYN	NL	1	4	13	12	0	0	63.3	62	27	19	59	3.84	4.27 (+10%)	389.6
2022	BOS	AL	8	7	26	26	0	0	124.3	125	59	37	109	4.27	3.97 (-8%)	164.5
2023	PIT	NL	7	10	22	22	0	0	119.0	129	63	47	104	4.76	4.33 (-10%)	-296.9
2023	SDN	NL	1	4	10	5	0	0	27.3	36	25	11	25	8.23	4.33 (-90%)	-1664.3
2024	BOS	AL	0	1	4	0	0	0	3.7	1	2	3	5	4.91	—	0.0
2025	KCA	AL	0	2	2	2	0	0	9.0	9	5	8	4	5.00	4.16 (-20%)	0.0
Career · 25 seasons			90	76	388	250	4	2	1,418.0	1,240	633	551	1,432	4.02	—	6,671

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Career Batting Statistics

Rich Hill — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
389	256	4	29	5	0	0	13	0	3	111	.113	.130	.133	.263	-635

Career AVG .113 vs. league average .254 across their career seasons — 55.5% below league average.

Career OBP .130 vs. league average .322 across their career seasons — 59.7% below league average.

Career SLG .133 vs. league average .411 across their career seasons — 67.7% below league average.

Career OPS .263 vs. league average .733 across their career seasons — 64.2% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

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Rich Hill Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	RBI	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
2005	CHN	NL	10	6	1	2	0	0	0	2	.333	—	—	—	—	0.0
2006	CHN	NL	17	30	0	3	1	0	1	11	.100	—	—	—	—	0.0
2007	CHN	NL	32	63	0	8	2	5	1	33	.127	.268 (-53%)	.335 (-58%)	.422 (-62%)	.758 (-61%)	-635.3
2008	CHN	NL	5	7	0	0	0	0	0	2	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2009	BAL	AL	15	8	0	1	0	1	0	3	.125	—	—	—	—	0.0
2010	BOS	AL	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2011	BOS	AL	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2012	BOS	AL	25	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2013	CLE	AL	63	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2014	LAA	AL	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2014	NYA	AL	14	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2015	BOS	AL	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2016	OAK	AL	14	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2016	LAN	NL	6	12	0	0	0	0	0	8	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2017	LAN	NL	25	45	1	5	1	4	0	18	.111	—	—	—	—	0.0
2018	LAN	NL	25	43	2	4	0	2	0	15	.093	—	—	—	—	0.0
2019	LAN	NL	13	18	0	3	1	1	1	9	.167	—	—	—	—	0.0
2020	MIN	AL	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2021	TBA	AL	19	4	0	1	0	0	0	2	.250	—	—	—	—	0.0
2021	NYN	NL	13	20	0	2	0	0	0	8	.100	—	—	—	—	0.0
2022	BOS	AL	26	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2023	PIT	NL	22	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2023	SDN	NL	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2024	BOS	AL	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2025	KCA	AL	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 25 seasons			389	256	4	29	5	13	3	111	.113	—	—	—	—	-635

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Postseason Statistics

Playoff Career Batting

Rich Hill — Playoff Career Batting
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
13	16	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	6	.062

Playoff Batting by Year

Rich Hill — Playoff Batting by Year
Year	Round	Team	G	AB	H	SO	AVG
2019	NLDS1	LAN	1	1	0	1	.000
2018	NLCS	LAN	2	2	0	0	.000
2018	NLDS2	LAN	1	1	0	1	.000
2018	WS	LAN	1	2	0	0	.000
2017	NLCS	LAN	1	1	0	1	.000
2017	NLDS1	LAN	1	1	0	1	.000
2017	WS	LAN	2	2	0	1	.000
2016	NLCS	LAN	1	2	0	0	.000
2016	NLDS2	LAN	2	3	1	1	.333
2007	NLDS1	CHN	1	1	0	0	.000

Playoff Career Pitching

Rich Hill — Playoff Career Pitching
W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
1	2	13	12	0	53.0	41	18	32	65	3.06

Playoff Pitching by Year

Rich Hill — Playoff Pitching by Year
Year	Round	Team	W	L	G	GS	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
2019	NLDS1	LAN	0	0	1	1	2.7	2	1	4	2	3.38
2018	NLCS	LAN	0	0	2	1	6.0	4	1	4	7	1.50
2018	NLDS2	LAN	0	0	1	1	4.3	4	2	5	3	4.15
2018	WS	LAN	0	0	1	1	6.3	1	1	3	7	1.42
2017	NLCS	LAN	0	0	1	1	5.0	3	1	1	8	1.80
2017	NLDS1	LAN	0	0	1	1	4.0	3	2	3	4	4.50
2017	WS	LAN	0	0	2	2	8.7	7	2	4	12	2.08
2016	NLCS	LAN	1	0	1	1	6.0	2	0	2	6	0.00
2016	NLDS2	LAN	0	1	2	2	7.0	9	5	4	13	6.43
2007	NLDS1	CHN	0	1	1	1	3.0	6	3	2	3	9.00

Game Log & Splits

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Per-game data from Retrosheet (regular season, through 2025).

Batting — Home / Away

Rich Hill — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	201	118	1	15	0	9	.127
Away	188	138	3	14	0	4	.101

Pitching — Home / Away

Rich Hill — Pitching — Home / Away
Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	201	733.0	658	331	282	745	4.06
Away	187	685.0	582	302	269	687	3.97

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Rich Hill — Last 10 Games — Pitching
Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
2025-07-28	KCR	ATL	L	4.0	3	4	4	6	3	2
2025-07-22	KCR	CHC	L	5.0	6	3	1	2	1	0
2024-09-04	BOS	NYN	—	0.1	0	0	0	2	0	0
2024-09-01	BOS	DET	L	0.2	1	2	2	1	2	1
2024-08-31	BOS	DET	—	1.1	0	0	0	0	1	0
2024-08-29	BOS	TOR	—	1.1	0	0	0	0	2	0
2023-10-01	SDP	CHW	W	2.0	2	1	0	0	3	0
2023-09-24	SDP	STL	—	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0
2023-09-12	SDP	LAD	—	2.0	3	2	2	1	2	0
2023-09-10	SDP	HOU	—	3.0	1	2	0	2	3	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Rich Hill — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	388	250	37	147	16	6

Season-by-Season Fielding

Rich Hill — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
2005	CHN	P	10	4	1	1	0	0
2006	CHN	P	17	16	2	7	1	0
2007	CHN	P	32	32	4	22	4	0
2008	CHN	P	5	5	0	2	0	0
2009	BAL	P	14	13	1	9	1	0
2010	BOS	P	6	0	0	0	0	0
2011	BOS	P	9	0	1	0	0	1
2012	BOS	P	25	0	4	4	0	1
2013	CLE	P	63	0	3	4	1	0
2014	LAA	P	2	0	0	0	0	0
2014	NYA	P	14	0	0	0	0	0
2015	BOS	P	4	4	1	2	1	0
2016	OAK	P	14	14	4	7	2	1
2016	LAN	P	6	6	0	10	0	0
2017	LAN	P	25	25	2	10	1	0
2018	LAN	P	25	24	1	12	0	0
2019	LAN	P	13	13	2	8	1	0
2020	MIN	P	8	8	0	4	1	0
2021	TBA	P	19	19	0	13	1	0
2021	NYN	P	13	12	2	4	0	0
2022	BOS	P	26	26	3	9	1	1
2023	PIT	P	22	22	6	12	1	2
2023	SDN	P	10	5	0	3	0	0
2024	BOS	P	4	0	0	1	0	0
2025	KCA	P	2	2	0	3	0	0

Career Games by Position

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Rich Hill Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position	Games
Pitcher	388

Awards & Honors

Rich Hill — Awards & Honors
Year	Award	Notes
2021	Pitcher of the Month	May
2017	Pitcher of the Month	July
2016	Pitcher of the Month	May

Salary History

Rich Hill — Salary History
Year	Team	League	Salary
2016	OAK	AL	$6,000,000
2013	CLE	AL	$1,000,000
2012	BOS	AL	$725,000
2009	BAL	AL	$445,000
2008	CHN	NL	$445,000
2007	CHN	NL	$400,000
Total Career Earnings			$9,015,000

College History

Rich Hill — College History
School Name	City	State	Years Attended
University of Michigan	Ann Arbor	MI	2000, 2001, 2002

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Frequently Asked Questions about Rich Hill

What years did Rich Hill play?: Rich Hill played in Major League Baseball from 2005 to 2025.
Was Rich Hill a pitcher?: Yes. Rich Hill pitched in the major leagues, recording 90 wins and 1432 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Rich Hill hit?: Rich Hill hit 0 career home runs with 29 hits.
What was Rich Hill's career batting average?: Rich Hill batted .113 over his career, with 29 hits in 256 at bats.
How many RBI did Rich Hill have?: Rich Hill drove in 13 runs in his career.
What was Rich Hill's career ERA?: Rich Hill finished with a 4.02 career ERA, going 90-76 with 1,432 strikeouts.