Rich Hill
| 28-year-old Pitcher |
| Chicago Cubs |
| Date of Birth: March 11, 1980 |
| Height: 6-5 Weight: 205 |
| Bats/Throws: L/L |
| Drafted: Round 4 of 2002 draft |
Basic Statistics
| Basic Statistics | ||||||||||||||||||
| Year | Age | Team | G | W | L | IP | TBF | H | 2B | 3B | HR | R | ER | BB | K | ERA | RA9 | |
| 2005 | 25 | A | Peoria | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8.0 | 29 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 1.12 | 2.25 | ||
| 2005 | 25 | AA | West Tennessee | 10 | 4 | 3 | 57.2 | 233 | 42 | 9 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 90 | 3.28 | 3.43 | ||
| 2005 | 25 | AAA | Iowa | 11 | 6 | 1 | 65.0 | 258 | 53 | 11 | 28 | 26 | 14 | 92 | 3.60 | 3.88 | ||
| 2005 | 25 | MLB | Chicago Cubs | 10 | 0 | 2 | 23.2 | 111 | 25 | 3 | 24 | 24 | 17 | 21 | 9.13 | 9.13 | ||
| 2006 | 26 | AAA | Iowa | 15 | 7 | 1 | 100.0 | 380 | 62 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 22 | 20 | 21 | 135 | 1.80 | 1.98 |
| 2006 | 26 | MLB | Chi Cubs | 17 | 6 | 7 | 99.1 | 417 | 83 | 21 | 1 | 16 | 51 | 46 | 39 | 90 | 4.17 | 4.62 |
| 2007 | 27 | MLB | Chi Cubs | 32 | 11 | 8 | 195.0 | 812 | 170 | 32 | 1 | 27 | 89 | 85 | 63 | 183 | 3.92 | 4.11 |
| 2008 | 28 | Rookie | AZL Cubs | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9.1 | 38 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 2.89 | 4.82 |
| 2008 | 28 | A+ | Daytona | 3 | 1 | 2 | 12.1 | 61 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 8.03 | 8.76 |
| 2008 | 28 | AAA | Iowa | 7 | 2 | 4 | 26.0 | 127 | 22 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 19 | 17 | 28 | 32 | 5.88 | 6.58 |
| 2008 | 28 | MLB | Chi Cubs | 5 | 1 | 0 | 19.2 | 89 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 18 | 15 | 4.12 | 4.12 |
| Extended Statistics | ||||||||||
| Year | Age | Team | BB/PA | K/PA | BABIP | GB% | HR/Air | FIP | BsRA9 | |
| 2005 | 25 | A | Peoria | 0.0% | 41.4% | .329 | 0.62 | |||
| 2005 | 25 | AA | West Tennessee | 9.0% | 38.6% | .319 | 3.71 | |||
| 2005 | 25 | AAA | Iowa | 5.4% | 35.7% | .324 | 3.80 | |||
| 2005 | 25 | MLB | Chicago Cubs | 15.3% | 18.9% | .341 | 5.48 | |||
| 2006 | 26 | AAA | Iowa | 5.5% | 35.5% | .281 | 49% | 3% | 1.75 | 1.76 |
| 2006 | 26 | MLB | Chi Cubs | 9.4% | 21.6% | .259 | 35% | 9% | 4.64 | 4.49 |
| 2007 | 27 | MLB | Chi Cubs | 7.8% | 22.5% | .280 | 39% | 8% | 4.26 | 4.20 |
| 2008 | 28 | Rookie | AZL Cubs | 13.2% | 28.9% | .250 | 70% | 0% | 3.81 | 1.88 |
| 2008 | 28 | A+ | Daytona | 18.0% | 23.0% | .375 | 38% | 0% | 4.34 | 4.70 |
| 2008 | 28 | AAA | Iowa | 22.0% | 25.2% | .310 | 39% | 10% | 6.50 | 6.63 |
| 2008 | 28 | MLB | Chi Cubs | 20.2% | 16.9% | .216 | 38% | 6% | 5.78 | 4.44 |
Longitudinal Trends
The above graph represents 15-day averages over the past couple years.
Available graphs for Hill: BB/PA, SO/PA, and ERA
Extended Statistics
2008: Chi Cubs | 2008: Iowa | 2008: Daytona
| Split Statistics with Chi Cubs in 2008 | |||||||
| Split | IP | TBF | BB/PA | K/PA | BABIP | GB% | ERA |
| April | 19.0 | 83 | 16.9% | 16.9% | .220 | 38% | 3.79 |
| AWAY | 8.2 | 43 | 27.9% | 16.3% | .238 | 38% | 6.23 |
| HOME | 11.0 | 46 | 13.0% | 17.4% | .200 | 38% | 2.45 |
Batted Ball Chart
Game Log
| Date | Level | IP | R | ER | H | 2B | 3B | HR | SO | BB | |
| July 30 | A+ | vs. Palm Beach | 3.0 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| July 24 | A+ | @ Vero Beach | 5.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 5 |
| July 18 | A+ | vs. Fort Myers | 4.1 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 |
| July 12 | Rook | vs. AZL Angels | 5.0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| July 6 | Rook | vs. AZL Brewers | 4.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 |
| July 1 | Rook | @ AZL Padres | 0.1 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| June 20 | AAA | vs. New Orleans | 0.2 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| June 11 | AAA | @ Memphis | 4.0 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 6 |
| June 6 | AAA | @ Omaha | 5.0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 7 |
| May 30 | AAA | vs. Memphis | 3.0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 |
Player Notes
May 2008
Des Moines Register: Iowa Cubs: Hill exits start with stiffness in backView From The Bleachers: Rich Hill Optioned to Iowa
MVN: The Transaction Guy: Cubs option LHP Hill to Triple-A; recall RHP Gallagher
Coming into the season, Rich Hill looked as though he had firmly established himself in the Chicago Cubs rotat...
April 2008
MVN: Pittsburgh Lumber Company: Game #9 vs. Chicago CubsPNC Park | 7:05 | Morris vs.