Santo Alcala vs. Buck Farmer — Career Comparison

Santo Alcala
Baby BoomersD.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanCincinnati RedsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Buck Farmer
MillenialGeorgiaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Santo Alcala built a career as a starting pitcher and Buck Farmer as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Santo Alcala led in strikeout rate (K%+ 95 vs 84), skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 86 vs 77), and run prevention (ERA+ 78 vs 76). Buck Farmer held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 88 vs 77). Role difference aside, Santo Alcala holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Santo Alcala and Buck Farmer

Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
2.45
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
417
7.31
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
1.19
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.39
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.51
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.42
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.4
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.53
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
56
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
44.44
44.44
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.53
48.53
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.28
5.28
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.11
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.07
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.11
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
132
4.76
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
269
4.71
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.76
4.76
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.71
4.71
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.65
4.65
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.48
4.48
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.71
4.71
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.48
4.48
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.268
0.268
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
748
27
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1541
27
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
249.1
9
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
513.2
9
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
257
9.28
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
484
8.48
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.28
9.28
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.48
8.48
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.9
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
1.24
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.9
0.9
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.24
1.24
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.37
0.37
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
121
4.37
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
236
4.13
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.32
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.23
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.37
4.37
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.14
4.14
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
140
5.05
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
486
8.52
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.05
5.05
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.52
8.52
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.06
2.06
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.17
1.17
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.047
1.047
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.406
1.406
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.32
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.33
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.22
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.58
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.18
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1103
39.81
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2245
39.33
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.4
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
1.51
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
138
4.98
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
282
4.94
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.98
4.98
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.94
4.94
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.29
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.21
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.29
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.32
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.54
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.74
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.516
1.516
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.402
1.402
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
960
34.65
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1946
34.1
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.03
2.03
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.68
0.68
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.292
0.292
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.297
0.297
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.81
39.81
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.33
39.33

Fielding Stats for Santo Alcala and Buck Farmer

Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
2.45
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
417
7.31
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
1.19
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.39
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
748
27
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1541
27
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
249.1
9
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
513.2
9
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.58
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
0.51
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
1.01
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
0.79
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.09
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
1.62
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
79
1.38
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
1.59
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
74
1.3
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.78
97.78
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.67
93.67
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.647
0.647
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.178
0.178
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.53
48.53
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.28
5.28
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.05
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Santo Alcala and Buck Farmer

Santo Alcala
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 600 PA
68
510
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
417
62550
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
80
600
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
4
600
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
71
532.5
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
600
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 600 PA
0.113
0.113
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 600 PA
0.375
0.375
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
60
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
45
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.5
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.5
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
15
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.014
0.014
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2.25
16.84
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
34.02
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
90
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
75
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 600 PA
0.137
0.137
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 600 PA
0.169
0.169
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 600 PA
0.306
0.306
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.056
0.056
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 600 PA
0.104
0.104
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 600 PA
0.241
0.241
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
45
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
30
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
67.5
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.37
-2.8
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
39.91
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
15
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 600 PAverified
41
307.5
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
450
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.95
1.95
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
1.33
1.33
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.05
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
52.5
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 600 PA
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA