Nick Altrock vs. Buck Farmer — Career Comparison

Nick Altrock
Pre-GenerationalOhioThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Buck Farmer
MillenialGeorgiaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Nick Altrock 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. Nick Altrock posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.65 and WHIP 1.141 compared to 4.71 and 1.427 for Buck Farmer. By the career numbers, Nick Altrock had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Nick Altrock and Buck Farmer

Nick Altrock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Nick Altrock
Career
Per 9 Innings
218
1.3
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
417
7.31
Nick Altrock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
161
0.96
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.39
Nick Altrock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
0.49
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.42
Nick Altrock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
0.45
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
0.53
Nick Altrock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.53
52.53
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
44.44
44.44
Nick Altrock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73.85
73.85
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.28
5.28
Nick Altrock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
0.76
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Altrock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.1
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Altrock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.04
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.11
Nick Altrock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
445
2.65
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
269
4.71
Nick Altrock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.65
2.65
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.71
4.71
Nick Altrock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.6
2.6
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.48
4.48
Nick Altrock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.16
3.16
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.48
4.48
Nick Altrock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.254
0.254
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
Nick Altrock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4542
27
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1541
27
Nick Altrock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1514
9
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
513.2
9
Nick Altrock
Career
Per 9 Innings
1455
8.65
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
484
8.48
Nick Altrock
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.65
8.65
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.48
8.48
Nick Altrock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.1
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
1.24
Nick Altrock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.24
1.24
Nick Altrock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.07
0.07
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.17
0.17
Nick Altrock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
272
1.62
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
236
4.13
Nick Altrock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.23
Nick Altrock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.62
1.62
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.14
4.14
Nick Altrock
Career
Per 9 Innings
425
2.53
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
486
8.52
Nick Altrock
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.53
2.53
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.52
8.52
Nick Altrock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.95
1.95
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.17
1.17
Nick Altrock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.46
0.46
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.406
1.406
Nick Altrock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.18
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.33
Nick Altrock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.13
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.58
Nick Altrock
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Nick Altrock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6024
35.81
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2245
39.33
Nick Altrock
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.27
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
1.51
Nick Altrock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
600
3.57
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
282
4.94
Nick Altrock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.57
3.57
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.94
4.94
Nick Altrock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.21
Nick Altrock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.32
Nick Altrock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.74
Nick Altrock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.141
1.141
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.402
1.402
Nick Altrock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5730
34.06
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1946
34.1
Nick Altrock
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.75
2.75
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.68
0.68
Nick Altrock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.272
0.272
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.297
0.297
Nick Altrock
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.81
35.81
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.33
39.33

Fielding Stats for Nick Altrock and Buck Farmer

Nick Altrock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Nick Altrock
Career
Per 9 Innings
227
1.36
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
417
7.31
Nick Altrock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
142
0.85
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.39
Nick Altrock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4512
27
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1541
27
Nick Altrock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1504
9
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
513.2
9
Nick Altrock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
181
1.08
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.51
Nick Altrock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
610
3.65
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.79
Nick Altrock
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.19
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.09
Nick Altrock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
822
4.92
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
1.38
Nick Altrock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
791
4.73
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
74
1.3
Nick Altrock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.23
96.23
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.67
93.67
Nick Altrock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.485
3.485
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.178
0.178
Nick Altrock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.56
62.56
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.28
5.28
Nick Altrock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.14
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.05
Nick Altrock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Altrock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Altrock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Altrock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Nick Altrock and Buck Farmer

Nick Altrock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Nick Altrock
Career
Per 600 PA
230
228.1
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
417
62550
Nick Altrock
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
605
600
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
4
600
Nick Altrock
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
550
545.45
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
600
Nick Altrock
Career
Per 600 PA
0.176
0.176
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Nick Altrock
Career
Per 600 PA
0.479
0.479
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Nick Altrock
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
97
96.2
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Nick Altrock
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
85
84.3
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Nick Altrock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
8.93
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Altrock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.99
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Altrock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.98
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Altrock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
11.9
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Altrock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.124
0.124
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Altrock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Altrock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.021
0.021
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Altrock
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28.96
28.72
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
34.02
Nick Altrock
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
114
113.06
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Nick Altrock
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
137
135.87
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Nick Altrock
Career
Per 600 PA
0.232
0.232
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Nick Altrock
Career
Per 600 PA
0.207
0.207
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Nick Altrock
Career
Per 600 PA
0.44
0.44
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Nick Altrock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.031
0.031
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Altrock
Career
Per 600 PA
0.156
0.156
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Nick Altrock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Nick Altrock
Career
Per 600 PA
0.208
0.208
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Nick Altrock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
51.57
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Altrock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
26.78
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Altrock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
77
76.36
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Altrock
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28.5
28.27
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
39.91
Nick Altrock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
10.91
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Altrock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
28.76
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Altrock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Altrock
Career
Per 600 PAverified
91
90.25
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
450
Nick Altrock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.65
6.65
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
1.33
1.33
Nick Altrock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.32
0.32
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Altrock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
14.88
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Altrock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Altrock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Altrock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
4.96
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Altrock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.99
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Altrock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
5.95
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Altrock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
83.33
83.33
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA