Nick Altrock vs. Steve Farr — Career Comparison

Nick Altrock
Pre-GenerationalOhioThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Steve Farr
Baby BoomersMarylandThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Nick Altrock built a career as a starting pitcher and Steve Farr 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 3.25 and 1.373 for Steve Farr. 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 Steve Farr

Nick Altrock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Nick Altrock
Career
Per 9 Innings
218
1.3
Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
509
5.56
Nick Altrock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
161
0.96
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.31
Nick Altrock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
83
0.49
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.52
Nick Altrock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
0.45
Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
0.49
Nick Altrock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.53
52.53
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.61
51.61
Nick Altrock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73.85
73.85
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.5
5.5
Nick Altrock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
0.76
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Nick Altrock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.1
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Nick Altrock
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.04
Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
132
1.44
Nick Altrock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
445
2.65
Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
298
3.25
Nick Altrock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.65
2.65
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.25
3.25
Nick Altrock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.6
2.6
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.6
3.6
Nick Altrock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.16
3.16
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.82
3.82
Nick Altrock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.254
0.254
Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.244
0.244
Nick Altrock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4542
27
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
2473
27
Nick Altrock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1514
9
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
824.1
9
Nick Altrock
Career
Per 9 Innings
1455
8.65
Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
751
8.2
Nick Altrock
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.65
8.65
Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.2
8.2
Nick Altrock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.1
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
70
0.76
Nick Altrock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.76
0.76
Nick Altrock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.07
0.07
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.14
0.14
Nick Altrock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
272
1.62
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
334
3.65
Nick Altrock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.51
Nick Altrock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.62
1.62
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.65
3.65
Nick Altrock
Career
Per 9 Innings
425
2.53
Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
668
7.29
Nick Altrock
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.53
2.53
Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.29
7.29
Nick Altrock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.95
1.95
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.31
1.31
Nick Altrock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.46
0.46
Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.216
1.216
Nick Altrock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.18
Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.26
Nick Altrock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.13
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.35
Nick Altrock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.05
Nick Altrock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6024
35.81
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3487
38.07
Nick Altrock
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.27
Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
313
3.42
Nick Altrock
Career
Per 9 Innings
600
3.57
Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
326
3.56
Nick Altrock
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.57
3.57
Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Nick Altrock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.25
Nick Altrock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.26
Nick Altrock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
0.81
Nick Altrock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.141
1.141
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.316
1.316
Nick Altrock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5730
34.06
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
3074
33.56
Nick Altrock
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.75
2.75
Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.64
0.64
Nick Altrock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.272
0.272
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.292
0.292
Nick Altrock
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.81
35.81
Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.07
38.07

Fielding Stats for Nick Altrock and Steve Farr

Nick Altrock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Nick Altrock
Career
Per 9 Innings
227
1.36
Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
509
5.56
Nick Altrock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
142
0.85
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.31
Nick Altrock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4512
27
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
2473
27
Nick Altrock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1504
9
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
824.1
9
Nick Altrock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
181
1.08
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
0.6
Nick Altrock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
610
3.65
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
102
1.11
Nick Altrock
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.19
Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.1
Nick Altrock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
822
4.92
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
166
1.81
Nick Altrock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
791
4.73
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
157
1.71
Nick Altrock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.23
96.23
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.58
94.58
Nick Altrock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.485
3.485
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.308
0.308
Nick Altrock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.56
62.56
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.5
5.5
Nick Altrock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.14
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.04
Nick Altrock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Altrock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Altrock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Altrock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Nick Altrock and Steve Farr

Nick Altrock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
11
Nick Altrock
Career
Per 600 PAverified
230
228.1
Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
509
Nick Altrock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
605
600
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nick Altrock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
550
545.45
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nick Altrock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.176
0.176
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
Nick Altrock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.479
0.479
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
Nick Altrock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
97
96.2
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nick Altrock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
85
84.3
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nick Altrock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
8.93
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nick Altrock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.99
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nick Altrock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.98
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nick Altrock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
11.9
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nick Altrock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.124
0.124
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
Nick Altrock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
Nick Altrock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.021
0.021
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
Nick Altrock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28.96
28.72
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
Nick Altrock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
114
113.06
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nick Altrock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
137
135.87
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nick Altrock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.232
0.232
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
Nick Altrock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
Nick Altrock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.44
0.44
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
Nick Altrock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.031
0.031
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
Nick Altrock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.156
0.156
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
Nick Altrock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
Nick Altrock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.208
0.208
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
Nick Altrock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
51.57
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nick Altrock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
26.78
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nick Altrock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
77
76.36
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nick Altrock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28.5
28.27
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
Nick Altrock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
10.91
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nick Altrock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
28.76
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nick Altrock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nick Altrock
Career
Per 600 PA
91
90.25
Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Nick Altrock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.65
6.65
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
Nick Altrock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.32
0.32
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
Nick Altrock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
14.88
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nick Altrock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nick Altrock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nick Altrock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
4.96
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nick Altrock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.99
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nick Altrock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
5.95
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nick Altrock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
83.33
83.33
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA