Ian Anderson vs. Buck Farmer — Career Comparison

Ian Anderson
Gen ZNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles Angels of AnaheimAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Buck Farmer
MillenialGeorgiaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Ian Anderson 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. Ian Anderson led in home run suppression (HR9+ 114 vs 78), run prevention (ERA+ 99 vs 76), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 98 vs 77). Buck Farmer held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 88 vs 76). Role difference aside, Ian Anderson holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Ian Anderson and Buck Farmer

Ian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Ian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
1.89
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
417
7.31
Ian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
1.66
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.39
Ian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.7
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.42
Ian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.45
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.53
Ian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61.11
61.11
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
44.44
44.44
Ian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.14
88.14
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.28
5.28
Ian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.11
Ian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
132
4.22
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
269
4.71
Ian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.22
4.22
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.71
4.71
Ian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.91
3.91
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.48
4.48
Ian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.92
3.92
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.48
4.48
Ian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.249
0.249
Ian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
845
27
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1541
27
Ian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
281.2
9
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
513.2
9
Ian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
258
8.24
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
484
8.48
Ian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.24
8.24
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.48
8.48
Ian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.99
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
1.24
Ian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.99
0.99
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.24
1.24
Ian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.53
0.53
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Ian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
4.09
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
236
4.13
Ian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.1
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.23
Ian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.09
4.09
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.14
4.14
Ian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
270
8.63
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
486
8.52
Ian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.63
8.63
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.52
8.52
Ian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.58
4.58
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.17
1.17
Ian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.413
1.413
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.406
1.406
Ian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.54
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.33
Ian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.13
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.58
Ian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1217
38.89
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2245
39.33
Ian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.13
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
1.51
Ian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
4.41
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
282
4.94
Ian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.41
4.41
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.94
4.94
Ian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.16
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.21
Ian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.1
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.32
Ian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.67
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.74
Ian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.37
1.37
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.402
1.402
Ian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1077
34.41
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1946
34.1
Ian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.34
2.34
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.68
0.68
Ian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.293
0.293
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.297
0.297
Ian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.89
38.89
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.33
39.33

Fielding Stats for Ian Anderson and Buck Farmer

Ian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Ian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
1.89
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
417
7.31
Ian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
1.66
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.39
Ian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
845
27
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1541
27
Ian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
281.2
9
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
513.2
9
Ian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.64
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
0.51
Ian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.89
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
0.79
Ian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.06
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.09
Ian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
1.6
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
79
1.38
Ian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
1.53
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
74
1.3
Ian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
96
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.67
93.67
Ian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.814
0.814
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.178
0.178
Ian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.14
88.14
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.28
5.28
Ian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.06
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.05
Ian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ian Anderson and Buck Farmer

Ian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Ian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
59
863.41
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
417
62550
Ian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
41
600
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
4
600
Ian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
37
541.46
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
600
Ian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.054
0.054
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Ian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.232
0.232
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Ian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
29.27
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Ian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
14.63
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Ian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
14.63
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
14.63
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
0.27
3.9
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
34.02
Ian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
43.9
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Ian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
43.9
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Ian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.079
0.079
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Ian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Ian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Ian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.027
0.027
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.056
0.056
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Ian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.114
0.114
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Ian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Ian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
-2.13
-31.11
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
39.91
Ian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
14.63
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
29
424.39
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
450
Ian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.41
1.41
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
1.33
1.33
Ian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.03
0.03
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
43.9
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA