Luke Archer vs. Buck Farmer — Career Comparison

Luke Archer
Lost GenerationSouth CarolinaNorth AmericaBaltimore Black SoxNegro National League IIStarting Pitcher
Buck Farmer
MillenialGeorgiaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Luke Archer 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. Luke Archer posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.98 and WHIP 1.509 compared to 4.71 and 1.427 for Buck Farmer. By the career numbers, Luke Archer had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Luke Archer and Buck Farmer

Luke Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Luke Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
1.49
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
417
7.31
Luke Archer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.99
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.39
Luke Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.33
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.42
Luke Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.66
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.53
Luke Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.44
44.44
Luke Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.28
5.28
Luke Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.66
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luke Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luke Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.11
Luke Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
3.98
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
269
4.71
Luke Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.98
3.98
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.71
4.71
Luke Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.57
3.57
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.48
4.48
Luke Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.63
3.63
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.48
4.48
Luke Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.241
0.241
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.249
0.249
Luke Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
163
27
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1541
27
Luke Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
54.1
9
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
513.2
9
Luke Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55
9.11
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
484
8.48
Luke Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.11
9.11
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.48
8.48
Luke Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.17
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
1.24
Luke Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.24
1.24
Luke Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.17
0.17
Luke Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
4.47
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
236
4.13
Luke Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.23
Luke Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.47
4.47
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.14
4.14
Luke Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
4.97
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
486
8.52
Luke Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.97
4.97
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.52
8.52
Luke Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.33
3.33
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.17
1.17
Luke Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.049
1.049
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.406
1.406
Luke Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.17
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.33
Luke Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.58
Luke Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luke Archer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
260
43.07
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2245
39.33
Luke Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.5
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
1.51
Luke Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
5.63
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
282
4.94
Luke Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.63
5.63
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.94
4.94
Luke Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.83
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.21
Luke Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.32
Luke Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.66
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.74
Luke Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.509
1.509
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.402
1.402
Luke Archer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
228
37.77
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1946
34.1
Luke Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.78
3.78
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.68
0.68
Luke Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.274
0.274
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.297
0.297
Luke Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.07
43.07
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.33
39.33

Fielding Stats for Luke Archer and Buck Farmer

Luke Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Luke Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
1.73
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
417
7.31
Luke Archer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.94
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.39
Luke Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
172
27
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1541
27
Luke Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
57.1
9
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
513.2
9
Luke Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.31
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.51
Luke Archer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
2.35
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
0.79
Luke Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.09
Luke Archer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
2.67
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
79
1.38
Luke Archer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
2.67
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
74
1.3
Luke Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.67
93.67
Luke Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.546
1.546
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.178
0.178
Luke Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.55
54.55
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.28
5.28
Luke Archer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.16
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.05
Luke Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luke Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luke Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luke Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Luke Archer and Buck Farmer

Luke Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Luke Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
11
286.96
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
417
62550
Luke Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
600
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
4
600
Luke Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
573.91
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
600
Luke Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Luke Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.326
0.326
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Luke Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
78.26
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Luke Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
78.26
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Luke Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
0.51
13.19
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
34.02
Luke Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
78.26
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Luke Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
104.35
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Luke Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.174
0.174
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Luke Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Luke Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.31
0.31
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Luke Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.112
0.112
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Luke Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.211
0.211
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Luke Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Luke Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
52.17
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
52.17
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.19
4.92
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
39.91
Luke Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
26.09
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
3
450
Luke Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.33
1.33
Luke Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA