Gary Bell vs. Steve Farr — Career Comparison

Gary Bell
Silent GenerationTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Steve Farr
Baby BoomersMarylandThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Gary Bell 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. Steve Farr led in home run suppression (HR9+ 94 vs 75), walk avoidance (BB%+ 98 vs 80), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 104 vs 88). Role difference aside, Steve Farr holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Gary Bell and Steve Farr

Gary Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Gary Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
519
2.32
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
509
5.56
Gary Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
233
1.04
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.31
Gary Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
121
0.54
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.52
Gary Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
117
0.52
Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.49
Gary Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
50.84
50.84
Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.61
51.61
Gary Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.89
44.89
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.5
5.5
Gary Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
0.32
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Gary Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.04
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Gary Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
0.23
Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
132
1.44
Gary Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
825
3.68
Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
298
3.25
Gary Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.68
3.68
Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Gary Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.61
3.61
Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Gary Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.3
4.3
Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.82
3.82
Gary Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.234
0.234
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.244
0.244
Gary Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6045
27
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
2473
27
Gary Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2015
9
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
824.1
9
Gary Bell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1794
8.01
Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
751
8.2
Gary Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.01
8.01
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.2
8.2
Gary Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
206
0.92
Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
0.76
Gary Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.92
0.92
Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.76
0.76
Gary Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Gary Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
842
3.76
Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
334
3.65
Gary Bell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
0.29
Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
47
0.51
Gary Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.76
3.76
Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Gary Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1378
6.15
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
668
7.29
Gary Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.15
6.15
Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.29
7.29
Gary Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.66
2.66
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.31
1.31
Gary Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.102
1.102
Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.216
1.216
Gary Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
70
0.31
Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.26
Gary Bell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
0.24
Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
0.35
Gary Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.05
Gary Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8561
38.24
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
3487
38.07
Gary Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
163
0.73
Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
313
3.42
Gary Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
932
4.16
Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
326
3.56
Gary Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.16
4.16
Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Gary Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.25
Gary Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.26
Gary Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
0.81
Gary Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.308
1.308
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.316
1.316
Gary Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7665
34.24
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
3074
33.56
Gary Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.8
1.8
Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.64
0.64
Gary Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.261
0.261
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.292
0.292
Gary Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.24
38.24
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.07
38.07

Fielding Stats for Gary Bell and Steve Farr

Gary Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Gary Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
519
2.32
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
509
5.56
Gary Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
233
1.04
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.31
Gary Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6045
27
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
2473
27
Gary Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2015
9
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
824.1
9
Gary Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
141
0.63
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
0.6
Gary Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
278
1.24
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
102
1.11
Gary Bell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.07
Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.1
Gary Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
435
1.94
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
166
1.81
Gary Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
419
1.87
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
157
1.71
Gary Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.32
96.32
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.58
94.58
Gary Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.807
0.807
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.308
0.308
Gary Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.89
44.89
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.5
5.5
Gary Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.13
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.04
Gary Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Gary Bell and Steve Farr

Gary Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
11
Gary Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
521
472.92
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
509
Gary Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
661
600
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Gary Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
569
516.49
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Gary Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.185
0.185
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
Gary Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.51
0.51
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
Gary Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
105
95.31
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Gary Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
89
80.79
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Gary Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
11.8
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Gary Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.82
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Gary Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.91
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Gary Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
14.52
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Gary Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.152
0.152
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
Gary Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
Gary Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.01
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
Gary Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27.05
24.55
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
Gary Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
125
113.46
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Gary Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
133
120.73
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Gary Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
Gary Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
Gary Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.441
0.441
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
Gary Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.035
0.035
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
Gary Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.155
0.155
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
Gary Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.326
0.326
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
Gary Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.248
0.248
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
Gary Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
41.75
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Gary Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
37.22
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Gary Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
78.06
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Gary Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26.49
24.04
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
Gary Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.72
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Gary Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
22.69
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Gary Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Gary Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
152
137.97
Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Gary Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.35
4.35
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
Gary Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
Gary Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
61
55.37
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Gary Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.72
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Gary Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
8
7.26
Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Gary Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.91
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Gary Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Gary Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.91
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Gary Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA