Joe Benz vs. Steve Farr — Career Comparison

Joe Benz
Lost GenerationIndianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Steve Farr
Baby BoomersMarylandThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Joe Benz 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. Joe Benz posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.43 and WHIP 1.147 compared to 3.25 and 1.373 for Steve Farr. By the career numbers, Joe Benz had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joe Benz and Steve Farr

Joe Benz
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Joe Benz
Career
Per 9 Innings
251
1.66
Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
509
5.56
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
163
1.08
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.31
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
76
0.5
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.52
Joe Benz
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
0.5
Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.49
Joe Benz
Career
Per 9 Innings
50.33
50.33
Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.61
51.61
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.94
64.94
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.5
5.5
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
0.5
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.11
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Joe Benz
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
132
1.44
Joe Benz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
367
2.43
Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
298
3.25
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.43
2.43
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.25
3.25
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.58
2.58
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.6
3.6
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.15
3.15
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.82
3.82
Joe Benz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.245
0.245
Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.244
0.244
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4079
27
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
2473
27
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1359.2
9
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
824.1
9
Joe Benz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1225
8.11
Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
751
8.2
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.11
8.11
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.2
8.2
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.11
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
70
0.76
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.76
0.76
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.06
0.06
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.14
0.14
Joe Benz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
334
2.21
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
334
3.65
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.51
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.21
2.21
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.65
3.65
Joe Benz
Career
Per 9 Innings
539
3.57
Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
668
7.29
Joe Benz
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.57
3.57
Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.29
7.29
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.15
2.15
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.31
1.31
Joe Benz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.642
0.642
Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.216
1.216
Joe Benz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.19
Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.26
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.16
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.35
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.05
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5364
35.51
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3487
38.07
Joe Benz
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
0.34
Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
313
3.42
Joe Benz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
509
3.37
Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
326
3.56
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.56
3.56
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.25
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.26
Joe Benz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
0.81
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.147
1.147
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.316
1.316
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5006
33.14
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3074
33.56
Joe Benz
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.03
2.03
Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.64
0.64
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.272
0.272
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.292
0.292
Joe Benz
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.51
35.51
Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.07
38.07

Fielding Stats for Joe Benz and Steve Farr

Joe Benz
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Joe Benz
Career
Per 9 Innings
251
Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
509
5.56
Joe Benz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.31
Joe Benz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2473
27
Joe Benz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
824.1
9
Joe Benz
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.6
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
504
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
1.11
Joe Benz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.1
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
586
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
166
1.81
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
541
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
157
1.71
Joe Benz
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.32
Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.58
94.58
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2.155
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.308
0.308
Joe Benz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.5
5.5
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.04
Joe Benz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Benz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Benz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Benz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Benz and Steve Farr

Joe Benz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
Joe Benz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
251
317.72
Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
509
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
474
600
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
441
558.23
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.138
0.138
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.36
0.36
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
61
77.22
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
64.56
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
10.13
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.53
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Benz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
12.66
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.164
0.164
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Benz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Benz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.75
13.61
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73
92.41
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67
84.81
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.166
0.166
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.315
0.315
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.027
0.027
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.109
0.109
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.208
0.208
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
36.71
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
21.52
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
58.23
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.81
1.03
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.27
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
6.33
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Benz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Benz
Career
Per 600 PA
148
187.34
Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.2
3.2
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.03
0.03
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
34.18
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Benz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Benz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.27
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.27
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.53
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA