Jim Bouton vs. Steve Farr — Career Comparison

Jim Bouton
Silent GenerationNew JerseyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Steve Farr
Baby BoomersMarylandThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Jim Bouton 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. Jim Bouton led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 106 vs 98), home run suppression (HR9+ 98 vs 94), and run prevention (ERA+ 103 vs 102). Steve Farr held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 122 vs 94). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Jim Bouton.

Pitching Stats for Jim Bouton and Steve Farr

Jim Bouton
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 9 Innings
304
2.21
Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
509
5.56
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
144
1.05
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.31
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
62
0.45
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.52
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.46
Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
0.49
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 9 Innings
49.6
49.6
Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.61
51.61
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.37
47.37
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.5
5.5
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.25
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.08
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.04
Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
132
1.44
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 9 Innings
492
3.57
Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
298
3.25
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.57
3.57
Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.47
3.47
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.6
3.6
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.28
4.28
Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.82
3.82
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.239
0.239
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.244
0.244
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3716
27
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
2473
27
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1238.2
9
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
824.1
9
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1131
8.22
Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
751
8.2
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.22
8.22
Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.2
8.2
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 9 Innings
127
0.92
Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
0.76
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.92
0.92
Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.76
0.76
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.42
0.42
Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
435
3.16
Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
334
3.65
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.2
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.51
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.16
3.16
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.65
3.65
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
720
5.23
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
668
7.29
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.23
5.23
Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.29
7.29
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.37
2.37
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.31
1.31
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.933
0.933
Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.216
1.216
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.28
Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.26
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.17
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.35
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.03
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.05
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5200
37.78
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3487
38.07
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
0.41
Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
313
3.42
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 9 Innings
566
4.11
Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
326
3.56
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.11
4.11
Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.04
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.25
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.26
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
0.81
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.264
1.264
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.316
1.316
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4734
34.4
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
3074
33.56
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.86
1.86
Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.64
0.64
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.258
0.258
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.292
0.292
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.78
37.78
Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.07
38.07

Fielding Stats for Jim Bouton and Steve Farr

Jim Bouton
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 9 Innings
304
2.21
Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
509
5.56
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
144
1.05
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.31
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3715
27
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
2473
27
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1238.1
9
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
824.1
9
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
0.81
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
0.6
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
177
1.29
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
102
1.11
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.11
Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.1
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
304
2.21
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
166
1.81
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
289
2.1
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
157
1.71
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.07
95.07
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.58
94.58
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.951
0.951
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.308
0.308
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.37
47.37
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.5
5.5
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.09
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.04
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jim Bouton and Steve Farr

Jim Bouton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
307
467.51
Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
509
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
394
600
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
347
528.43
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.101
0.101
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.326
0.326
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
53.3
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
48.73
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
4.57
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
4.57
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.086
0.086
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.26
8
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
57.87
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
79.19
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
0.11
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.252
0.252
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.092
0.092
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.186
0.186
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
12.18
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
31.98
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
44.16
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-6.35
-9.67
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
4.57
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
21.32
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 600 PA
160
243.65
Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.46
2.46
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
44.16
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.52
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 600 PA
2
3.05
Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA