Joe Bowman vs. Steve Farr — Career Comparison

Joe Bowman
Greatest GenerationKansasThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Steve Farr
Baby BoomersMarylandThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Joe Bowman 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 posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.25 and WHIP 1.373 compared to 4.4 and 1.460 for Joe Bowman. By the career numbers, Steve Farr had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joe Bowman and Steve Farr

Joe Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Joe Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
298
1.83
Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
509
5.56
Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
184
1.13
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.31
Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
77
0.47
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.52
Joe Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
96
0.59
Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.49
Joe Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
44.51
44.51
Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.61
51.61
Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61.74
61.74
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.5
5.5
Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
0.45
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.03
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Joe Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.07
Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
132
1.44
Joe Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
717
4.4
Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
298
3.25
Joe Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.4
4.4
Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Joe Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.37
4.37
Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Joe Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.29
4.29
Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.82
3.82
Joe Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.277
0.277
Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.244
0.244
Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4397
27
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
2473
27
Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1465.2
9
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
824.1
9
Joe Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1656
10.17
Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
751
8.2
Joe Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.17
10.17
Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.2
8.2
Joe Bowman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
0.63
Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
70
0.76
Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.63
0.63
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.76
0.76
Joe Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.34
0.34
Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Joe Bowman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
484
2.97
Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
334
3.65
Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.51
Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.97
2.97
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.65
3.65
Joe Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
502
3.08
Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
668
7.29
Joe Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.08
3.08
Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.29
7.29
Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.68
1.68
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.31
1.31
Joe Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.673
0.673
Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.216
1.216
Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.09
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.26
Joe Bowman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.25
Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
0.35
Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.05
Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6494
39.88
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
3487
38.07
Joe Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
72
0.44
Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
313
3.42
Joe Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
837
5.14
Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
326
3.56
Joe Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.14
5.14
Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.25
Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.26
Joe Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
0.81
Joe Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.46
1.46
Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.316
1.316
Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5969
36.65
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
3074
33.56
Joe Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.81
2.81
Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.64
0.64
Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.292
0.292
Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.88
39.88
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.07
38.07

Fielding Stats for Joe Bowman and Steve Farr

Joe Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Joe Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
299
Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
509
5.56
Joe Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.31
Joe Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2473
27
Joe Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
824.1
9
Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
86
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.6
Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
254
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
1.11
Joe Bowman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.1
Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
355
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
166
1.81
Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
340
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
157
1.71
Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95.77
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.58
94.58
Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.137
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.308
0.308
Joe Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.5
5.5
Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.04
Joe Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Bowman and Steve Farr

Joe Bowman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
11
Joe Bowman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
430
368.05
Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
509
Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
701
600
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
639
546.93
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.221
0.221
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.594
0.594
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
141
120.68
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
107
91.58
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
20.54
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
6.85
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.71
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
29.1
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.241
0.241
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.003
0.003
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.014
0.014
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51.72
44.26
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
187
160.06
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
189
161.77
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.275
0.275
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.293
0.293
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.568
0.568
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.072
0.072
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.197
0.197
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.467
0.467
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.254
0.254
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62
53.07
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
64.19
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
135
115.55
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55.1
47.16
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.71
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
39.37
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
90
77.03
Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.79
7.79
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.51
0.51
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
11.98
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
12
10.27
Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.57
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.57
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA