Nelson Briles vs. Steve Farr — Career Comparison

Nelson Briles
Silent GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Steve Farr
Baby BoomersMarylandThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Nelson Briles 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 strikeout rate (K%+ 122 vs 97), home run suppression (HR9+ 94 vs 78), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 104 vs 93). Nelson Briles held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 125 vs 98). Role difference aside, Steve Farr holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Nelson Briles and Steve Farr

Nelson Briles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Nelson Briles
Career
Per 9 Innings
452
1.93
Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
509
5.56
Nelson Briles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
279
1.19
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.31
Nelson Briles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
129
0.55
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.52
Nelson Briles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
0.48
Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
0.49
Nelson Briles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.53
53.53
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.61
51.61
Nelson Briles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61.73
61.73
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.5
5.5
Nelson Briles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
0.27
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Nelson Briles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.07
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Nelson Briles
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.09
Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
132
1.44
Nelson Briles
Career
Per 9 Innings
807
3.44
Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
298
3.25
Nelson Briles
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.44
3.44
Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Nelson Briles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.57
3.57
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.6
3.6
Nelson Briles
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.89
3.89
Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.82
3.82
Nelson Briles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.262
0.262
Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.244
0.244
Nelson Briles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6335
27
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
2473
27
Nelson Briles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2111.2
9
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
824.1
9
Nelson Briles
Career
Per 9 Innings
2141
9.13
Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
751
8.2
Nelson Briles
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.13
9.13
Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.2
8.2
Nelson Briles
Career
Per 9 Innings
186
0.79
Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
0.76
Nelson Briles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.79
0.79
Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.76
0.76
Nelson Briles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.41
0.41
Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Nelson Briles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
547
2.33
Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
334
3.65
Nelson Briles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
0.34
Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
47
0.51
Nelson Briles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.33
2.33
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.65
3.65
Nelson Briles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1163
4.96
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
668
7.29
Nelson Briles
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.96
4.96
Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.29
7.29
Nelson Briles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.57
2.57
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.31
1.31
Nelson Briles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.81
0.81
Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.216
1.216
Nelson Briles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.21
Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.26
Nelson Briles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.22
Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
0.35
Nelson Briles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.02
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.05
Nelson Briles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8858
37.75
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3487
38.07
Nelson Briles
Career
Per 9 Innings
74
0.32
Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
313
3.42
Nelson Briles
Career
Per 9 Innings
929
3.96
Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
326
3.56
Nelson Briles
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.96
3.96
Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Nelson Briles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.18
Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
0.25
Nelson Briles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.14
Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.26
Nelson Briles
Career
Per 9 Innings
66
0.28
Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
0.81
Nelson Briles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.273
1.273
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.316
1.316
Nelson Briles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8184
34.88
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
3074
33.56
Nelson Briles
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.06
2.06
Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.64
0.64
Nelson Briles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.286
0.286
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.292
0.292
Nelson Briles
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.75
37.75
Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.07
38.07

Fielding Stats for Nelson Briles and Steve Farr

Nelson Briles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Nelson Briles
Career
Per 9 Innings
452
1.93
Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
509
5.56
Nelson Briles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
279
1.19
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.31
Nelson Briles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6337
27
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
2473
27
Nelson Briles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2112.1
9
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
824.1
9
Nelson Briles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
131
0.56
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.6
Nelson Briles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
263
1.12
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
102
1.11
Nelson Briles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.06
Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.1
Nelson Briles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
408
1.74
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
166
1.81
Nelson Briles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
394
1.68
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
157
1.71
Nelson Briles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.57
96.57
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.58
94.58
Nelson Briles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.872
0.872
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.308
0.308
Nelson Briles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61.73
61.73
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.5
5.5
Nelson Briles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.07
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.04
Nelson Briles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nelson Briles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nelson Briles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nelson Briles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Nelson Briles and Steve Farr

Nelson Briles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
11
Nelson Briles
Career
Per 600 PAverified
452
509.77
Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
509
Nelson Briles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
532
600
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nelson Briles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
469
528.95
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nelson Briles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
Nelson Briles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.452
0.452
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
Nelson Briles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72
81.2
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nelson Briles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
58
65.41
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nelson Briles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
10.15
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nelson Briles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.26
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nelson Briles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.38
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nelson Briles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
15.79
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nelson Briles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
Nelson Briles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
Nelson Briles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.042
0.042
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
Nelson Briles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19.05
21.48
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
Nelson Briles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
94
106.02
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nelson Briles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
95
107.14
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nelson Briles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
Nelson Briles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
Nelson Briles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.392
0.392
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
Nelson Briles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.047
0.047
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
Nelson Briles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.137
0.137
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
Nelson Briles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.291
0.291
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
Nelson Briles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.232
0.232
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
Nelson Briles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
32.71
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nelson Briles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
32.71
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nelson Briles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
62.03
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nelson Briles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.33
13.9
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
Nelson Briles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.26
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nelson Briles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
23.68
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nelson Briles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nelson Briles
Career
Per 600 PA
171
192.86
Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Nelson Briles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.11
3.11
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
Nelson Briles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
0.12
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
Nelson Briles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
41.73
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nelson Briles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.38
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nelson Briles
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5.64
Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Nelson Briles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nelson Briles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nelson Briles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nelson Briles
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA