Bob Buhl vs. Tony Faeth — Career Comparison

Bob Buhl
Silent GenerationMichiganThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMilwaukee BravesNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Tony Faeth
Lost GenerationSouth DakotaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Bob Buhl built a career as a starting pitcher and Tony Faeth as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Tony Faeth posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.7 and WHIP 1.708 compared to 3.55 and 1.393 for Bob Buhl. By the career numbers, Tony Faeth had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bob Buhl and Tony Faeth

Bob Buhl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Bob Buhl
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
457
1.59
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
3.95
Bob Buhl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
369
1.28
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Buhl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
166
0.58
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Buhl
Career
Per 9 Innings
132
0.46
Tony Faeth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob Buhl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.7
55.7
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
Bob Buhl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80.74
80.74
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Buhl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
111
0.39
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Buhl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.07
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Buhl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.02
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Buhl
Career
Per 9 Innings
1019
3.55
Tony Faeth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
2.7
Bob Buhl
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.55
3.55
Tony Faeth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.7
2.7
Bob Buhl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.87
3.87
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.13
5.13
Bob Buhl
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.54
4.54
Tony Faeth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.18
4.18
Bob Buhl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.247
0.247
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.291
0.291
Bob Buhl
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7761
27
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
130
27
Bob Buhl
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2587
9
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.1
9
Bob Buhl
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2446
8.51
Tony Faeth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
9.14
Bob Buhl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.51
8.51
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.14
9.14
Bob Buhl
Career
Per 9 Innings
238
0.83
Tony Faeth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob Buhl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.83
0.83
Tony Faeth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob Buhl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.52
0.52
Tony Faeth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob Buhl
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1105
3.84
Tony Faeth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
6.23
Bob Buhl
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
0.18
Tony Faeth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob Buhl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.84
3.84
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.23
6.23
Bob Buhl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1268
4.41
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
4.36
Bob Buhl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.41
4.41
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.36
4.36
Bob Buhl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.77
2.77
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.11
1.11
Bob Buhl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.917
0.917
Tony Faeth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.177
1.177
Bob Buhl
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
0.24
Tony Faeth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.42
Bob Buhl
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.13
Tony Faeth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.21
Bob Buhl
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.02
Tony Faeth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob Buhl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11045
38.42
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
182
37.8
Bob Buhl
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
0.13
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
2.49
Bob Buhl
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1162
4.04
Tony Faeth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
4.78
Bob Buhl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.04
4.04
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.78
4.78
Bob Buhl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Buhl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Buhl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Buhl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.373
1.373
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.708
1.708
Bob Buhl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9903
34.45
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
151
31.36
Bob Buhl
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.54
2.54
Tony Faeth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.21
1.21
Bob Buhl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.263
0.263
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.339
0.339
Bob Buhl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.42
38.42
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.8
37.8

Fielding Stats for Bob Buhl and Tony Faeth

Bob Buhl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Bob Buhl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
457
1.69
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
Bob Buhl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
351
1.3
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Buhl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7297
27
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Buhl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2432.1
9
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Buhl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
211
0.78
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Buhl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
461
1.71
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
Bob Buhl
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.07
Tony Faeth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Bob Buhl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
690
2.55
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
Bob Buhl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
672
2.49
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
Bob Buhl
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.39
97.39
Tony Faeth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Bob Buhl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.471
1.471
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.526
Bob Buhl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76.81
76.81
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Buhl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.12
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Buhl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Buhl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Buhl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Buhl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Bob Buhl and Tony Faeth

Bob Buhl
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Bob Buhl
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
457
288.03
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 600 PAverified
19
1140
Bob Buhl
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
952
600
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 600 PA
10
600
Bob Buhl
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
857
540.13
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 600 PA
9
540
Bob Buhl
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.089
0.089
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Buhl
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.284
0.284
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Bob Buhl
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76
47.9
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Buhl
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
46.64
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Buhl
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.26
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Buhl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Buhl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Buhl
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.26
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Buhl
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.026
0.026
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 600 PA
Bob Buhl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Buhl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 600 PA
Bob Buhl
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.72
5.5
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.01
0.72
Bob Buhl
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
78
49.16
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Buhl
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
116
73.11
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 600 PA
1
60
Bob Buhl
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.129
0.129
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Bob Buhl
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Buhl
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Bob Buhl
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Buhl
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.081
0.081
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.045
0.045
Bob Buhl
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.151
0.151
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Bob Buhl
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.162
0.162
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Buhl
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
31
19.54
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Bob Buhl
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
16.39
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Buhl
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
57
35.92
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Bob Buhl
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-27.09
-17.07
Tony Faeth
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.63
-37.83
Bob Buhl
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.26
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Buhl
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
38
23.95
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Bob Buhl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Buhl
Career
Per 600 PA
389
245.17
Tony Faeth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
240
Bob Buhl
Career
Per 600 PA
2.45
2.45
Tony Faeth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.5
2.5
Bob Buhl
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Tony Faeth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Bob Buhl
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
33.4
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Buhl
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.26
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Buhl
Career
Per 600 PA
10
6.3
Tony Faeth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bob Buhl
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.26
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Buhl
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.26
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Buhl
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.52
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Buhl
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 600 PA