Bob Buhl vs. Steve Farr — Career Comparison

Bob Buhl
Silent GenerationMichiganThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMilwaukee BravesNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Steve Farr
Baby BoomersMarylandThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Bob Buhl 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 75), skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 104 vs 85), and home run suppression (HR9+ 94 vs 84). Role difference aside, Steve Farr holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Bob Buhl and Steve Farr

Bob Buhl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Bob Buhl
Career
Per 9 Innings
457
1.59
Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
509
5.56
Bob Buhl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
369
1.28
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.31
Bob Buhl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
166
0.58
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.52
Bob Buhl
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
132
0.46
Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
0.49
Bob Buhl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.7
55.7
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.61
51.61
Bob Buhl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80.74
80.74
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.5
5.5
Bob Buhl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
111
0.39
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Bob Buhl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.07
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Bob Buhl
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.02
Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
132
1.44
Bob Buhl
Career
Per 9 Innings
1019
3.55
Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
298
3.25
Bob Buhl
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.55
3.55
Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Bob Buhl
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.87
3.87
Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Bob Buhl
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.54
4.54
Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.82
3.82
Bob Buhl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.247
0.247
Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.244
0.244
Bob Buhl
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7761
27
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
2473
27
Bob Buhl
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2587
9
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
824.1
9
Bob Buhl
Career
Per 9 Innings
2446
8.51
Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
751
8.2
Bob Buhl
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.51
8.51
Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.2
8.2
Bob Buhl
Career
Per 9 Innings
238
0.83
Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
0.76
Bob Buhl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.83
0.83
Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.76
0.76
Bob Buhl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.52
0.52
Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Bob Buhl
Career
Per 9 Innings
1105
3.84
Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
334
3.65
Bob Buhl
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
0.18
Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
47
0.51
Bob Buhl
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.84
3.84
Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Bob Buhl
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1268
4.41
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
668
7.29
Bob Buhl
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.41
4.41
Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.29
7.29
Bob Buhl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.77
2.77
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.31
1.31
Bob Buhl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.917
0.917
Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.216
1.216
Bob Buhl
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
0.24
Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.26
Bob Buhl
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.13
Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
0.35
Bob Buhl
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.02
Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.05
Bob Buhl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11045
38.42
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
3487
38.07
Bob Buhl
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.13
Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
313
3.42
Bob Buhl
Career
Per 9 Innings
1162
4.04
Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
326
3.56
Bob Buhl
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.04
4.04
Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Bob Buhl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.25
Bob Buhl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.26
Bob Buhl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
0.81
Bob Buhl
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.373
1.373
Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.316
1.316
Bob Buhl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9903
34.45
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
3074
33.56
Bob Buhl
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.54
2.54
Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.64
0.64
Bob Buhl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.263
0.263
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.292
0.292
Bob Buhl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.42
38.42
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.07
38.07

Fielding Stats for Bob Buhl and Steve Farr

Bob Buhl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Bob Buhl
Career
Per 9 Innings
457
1.69
Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
509
5.56
Bob Buhl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
351
1.3
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.31
Bob Buhl
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7297
27
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
2473
27
Bob Buhl
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2432.1
9
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
824.1
9
Bob Buhl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
211
0.78
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
0.6
Bob Buhl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
461
1.71
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
102
1.11
Bob Buhl
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.07
Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.1
Bob Buhl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
690
2.55
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
166
1.81
Bob Buhl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
672
2.49
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
157
1.71
Bob Buhl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.39
97.39
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.58
94.58
Bob Buhl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.471
1.471
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.308
0.308
Bob Buhl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76.81
76.81
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.5
5.5
Bob Buhl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.12
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.04
Bob Buhl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Buhl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Buhl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Buhl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bob Buhl and Steve Farr

Bob Buhl
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
11
Bob Buhl
Career
Per 600 PAverified
457
288.03
Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
509
Bob Buhl
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
952
600
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bob Buhl
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
857
540.13
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bob Buhl
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.089
0.089
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
Bob Buhl
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.284
0.284
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
Bob Buhl
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76
47.9
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bob Buhl
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
46.64
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bob Buhl
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.26
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bob Buhl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bob Buhl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bob Buhl
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.26
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bob Buhl
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.026
0.026
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
Bob Buhl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
Bob Buhl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
Bob Buhl
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.72
5.5
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
Bob Buhl
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
78
49.16
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bob Buhl
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
116
73.11
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bob Buhl
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.129
0.129
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
Bob Buhl
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
Bob Buhl
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
Bob Buhl
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
Bob Buhl
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.081
0.081
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
Bob Buhl
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.151
0.151
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
Bob Buhl
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.162
0.162
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
Bob Buhl
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
19.54
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bob Buhl
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
16.39
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bob Buhl
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
57
35.92
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bob Buhl
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-27.09
-17.07
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
Bob Buhl
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.26
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bob Buhl
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
23.95
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bob Buhl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bob Buhl
Career
Per 600 PA
389
245.17
Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Bob Buhl
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.45
2.45
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
Bob Buhl
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
Bob Buhl
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
33.4
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bob Buhl
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.26
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bob Buhl
Career
Per 600 PA
10
6.3
Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Bob Buhl
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.26
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bob Buhl
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.26
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bob Buhl
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.52
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bob Buhl
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA