Marty Bystrom vs. Buck Farmer — Career Comparison

Marty Bystrom
Baby BoomersFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Buck Farmer
MillenialGeorgiaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Marty Bystrom built a career as a starting pitcher and Buck Farmer as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Marty Bystrom posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.26 and WHIP 1.428 compared to 4.71 and 1.427 for Buck Farmer. By the career numbers, Marty Bystrom had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Marty Bystrom and Buck Farmer

Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
84
1.74
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
417
7.31
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
1.63
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.39
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.6
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.42
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
0.54
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.53
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.73
52.73
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
44.44
44.44
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.05
94.05
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.28
5.28
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.08
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.11
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
206
4.26
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
269
4.71
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.26
4.26
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.71
4.71
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.48
4.48
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.84
3.84
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.48
4.48
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.268
0.268
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
1305
27
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1541
27
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
435
9
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
513.2
9
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
454
9.39
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
484
8.48
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.39
9.39
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.48
8.48
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.58
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
1.24
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.58
0.58
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.24
1.24
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
158
3.27
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
236
4.13
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.19
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.23
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.27
3.27
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.14
4.14
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
258
5.34
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
486
8.52
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.34
5.34
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.52
8.52
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.07
3.07
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.17
1.17
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.956
0.956
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.406
1.406
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.14
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.33
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.31
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.58
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.14
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
1898
39.27
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2245
39.33
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
1.51
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
236
4.88
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
282
4.94
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.88
4.88
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.94
4.94
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.31
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.21
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.35
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.32
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.66
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.74
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.407
1.407
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.402
1.402
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1693
35.03
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1946
34.1
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.81
2.81
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.68
0.68
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.303
0.303
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.297
0.297
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.27
39.27
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.33
39.33

Fielding Stats for Marty Bystrom and Buck Farmer

Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
84
1.74
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
417
7.31
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
1.63
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.39
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
1305
27
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1541
27
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
435
9
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
513.2
9
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.66
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.51
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
1.2
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.79
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.12
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.09
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
1.99
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
1.38
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
1.86
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
74
1.3
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.75
93.75
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.67
93.67
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.071
1.071
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.178
0.178
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.05
94.05
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.28
5.28
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.05
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Marty Bystrom and Buck Farmer

Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 600 PA
84
403.2
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
417
62550
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
125
600
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
4
600
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
112
537.6
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
600
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 600 PA
0.161
0.161
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 600 PA
0.429
0.429
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
86.4
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
72
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
14.4
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
14.4
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3.62
17.39
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
34.02
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
100.8
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
105.6
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 600 PA
0.188
0.188
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 600 PA
0.188
0.188
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 600 PA
0.376
0.376
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.027
0.027
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 600 PA
0.132
0.132
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
0.26
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 600 PA
0.295
0.295
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
28.8
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
24
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
52.8
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.94
9.31
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
39.91
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
19.2
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 600 PAverified
52
249.6
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
450
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.4
2.4
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
1.33
1.33
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
0.08
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
38.4
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.8
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.8
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.8
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.8
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA