Lefty Clarke vs. Buck Farmer — Career Comparison

Lefty Clarke
Lost GenerationMarylandThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Buck Farmer
MillenialGeorgiaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Lefty Clarke 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. Buck Farmer posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.71 and WHIP 1.427 compared to 5.4 and 1.800 for Lefty Clarke. By the career numbers, Buck Farmer had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Lefty Clarke and Buck Farmer

Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.8
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
417
7.31
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.8
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.39
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.42
Lefty Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.8
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.53
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.44
44.44
Lefty Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.28
5.28
Lefty Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.8
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.11
Lefty Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
5.4
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
269
4.71
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.71
4.71
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.23
5.23
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.48
4.48
Lefty Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.8
3.8
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.48
4.48
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
27
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1541
27
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
9
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
513.2
9
Lefty Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
12.6
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
484
8.48
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.6
12.6
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.48
8.48
Lefty Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
1.24
Lefty Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.24
1.24
Lefty Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.17
0.17
Lefty Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.6
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
236
4.13
Lefty Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.23
Lefty Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.14
4.14
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.8
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
486
8.52
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.8
1.8
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.52
8.52
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.17
1.17
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.406
1.406
Lefty Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.33
Lefty Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.58
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
45
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2245
39.33
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
1.51
Lefty Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
12.6
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
282
4.94
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.6
12.6
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.94
4.94
Lefty Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.21
Lefty Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.32
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.74
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.8
1.8
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.402
1.402
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
41.4
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1946
34.1
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.68
0.68
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.318
0.318
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.297
0.297
Lefty Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
45
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.33
39.33

Fielding Stats for Lefty Clarke and Buck Farmer

Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
417
7.31
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.39
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1541
27
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
513.2
9
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.51
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.79
Lefty Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.09
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
1.38
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
1.3
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.67
93.67
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.178
0.178
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.28
5.28
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.05
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Lefty Clarke and Buck Farmer

Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
417
62550
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
600
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
600
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
34.02
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.11
-66.4
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
39.91
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
600
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
450
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.33
1.33
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA