Alex Cobb vs. Steve Farr — Career Comparison

Alex Cobb
MillenialMassachusettsThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaTampa Bay RaysAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Steve Farr
Baby BoomersMarylandThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Alex Cobb 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. Alex Cobb led in home run suppression (HR9+ 129 vs 94), walk avoidance (BB%+ 121 vs 98), and run prevention (ERA+ 114 vs 102). Steve Farr held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 122 vs 93). Role difference aside, Alex Cobb holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Alex Cobb and Steve Farr

Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
233
1.58
Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
509
5.56
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
233
1.58
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.31
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
0.54
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.52
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
0.52
Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.49
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
50.97
50.97
Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.61
51.61
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.5
5.5
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.04
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
132
1.44
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
566
3.84
Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
298
3.25
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.84
3.84
Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.74
3.74
Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.67
3.67
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.82
3.82
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.256
0.256
Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.244
0.244
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3983
27
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
2473
27
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1327.2
9
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
824.1
9
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
1307
8.86
Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
751
8.2
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.86
8.86
Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.2
8.2
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
140
0.95
Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
0.76
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.95
0.95
Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.76
0.76
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
383
2.6
Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
334
3.65
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.1
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.51
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.6
2.6
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.65
3.65
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1108
7.51
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
668
7.29
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.51
7.51
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.29
7.29
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.76
4.76
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.31
1.31
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.123
1.123
Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.216
1.216
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
0.35
Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.26
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.32
Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
0.35
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.07
Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.05
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5577
37.81
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3487
38.07
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
313
3.42
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
620
4.2
Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
326
3.56
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.2
4.2
Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.11
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.25
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.2
Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.26
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
133
0.9
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
74
0.81
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.273
1.273
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.316
1.316
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5102
34.59
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
3074
33.56
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.66
2.66
Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.64
0.64
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.303
0.303
Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.292
0.292
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.81
37.81
Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.07
38.07

Fielding Stats for Alex Cobb and Steve Farr

Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
233
1.58
Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
509
5.56
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
233
1.58
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.31
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3983
27
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
2473
27
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1327.2
9
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
824.1
9
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
0.7
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
0.6
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
1.35
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
102
1.11
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.12
Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.1
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
319
2.16
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
166
1.81
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
302
2.05
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
157
1.71
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.67
94.67
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.58
94.58
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.296
1.296
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.308
0.308
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.5
5.5
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.11
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.04
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Alex Cobb and Steve Farr

Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
11
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 600 PAverified
233
5376.92
Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
509
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
600
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
553.85
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.083
0.083
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.289
0.289
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
46.15
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
6.59
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
69.23
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
69.23
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
0.12
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.245
0.245
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.042
0.042
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.085
0.085
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-1
-23.01
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
8
184.62
Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.25
3.25
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA