Bert Cole vs. Howard Farmer — Career Comparison

Bert Cole
Lost GenerationCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Howard Farmer
Gen XIndianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMontreal ExposNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

On the career pitching numbers, Bert Cole posted a stronger line than Howard Farmer. Bert Cole posted stronger numbers in ERA (4.67 vs 7.04) and home runs allowed (0.39 per nine innings vs 3.52). By the career numbers, Bert Cole had the better of this comparison — though ERA and WHIP alone don't account for era, park factors, or the defenses each pitcher worked behind.

Pitching Stats for Bert Cole and Howard Farmer

Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Howard Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
177
2.63
Howard Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
2.35
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
46
0.68
Howard Farmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.57
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.42
Howard Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.48
Howard Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
1.17
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.67
46.67
Howard Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
25.99
25.99
Howard Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.27
Howard Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.06
Howard Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.15
Howard Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
314
4.67
Howard Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
7.04
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.67
4.67
Howard Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.04
7.04
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.9
4.9
Howard Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.42
7.42
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.4
4.4
Howard Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.17
8.17
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.295
0.295
Howard Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.302
0.302
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1817
27
Howard Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
27
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
605.2
9
Howard Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
9
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
735
10.92
Howard Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
10.17
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.92
10.92
Howard Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.17
10.17
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.39
Howard Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
3.52
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.39
0.39
Howard Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.52
3.52
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Howard Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.5
1.5
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
230
3.42
Howard Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
3.91
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Howard Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.39
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.42
3.42
Howard Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.91
3.91
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
119
1.77
Howard Farmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
5.48
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.77
1.77
Howard Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.48
5.48
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Howard Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.33
2.33
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.576
0.576
Howard Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.044
1.044
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.09
Howard Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.39
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.28
Howard Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Howard Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2742
40.75
Howard Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
99
38.74
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
1.23
Howard Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
393
5.84
Howard Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
7.04
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.84
5.84
Howard Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.04
7.04
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Howard Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.78
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Howard Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.39
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.78
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.593
1.593
Howard Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.565
1.565
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2493
37.05
Howard Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
86
33.65
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.22
2.22
Howard Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.302
0.302
Howard Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.75
40.75
Howard Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.74
38.74

Fielding Stats for Bert Cole and Howard Farmer

Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
Howard Farmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
180
Howard Farmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
2.35
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Howard Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.57
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Howard Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
27
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Howard Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
9
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
Howard Farmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
163
Howard Farmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.74
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Howard Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
212
Howard Farmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
3.13
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
204
Howard Farmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
3.13
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.23
Howard Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.133
Howard Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.333
1.333
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Howard Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
Howard Farmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Howard Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Howard Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Howard Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Howard Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bert Cole and Howard Farmer

Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Howard Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
202
536.28
Howard Farmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
600
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
226
600
Howard Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
205
544.25
Howard Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
5
500
Bert Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.239
0.239
Howard Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Bert Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.618
0.618
Howard Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.833
0.833
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
49
130.09
Howard Farmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
41
108.85
Howard Farmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.96
Howard Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
10.62
Howard Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.65
Howard Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
21.24
Howard Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.163
0.163
Howard Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Howard Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.02
0.02
Howard Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18.43
48.93
Howard Farmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.74
73.95
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
63
167.26
Howard Farmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
62
164.6
Howard Farmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Bert Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.284
0.284
Howard Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Bert Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.307
0.307
Howard Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Bert Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.592
0.592
Howard Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
0.8
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.068
0.068
Howard Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.205
0.205
Howard Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Bert Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.49
0.49
Howard Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Bert Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Howard Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
76.99
Howard Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
47.79
Howard Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
122.12
Howard Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21.14
56.11
Howard Farmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.96
96.32
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.31
Howard Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
29.2
Howard Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Career
Per 600 PAverified
36
95.58
Howard Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
100
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.28
6.28
Howard Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
0.31
Howard Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
21.24
Howard Farmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Bert Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.65
Howard Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.65
Howard Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.31
Howard Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50
Howard Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA