Gerrit Cole vs. Steve Farr — Career Comparison

Gerrit Cole
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star
Steve Farr
Baby BoomersMarylandThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Gerrit Cole 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. Gerrit Cole led in home run suppression (HR9+ 133 vs 94), walk avoidance (BB%+ 116 vs 98), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 120 vs 104). Steve Farr held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 122 vs 119). Role difference aside, Gerrit Cole holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Gerrit Cole and Steve Farr

Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
317
1.46
Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
509
5.56
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
317
1.46
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.31
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
153
0.7
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.52
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
0.37
Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
0.49
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.67
65.67
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.61
51.61
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.5
5.5
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.04
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.02
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
132
1.44
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
690
3.18
Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
298
3.25
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.18
3.18
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.25
3.25
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.85
2.85
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.6
3.6
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.82
3.82
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.225
0.225
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.244
0.244
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5862
27
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
2473
27
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1954
9
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
824.1
9
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1627
7.49
Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
751
8.2
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.49
7.49
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.2
8.2
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
217
1
Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
0.76
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.76
0.76
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
500
2.3
Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
334
3.65
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.03
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.51
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.3
2.3
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.65
3.65
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2251
10.37
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
668
7.29
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.37
10.37
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.29
7.29
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.1
7.1
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.31
1.31
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.408
1.408
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.216
1.216
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.27
Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.26
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
0.28
Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
0.35
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.04
Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.05
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7861
36.21
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3487
38.07
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
313
3.42
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
740
3.41
Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
326
3.56
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.41
3.41
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.56
3.56
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.17
Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
0.25
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.14
Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.26
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
140
0.64
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
0.81
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.089
1.089
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.316
1.316
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7233
33.31
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3074
33.56
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.33
2.33
Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.64
0.64
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.296
0.296
Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.292
0.292
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.21
36.21
Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.07
38.07

Fielding Stats for Gerrit Cole and Steve Farr

Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
317
1.46
Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
509
5.56
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
317
1.46
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.31
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5862
27
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
2473
27
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1954
9
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
824.1
9
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
116
0.53
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.6
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
209
0.96
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
1.11
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.05
Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.1
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
335
1.54
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
166
1.81
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
325
1.5
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
157
1.71
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.01
97.01
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.58
94.58
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.025
1.025
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.308
0.308
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.5
5.5
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.06
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.04
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Gerrit Cole and Steve Farr

Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
11
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 600 PAverified
320
671.33
Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
509
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
286
600
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
251
526.57
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.163
0.163
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.46
0.46
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
86.01
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
75.52
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.2
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
6.29
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
10.49
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.122
0.122
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.012
0.012
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.073
0.073
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.08
21.14
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
109.09
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
100.7
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.186
0.186
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.393
0.393
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.044
0.044
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.276
0.276
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.279
0.279
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
35.66
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
31.47
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
60.84
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.18
12.97
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.1
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
12.59
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
112
234.97
Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.55
2.55
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.05
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
58.74
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
4
8.39
Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA