Army Cooper vs. Buck Farmer — Career Comparison

Army Cooper
Lost GenerationKansasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaKansas City MonarchsNegro American LeagueStarting Pitcher
Buck Farmer
MillenialGeorgiaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Army Cooper 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. Army Cooper posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.36 and WHIP 1.436 compared to 4.71 and 1.427 for Buck Farmer. By the career numbers, Army Cooper had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Army Cooper and Buck Farmer

Army Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Army Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
1.52
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
417
7.31
Army Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
1.37
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.39
Army Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.77
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.42
Army Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.39
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.53
Army Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
44.44
44.44
Army Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.48
90.48
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.28
5.28
Army Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.53
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Army Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Army Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.11
Army Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
181
4.36
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
269
4.71
Army Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.36
4.36
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.71
4.71
Army Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.82
3.82
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.48
4.48
Army Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.2
3.2
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.48
4.48
Army Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.263
0.263
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
Army Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
1120
27
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1541
27
Army Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
373.1
9
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
513.2
9
Army Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
373
8.99
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
484
8.48
Army Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.99
8.99
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.48
8.48
Army Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.19
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
1.24
Army Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.19
0.19
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.24
1.24
Army Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.17
0.17
Army Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
163
3.93
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
236
4.13
Army Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.23
Army Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.93
3.93
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.14
4.14
Army Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
293
7.06
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
486
8.52
Army Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.06
7.06
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.52
8.52
Army Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.65
4.65
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.17
1.17
Army Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.221
1.221
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.406
1.406
Army Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.22
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.33
Army Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.53
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.58
Army Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Army Cooper
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1658
39.97
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2245
39.33
Army Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.05
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
1.51
Army Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
222
5.35
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
282
4.94
Army Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.35
5.35
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.94
4.94
Army Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
1.28
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.21
Army Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.32
Army Cooper
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
1.01
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.74
Army Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.436
1.436
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.402
1.402
Army Cooper
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1420
34.23
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1946
34.1
Army Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.52
3.52
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.68
0.68
Army Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.326
0.326
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.297
0.297
Army Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.97
39.97
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.33
39.33

Fielding Stats for Army Cooper and Buck Farmer

Army Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Army Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
1.55
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
417
7.31
Army Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
1.38
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.39
Army Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
1115
27
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1541
27
Army Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
371.2
9
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
513.2
9
Army Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.07
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.51
Army Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
1.53
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.79
Army Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.24
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.09
Army Cooper
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
1.84
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
79
1.38
Army Cooper
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
1.6
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
74
1.3
Army Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
86.84
86.84
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.67
93.67
Army Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.031
1.031
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.178
0.178
Army Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89.06
89.06
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.28
5.28
Army Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.05
Army Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Army Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Army Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Army Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Army Cooper and Buck Farmer

Army Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Army Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
68
256.6
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
417
62550
Army Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
159
600
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
4
600
Army Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
145
547.17
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
600
Army Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
0.193
0.193
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Army Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.54
0.54
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Army Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
105.66
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Army Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
83.02
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Army Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
15.09
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Army Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.55
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Army Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Army Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
22.64
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Army Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Army Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Army Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Army Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.76
36.82
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.23
34.02
Army Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
36
135.85
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Army Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
37
139.62
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Army Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
0.24
0.24
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Army Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
0.248
0.248
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Army Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
0.489
0.489
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Army Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.055
0.055
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Army Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Army Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.419
0.419
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Army Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
0.199
0.199
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Army Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
83.02
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Army Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
41.51
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Army Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
124.53
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Army Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10.23
38.62
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
39.91
Army Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Army Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
33.96
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Army Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Army Cooper
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
15.09
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
450
Army Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39.75
39.75
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
1.33
1.33
Army Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.25
2.25
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Army Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
18.87
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Army Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Army Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Army Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
15.09
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Army Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Army Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
15.09
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Army Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA