Yu Darvish vs. Buck Farmer — Career Comparison

Yu Darvish
MillenialJapanThrows RightBats RightAsiaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Buck Farmer
MillenialGeorgiaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Yu Darvish 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. Yu Darvish led in strikeout rate (K%+ 126 vs 84), skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 113 vs 77), and run prevention (ERA+ 111 vs 76). Role difference aside, Yu Darvish holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Yu Darvish and Buck Farmer

Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 9 Innings
297
1.5
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
417
7.31
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
297
1.5
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.39
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
115
0.58
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.42
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
93
0.47
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
0.53
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.29
55.29
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
44.44
44.44
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.28
5.28
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.11
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
721
3.65
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
269
4.71
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.71
4.71
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.16
3.16
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.48
4.48
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.44
3.44
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.48
4.48
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.221
0.221
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.249
0.249
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5334
27
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1541
27
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1778
9
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
513.2
9
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1460
7.39
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
484
8.48
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.39
7.39
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.48
8.48
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
231
1.17
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
71
1.24
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.17
1.17
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.24
1.24
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.78
0.78
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
563
2.85
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
236
4.13
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.04
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.23
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.85
2.85
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.14
4.14
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2075
10.5
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
486
8.52
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.5
10.5
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.52
8.52
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.99
6.99
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.17
1.17
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.484
1.484
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.406
1.406
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
0.42
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.33
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
0.42
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
0.58
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.03
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7305
36.98
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2245
39.33
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
1.51
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
756
3.83
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
282
4.94
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.83
3.83
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.94
4.94
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.08
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.21
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.24
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.32
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
110
0.56
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.74
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.138
1.138
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.402
1.402
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6597
33.39
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1946
34.1
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.55
2.55
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.68
0.68
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.286
0.286
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.297
0.297
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.98
36.98
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.33
39.33

Fielding Stats for Yu Darvish and Buck Farmer

Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 9 Innings
297
1.5
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
417
7.31
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
297
1.5
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.39
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5334
27
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1541
27
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1778
9
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
513.2
9
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
0.57
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.51
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
136
0.69
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.79
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.03
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.09
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
254
1.29
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
1.38
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
248
1.26
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
1.3
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.64
97.64
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.67
93.67
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.835
0.835
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.178
0.178
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.28
5.28
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.07
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.05
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Yu Darvish and Buck Farmer

Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 600 PA
297
1080
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
417
62550
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
165
600
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
4
600
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
152
552.73
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
600
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 600 PA
0.099
0.099
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 600 PA
0.315
0.315
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
54.55
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
36.36
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
14.55
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.64
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
18.18
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.067
0.067
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2.95
10.74
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
34.02
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
80
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
69.09
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 600 PA
0.121
0.121
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 600 PA
0.145
0.145
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 600 PA
0.266
0.266
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.046
0.046
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 600 PA
0.184
0.184
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 600 PA
0.203
0.203
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
14.55
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
18.18
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
29.09
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 600 PA
-4.51
-16.4
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
39.91
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.64
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
10.91
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 600 PAverified
83
301.82
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
450
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.99
1.99
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
1.33
1.33
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
29.09
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.64
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 600 PA
4
14.55
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 600 PA
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA