Claude Davenport vs. Buck Farmer — Career Comparison

Looking at the career totals, Claude Davenport and Buck Farmer are fairly close on the surface numbers. Buck Farmer posted stronger numbers in WHIP (1.427 vs 1.500) and home runs allowed (1.24 per nine innings vs 4.5). Claude Davenport had the advantage in ERA (4.5 vs 4.71). By the career numbers, Buck Farmer 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.