Dick Drago vs. Buck Farmer — Career Comparison

Dick Drago
Silent GenerationOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Buck Farmer
MillenialGeorgiaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Dick Drago 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. Dick Drago led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 117 vs 88), run prevention (ERA+ 98 vs 76), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 97 vs 77). Role difference aside, Dick Drago holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Dick Drago and Buck Farmer

Dick Drago
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Dick Drago
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
519
2.49
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
417
7.31
Dick Drago
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
189
0.91
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.39
Dick Drago
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
108
0.52
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.42
Dick Drago
Career
Per 9 Innings
117
0.56
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.53
Dick Drago
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
48
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
44.44
44.44
Dick Drago
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36.42
36.42
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.28
5.28
Dick Drago
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
0.3
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Drago
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.05
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Drago
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.28
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.11
Dick Drago
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
755
3.62
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
269
4.71
Dick Drago
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.62
3.62
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.71
4.71
Dick Drago
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.73
3.73
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.48
4.48
Dick Drago
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.01
4.01
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.48
4.48
Dick Drago
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.265
0.265
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
Dick Drago
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5625
27
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1541
27
Dick Drago
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1875
9
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
513.2
9
Dick Drago
Career
Per 9 Innings
1901
9.12
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
484
8.48
Dick Drago
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.12
9.12
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.48
8.48
Dick Drago
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
157
0.75
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
71
1.24
Dick Drago
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.75
0.75
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.24
1.24
Dick Drago
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Dick Drago
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
558
2.68
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
236
4.13
Dick Drago
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
0.36
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.23
Dick Drago
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.68
2.68
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.14
4.14
Dick Drago
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
987
4.74
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
486
8.52
Dick Drago
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.74
4.74
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.52
8.52
Dick Drago
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.9
1.9
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.17
1.17
Dick Drago
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.824
0.824
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.406
1.406
Dick Drago
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.16
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.33
Dick Drago
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
0.26
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
0.58
Dick Drago
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.01
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Drago
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7899
37.92
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2245
39.33
Dick Drago
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
216
1.04
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
1.51
Dick Drago
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
827
3.97
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
282
4.94
Dick Drago
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.94
4.94
Dick Drago
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
0.33
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.21
Dick Drago
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.27
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.32
Dick Drago
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
83
0.4
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.74
Dick Drago
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.312
1.312
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.402
1.402
Dick Drago
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7162
34.38
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1946
34.1
Dick Drago
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.59
1.59
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.68
0.68
Dick Drago
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.297
0.297
Dick Drago
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.92
37.92
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.33
39.33

Fielding Stats for Dick Drago and Buck Farmer

Dick Drago
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Dick Drago
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
519
2.49
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
417
7.31
Dick Drago
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
189
0.91
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.39
Dick Drago
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5623
27
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1541
27
Dick Drago
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1874.1
9
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
513.2
9
Dick Drago
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
83
0.4
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.51
Dick Drago
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
268
1.29
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.79
Dick Drago
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.06
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.09
Dick Drago
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
364
1.75
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
1.38
Dick Drago
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
351
1.69
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
74
1.3
Dick Drago
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.43
96.43
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.67
93.67
Dick Drago
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.676
0.676
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.178
0.178
Dick Drago
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36.42
36.42
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.28
5.28
Dick Drago
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.16
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.05
Dick Drago
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Drago
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Drago
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Drago
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Dick Drago and Buck Farmer

Dick Drago
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Dick Drago
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
521
953.05
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
417
62550
Dick Drago
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
328
600
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
4
600
Dick Drago
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
274
501.22
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
600
Dick Drago
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Dick Drago
Career
Per 600 PA
0.338
0.338
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Dick Drago
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
38.41
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Dick Drago
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
31.1
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Dick Drago
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
7.32
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Drago
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Drago
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Drago
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
7.32
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Drago
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.191
0.191
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Drago
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Drago
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Drago
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
7.32
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
34.02
Dick Drago
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
45.73
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Dick Drago
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
78.66
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Dick Drago
Career
Per 600 PA
0.145
0.145
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Dick Drago
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Dick Drago
Career
Per 600 PA
0.237
0.237
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Dick Drago
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.015
0.015
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Drago
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Dick Drago
Career
Per 600 PA
0.185
0.185
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Dick Drago
Career
Per 600 PA
0.168
0.168
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Dick Drago
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
20.12
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Drago
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
21.95
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Drago
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
42.07
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Drago
Career
Per 600 PA
-6.39
-11.69
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
39.91
Dick Drago
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.83
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Drago
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
38.41
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Drago
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Drago
Career
Per 600 PAverified
149
272.56
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
450
Dick Drago
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.2
2.2
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
1.33
1.33
Dick Drago
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Drago
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
58.54
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Drago
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Drago
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.83
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Dick Drago
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Drago
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Drago
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Drago
Career
Per 600 PA
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA