Bill Drake vs. Buck Farmer — Career Comparison

Bill Drake
Lost GenerationMissouriThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City MonarchsNegro American LeagueStarting Pitcher
Buck Farmer
MillenialGeorgiaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Bill Drake 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. Bill Drake posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.69 and WHIP 1.393 compared to 4.71 and 1.427 for Buck Farmer. By the career numbers, Bill Drake had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bill Drake and Buck Farmer

Bill Drake
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Bill Drake
Career
Per 9 Innings
186
1.36
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
417
7.31
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
144
1.05
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.39
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
0.58
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.42
Bill Drake
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
0.51
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
0.53
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.02
53.02
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
44.44
44.44
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77.42
77.42
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.28
5.28
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
0.72
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.04
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Drake
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.04
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.11
Bill Drake
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
506
3.69
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
269
4.71
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.69
3.69
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.71
4.71
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.1
4.1
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.48
4.48
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.51
3.51
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.48
4.48
Bill Drake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3704
27
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1541
27
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1234.2
9
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
513.2
9
Bill Drake
Career
Per 9 Innings
1298
9.46
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
484
8.48
Bill Drake
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.46
9.46
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.48
8.48
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.21
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
1.24
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.21
0.21
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.24
1.24
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.17
0.17
Bill Drake
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
422
3.08
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
236
4.13
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.23
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.08
3.08
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.14
4.14
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
556
4.05
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
486
8.52
Bill Drake
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.05
4.05
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.52
8.52
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.99
2.99
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.17
1.17
Bill Drake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.792
0.792
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.406
1.406
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.07
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.33
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.23
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.58
Bill Drake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4862
35.44
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2245
39.33
Bill Drake
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.19
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
1.51
Bill Drake
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
654
4.77
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
282
4.94
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.77
4.77
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.94
4.94
Bill Drake
Career
Per 9 Innings
142
1.04
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.21
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.32
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
91
0.66
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.74
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.393
1.393
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.402
1.402
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4267
31.1
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1946
34.1
Bill Drake
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.52
3.52
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.68
0.68
Bill Drake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.345
0.345
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.297
0.297
Bill Drake
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.44
35.44
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.33
39.33

Fielding Stats for Bill Drake and Buck Farmer

Bill Drake
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Bill Drake
Career
Per 9 Innings
189
1.52
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
417
7.31
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
142
1.14
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.39
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3358
27
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1541
27
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1119.1
9
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
513.2
9
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
0.31
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.51
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
424
3.41
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.79
Bill Drake
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.28
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.09
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
497
4
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
1.38
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
462
3.71
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
74
1.3
Bill Drake
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.96
92.96
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.67
93.67
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.444
2.444
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.178
0.178
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75.13
75.13
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.28
5.28
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.13
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.05
Bill Drake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Drake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Drake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Drake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bill Drake and Buck Farmer

Bill Drake
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Bill Drake
Career
Per 600 PA
194
220.04
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
417
62550
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
529
600
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
4
600
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
470
533.08
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
600
Bill Drake
Career
Per 600 PA
0.198
0.198
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.576
0.576
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
93
105.48
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
72
81.66
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
13.61
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.4
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6.81
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
23.82
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.013
0.013
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.065
0.065
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37.61
42.66
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.23
34.02
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
129
146.31
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
131
148.58
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.258
0.258
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.275
0.275
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.532
0.532
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.077
0.077
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.185
0.185
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.175
0.175
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.459
0.459
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Bill Drake
Career
Per 600 PA
0.189
0.189
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
55.58
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
55.58
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
92
104.35
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39.56
44.87
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.27
39.91
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6.81
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
36.29
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Drake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Drake
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
4.54
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
450
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
132.25
132.25
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
1.33
1.33
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
23.82
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Drake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Drake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6.81
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Drake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6.81
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA