Karl Drews vs. Buck Farmer — Career Comparison

Karl Drews
Greatest GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Buck Farmer
MillenialGeorgiaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Karl Drews 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. Buck Farmer posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.71 and WHIP 1.427 compared to 4.76 and 1.506 for Karl Drews. By the career numbers, Buck Farmer had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Karl Drews and Buck Farmer

Karl Drews
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Karl Drews
Career
Per 9 Innings
218
2.37
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
417
7.31
Karl Drews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
1.16
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.39
Karl Drews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
0.48
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.42
Karl Drews
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.58
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.53
Karl Drews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.36
45.36
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
44.44
44.44
Karl Drews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49.08
49.08
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.28
5.28
Karl Drews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.28
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Karl Drews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.08
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Karl Drews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.08
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.11
Karl Drews
Career
Per 9 Innings
437
4.76
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
269
4.71
Karl Drews
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.76
4.76
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.71
4.71
Karl Drews
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.79
4.79
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.48
4.48
Karl Drews
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.69
4.69
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.48
4.48
Karl Drews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.278
0.278
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
Karl Drews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2480
27
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1541
27
Karl Drews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
826.2
9
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
513.2
9
Karl Drews
Career
Per 9 Innings
913
9.94
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
484
8.48
Karl Drews
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.94
9.94
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.48
8.48
Karl Drews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
0.78
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
71
1.24
Karl Drews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.78
0.78
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.24
1.24
Karl Drews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Karl Drews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
332
3.61
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
236
4.13
Karl Drews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.23
Karl Drews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.61
3.61
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.14
4.14
Karl Drews
Career
Per 9 Innings
322
3.51
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
486
8.52
Karl Drews
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.51
3.51
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.52
8.52
Karl Drews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.48
1.48
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.17
1.17
Karl Drews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.791
0.791
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.406
1.406
Karl Drews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.19
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.33
Karl Drews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.38
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
0.58
Karl Drews
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.03
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Karl Drews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3652
39.76
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2245
39.33
Karl Drews
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
0.48
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
1.51
Karl Drews
Career
Per 9 Innings
493
5.37
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
282
4.94
Karl Drews
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.37
5.37
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.94
4.94
Karl Drews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.21
Karl Drews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.32
Karl Drews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.74
Karl Drews
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.506
1.506
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.402
1.402
Karl Drews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3285
35.76
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1946
34.1
Karl Drews
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.26
2.26
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.68
0.68
Karl Drews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.291
0.291
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.297
0.297
Karl Drews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.76
39.76
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.33
39.33

Fielding Stats for Karl Drews and Buck Farmer

Karl Drews
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Karl Drews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
218
25.82
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
417
7.31
Karl Drews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
1.07
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.39
Karl Drews
Career
Per 9 Innings
228
27
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1541
27
Karl Drews
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
9
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
513.2
9
Karl Drews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
5.45
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.51
Karl Drews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
19.18
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.79
Karl Drews
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.71
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.09
Karl Drews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
214
25.34
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
1.38
Karl Drews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
208
24.63
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
74
1.3
Karl Drews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.2
97.2
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.67
93.67
Karl Drews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.954
0.954
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.178
0.178
Karl Drews
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.13
4.13
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.28
5.28
Karl Drews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.18
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.05
Karl Drews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Karl Drews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Karl Drews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Karl Drews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Karl Drews and Buck Farmer

Karl Drews
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Karl Drews
Career
Per 600 PA
218
449.48
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
417
62550
Karl Drews
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
291
600
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
4
600
Karl Drews
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
254
523.71
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
600
Karl Drews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Karl Drews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.33
0.33
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Karl Drews
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
43.3
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Karl Drews
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
39.18
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Karl Drews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.12
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Karl Drews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Karl Drews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Karl Drews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.12
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Karl Drews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.095
0.095
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Karl Drews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Karl Drews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Karl Drews
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4.29
8.85
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
34.02
Karl Drews
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
47.42
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Karl Drews
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
49
101.03
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Karl Drews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.173
0.173
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Karl Drews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Karl Drews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.264
0.264
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Karl Drews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Karl Drews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.101
0.101
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Karl Drews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
0.22
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Karl Drews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.131
0.131
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Karl Drews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
20.62
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Karl Drews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
10.31
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Karl Drews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
30.93
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Karl Drews
Career
Per 600 PA
-3.43
-7.07
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
39.91
Karl Drews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Karl Drews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
57.73
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Karl Drews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Karl Drews
Career
Per 600 PAverified
95
195.88
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
450
Karl Drews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.06
3.06
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
1.33
1.33
Karl Drews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Karl Drews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
16.49
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Karl Drews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.06
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Karl Drews
Career
Per 600 PA
3
6.19
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Karl Drews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.06
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Karl Drews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Karl Drews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.06
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Karl Drews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA