Dennis Eckersley vs. Buck Farmer — Career Comparison

Dennis Eckersley
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaOakland AthleticsAmerican LeagueHall of FameStarting PitcherCy Young AwardMVPAll-Star
Buck Farmer
MillenialGeorgiaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Dennis Eckersley 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. Dennis Eckersley led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 154 vs 88), run prevention (ERA+ 102 vs 76), and strikeout rate (K%+ 107 vs 84). Buck Farmer held the edge in home run suppression (HR9+ 78 vs 74). Role difference aside, Dennis Eckersley holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Dennis Eckersley and Buck Farmer

Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
24
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1071
2.93
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
417
7.31
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
361
0.99
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.39
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
197
0.54
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.42
Dennis Eckersley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
171
0.47
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
0.53
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.53
53.53
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
44.44
44.44
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33.71
33.71
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.28
5.28
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
0.27
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.05
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
390
1.07
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.11
Dennis Eckersley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1278
3.5
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
269
4.71
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.5
3.5
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.71
4.71
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.13
3.13
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.48
4.48
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.48
4.48
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.246
0.246
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.249
0.249
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9857
27
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1541
27
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3285.2
9
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
513.2
9
Dennis Eckersley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3076
8.43
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
484
8.48
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.43
8.43
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.48
8.48
Dennis Eckersley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
347
0.95
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
71
1.24
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.95
0.95
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.24
1.24
Dennis Eckersley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Dennis Eckersley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
738
2.02
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
236
4.13
Dennis Eckersley
Career
Per 9 Innings
91
0.25
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.23
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.02
2.02
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.14
4.14
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2401
6.58
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
486
8.52
Dennis Eckersley
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.58
6.58
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.52
8.52
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.24
2.24
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.17
1.17
Dennis Eckersley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.955
0.955
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.406
1.406
Dennis Eckersley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.08
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.33
Dennis Eckersley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
0.21
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
0.58
Dennis Eckersley
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.04
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13534
37.07
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2245
39.33
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
577
1.58
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
86
1.51
Dennis Eckersley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1382
3.79
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
282
4.94
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.79
3.79
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.94
4.94
Dennis Eckersley
Career
Per 9 Innings
109
0.3
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.21
Dennis Eckersley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
93
0.25
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.32
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
146
0.4
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.74
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.161
1.161
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.402
1.402
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12519
34.29
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1946
34.1
Dennis Eckersley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.29
1.29
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.68
0.68
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.279
0.279
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.297
0.297
Dennis Eckersley
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.07
37.07
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.33
39.33

Fielding Stats for Dennis Eckersley and Buck Farmer

Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
24
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1071
2.93
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
417
7.31
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
361
0.99
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.39
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9857
27
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1541
27
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3285.2
9
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
513.2
9
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
208
0.57
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.51
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
365
1
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.79
Dennis Eckersley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.08
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.09
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
604
1.65
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
1.38
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
573
1.57
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
74
1.3
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.87
94.87
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.67
93.67
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.535
0.535
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.178
0.178
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33.71
33.71
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.28
5.28
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.05
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.05
Dennis Eckersley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dennis Eckersley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dennis Eckersley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dennis Eckersley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Dennis Eckersley and Buck Farmer

Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
24
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1073
3284.69
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
417
62550
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
196
600
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
4
600
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
181
554.08
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
600
Dennis Eckersley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.133
0.133
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Dennis Eckersley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.406
0.406
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
73.47
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
55.1
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
9.18
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Eckersley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
9.18
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
18.37
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.017
0.017
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7.75
23.72
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
34.02
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
36
110.2
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
101.02
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Dennis Eckersley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.173
0.173
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Dennis Eckersley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.199
0.199
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Dennis Eckersley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.372
0.372
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.066
0.066
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Eckersley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.128
0.128
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Dennis Eckersley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.285
0.285
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Dennis Eckersley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.221
0.221
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
27.55
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
36.73
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
55.1
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2.73
8.37
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
39.91
Dennis Eckersley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
27.55
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Eckersley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Eckersley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
84
257.14
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
450
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.33
2.33
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
1.33
1.33
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
0.11
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
15.31
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.06
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Eckersley
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.06
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Dennis Eckersley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Eckersley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Eckersley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Eckersley
Career
Per 600 PA
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA