Buck Farmer vs. Percy Forrest — Career Comparison

Buck Farmer
MillenialGeorgiaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Percy Forrest
Greatest GenerationLouisianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York Black YankeesNegro National League IIStarting Pitcher

Percy Forrest 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 7.48 and 1.796 for Percy Forrest. By the career numbers, Buck Farmer had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Buck Farmer and Percy Forrest

Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Percy Forrest
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
417
7.31
Percy Forrest
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
1.82
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.39
Percy Forrest
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
1.29
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.42
Percy Forrest
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.14
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.53
Percy Forrest
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.96
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.44
44.44
Percy Forrest
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.04
13.04
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.28
5.28
Percy Forrest
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71.05
71.05
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Percy Forrest
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.53
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Percy Forrest
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.11
Percy Forrest
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
269
4.71
Percy Forrest
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
156
7.48
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.71
4.71
Percy Forrest
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.48
7.48
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.48
4.48
Percy Forrest
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.96
5.96
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.48
4.48
Percy Forrest
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.67
4.67
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
Percy Forrest
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.317
0.317
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1541
27
Percy Forrest
Career
Per 9 Innings
563
27
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
513.2
9
Percy Forrest
Career
Per 9 Innings
187.2
9
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
484
8.48
Percy Forrest
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
250
11.99
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.48
8.48
Percy Forrest
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.99
11.99
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
1.24
Percy Forrest
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.58
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.24
1.24
Percy Forrest
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.58
0.58
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Percy Forrest
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
236
4.13
Percy Forrest
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
87
4.17
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.23
Percy Forrest
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.14
4.14
Percy Forrest
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.17
4.17
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
486
8.52
Percy Forrest
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
2.78
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.52
8.52
Percy Forrest
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.78
2.78
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.17
1.17
Percy Forrest
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.53
1.53
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.406
1.406
Percy Forrest
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.773
0.773
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.33
Percy Forrest
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.24
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.58
Percy Forrest
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.19
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Percy Forrest
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.05
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2245
39.33
Percy Forrest
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
902
43.26
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
1.51
Percy Forrest
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.34
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
282
4.94
Percy Forrest
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
191
9.16
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.94
4.94
Percy Forrest
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.16
9.16
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.21
Percy Forrest
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
1.01
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.32
Percy Forrest
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.1
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
0.74
Percy Forrest
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.82
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.402
1.402
Percy Forrest
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.796
1.796
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1946
34.1
Percy Forrest
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
788
37.79
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.68
0.68
Percy Forrest
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.03
5.03
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.297
0.297
Percy Forrest
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.332
0.332
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.33
39.33
Percy Forrest
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.26
43.26

Fielding Stats for Buck Farmer and Percy Forrest

Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Percy Forrest
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
417
7.31
Percy Forrest
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
1.85
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.39
Percy Forrest
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
1.25
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1541
27
Percy Forrest
Career
Per 9 Innings
628
27
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
513.2
9
Percy Forrest
Career
Per 9 Innings
209.1
9
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.51
Percy Forrest
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.34
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.79
Percy Forrest
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
2.28
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.09
Percy Forrest
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.3
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
79
1.38
Percy Forrest
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
2.92
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
74
1.3
Percy Forrest
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
2.62
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.67
93.67
Percy Forrest
Career
Per 9 Innings
89.71
89.71
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.178
0.178
Percy Forrest
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.419
1.419
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.28
5.28
Percy Forrest
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67.44
67.44
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.05
Percy Forrest
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Percy Forrest
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Percy Forrest
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Percy Forrest
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Percy Forrest
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Buck Farmer and Percy Forrest

Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Percy Forrest
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
417
62550
Percy Forrest
Career
Per 600 PA
44
290.11
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
4
600
Percy Forrest
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
91
600
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
600
Percy Forrest
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
84
553.85
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Percy Forrest
Career
Per 600 PA
0.226
0.226
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Percy Forrest
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.566
0.566
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Percy Forrest
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
125.27
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Percy Forrest
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
98.9
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Percy Forrest
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
26.37
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Percy Forrest
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Percy Forrest
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Percy Forrest
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
26.37
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Percy Forrest
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.211
0.211
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Percy Forrest
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Percy Forrest
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.23
34.02
Percy Forrest
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.36
41.93
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
1
150
Percy Forrest
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
151.65
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
1
150
Percy Forrest
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
158.24
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Percy Forrest
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Percy Forrest
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.274
0.274
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Percy Forrest
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.544
0.544
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Percy Forrest
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.048
0.048
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.175
0.175
Percy Forrest
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Percy Forrest
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.431
0.431
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Percy Forrest
Career
Per 600 PA
0.226
0.226
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Percy Forrest
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
52.75
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Percy Forrest
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
85.71
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Percy Forrest
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
138.46
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.27
39.91
Percy Forrest
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.17
47.28
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Percy Forrest
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.59
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Percy Forrest
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
26.37
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Percy Forrest
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
3
450
Percy Forrest
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.33
1.33
Percy Forrest
Career
Per 600 PA
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Percy Forrest
Career
Per 600 PA
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Percy Forrest
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
13.19
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Percy Forrest
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Percy Forrest
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Percy Forrest
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Percy Forrest
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Percy Forrest
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
Percy Forrest
Career
Per 600 PA