Buck Farmer vs. Dick Harley — Career Comparison

Buck Farmer
MillenialGeorgiaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Dick Harley
Pre-GenerationalOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Dick Harley 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 Harley posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.66 and WHIP 1.386 compared to 4.71 and 1.427 for Buck Farmer. By the career numbers, Dick Harley had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Buck Farmer and Dick Harley

Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Dick Harley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
417
7.31
Dick Harley
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
1.23
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.39
Dick Harley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.55
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.42
Dick Harley
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.27
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.53
Dick Harley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.69
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.44
44.44
Dick Harley
Career
Per 9 Innings
28.57
28.57
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.28
5.28
Dick Harley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.44
44.44
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Harley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.55
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Harley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.14
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.11
Dick Harley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
269
4.71
Dick Harley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
4.66
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.71
4.71
Dick Harley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.66
4.66
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.48
4.48
Dick Harley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.25
4.25
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.48
4.48
Dick Harley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.32
4.32
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
Dick Harley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1541
27
Dick Harley
Career
Per 9 Innings
197
27
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
513.2
9
Dick Harley
Career
Per 9 Innings
65.2
9
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
484
8.48
Dick Harley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
72
9.87
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.48
8.48
Dick Harley
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.87
9.87
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
1.24
Dick Harley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.69
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.24
1.24
Dick Harley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.69
0.69
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Dick Harley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.56
0.56
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
236
4.13
Dick Harley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
2.6
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.23
Dick Harley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.14
4.14
Dick Harley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.6
2.6
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
486
8.52
Dick Harley
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
2.6
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.52
8.52
Dick Harley
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.6
2.6
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.17
1.17
Dick Harley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.11
2.11
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.406
1.406
Dick Harley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.579
0.579
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.33
Dick Harley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.27
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.58
Dick Harley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.14
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Harley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2245
39.33
Dick Harley
Career
Per 9 Innings
272
37.28
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
1.51
Dick Harley
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.69
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
282
4.94
Dick Harley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
6.17
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.94
4.94
Dick Harley
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.17
6.17
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.21
Dick Harley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.32
Dick Harley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.74
Dick Harley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.402
1.402
Dick Harley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.386
1.386
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1946
34.1
Dick Harley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
252
34.54
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.68
0.68
Dick Harley
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.297
0.297
Dick Harley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.294
0.294
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.33
39.33
Dick Harley
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.28
37.28

Fielding Stats for Buck Farmer and Dick Harley

Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Dick Harley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
417
7.31
Dick Harley
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
1.23
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.39
Dick Harley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.55
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1541
27
Dick Harley
Career
Per 9 Innings
198
27
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
513.2
9
Dick Harley
Career
Per 9 Innings
66
9
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
0.51
Dick Harley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.09
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
0.79
Dick Harley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
3.27
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.09
Dick Harley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.14
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
79
1.38
Dick Harley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
4.5
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
74
1.3
Dick Harley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
4.36
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.67
93.67
Dick Harley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.97
96.97
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.178
0.178
Dick Harley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.556
3.556
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.28
5.28
Dick Harley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.44
44.44
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.05
Dick Harley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.14
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Harley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Harley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Harley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Harley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Buck Farmer and Dick Harley

Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Dick Harley
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
417
62550
Dick Harley
Career
Per 600 PA
9
234.78
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
4
600
Dick Harley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
600
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
600
Dick Harley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
573.91
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Dick Harley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.046
0.046
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Dick Harley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Dick Harley
Career
Per 600 PA
1
26.09
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Dick Harley
Career
Per 600 PA
1
26.09
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Harley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Harley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Harley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Harley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Harley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Harley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Harley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
34.02
Dick Harley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.04
1.05
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Dick Harley
Career
Per 600 PA
1
26.09
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Dick Harley
Career
Per 600 PA
1
26.09
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Dick Harley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.046
0.046
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Dick Harley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.046
0.046
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Dick Harley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Harley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Dick Harley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.032
0.032
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Dick Harley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.048
0.048
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Dick Harley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.071
0.071
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Harley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Harley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
52.17
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Harley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
52.17
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
39.91
Dick Harley
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.58
-41.23
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Harley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Harley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Harley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
450
Dick Harley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
208.7
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
1.33
1.33
Dick Harley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.88
2.88
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Harley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Harley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
26.09
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Harley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Harley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Harley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Harley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Harley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Harley
Career
Per 600 PA