Buck Farmer vs. Jim Heise — Career Comparison

Buck Farmer
MillenialGeorgiaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Jim Heise
Silent GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Jim Heise 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 8.05 and 2.211 for Jim Heise. 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 Jim Heise

Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Jim Heise
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
417
7.31
Jim Heise
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
3.79
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.39
Jim Heise
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.95
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.42
Jim Heise
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.53
Jim Heise
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
1.42
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.44
44.44
Jim Heise
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.28
5.28
Jim Heise
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
25
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Heise
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Heise
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.11
Jim Heise
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
269
4.71
Jim Heise
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
8.05
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.71
4.71
Jim Heise
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.05
8.05
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.48
4.48
Jim Heise
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.78
7.78
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.48
4.48
Jim Heise
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.05
6.05
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
Jim Heise
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.313
0.313
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1541
27
Jim Heise
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
27
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
513.2
9
Jim Heise
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
9
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
484
8.48
Jim Heise
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
11.84
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.48
8.48
Jim Heise
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.84
11.84
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
1.24
Jim Heise
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.95
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.24
1.24
Jim Heise
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.95
0.95
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Jim Heise
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
236
4.13
Jim Heise
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
7.58
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.23
Jim Heise
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.47
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.14
4.14
Jim Heise
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.58
7.58
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
486
8.52
Jim Heise
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
3.79
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.52
8.52
Jim Heise
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.79
3.79
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.17
1.17
Jim Heise
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.406
1.406
Jim Heise
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.263
1.263
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.33
Jim Heise
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.58
Jim Heise
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Heise
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.47
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2245
39.33
Jim Heise
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
45.47
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
86
1.51
Jim Heise
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.89
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
282
4.94
Jim Heise
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
9
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.94
4.94
Jim Heise
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.21
Jim Heise
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.32
Jim Heise
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.74
Jim Heise
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.402
1.402
Jim Heise
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.158
2.158
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1946
34.1
Jim Heise
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
37.89
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.68
0.68
Jim Heise
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.38
2.38
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.297
0.297
Jim Heise
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.329
0.329
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.33
39.33
Jim Heise
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.47
45.47

Fielding Stats for Buck Farmer and Jim Heise

Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Jim Heise
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
417
7.31
Jim Heise
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
3.79
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.39
Jim Heise
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.95
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1541
27
Jim Heise
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
27
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
513.2
9
Jim Heise
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
9
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.51
Jim Heise
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.47
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
0.79
Jim Heise
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.42
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.09
Jim Heise
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.47
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
79
1.38
Jim Heise
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.37
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
74
1.3
Jim Heise
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.89
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.67
93.67
Jim Heise
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
80
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.178
0.178
Jim Heise
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.5
0.5
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.28
5.28
Jim Heise
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
25
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.05
Jim Heise
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.47
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Heise
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Heise
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Heise
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Heise
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Buck Farmer and Jim Heise

Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Jim Heise
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
417
62550
Jim Heise
Career
Per 600 PA
8
960
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
4
600
Jim Heise
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
600
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
600
Jim Heise
Career
Per 600 PA
4
480
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Jim Heise
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Jim Heise
Career
Per 600 PA
0.3
0.3
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Jim Heise
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Jim Heise
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Heise
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Heise
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Heise
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Heise
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Heise
Career
Per 600 PA
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Heise
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Heise
Career
Per 600 PA
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
34.02
Jim Heise
Career
Per 600 PA
0.03
3.21
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Jim Heise
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Jim Heise
Career
Per 600 PA
1
120
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Jim Heise
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Jim Heise
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Jim Heise
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Heise
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Jim Heise
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Jim Heise
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Jim Heise
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Heise
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Heise
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Heise
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
39.91
Jim Heise
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.12
-14.11
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Heise
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Heise
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Heise
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
3
450
Jim Heise
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
360
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
1.33
1.33
Jim Heise
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.67
1.67
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Heise
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Heise
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Heise
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Heise
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Heise
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Heise
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Heise
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Heise
Career
Per 600 PA