Buck Farmer vs. Joe Hesketh — Career Comparison

Buck Farmer
MillenialGeorgiaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Joe Hesketh
Baby BoomersNew YorkThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaMontreal ExposNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Joe Hesketh 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. Joe Hesketh led in run prevention (ERA+ 118 vs 76), home run suppression (HR9+ 113 vs 78), and strikeout rate (K%+ 118 vs 84). Role difference aside, Joe Hesketh holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Buck Farmer and Joe Hesketh

Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Joe Hesketh
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
417
7.31
Joe Hesketh
Career
Per 9 Innings
339
3.17
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.39
Joe Hesketh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
114
1.07
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.42
Joe Hesketh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.56
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
0.53
Joe Hesketh
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.44
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
44.44
44.44
Joe Hesketh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.07
56.07
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.28
5.28
Joe Hesketh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33.63
33.63
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Hesketh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.04
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Hesketh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.11
Joe Hesketh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.2
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
269
4.71
Joe Hesketh
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
404
3.78
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.71
4.71
Joe Hesketh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.78
3.78
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.48
4.48
Joe Hesketh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.48
4.48
Joe Hesketh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.85
3.85
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
Joe Hesketh
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.259
0.259
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1541
27
Joe Hesketh
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2885
27
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
513.2
9
Joe Hesketh
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
961.2
9
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
484
8.48
Joe Hesketh
Career
Per 9 Innings
947
8.86
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.48
8.48
Joe Hesketh
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.86
8.86
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
71
1.24
Joe Hesketh
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
0.8
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.24
1.24
Joe Hesketh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.8
0.8
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Joe Hesketh
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
236
4.13
Joe Hesketh
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
378
3.54
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.23
Joe Hesketh
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.45
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.14
4.14
Joe Hesketh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.54
3.54
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
486
8.52
Joe Hesketh
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
726
6.79
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.52
8.52
Joe Hesketh
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.79
6.79
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.17
1.17
Joe Hesketh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.14
2.14
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.406
1.406
Joe Hesketh
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.148
1.148
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.33
Joe Hesketh
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.44
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.58
Joe Hesketh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.08
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Hesketh
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.15
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2245
39.33
Joe Hesketh
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4113
38.49
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
1.51
Joe Hesketh
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
0.74
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
282
4.94
Joe Hesketh
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
469
4.39
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.94
4.94
Joe Hesketh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.39
4.39
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.21
Joe Hesketh
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.39
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.32
Joe Hesketh
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.3
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.74
Joe Hesketh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
0.91
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.402
1.402
Joe Hesketh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.378
1.378
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1946
34.1
Joe Hesketh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3652
34.18
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.68
0.68
Joe Hesketh
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.38
1.38
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.297
0.297
Joe Hesketh
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.303
0.303
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.33
39.33
Joe Hesketh
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.49
38.49

Fielding Stats for Buck Farmer and Joe Hesketh

Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Joe Hesketh
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
417
7.31
Joe Hesketh
Career
Per 9 Innings
339
3.17
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.39
Joe Hesketh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
114
1.07
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1541
27
Joe Hesketh
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2885
27
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
513.2
9
Joe Hesketh
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
961.2
9
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.51
Joe Hesketh
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
47
0.44
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.79
Joe Hesketh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
124
1.16
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.09
Joe Hesketh
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.15
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
1.38
Joe Hesketh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
187
1.75
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
74
1.3
Joe Hesketh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
171
1.6
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.67
93.67
Joe Hesketh
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.44
91.44
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.178
0.178
Joe Hesketh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.504
0.504
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.28
5.28
Joe Hesketh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33.63
33.63
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.05
Joe Hesketh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.08
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Hesketh
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Hesketh
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Hesketh
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Hesketh
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Buck Farmer and Joe Hesketh

Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Joe Hesketh
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
417
62550
Joe Hesketh
Career
Per 600 PA
340
1942.86
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
4
600
Joe Hesketh
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
105
600
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
600
Joe Hesketh
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
86
491.43
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Joe Hesketh
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
0.07
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Joe Hesketh
Career
Per 600 PA
0.343
0.343
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Joe Hesketh
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
34.29
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Joe Hesketh
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
34.29
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Hesketh
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Hesketh
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Hesketh
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Hesketh
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Hesketh
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Hesketh
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Hesketh
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
34.02
Joe Hesketh
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
0.63
3.61
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Joe Hesketh
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
34.29
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Joe Hesketh
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
91.43
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Joe Hesketh
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Joe Hesketh
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
0.07
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Joe Hesketh
Career
Per 600 PA
0.237
0.237
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Hesketh
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Joe Hesketh
Career
Per 600 PA
0.093
0.093
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Joe Hesketh
Career
Per 600 PA
0.193
0.193
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Joe Hesketh
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Hesketh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
11.43
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Hesketh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
11.43
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Hesketh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
22.86
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
39.91
Joe Hesketh
Career
Per 600 PA
-2.66
-15.2
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Hesketh
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Hesketh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
57.14
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Hesketh
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
450
Joe Hesketh
Career
Per 600 PAverified
58
331.43
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
1.33
1.33
Joe Hesketh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.81
1.81
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Hesketh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Hesketh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
51.43
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Hesketh
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Joe Hesketh
Career
Per 600 PA
3
17.14
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Hesketh
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Hesketh
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Hesketh
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Hesketh
Career
Per 600 PA