Buck Farmer vs. Chris Heston — Career Comparison

Buck Farmer
MillenialGeorgiaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Chris Heston
MillenialFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Chris Heston 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. Chris Heston posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.55 and WHIP 1.454 compared to 4.71 and 1.427 for Buck Farmer. By the career numbers, Chris Heston had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Buck Farmer and Chris Heston

Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Chris Heston
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
417
7.31
Chris Heston
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
1.9
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.39
Chris Heston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
1.53
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.42
Chris Heston
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.6
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.53
Chris Heston
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.6
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
44.44
44.44
Chris Heston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.28
5.28
Chris Heston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80.49
80.49
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Heston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.09
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Heston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.05
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.11
Chris Heston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
269
4.71
Chris Heston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
4.55
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.71
4.71
Chris Heston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.55
4.55
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.48
4.48
Chris Heston
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.53
4.53
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.48
4.48
Chris Heston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.12
4.12
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
Chris Heston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.268
0.268
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1541
27
Chris Heston
Career
Per 9 Innings
582
27
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
513.2
9
Chris Heston
Career
Per 9 Innings
194
9
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
484
8.48
Chris Heston
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
199
9.23
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.48
8.48
Chris Heston
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.23
9.23
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
1.24
Chris Heston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.88
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.24
1.24
Chris Heston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.88
0.88
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Chris Heston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.46
0.46
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
236
4.13
Chris Heston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
3.62
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.23
Chris Heston
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.23
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.14
4.14
Chris Heston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.62
3.62
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
486
8.52
Chris Heston
Career
Per 9 Innings
151
7.01
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.52
8.52
Chris Heston
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.01
7.01
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.17
1.17
Chris Heston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.68
3.68
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.406
1.406
Chris Heston
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.18
1.18
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.33
Chris Heston
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.42
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.58
Chris Heston
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.6
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Heston
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.05
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2245
39.33
Chris Heston
Career
Per 9 Innings
837
38.83
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
1.51
Chris Heston
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.09
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
282
4.94
Chris Heston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
4.78
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.94
4.94
Chris Heston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.78
4.78
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.21
Chris Heston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.14
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.32
Chris Heston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.05
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
0.74
Chris Heston
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
1.25
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.402
1.402
Chris Heston
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.428
1.428
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1946
34.1
Chris Heston
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
742
34.42
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.68
0.68
Chris Heston
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.51
2.51
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.297
0.297
Chris Heston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.315
0.315
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.33
39.33
Chris Heston
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.83
38.83

Fielding Stats for Buck Farmer and Chris Heston

Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Chris Heston
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
417
7.31
Chris Heston
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
1.9
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.39
Chris Heston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
1.53
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1541
27
Chris Heston
Career
Per 9 Innings
582
27
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
513.2
9
Chris Heston
Career
Per 9 Innings
194
9
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
0.51
Chris Heston
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.6
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
0.79
Chris Heston
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.11
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.09
Chris Heston
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.19
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
79
1.38
Chris Heston
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
1.9
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
74
1.3
Chris Heston
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
1.72
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.67
93.67
Chris Heston
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.24
90.24
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.178
0.178
Chris Heston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.902
0.902
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.28
5.28
Chris Heston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80.49
80.49
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.05
Chris Heston
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.14
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Heston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Heston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Heston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Heston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Buck Farmer and Chris Heston

Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Chris Heston
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
417
62550
Chris Heston
Career
Per 600 PA
41
416.95
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
4
600
Chris Heston
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
59
600
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
600
Chris Heston
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
52
528.81
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Chris Heston
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Chris Heston
Career
Per 600 PA
0.492
0.492
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Chris Heston
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
101.69
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Chris Heston
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
81.36
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Heston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
20.34
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Heston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Heston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Heston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
20.34
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Heston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Heston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Heston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
34.02
Chris Heston
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2.02
20.55
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Chris Heston
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
122.03
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Chris Heston
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
101.69
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Chris Heston
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Chris Heston
Career
Per 600 PA
0.231
0.231
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Chris Heston
Career
Per 600 PA
0.423
0.423
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Heston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.039
0.039
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Chris Heston
Career
Per 600 PA
0.144
0.144
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Chris Heston
Career
Per 600 PA
0.279
0.279
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Chris Heston
Career
Per 600 PA
0.303
0.303
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Heston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.17
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Heston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
30.51
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Heston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
40.68
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
39.91
Chris Heston
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.66
16.84
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Heston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Heston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Heston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
450
Chris Heston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
19
193.22
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
1.33
1.33
Chris Heston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.11
3.11
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Heston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Heston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
71.19
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Heston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Chris Heston
Career
Per 600 PA
1
10.17
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Heston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Heston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Heston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Heston
Career
Per 600 PA