Buck Farmer vs. George Hockette — Career Comparison

Buck Farmer
MillenialGeorgiaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
George Hockette
Greatest GenerationMississippiThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

George Hockette 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. George Hockette posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.08 and WHIP 1.392 compared to 4.71 and 1.427 for Buck Farmer. By the career numbers, George Hockette had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Buck Farmer and George Hockette

Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
George Hockette
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
417
7.31
George Hockette
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
2.65
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.39
George Hockette
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.71
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.42
George Hockette
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.41
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.53
George Hockette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.41
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
44.44
44.44
George Hockette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.28
5.28
George Hockette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26.92
26.92
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Hockette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.31
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Hockette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.2
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.11
George Hockette
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
269
4.71
George Hockette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
4.08
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.71
4.71
George Hockette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.08
4.08
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.48
4.48
George Hockette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.42
4.42
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.48
4.48
George Hockette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.4
4.4
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
George Hockette
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.291
0.291
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1541
27
George Hockette
Career
Per 9 Innings
265
27
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
513.2
9
George Hockette
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.1
9
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
484
8.48
George Hockette
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
105
10.7
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.48
8.48
George Hockette
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.7
10.7
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
1.24
George Hockette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.92
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.24
1.24
George Hockette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.92
0.92
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
George Hockette
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.35
0.35
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
236
4.13
George Hockette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
1.83
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.23
George Hockette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.14
4.14
George Hockette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.83
1.83
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
486
8.52
George Hockette
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
2.55
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.52
8.52
George Hockette
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.55
2.55
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.17
1.17
George Hockette
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.96
0.96
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.406
1.406
George Hockette
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.487
0.487
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.33
George Hockette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.58
George Hockette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.1
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
George Hockette
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.1
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2245
39.33
George Hockette
Career
Per 9 Innings
380
38.72
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
1.51
George Hockette
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.82
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
282
4.94
George Hockette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
4.89
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.94
4.94
George Hockette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.89
4.89
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.21
George Hockette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.32
George Hockette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.74
George Hockette
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.402
1.402
George Hockette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.393
1.393
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1946
34.1
George Hockette
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
361
36.78
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.68
0.68
George Hockette
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.85
1.85
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.297
0.297
George Hockette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.294
0.294
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.33
39.33
George Hockette
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.72
38.72

Fielding Stats for Buck Farmer and George Hockette

Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
George Hockette
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
417
7.31
George Hockette
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.39
George Hockette
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1541
27
George Hockette
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
513.2
9
George Hockette
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.51
George Hockette
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.79
George Hockette
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.09
George Hockette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
1.38
George Hockette
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
1.3
George Hockette
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.67
93.67
George Hockette
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.5
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.178
0.178
George Hockette
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.423
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.28
5.28
George Hockette
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.05
George Hockette
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Hockette
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Hockette
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Hockette
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Hockette
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Buck Farmer and George Hockette

Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
George Hockette
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
417
62550
George Hockette
Career
Per 600 PA
26
520
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
4
600
George Hockette
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
600
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
600
George Hockette
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
500
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
George Hockette
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
George Hockette
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.567
0.567
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
George Hockette
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
100
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
George Hockette
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
80
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Hockette
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
20
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Hockette
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Hockette
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Hockette
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
20
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Hockette
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Hockette
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Hockette
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
34.02
George Hockette
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.65
32.97
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
George Hockette
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
120
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
George Hockette
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
140
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
George Hockette
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.259
0.259
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
George Hockette
Career
Per 600 PA
0.24
0.24
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
George Hockette
Career
Per 600 PA
0.499
0.499
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Hockette
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.175
0.175
George Hockette
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.177
0.177
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
George Hockette
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
George Hockette
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Hockette
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
40
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Hockette
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
40
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Hockette
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
80
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
39.91
George Hockette
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.89
37.85
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Hockette
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Hockette
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
40
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Hockette
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
3
450
George Hockette
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.33
1.33
George Hockette
Career
Per 600 PA
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Hockette
Career
Per 600 PA
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Hockette
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
60
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Hockette
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Hockette
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Hockette
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Hockette
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Hockette
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
George Hockette
Career
Per 600 PA