Buck Farmer vs. Al Hollingsworth — Career Comparison

Buck Farmer
MillenialGeorgiaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Al Hollingsworth
Greatest GenerationMissouriThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Al Hollingsworth 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. Al Hollingsworth posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.99 and WHIP 1.466 compared to 4.71 and 1.427 for Buck Farmer. By the career numbers, Al Hollingsworth had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Buck Farmer and Al Hollingsworth

Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Al Hollingsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
417
7.31
Al Hollingsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
315
1.86
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.39
Al Hollingsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
185
1.1
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.42
Al Hollingsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
70
0.41
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.53
Al Hollingsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
104
0.62
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.44
44.44
Al Hollingsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.23
40.23
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.28
5.28
Al Hollingsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58.73
58.73
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Hollingsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
0.46
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Hollingsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.04
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.11
Al Hollingsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.09
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
269
4.71
Al Hollingsworth
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
674
3.99
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.71
4.71
Al Hollingsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.48
4.48
Al Hollingsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.48
4.48
Al Hollingsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.79
3.79
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
Al Hollingsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.269
0.269
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1541
27
Al Hollingsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4561
27
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
513.2
9
Al Hollingsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1520.1
9
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
484
8.48
Al Hollingsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
1642
9.72
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.48
8.48
Al Hollingsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.72
9.72
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
1.24
Al Hollingsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.28
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.24
1.24
Al Hollingsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.17
0.17
Al Hollingsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
236
4.13
Al Hollingsworth
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
587
3.47
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.23
Al Hollingsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.14
4.14
Al Hollingsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.47
3.47
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
486
8.52
Al Hollingsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
608
3.6
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.52
8.52
Al Hollingsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.6
3.6
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.17
1.17
Al Hollingsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.93
1.93
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.406
1.406
Al Hollingsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.786
0.786
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.33
Al Hollingsworth
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.23
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.58
Al Hollingsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.08
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Al Hollingsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.04
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2245
39.33
Al Hollingsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6703
39.68
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
1.51
Al Hollingsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
78
0.46
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
282
4.94
Al Hollingsworth
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
788
4.66
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.94
4.94
Al Hollingsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.66
4.66
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.21
Al Hollingsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.32
Al Hollingsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.74
Al Hollingsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.402
1.402
Al Hollingsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.466
1.466
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1946
34.1
Al Hollingsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6102
36.12
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.68
0.68
Al Hollingsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.5
2.5
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.297
0.297
Al Hollingsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.293
0.293
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.33
39.33
Al Hollingsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.68
39.68

Fielding Stats for Buck Farmer and Al Hollingsworth

Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Al Hollingsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
417
7.31
Al Hollingsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
315
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.39
Al Hollingsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1541
27
Al Hollingsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
513.2
9
Al Hollingsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.51
Al Hollingsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
67
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.79
Al Hollingsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
297
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.09
Al Hollingsworth
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
1.38
Al Hollingsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
377
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
1.3
Al Hollingsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
364
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.67
93.67
Al Hollingsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96.55
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.178
0.178
Al Hollingsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.156
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.28
5.28
Al Hollingsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.05
Al Hollingsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Hollingsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Hollingsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Hollingsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Hollingsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Buck Farmer and Al Hollingsworth

Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Al Hollingsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
417
62550
Al Hollingsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
331
352.75
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
4
600
Al Hollingsworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
563
600
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
600
Al Hollingsworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
525
559.5
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Al Hollingsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.196
0.196
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Al Hollingsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.49
0.49
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Al Hollingsworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
103
109.77
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Al Hollingsworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
88
93.78
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Hollingsworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12.79
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Hollingsworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.07
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Hollingsworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.13
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Hollingsworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15.99
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Hollingsworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.146
0.146
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Hollingsworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Hollingsworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
34.02
Al Hollingsworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23.94
25.51
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Al Hollingsworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
123
131.08
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Al Hollingsworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
127
135.35
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Al Hollingsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.231
0.231
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Al Hollingsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.234
0.234
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Al Hollingsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.466
0.466
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Hollingsworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.038
0.038
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Al Hollingsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.163
0.163
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Al Hollingsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.33
0.33
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Al Hollingsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.218
0.218
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Hollingsworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
56.48
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Hollingsworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
34.1
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Hollingsworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
83
88.45
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
39.91
Al Hollingsworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22.08
23.53
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Hollingsworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.07
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Hollingsworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
24.51
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Hollingsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
450
Al Hollingsworth
Career
Per 600 PAverified
60
63.94
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
1.33
1.33
Al Hollingsworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.38
9.38
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Hollingsworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.38
0.38
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Hollingsworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14.92
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Hollingsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Al Hollingsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
23
24.51
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Hollingsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Hollingsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Hollingsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
Al Hollingsworth
Career
Per 600 PA