Buck Farmer vs. Scott Holman — Career Comparison

Buck Farmer
MillenialGeorgiaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Scott Holman
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York MetsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Scott Holman 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. Scott Holman posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.34 and WHIP 1.396 compared to 4.71 and 1.427 for Buck Farmer. By the career numbers, Scott Holman had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Buck Farmer and Scott Holman

Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Scott Holman
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
417
7.31
Scott Holman
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
2.87
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.39
Scott Holman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.94
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.42
Scott Holman
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.2
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.53
Scott Holman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.53
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.44
44.44
Scott Holman
Career
Per 9 Innings
27.27
27.27
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.28
5.28
Scott Holman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32.56
32.56
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Holman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Holman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.11
Scott Holman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
269
4.71
Scott Holman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
3.34
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.71
4.71
Scott Holman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.34
3.34
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.48
4.48
Scott Holman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.31
3.31
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.48
4.48
Scott Holman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.37
4.37
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.249
0.249
Scott Holman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1541
27
Scott Holman
Career
Per 9 Innings
404
27
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
513.2
9
Scott Holman
Career
Per 9 Innings
134.2
9
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
484
8.48
Scott Holman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
7.95
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.48
8.48
Scott Holman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.95
7.95
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
1.24
Scott Holman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.6
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.24
1.24
Scott Holman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.6
0.6
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Scott Holman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.21
0.21
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
236
4.13
Scott Holman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
4.01
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.23
Scott Holman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.6
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.14
4.14
Scott Holman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.01
4.01
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
486
8.52
Scott Holman
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
3.88
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.52
8.52
Scott Holman
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.88
3.88
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.17
1.17
Scott Holman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.35
1.35
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.406
1.406
Scott Holman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.876
0.876
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.33
Scott Holman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.27
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.58
Scott Holman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scott Holman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.13
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2245
39.33
Scott Holman
Career
Per 9 Innings
572
38.23
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
1.51
Scott Holman
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.74
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
282
4.94
Scott Holman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
4.01
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.94
4.94
Scott Holman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.01
4.01
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.21
Scott Holman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.6
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.32
Scott Holman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.47
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
0.74
Scott Holman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.8
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.402
1.402
Scott Holman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.329
1.329
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1946
34.1
Scott Holman
Career
Per 9 Innings
495
33.08
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.68
0.68
Scott Holman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.4
1.4
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.297
0.297
Scott Holman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.257
0.257
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.33
39.33
Scott Holman
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.23
38.23

Fielding Stats for Buck Farmer and Scott Holman

Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Scott Holman
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
417
7.31
Scott Holman
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
2.87
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.39
Scott Holman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.94
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1541
27
Scott Holman
Career
Per 9 Innings
404
27
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
513.2
9
Scott Holman
Career
Per 9 Innings
134.2
9
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
0.51
Scott Holman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
1.14
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
0.79
Scott Holman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
2
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.09
Scott Holman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.2
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
79
1.38
Scott Holman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
3.34
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
74
1.3
Scott Holman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
3.14
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.67
93.67
Scott Holman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
94
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.178
0.178
Scott Holman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.093
1.093
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.28
5.28
Scott Holman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32.56
32.56
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.05
Scott Holman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Holman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Holman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Holman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Holman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Buck Farmer and Scott Holman

Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Scott Holman
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
417
62550
Scott Holman
Career
Per 600 PA
43
737.14
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
4
600
Scott Holman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
35
600
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
600
Scott Holman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32
548.57
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Scott Holman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.219
0.219
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Scott Holman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.486
0.486
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Scott Holman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
120
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Scott Holman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
120
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Holman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Holman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Holman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Holman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Holman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Holman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Holman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
34.02
Scott Holman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.16
19.9
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Scott Holman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
120
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Scott Holman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
120
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Scott Holman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.219
0.219
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Scott Holman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.219
0.219
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Scott Holman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.438
0.438
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Holman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Scott Holman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.153
0.153
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Scott Holman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.269
0.269
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Scott Holman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.35
0.35
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Holman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
34.29
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Holman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
51.43
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Holman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
85.71
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
39.91
Scott Holman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.28
22.02
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Holman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Holman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Holman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
450
Scott Holman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
205.71
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
1.33
1.33
Scott Holman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.92
2.92
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Holman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Holman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
51.43
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Holman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Scott Holman
Career
Per 600 PA
1
17.14
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Holman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Holman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Holman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
Scott Holman
Career
Per 600 PA