Buck Farmer vs. Ken Howell — Career Comparison

Buck Farmer
MillenialGeorgiaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Ken Howell
Baby BoomersMichiganThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

The numbers give Ken Howell a clear advantage over Buck Farmer across the core pitching metrics. Ken Howell led in strikeout rate (K%+ 133 vs 84), skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 104 vs 77), and home run suppression (HR9+ 99 vs 78). Buck Farmer held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 88 vs 83). Ken Howell was the better reliever — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Buck Farmer and Ken Howell

Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Ken Howell
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
417
7.31
Ken Howell
Career
Per 9 Innings
245
3.6
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.39
Ken Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
0.79
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.42
Ken Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.56
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.53
Ken Howell
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.7
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.44
44.44
Ken Howell
Career
Per 9 Innings
44.19
44.19
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.28
5.28
Ken Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22.04
22.04
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.04
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.11
Ken Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.45
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
269
4.71
Ken Howell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
269
3.95
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.71
4.71
Ken Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.95
3.95
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.48
4.48
Ken Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.48
4.48
Ken Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.57
3.57
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.249
0.249
Ken Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.237
0.237
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1541
27
Ken Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1840
27
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
513.2
9
Ken Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
613.1
9
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
484
8.48
Ken Howell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
534
7.84
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.48
8.48
Ken Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.84
7.84
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
1.24
Ken Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.68
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.24
1.24
Ken Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.68
0.68
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Ken Howell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.19
0.19
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
236
4.13
Ken Howell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
275
4.04
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.23
Ken Howell
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.45
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.14
4.14
Ken Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.04
4.04
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
486
8.52
Ken Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
549
8.06
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.52
8.52
Ken Howell
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.06
8.06
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.17
1.17
Ken Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.24
2.24
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.406
1.406
Ken Howell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.344
1.344
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.33
Ken Howell
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.62
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.58
Ken Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.13
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Howell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.06
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2245
39.33
Ken Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2588
37.98
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
86
1.51
Ken Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
1.54
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
282
4.94
Ken Howell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
296
4.34
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.94
4.94
Ken Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.34
4.34
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.21
Ken Howell
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.51
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.32
Ken Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.25
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.74
Ken Howell
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.59
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.402
1.402
Ken Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.319
1.319
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1946
34.1
Ken Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2252
33.05
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.68
0.68
Ken Howell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.21
1.21
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.297
0.297
Ken Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.295
0.295
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.33
39.33
Ken Howell
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.98
37.98

Fielding Stats for Buck Farmer and Ken Howell

Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Ken Howell
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
417
7.31
Ken Howell
Career
Per 9 Innings
245
3.6
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.39
Ken Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
0.79
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1541
27
Ken Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1840
27
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
513.2
9
Ken Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
613.1
9
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.51
Ken Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.62
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.79
Ken Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.88
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.09
Ken Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.06
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
1.38
Ken Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
1.56
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
74
1.3
Ken Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
1.5
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.67
93.67
Ken Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.23
96.23
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.178
0.178
Ken Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.416
0.416
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.28
5.28
Ken Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22.04
22.04
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.05
Ken Howell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Howell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Howell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Howell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Howell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Buck Farmer and Ken Howell

Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Ken Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
417
62550
Ken Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
245
1065.22
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
4
600
Ken Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
138
600
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
600
Ken Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
114
495.65
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Ken Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.079
0.079
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Ken Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.347
0.347
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Ken Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
39.13
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Ken Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
26.09
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
13.04
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
13.04
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
34.02
Ken Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
0.99
4.28
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Ken Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
52.17
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Ken Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
56.52
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Ken Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Ken Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.105
0.105
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Ken Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.216
0.216
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.026
0.026
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Ken Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.076
0.076
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Ken Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.155
0.155
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Ken Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.139
0.139
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
13.04
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
13.04
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
26.09
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
39.91
Ken Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
-5.1
-22.16
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.35
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
13.04
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
450
Ken Howell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
49
213.04
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
1.33
1.33
Ken Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.82
2.82
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
86.96
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ken Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
5
21.74
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.35
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.35
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100