Buck Farmer vs. Jim Hughes — Career Comparison

Buck Farmer
MillenialGeorgiaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Jim Hughes
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Jim Hughes 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. Jim Hughes led in home run suppression (HR9+ 98 vs 78), skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 89 vs 77), and strikeout rate (K%+ 95 vs 84). Buck Farmer held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 88 vs 80). Role difference aside, Jim Hughes holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Buck Farmer and Jim Hughes

Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Jim Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
417
7.31
Jim Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
78
1.59
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.39
Jim Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
1.26
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.42
Jim Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.51
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.53
Jim Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.61
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
44.44
44.44
Jim Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.45
45.45
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.28
5.28
Jim Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79.49
79.49
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.33
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.11
Jim Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
269
4.71
Jim Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
211
4.3
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.71
4.71
Jim Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.3
4.3
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.48
4.48
Jim Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.43
4.43
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.48
4.48
Jim Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.57
4.57
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
Jim Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.265
0.265
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1541
27
Jim Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1324
27
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
513.2
9
Jim Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
441.1
9
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
484
8.48
Jim Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
443
9.03
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.48
8.48
Jim Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.03
9.03
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
1.24
Jim Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.73
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.24
1.24
Jim Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.73
0.73
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Jim Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.46
0.46
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
236
4.13
Jim Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
205
4.18
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.23
Jim Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.1
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.14
4.14
Jim Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.18
4.18
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
486
8.52
Jim Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
226
4.61
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.52
8.52
Jim Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.61
4.61
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.17
1.17
Jim Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.9
2.9
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.406
1.406
Jim Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.977
0.977
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.33
Jim Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.41
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.58
Jim Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.43
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.1
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2245
39.33
Jim Hughes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1930
39.36
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
1.51
Jim Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.22
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
282
4.94
Jim Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
241
4.91
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.94
4.94
Jim Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.91
4.91
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.21
Jim Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.35
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.32
Jim Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.27
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.74
Jim Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.92
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.402
1.402
Jim Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.468
1.468
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1946
34.1
Jim Hughes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1674
34.14
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.68
0.68
Jim Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.09
3.09
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.297
0.297
Jim Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.288
0.288
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.33
39.33
Jim Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.36
39.36

Fielding Stats for Buck Farmer and Jim Hughes

Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Jim Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
417
7.31
Jim Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
78
1.59
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.39
Jim Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
1.26
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1541
27
Jim Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1324
27
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
513.2
9
Jim Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
441.1
9
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.51
Jim Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.65
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.79
Jim Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
1.28
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.09
Jim Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.22
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
1.38
Jim Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
2.16
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
74
1.3
Jim Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
1.94
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.67
93.67
Jim Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
89.62
89.62
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.178
0.178
Jim Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.218
1.218
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.28
5.28
Jim Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79.49
79.49
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.05
Jim Hughes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.06
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Buck Farmer and Jim Hughes

Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Jim Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
4
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
417
62550
Jim Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
78
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
600
Jim Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
600
Jim Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Jim Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Jim Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Jim Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Jim Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
34.02
Jim Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Jim Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Jim Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Jim Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Jim Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Jim Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Jim Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Jim Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Jim Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
39.91
Jim Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
3
450
Jim Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.33
1.33
Jim Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA