Buck Farmer vs. Tex Hughson — Career Comparison

Buck Farmer
MillenialGeorgiaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Tex Hughson
Greatest GenerationTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Tex Hughson 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. Tex Hughson posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.94 and WHIP 1.194 compared to 4.71 and 1.427 for Buck Farmer. By the career numbers, Tex Hughson had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Buck Farmer and Tex Hughson

Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Tex Hughson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
417
7.31
Tex Hughson
Career
Per 9 Innings
225
1.47
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.39
Tex Hughson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
156
1.02
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.42
Tex Hughson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
0.63
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
0.53
Tex Hughson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
0.35
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
44.44
44.44
Tex Hughson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
64
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.28
5.28
Tex Hughson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.33
69.33
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tex Hughson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
0.65
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tex Hughson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.12
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.11
Tex Hughson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.11
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
269
4.71
Tex Hughson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
450
2.94
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.71
4.71
Tex Hughson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.94
2.94
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.48
4.48
Tex Hughson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.92
2.92
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.48
4.48
Tex Hughson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.249
0.249
Tex Hughson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.241
0.241
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1541
27
Tex Hughson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4127
27
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
513.2
9
Tex Hughson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1375.2
9
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
484
8.48
Tex Hughson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1270
8.31
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.48
8.48
Tex Hughson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.31
8.31
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
71
1.24
Tex Hughson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
0.5
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.24
1.24
Tex Hughson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.5
0.5
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Tex Hughson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.34
0.34
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
236
4.13
Tex Hughson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
372
2.43
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.23
Tex Hughson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.14
4.14
Tex Hughson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.43
2.43
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
486
8.52
Tex Hughson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
693
4.53
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.52
8.52
Tex Hughson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.53
4.53
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.17
1.17
Tex Hughson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.08
3.08
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.406
1.406
Tex Hughson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.774
0.774
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.33
Tex Hughson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.03
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.58
Tex Hughson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.07
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tex Hughson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2245
39.33
Tex Hughson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5663
37.05
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
1.51
Tex Hughson
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.33
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
282
4.94
Tex Hughson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
504
3.3
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.94
4.94
Tex Hughson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.21
Tex Hughson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.32
Tex Hughson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.74
Tex Hughson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.402
1.402
Tex Hughson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.194
1.194
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1946
34.1
Tex Hughson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5280
34.54
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.68
0.68
Tex Hughson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.24
2.24
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.297
0.297
Tex Hughson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.265
0.265
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.33
39.33
Tex Hughson
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.05
37.05

Fielding Stats for Buck Farmer and Tex Hughson

Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Tex Hughson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
417
7.31
Tex Hughson
Career
Per 9 Innings
225
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.39
Tex Hughson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1541
27
Tex Hughson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
513.2
9
Tex Hughson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.51
Tex Hughson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
70
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.79
Tex Hughson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
231
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.09
Tex Hughson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
1.38
Tex Hughson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
310
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
1.3
Tex Hughson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
301
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.67
93.67
Tex Hughson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.1
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.178
0.178
Tex Hughson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.338
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.28
5.28
Tex Hughson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.05
Tex Hughson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tex Hughson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tex Hughson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tex Hughson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tex Hughson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Buck Farmer and Tex Hughson

Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Tex Hughson
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
417
62550
Tex Hughson
Career
Per 600 PA
225
252.34
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
4
600
Tex Hughson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
535
600
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
600
Tex Hughson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
447
501.31
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Tex Hughson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.119
0.119
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Tex Hughson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.408
0.408
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Tex Hughson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
53
59.44
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Tex Hughson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
48
53.83
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tex Hughson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5.61
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tex Hughson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tex Hughson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tex Hughson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5.61
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tex Hughson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.094
0.094
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tex Hughson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tex Hughson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
34.02
Tex Hughson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11.31
12.69
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Tex Hughson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
58
65.05
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Tex Hughson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
92
103.18
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Tex Hughson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.189
0.189
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Tex Hughson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Tex Hughson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.319
0.319
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tex Hughson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.011
0.011
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Tex Hughson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Tex Hughson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.244
0.244
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Tex Hughson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.169
0.169
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tex Hughson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
32.52
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tex Hughson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
23.55
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tex Hughson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
56.07
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
39.91
Tex Hughson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4.26
4.77
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tex Hughson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.12
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tex Hughson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
42.62
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tex Hughson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
450
Tex Hughson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
134
150.28
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
1.33
1.33
Tex Hughson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.99
3.99
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tex Hughson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tex Hughson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
54.95
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tex Hughson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Tex Hughson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3.36
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tex Hughson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tex Hughson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tex Hughson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
Tex Hughson
Career
Per 600 PA