Buck Farmer vs. Gentry Jessup — Career Comparison

Buck Farmer
MillenialGeorgiaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Gentry Jessup
Greatest GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago American GiantsNegro American LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Gentry Jessup 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. Gentry Jessup posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.4 and WHIP 1.281 compared to 4.71 and 1.427 for Buck Farmer. By the career numbers, Gentry Jessup had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Buck Farmer and Gentry Jessup

Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Gentry Jessup
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
417
7.31
Gentry Jessup
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
1.37
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.39
Gentry Jessup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
1.1
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.42
Gentry Jessup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.48
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.53
Gentry Jessup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
0.58
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
44.44
44.44
Gentry Jessup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.28
45.28
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.28
5.28
Gentry Jessup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79.71
79.71
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gentry Jessup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.76
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gentry Jessup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.08
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.11
Gentry Jessup
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
269
4.71
Gentry Jessup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
171
3.4
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.71
4.71
Gentry Jessup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.4
3.4
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.48
4.48
Gentry Jessup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.02
3.02
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.48
4.48
Gentry Jessup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.18
3.18
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.249
0.249
Gentry Jessup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.246
0.246
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1541
27
Gentry Jessup
Career
Per 9 Innings
1356
27
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
513.2
9
Gentry Jessup
Career
Per 9 Innings
452
9
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
484
8.48
Gentry Jessup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
427
8.5
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.48
8.48
Gentry Jessup
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.5
8.5
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
1.24
Gentry Jessup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.06
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.24
1.24
Gentry Jessup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.06
0.06
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.17
0.17
Gentry Jessup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.04
0.04
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
236
4.13
Gentry Jessup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
3.03
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.23
Gentry Jessup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.14
4.14
Gentry Jessup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.03
3.03
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
486
8.52
Gentry Jessup
Career
Per 9 Innings
241
4.8
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.52
8.52
Gentry Jessup
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.8
4.8
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.17
1.17
Gentry Jessup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.49
3.49
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.406
1.406
Gentry Jessup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.87
0.87
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.33
Gentry Jessup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.06
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.58
Gentry Jessup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.46
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gentry Jessup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2245
39.33
Gentry Jessup
Career
Per 9 Innings
1949
38.81
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
1.51
Gentry Jessup
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.22
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
282
4.94
Gentry Jessup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
218
4.34
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.94
4.94
Gentry Jessup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.34
4.34
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.21
Gentry Jessup
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.76
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.32
Gentry Jessup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.74
Gentry Jessup
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.5
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.402
1.402
Gentry Jessup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.281
1.281
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1946
34.1
Gentry Jessup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1734
34.53
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.68
0.68
Gentry Jessup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.16
3.16
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.297
0.297
Gentry Jessup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.285
0.285
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.33
39.33
Gentry Jessup
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.81
38.81

Fielding Stats for Buck Farmer and Gentry Jessup

Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Gentry Jessup
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
417
7.31
Gentry Jessup
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
1.36
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.39
Gentry Jessup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
1.09
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1541
27
Gentry Jessup
Career
Per 9 Innings
1407
27
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
513.2
9
Gentry Jessup
Career
Per 9 Innings
469
9
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.51
Gentry Jessup
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.23
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.79
Gentry Jessup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
2.92
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.09
Gentry Jessup
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.1
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
1.38
Gentry Jessup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
169
3.24
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
74
1.3
Gentry Jessup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
164
3.15
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.67
93.67
Gentry Jessup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.04
97.04
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.178
0.178
Gentry Jessup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.31
2.31
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.28
5.28
Gentry Jessup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80.28
80.28
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.05
Gentry Jessup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.13
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gentry Jessup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gentry Jessup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gentry Jessup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gentry Jessup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Buck Farmer and Gentry Jessup

Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Gentry Jessup
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
417
62550
Gentry Jessup
Career
Per 600 PA
83
247.76
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
4
600
Gentry Jessup
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
201
600
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
600
Gentry Jessup
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
195
582.09
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Gentry Jessup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.195
0.195
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Gentry Jessup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.46
0.46
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Gentry Jessup
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
38
113.43
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Gentry Jessup
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
89.55
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gentry Jessup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
20.9
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gentry Jessup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.99
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gentry Jessup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gentry Jessup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
23.88
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gentry Jessup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.211
0.211
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gentry Jessup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gentry Jessup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
34.02
Gentry Jessup
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9.54
28.49
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Gentry Jessup
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
47
140.3
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Gentry Jessup
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
41
122.39
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Gentry Jessup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.207
0.207
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Gentry Jessup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.241
0.241
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Gentry Jessup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.448
0.448
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gentry Jessup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.046
0.046
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Gentry Jessup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.153
0.153
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Gentry Jessup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.319
0.319
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Gentry Jessup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.199
0.199
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gentry Jessup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
41.79
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gentry Jessup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
29.85
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gentry Jessup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
71.64
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
39.91
Gentry Jessup
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9.35
27.9
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gentry Jessup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gentry Jessup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
8.96
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gentry Jessup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
450
Gentry Jessup
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
11.94
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
1.33
1.33
Gentry Jessup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50.25
50.25
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gentry Jessup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.75
0.75
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gentry Jessup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
8.96
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gentry Jessup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gentry Jessup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gentry Jessup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gentry Jessup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gentry Jessup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
Gentry Jessup
Career
Per 600 PA