Buck Farmer vs. Burt Keeley — Career Comparison

Buck Farmer
MillenialGeorgiaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Burt Keeley
Pre-GenerationalIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Burt Keeley 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. Burt Keeley posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.32 and WHIP 1.330 compared to 4.71 and 1.427 for Buck Farmer. By the career numbers, Burt Keeley had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Buck Farmer and Burt Keeley

Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Burt Keeley
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
417
7.31
Burt Keeley
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
1.53
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.39
Burt Keeley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.77
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.42
Burt Keeley
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.31
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.53
Burt Keeley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.56
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.44
44.44
Burt Keeley
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.29
35.29
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.28
5.28
Burt Keeley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Burt Keeley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.61
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Burt Keeley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.05
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.11
Burt Keeley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.05
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
269
4.71
Burt Keeley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
3.32
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.71
4.71
Burt Keeley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.32
3.32
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.48
4.48
Burt Keeley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.39
3.39
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.48
4.48
Burt Keeley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
Burt Keeley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.264
0.264
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1541
27
Burt Keeley
Career
Per 9 Innings
528
27
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
513.2
9
Burt Keeley
Career
Per 9 Innings
176
9
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
484
8.48
Burt Keeley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
185
9.46
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.48
8.48
Burt Keeley
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.46
9.46
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
1.24
Burt Keeley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.15
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.24
1.24
Burt Keeley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.17
0.17
Burt Keeley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
236
4.13
Burt Keeley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
2.51
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.23
Burt Keeley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.14
4.14
Burt Keeley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.51
2.51
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
486
8.52
Burt Keeley
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
3.48
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.52
8.52
Burt Keeley
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.48
3.48
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.17
1.17
Burt Keeley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.27
2.27
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.406
1.406
Burt Keeley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.665
0.665
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.33
Burt Keeley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.31
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.58
Burt Keeley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.26
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Burt Keeley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2245
39.33
Burt Keeley
Career
Per 9 Innings
755
38.61
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
1.51
Burt Keeley
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.66
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
282
4.94
Burt Keeley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
5.11
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.94
4.94
Burt Keeley
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.11
5.11
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.21
Burt Keeley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.32
Burt Keeley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.74
Burt Keeley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.402
1.402
Burt Keeley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.33
1.33
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1946
34.1
Burt Keeley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
701
35.85
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.68
0.68
Burt Keeley
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.33
3.33
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.297
0.297
Burt Keeley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.289
0.289
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.33
39.33
Burt Keeley
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.61
38.61

Fielding Stats for Buck Farmer and Burt Keeley

Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Burt Keeley
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
417
7.31
Burt Keeley
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
1.53
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.39
Burt Keeley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.77
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1541
27
Burt Keeley
Career
Per 9 Innings
528
27
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
513.2
9
Burt Keeley
Career
Per 9 Innings
176
9
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.51
Burt Keeley
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.31
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.79
Burt Keeley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
3.63
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.09
Burt Keeley
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.51
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
1.38
Burt Keeley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
4.45
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
74
1.3
Burt Keeley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
3.94
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.67
93.67
Burt Keeley
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.51
88.51
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.178
0.178
Burt Keeley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.567
2.567
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.28
5.28
Burt Keeley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.05
Burt Keeley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.1
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Burt Keeley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Burt Keeley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Burt Keeley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Burt Keeley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Buck Farmer and Burt Keeley

Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Burt Keeley
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
417
62550
Burt Keeley
Career
Per 600 PA
33
335.59
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
4
600
Burt Keeley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
59
600
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
600
Burt Keeley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
51
518.64
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Burt Keeley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Burt Keeley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.371
0.371
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Burt Keeley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
61.02
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Burt Keeley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
61.02
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Burt Keeley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Burt Keeley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Burt Keeley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Burt Keeley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Burt Keeley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Burt Keeley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Burt Keeley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
34.02
Burt Keeley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.01
10.25
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Burt Keeley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
61.02
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Burt Keeley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
81.36
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Burt Keeley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.151
0.151
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Burt Keeley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Burt Keeley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.269
0.269
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Burt Keeley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Burt Keeley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.097
0.097
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Burt Keeley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Burt Keeley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Burt Keeley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
30.51
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Burt Keeley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Burt Keeley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
30.51
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
39.91
Burt Keeley
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.21
-2.16
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Burt Keeley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Burt Keeley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
20.34
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Burt Keeley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
450
Burt Keeley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
20
203.39
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
1.33
1.33
Burt Keeley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.95
2.95
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Burt Keeley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Burt Keeley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
61.02
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Burt Keeley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Burt Keeley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Burt Keeley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.17
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Burt Keeley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Burt Keeley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.17
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
Burt Keeley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100