Buck Farmer vs. Larry Kimbrough — Career Comparison

Buck Farmer
MillenialGeorgiaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Larry Kimbrough
Greatest GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows UnknownBats SwitchNorth AmericaPhiladelphia StarsNegro National League IIStarting Pitcher

Larry Kimbrough 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. Buck Farmer posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.71 and WHIP 1.427 compared to 5.81 and 1.671 for Larry Kimbrough. By the career numbers, Buck Farmer had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Buck Farmer and Larry Kimbrough

Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Larry Kimbrough
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
417
7.31
Larry Kimbrough
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
2.39
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.39
Larry Kimbrough
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.85
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.42
Larry Kimbrough
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.34
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.53
Larry Kimbrough
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.85
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.44
44.44
Larry Kimbrough
Career
Per 9 Innings
28.57
28.57
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.28
5.28
Larry Kimbrough
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35.71
35.71
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Kimbrough
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.17
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Kimbrough
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.11
Larry Kimbrough
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
269
4.71
Larry Kimbrough
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
5.81
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.71
4.71
Larry Kimbrough
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.81
5.81
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.48
4.48
Larry Kimbrough
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.13
5.13
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.48
4.48
Larry Kimbrough
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.39
4.39
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
Larry Kimbrough
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.302
0.302
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1541
27
Larry Kimbrough
Career
Per 9 Innings
158
27
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
513.2
9
Larry Kimbrough
Career
Per 9 Innings
52.2
9
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
484
8.48
Larry Kimbrough
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
61
10.42
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.48
8.48
Larry Kimbrough
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.42
10.42
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
1.24
Larry Kimbrough
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.34
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.24
1.24
Larry Kimbrough
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.34
0.34
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.17
0.17
Larry Kimbrough
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
236
4.13
Larry Kimbrough
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
4.61
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.23
Larry Kimbrough
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.14
4.14
Larry Kimbrough
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.61
4.61
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
486
8.52
Larry Kimbrough
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
2.91
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.52
8.52
Larry Kimbrough
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.91
2.91
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.17
1.17
Larry Kimbrough
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.21
1.21
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.406
1.406
Larry Kimbrough
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.835
0.835
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.33
Larry Kimbrough
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.17
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.58
Larry Kimbrough
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Kimbrough
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2245
39.33
Larry Kimbrough
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
233
39.82
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
1.51
Larry Kimbrough
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.03
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
282
4.94
Larry Kimbrough
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
7.35
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.94
4.94
Larry Kimbrough
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.35
7.35
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.21
Larry Kimbrough
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.68
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.32
Larry Kimbrough
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.74
Larry Kimbrough
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.51
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.402
1.402
Larry Kimbrough
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.671
1.671
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1946
34.1
Larry Kimbrough
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
202
34.52
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.68
0.68
Larry Kimbrough
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.07
3.07
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.297
0.297
Larry Kimbrough
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.322
0.322
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.33
39.33
Larry Kimbrough
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.82
39.82

Fielding Stats for Buck Farmer and Larry Kimbrough

Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Larry Kimbrough
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
417
7.31
Larry Kimbrough
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
2.3
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.39
Larry Kimbrough
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.96
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1541
27
Larry Kimbrough
Career
Per 9 Innings
282
27
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
513.2
9
Larry Kimbrough
Career
Per 9 Innings
94
9
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
0.51
Larry Kimbrough
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.77
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
0.79
Larry Kimbrough
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
1.82
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.09
Larry Kimbrough
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.38
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
79
1.38
Larry Kimbrough
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
2.97
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
74
1.3
Larry Kimbrough
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
2.59
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.67
93.67
Larry Kimbrough
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.1
87.1
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.178
0.178
Larry Kimbrough
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.125
1.125
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.28
5.28
Larry Kimbrough
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.67
41.67
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.05
Larry Kimbrough
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Kimbrough
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Kimbrough
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Kimbrough
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Kimbrough
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Buck Farmer and Larry Kimbrough

Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Larry Kimbrough
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
417
62550
Larry Kimbrough
Career
Per 600 PA
27
376.74
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
4
600
Larry Kimbrough
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
600
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
600
Larry Kimbrough
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
40
558.14
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Larry Kimbrough
Career
Per 600 PA
0.225
0.225
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Larry Kimbrough
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.607
0.607
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Larry Kimbrough
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
125.58
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Larry Kimbrough
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
97.67
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Kimbrough
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
27.91
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Kimbrough
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Kimbrough
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Kimbrough
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
27.91
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Kimbrough
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Kimbrough
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Kimbrough
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.23
34.02
Larry Kimbrough
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.6
50.3
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
1
150
Larry Kimbrough
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
153.49
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
1
150
Larry Kimbrough
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
167.44
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Larry Kimbrough
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.279
0.279
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Larry Kimbrough
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.275
0.275
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Larry Kimbrough
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.554
0.554
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Kimbrough
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.05
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.175
0.175
Larry Kimbrough
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Larry Kimbrough
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.516
0.516
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Larry Kimbrough
Career
Per 600 PA
0.225
0.225
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Kimbrough
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
111.63
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Kimbrough
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
55.81
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Kimbrough
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
167.44
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.27
39.91
Larry Kimbrough
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.86
53.9
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Kimbrough
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Kimbrough
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
41.86
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Kimbrough
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
3
450
Larry Kimbrough
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.33
1.33
Larry Kimbrough
Career
Per 600 PA
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Kimbrough
Career
Per 600 PA
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Kimbrough
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Kimbrough
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Kimbrough
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Kimbrough
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
27.91
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Kimbrough
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Kimbrough
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
27.91
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
Larry Kimbrough
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100