Buck Farmer vs. Kevin Kobel — Career Comparison

Buck Farmer
MillenialGeorgiaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Kevin Kobel
Baby BoomersNew YorkThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaNew York MetsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Kevin Kobel 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. Kevin Kobel led in run prevention (ERA+ 106 vs 76), walk avoidance (BB%+ 116 vs 88), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 96 vs 77). Buck Farmer held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 84 vs 81). Role difference aside, Kevin Kobel holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Buck Farmer and Kevin Kobel

Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Kevin Kobel
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
417
7.31
Kevin Kobel
Career
Per 9 Innings
115
2.17
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.39
Kevin Kobel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
1.21
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.42
Kevin Kobel
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.34
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.53
Kevin Kobel
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.64
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.44
44.44
Kevin Kobel
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.62
34.62
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.28
5.28
Kevin Kobel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.65
55.65
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Kobel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.09
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Kobel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.06
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.11
Kevin Kobel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
269
4.71
Kevin Kobel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
205
3.88
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.71
4.71
Kevin Kobel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.88
3.88
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.48
4.48
Kevin Kobel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.87
3.87
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.48
4.48
Kevin Kobel
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.49
4.49
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
Kevin Kobel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.266
0.266
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1541
27
Kevin Kobel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1428
27
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
513.2
9
Kevin Kobel
Career
Per 9 Innings
476
9
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
484
8.48
Kevin Kobel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
481
9.09
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.48
8.48
Kevin Kobel
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.09
9.09
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
1.24
Kevin Kobel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.93
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.24
1.24
Kevin Kobel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.93
0.93
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Kevin Kobel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
236
4.13
Kevin Kobel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
2.87
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.23
Kevin Kobel
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.34
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.14
4.14
Kevin Kobel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.87
2.87
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
486
8.52
Kevin Kobel
Career
Per 9 Innings
205
3.88
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.52
8.52
Kevin Kobel
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.88
3.88
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.17
1.17
Kevin Kobel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.78
1.78
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.406
1.406
Kevin Kobel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.75
0.75
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.33
Kevin Kobel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.13
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.58
Kevin Kobel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.15
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kevin Kobel
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2245
39.33
Kevin Kobel
Career
Per 9 Innings
2014
38.08
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
1.51
Kevin Kobel
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.42
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
282
4.94
Kevin Kobel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
234
4.42
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.94
4.94
Kevin Kobel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.42
4.42
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.21
Kevin Kobel
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.49
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.32
Kevin Kobel
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.36
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.74
Kevin Kobel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.81
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.402
1.402
Kevin Kobel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.33
1.33
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1946
34.1
Kevin Kobel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1809
34.2
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.68
0.68
Kevin Kobel
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.03
2.03
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.297
0.297
Kevin Kobel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.278
0.278
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.33
39.33
Kevin Kobel
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.08
38.08

Fielding Stats for Buck Farmer and Kevin Kobel

Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Kevin Kobel
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
417
7.31
Kevin Kobel
Career
Per 9 Innings
115
2.17
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.39
Kevin Kobel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
1.21
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1541
27
Kevin Kobel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1428
27
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
513.2
9
Kevin Kobel
Career
Per 9 Innings
476
9
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.51
Kevin Kobel
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.47
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.79
Kevin Kobel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
1.46
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.09
Kevin Kobel
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.09
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
1.38
Kevin Kobel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
2.02
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
74
1.3
Kevin Kobel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
1.93
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.67
93.67
Kevin Kobel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.33
95.33
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.178
0.178
Kevin Kobel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.887
0.887
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.28
5.28
Kevin Kobel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.65
55.65
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.05
Kevin Kobel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.11
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Kobel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Kobel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Kobel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Kobel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Buck Farmer and Kevin Kobel

Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Kevin Kobel
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
417
62550
Kevin Kobel
Career
Per 600 PA
115
793.1
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
4
600
Kevin Kobel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
87
600
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
600
Kevin Kobel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
73
503.45
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Kevin Kobel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.178
0.178
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Kevin Kobel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.489
0.489
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Kevin Kobel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
89.66
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Kevin Kobel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
75.86
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Kobel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
13.79
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Kobel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Kobel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Kobel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
13.79
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Kobel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Kobel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Kobel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
34.02
Kevin Kobel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2.56
17.64
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Kevin Kobel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
103.45
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Kevin Kobel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
96.55
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Kevin Kobel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.189
0.189
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Kevin Kobel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.206
0.206
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Kevin Kobel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.395
0.395
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Kobel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.027
0.027
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Kevin Kobel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.137
0.137
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Kevin Kobel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.262
0.262
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Kevin Kobel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.277
0.277
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Kobel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
27.59
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Kobel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
27.59
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Kobel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
55.17
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
39.91
Kevin Kobel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2.09
14.38
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Kobel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Kobel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.9
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Kobel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
450
Kevin Kobel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
26
179.31
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
1.33
1.33
Kevin Kobel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.35
3.35
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Kobel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Kobel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
89.66
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Kobel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Kevin Kobel
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.9
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Kobel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Kobel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Kobel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
Kevin Kobel
Career
Per 600 PA