Buck Farmer vs. Lou Kretlow — Career Comparison

Buck Farmer
MillenialGeorgiaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Lou Kretlow
Greatest GenerationOklahomaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Lou Kretlow 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 4.87 and 1.664 for Lou Kretlow. 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 Lou Kretlow

Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Lou Kretlow
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
417
7.31
Lou Kretlow
Career
Per 9 Innings
199
2.28
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.39
Lou Kretlow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
1.19
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.42
Lou Kretlow
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
0.31
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.53
Lou Kretlow
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.54
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.44
44.44
Lou Kretlow
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.49
36.49
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.28
5.28
Lou Kretlow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.26
52.26
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Kretlow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.25
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Kretlow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.03
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.11
Lou Kretlow
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
269
4.71
Lou Kretlow
Career
Per 9 Innings
425
4.87
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.71
4.71
Lou Kretlow
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.87
4.87
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.48
4.48
Lou Kretlow
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.98
4.98
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.48
4.48
Lou Kretlow
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.91
4.91
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
Lou Kretlow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.256
0.256
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1541
27
Lou Kretlow
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2356
27
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
513.2
9
Lou Kretlow
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
785.1
9
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
484
8.48
Lou Kretlow
Career
Per 9 Innings
781
8.95
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.48
8.48
Lou Kretlow
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.95
8.95
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
1.24
Lou Kretlow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
0.71
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.24
1.24
Lou Kretlow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.71
0.71
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Lou Kretlow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
236
4.13
Lou Kretlow
Career
Per 9 Innings
522
5.98
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.23
Lou Kretlow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.05
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.14
4.14
Lou Kretlow
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.98
5.98
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
486
8.52
Lou Kretlow
Career
Per 9 Innings
450
5.16
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.52
8.52
Lou Kretlow
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.16
5.16
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.17
1.17
Lou Kretlow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.26
2.26
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.406
1.406
Lou Kretlow
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.238
1.238
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.33
Lou Kretlow
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.29
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.58
Lou Kretlow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.11
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Kretlow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2245
39.33
Lou Kretlow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3586
41.1
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
1.51
Lou Kretlow
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.49
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
282
4.94
Lou Kretlow
Career
Per 9 Innings
479
5.49
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.94
4.94
Lou Kretlow
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.49
5.49
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.21
Lou Kretlow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.32
Lou Kretlow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.74
Lou Kretlow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.402
1.402
Lou Kretlow
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.659
1.659
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1946
34.1
Lou Kretlow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3054
35
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.68
0.68
Lou Kretlow
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.41
2.41
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.297
0.297
Lou Kretlow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.283
0.283
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.33
39.33
Lou Kretlow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.1
41.1

Fielding Stats for Buck Farmer and Lou Kretlow

Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Lou Kretlow
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
417
7.31
Lou Kretlow
Career
Per 9 Innings
199
5.52
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.39
Lou Kretlow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
1.25
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1541
27
Lou Kretlow
Career
Per 9 Innings
974
27
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
513.2
9
Lou Kretlow
Career
Per 9 Innings
324.2
9
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
0.51
Lou Kretlow
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.67
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.79
Lou Kretlow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
133
3.69
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.09
Lou Kretlow
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.3
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
1.38
Lou Kretlow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
168
4.66
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
74
1.3
Lou Kretlow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
157
4.35
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.67
93.67
Lou Kretlow
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.45
93.45
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.178
0.178
Lou Kretlow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.789
0.789
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.28
5.28
Lou Kretlow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22.61
22.61
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.05
Lou Kretlow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.25
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Kretlow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Kretlow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Kretlow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Kretlow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Buck Farmer and Lou Kretlow

Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Lou Kretlow
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
417
62550
Lou Kretlow
Career
Per 600 PA
200
446.1
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
4
600
Lou Kretlow
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
269
600
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
600
Lou Kretlow
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
237
528.62
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Lou Kretlow
Career
Per 600 PA
0.114
0.114
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Lou Kretlow
Career
Per 600 PA
0.357
0.357
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Lou Kretlow
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
60.22
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Lou Kretlow
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
55.76
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Kretlow
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.46
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Kretlow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Kretlow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Kretlow
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.46
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Kretlow
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.074
0.074
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Kretlow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Kretlow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
34.02
Lou Kretlow
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4.98
11.1
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Lou Kretlow
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
64.68
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Lou Kretlow
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
95.91
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Lou Kretlow
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Lou Kretlow
Career
Per 600 PA
0.122
0.122
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Lou Kretlow
Career
Per 600 PA
0.292
0.292
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Kretlow
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Lou Kretlow
Career
Per 600 PA
0.107
0.107
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Lou Kretlow
Career
Per 600 PA
0.213
0.213
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Lou Kretlow
Career
Per 600 PA
0.227
0.227
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Kretlow
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
15.61
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Kretlow
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
26.77
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Kretlow
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
42.38
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
39.91
Lou Kretlow
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.85
-1.9
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Kretlow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Kretlow
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
35.69
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Kretlow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
450
Lou Kretlow
Career
Per 600 PAverified
118
263.2
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
1.33
1.33
Lou Kretlow
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.28
2.28
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Kretlow
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Kretlow
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
35.69
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Kretlow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Lou Kretlow
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.23
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Kretlow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Kretlow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Kretlow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
Lou Kretlow
Career
Per 600 PA