Buck Farmer vs. Ed Kusel — Career Comparison

Buck Farmer
MillenialGeorgiaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Ed Kusel
Lost GenerationOhioThrows RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Ed Kusel 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 7.13 and 1.833 for Ed Kusel. 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 Ed Kusel

Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Ed Kusel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
417
7.31
Ed Kusel
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.13
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.39
Ed Kusel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.13
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.42
Ed Kusel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.53
Ed Kusel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
1.13
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.44
44.44
Ed Kusel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.28
5.28
Ed Kusel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Kusel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.13
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Kusel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.11
Ed Kusel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
269
4.71
Ed Kusel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
7.13
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.71
4.71
Ed Kusel
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.13
7.13
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.48
4.48
Ed Kusel
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.89
6.89
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.48
4.48
Ed Kusel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.5
3.5
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
Ed Kusel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.384
0.384
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1541
27
Ed Kusel
Career
Per 9 Innings
72
27
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
513.2
9
Ed Kusel
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
9
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
484
8.48
Ed Kusel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
16.13
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.48
8.48
Ed Kusel
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.13
16.13
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
1.24
Ed Kusel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.38
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.24
1.24
Ed Kusel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.38
0.38
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Ed Kusel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
236
4.13
Ed Kusel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.38
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.23
Ed Kusel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.14
4.14
Ed Kusel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.38
0.38
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
486
8.52
Ed Kusel
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.75
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.52
8.52
Ed Kusel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.75
0.75
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.17
1.17
Ed Kusel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.406
1.406
Ed Kusel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.125
0.125
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.33
Ed Kusel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.58
Ed Kusel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Kusel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2245
39.33
Ed Kusel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
42.38
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
1.51
Ed Kusel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
282
4.94
Ed Kusel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
10.5
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.94
4.94
Ed Kusel
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.5
10.5
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.21
Ed Kusel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.32
Ed Kusel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.74
Ed Kusel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.402
1.402
Ed Kusel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.833
1.833
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1946
34.1
Ed Kusel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
42
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.68
0.68
Ed Kusel
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.33
9.33
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.297
0.297
Ed Kusel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.385
0.385
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.33
39.33
Ed Kusel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.38
42.38

Fielding Stats for Buck Farmer and Ed Kusel

Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Ed Kusel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
417
7.31
Ed Kusel
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.13
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.39
Ed Kusel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.13
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1541
27
Ed Kusel
Career
Per 9 Innings
72
27
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
513.2
9
Ed Kusel
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
9
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
0.51
Ed Kusel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.75
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
0.79
Ed Kusel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.88
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.09
Ed Kusel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
79
1.38
Ed Kusel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.63
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
74
1.3
Ed Kusel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.63
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.67
93.67
Ed Kusel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.178
0.178
Ed Kusel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.333
2.333
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.28
5.28
Ed Kusel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.05
Ed Kusel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Kusel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Kusel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Kusel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Kusel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Buck Farmer and Ed Kusel

Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Ed Kusel
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
417
62550
Ed Kusel
Career
Per 600 PA
3
180
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
4
600
Ed Kusel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
600
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
4
600
Ed Kusel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
600
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Ed Kusel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Ed Kusel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
1
150
Ed Kusel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
180
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
1
150
Ed Kusel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
180
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Kusel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Kusel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Kusel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Kusel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Kusel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Kusel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Kusel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.23
34.02
Ed Kusel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.82
49.29
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
1
150
Ed Kusel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
180
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
1
150
Ed Kusel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
180
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Ed Kusel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Ed Kusel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Ed Kusel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Kusel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.175
0.175
Ed Kusel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Ed Kusel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Ed Kusel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.3
0.3
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Kusel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Kusel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Kusel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.27
39.91
Ed Kusel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.13
67.5
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Kusel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Kusel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Kusel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
3
450
Ed Kusel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.33
1.33
Ed Kusel
Career
Per 600 PA
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Kusel
Career
Per 600 PA
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Kusel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Kusel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Kusel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Kusel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Kusel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Kusel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Kusel
Career
Per 600 PA