Buck Farmer vs. Sal Maglie — Career Comparison

Buck Farmer
MillenialGeorgiaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Sal Maglie
Greatest GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York GiantsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Sal Maglie 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. Sal Maglie posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.15 and WHIP 1.254 compared to 4.71 and 1.427 for Buck Farmer. By the career numbers, Sal Maglie had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Buck Farmer and Sal Maglie

Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Sal Maglie
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
417
7.31
Sal Maglie
Career
Per 9 Innings
303
1.58
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.39
Sal Maglie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
232
1.21
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.42
Sal Maglie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
0.62
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
0.53
Sal Maglie
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
0.32
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
44.44
44.44
Sal Maglie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.75
65.75
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.28
5.28
Sal Maglie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76.57
76.57
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sal Maglie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93
0.49
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sal Maglie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.13
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.11
Sal Maglie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.07
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
269
4.71
Sal Maglie
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
603
3.15
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.71
4.71
Sal Maglie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.15
3.15
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.48
4.48
Sal Maglie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.47
3.47
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.48
4.48
Sal Maglie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.33
4.33
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.249
0.249
Sal Maglie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.242
0.242
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1541
27
Sal Maglie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5169
27
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
513.2
9
Sal Maglie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1723
9
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
484
8.48
Sal Maglie
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1591
8.31
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.48
8.48
Sal Maglie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.31
8.31
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
71
1.24
Sal Maglie
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
169
0.88
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.24
1.24
Sal Maglie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.88
0.88
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Sal Maglie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.56
0.56
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
236
4.13
Sal Maglie
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
562
2.94
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.23
Sal Maglie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.04
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.14
4.14
Sal Maglie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.94
2.94
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
486
8.52
Sal Maglie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
862
4.5
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.52
8.52
Sal Maglie
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.17
1.17
Sal Maglie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.84
2.84
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.406
1.406
Sal Maglie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.827
0.827
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.33
Sal Maglie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.09
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
0.58
Sal Maglie
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
0.23
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sal Maglie
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.04
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2245
39.33
Sal Maglie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7182
37.51
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
1.51
Sal Maglie
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.18
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
282
4.94
Sal Maglie
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
684
3.57
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.94
4.94
Sal Maglie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.57
3.57
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.21
Sal Maglie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.32
Sal Maglie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.74
Sal Maglie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.402
1.402
Sal Maglie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.25
1.25
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1946
34.1
Sal Maglie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6576
34.35
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.68
0.68
Sal Maglie
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.26
2.26
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.297
0.297
Sal Maglie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.256
0.256
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.33
39.33
Sal Maglie
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.51
37.51

Fielding Stats for Buck Farmer and Sal Maglie

Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Sal Maglie
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
417
7.31
Sal Maglie
Career
Per 9 Innings
303
3.53
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.39
Sal Maglie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
114
1.33
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1541
27
Sal Maglie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2320
27
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
513.2
9
Sal Maglie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
773.1
9
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.51
Sal Maglie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
1.12
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.79
Sal Maglie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
280
3.26
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.09
Sal Maglie
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.12
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
1.38
Sal Maglie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
386
4.49
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
74
1.3
Sal Maglie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
376
4.38
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.67
93.67
Sal Maglie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.41
97.41
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.178
0.178
Sal Maglie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.241
1.241
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.28
5.28
Sal Maglie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.62
37.62
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.05
Sal Maglie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.3
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sal Maglie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sal Maglie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sal Maglie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sal Maglie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Buck Farmer and Sal Maglie

Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Sal Maglie
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
417
62550
Sal Maglie
Career
Per 600 PA
304
282.79
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
4
600
Sal Maglie
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
645
600
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
600
Sal Maglie
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
563
523.72
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Sal Maglie
Career
Per 600 PA
0.135
0.135
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Sal Maglie
Career
Per 600 PA
0.402
0.402
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Sal Maglie
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
76
70.7
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Sal Maglie
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
68
63.26
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sal Maglie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
4.65
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sal Maglie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.93
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sal Maglie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.86
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sal Maglie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
7.44
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sal Maglie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.105
0.105
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sal Maglie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sal Maglie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.026
0.026
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
34.02
Sal Maglie
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14.05
13.07
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Sal Maglie
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
89
82.79
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Sal Maglie
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
99
92.09
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Sal Maglie
Career
Per 600 PA
0.168
0.168
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Sal Maglie
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Sal Maglie
Career
Per 600 PA
0.327
0.327
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sal Maglie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.023
0.023
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Sal Maglie
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Sal Maglie
Career
Per 600 PA
0.226
0.226
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Sal Maglie
Career
Per 600 PA
0.193
0.193
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sal Maglie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
26.98
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sal Maglie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
26.98
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sal Maglie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56
52.09
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
39.91
Sal Maglie
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.58
1.47
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sal Maglie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.79
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sal Maglie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
18.6
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sal Maglie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
450
Sal Maglie
Career
Per 600 PAverified
180
167.44
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
1.33
1.33
Sal Maglie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.58
3.58
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sal Maglie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
0.11
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sal Maglie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
57
53.02
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sal Maglie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.86
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Sal Maglie
Career
Per 600 PA
13
12.09
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sal Maglie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.93
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sal Maglie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sal Maglie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.93
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
Sal Maglie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100