Buck Farmer vs. Phil Marchildon — Career Comparison

Buck Farmer
MillenialGeorgiaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Phil Marchildon
Greatest GenerationCANThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Phil Marchildon 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. Phil Marchildon posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.93 and WHIP 1.456 compared to 4.71 and 1.427 for Buck Farmer. By the career numbers, Phil Marchildon had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Buck Farmer and Phil Marchildon

Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
417
7.31
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 9 Innings
185
1.37
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.39
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
1.2
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.42
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
0.5
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.53
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
0.56
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
44.44
44.44
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.55
47.55
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.28
5.28
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.57
87.57
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
0.61
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.04
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.11
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
269
4.71
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
530
3.93
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.71
4.71
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.93
3.93
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.48
4.48
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.95
3.95
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.48
4.48
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.82
4.82
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.249
0.249
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.236
0.236
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1541
27
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3643
27
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
513.2
9
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1214.1
9
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
484
8.48
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1084
8.03
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.48
8.48
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.03
8.03
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
71
1.24
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
0.6
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.24
1.24
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.6
0.6
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.44
0.44
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
236
4.13
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 9 Innings
684
5.07
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.23
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.14
4.14
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.07
5.07
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
486
8.52
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 9 Innings
481
3.56
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.52
8.52
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.56
3.56
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.17
1.17
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.6
2.6
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.406
1.406
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.959
0.959
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.33
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.33
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.58
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.17
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.04
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2245
39.33
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5309
39.35
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
1.51
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.13
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
282
4.94
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
605
4.48
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.94
4.94
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.48
4.48
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.21
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.32
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.74
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.402
1.402
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.456
1.456
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1946
34.1
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4602
34.11
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.68
0.68
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.27
3.27
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.297
0.297
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.248
0.248
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.33
39.33
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.35
39.35

Fielding Stats for Buck Farmer and Phil Marchildon

Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
417
7.31
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 9 Innings
185
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.39
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1541
27
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
513.2
9
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.51
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
52
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.79
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
168
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.09
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
1.38
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
235
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
1.3
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
220
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.67
93.67
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.62
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.178
0.178
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.189
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.28
5.28
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.05
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Buck Farmer and Phil Marchildon

Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
417
62550
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 600 PA
185
236.67
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
4
600
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
469
600
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
600
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
405
518.12
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.438
0.438
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
58
74.2
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
49
62.69
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
8.96
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.28
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.28
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
11.51
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.155
0.155
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.003
0.003
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.017
0.017
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
34.02
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13.53
17.31
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
70
89.55
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
86
110.02
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.199
0.199
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.173
0.173
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.371
0.371
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.03
0.03
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.133
0.133
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.276
0.276
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
26.87
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
33.26
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
58.85
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
39.91
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7.97
10.2
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.28
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
34.54
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
450
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
110
140.72
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
1.33
1.33
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.26
4.26
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
46.06
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 600 PA
7
8.96
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.28
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.28
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0