Buck Farmer vs. Cliff Markle — Career Comparison

Buck Farmer
MillenialGeorgiaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Cliff Markle
Lost GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Cliff Markle 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. Cliff Markle posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.1 and WHIP 1.470 compared to 4.71 and 1.427 for Buck Farmer. By the career numbers, Cliff Markle had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Buck Farmer and Cliff Markle

Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Cliff Markle
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
417
7.31
Cliff Markle
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
2.15
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.39
Cliff Markle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.81
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.42
Cliff Markle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.46
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.53
Cliff Markle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.65
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.44
44.44
Cliff Markle
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.38
41.38
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.28
5.28
Cliff Markle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.5
37.5
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Markle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.46
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Markle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.08
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.11
Cliff Markle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
269
4.71
Cliff Markle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
4.1
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.71
4.71
Cliff Markle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.1
4.1
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.48
4.48
Cliff Markle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.03
4.03
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.48
4.48
Cliff Markle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.19
4.19
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
Cliff Markle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.261
0.261
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1541
27
Cliff Markle
Career
Per 9 Innings
704
27
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
513.2
9
Cliff Markle
Career
Per 9 Innings
234.2
9
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
484
8.48
Cliff Markle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
235
9.01
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.48
8.48
Cliff Markle
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.01
9.01
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
1.24
Cliff Markle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.35
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.24
1.24
Cliff Markle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.35
0.35
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.17
0.17
Cliff Markle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
236
4.13
Cliff Markle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
110
4.22
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.23
Cliff Markle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.14
4.14
Cliff Markle
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.22
4.22
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
486
8.52
Cliff Markle
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
3.45
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.52
8.52
Cliff Markle
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.45
3.45
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.17
1.17
Cliff Markle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.61
1.61
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.406
1.406
Cliff Markle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.852
0.852
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.33
Cliff Markle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.27
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.58
Cliff Markle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.15
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cliff Markle
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2245
39.33
Cliff Markle
Career
Per 9 Innings
1015
38.93
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
1.51
Cliff Markle
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.92
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
282
4.94
Cliff Markle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
132
5.06
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.94
4.94
Cliff Markle
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.06
5.06
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.21
Cliff Markle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.32
Cliff Markle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.74
Cliff Markle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.402
1.402
Cliff Markle
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.47
1.47
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1946
34.1
Cliff Markle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
901
34.56
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.68
0.68
Cliff Markle
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.36
2.36
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.297
0.297
Cliff Markle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.282
0.282
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.33
39.33
Cliff Markle
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.93
38.93

Fielding Stats for Buck Farmer and Cliff Markle

Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Cliff Markle
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
417
7.31
Cliff Markle
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.39
Cliff Markle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1541
27
Cliff Markle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
513.2
9
Cliff Markle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.51
Cliff Markle
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.79
Cliff Markle
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.09
Cliff Markle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
1.38
Cliff Markle
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
1.3
Cliff Markle
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.67
93.67
Cliff Markle
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.55
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.178
0.178
Cliff Markle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.036
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.28
5.28
Cliff Markle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.05
Cliff Markle
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Markle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Markle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Markle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Markle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Buck Farmer and Cliff Markle

Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Cliff Markle
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
417
62550
Cliff Markle
Career
Per 600 PA
56
442.11
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
4
600
Cliff Markle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
76
600
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
600
Cliff Markle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
69
544.74
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Cliff Markle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.087
0.087
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Cliff Markle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.309
0.309
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Cliff Markle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
47.37
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Cliff Markle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
31.58
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Markle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
15.79
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Markle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Markle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Markle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
15.79
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Markle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Markle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Markle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
34.02
Cliff Markle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.36
10.76
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Cliff Markle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
63.16
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Cliff Markle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
86.84
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Cliff Markle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.149
0.149
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Cliff Markle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.116
0.116
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Cliff Markle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.265
0.265
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Markle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.029
0.029
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Cliff Markle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.096
0.096
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Cliff Markle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.206
0.206
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Cliff Markle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.128
0.128
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Markle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
15.79
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Markle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
15.79
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Markle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
31.58
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
39.91
Cliff Markle
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.12
-8.88
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Markle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Markle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
39.47
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Markle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
450
Cliff Markle
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
173.68
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
1.33
1.33
Cliff Markle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.45
3.45
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Markle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
0.23
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Markle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
15.79
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Markle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Markle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Markle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Markle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Markle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
Cliff Markle
Career
Per 600 PA