Buck Farmer vs. Leroy Matlock — Career Comparison

Buck Farmer
MillenialGeorgiaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Leroy Matlock
Greatest GenerationMissouriThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPittsburgh CrawfordsNegro National League IIStarting PitcherAll-Star

Leroy Matlock 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. Leroy Matlock posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.93 and WHIP 1.312 compared to 4.71 and 1.427 for Buck Farmer. By the career numbers, Leroy Matlock had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Buck Farmer and Leroy Matlock

Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Leroy Matlock
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
417
7.31
Leroy Matlock
Career
Per 9 Innings
120
1.38
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.39
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
1.03
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.42
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.61
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.53
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.33
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
44.44
44.44
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.63
64.63
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.28
5.28
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74.17
74.17
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
0.6
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.05
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.11
Leroy Matlock
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
269
4.71
Leroy Matlock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
341
3.93
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.71
4.71
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.93
3.93
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.48
4.48
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.45
3.45
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.48
4.48
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
Leroy Matlock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.264
0.264
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1541
27
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2340
27
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
513.2
9
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
780
9
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
484
8.48
Leroy Matlock
Career
Per 9 Innings
793
9.15
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.48
8.48
Leroy Matlock
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.15
9.15
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
1.24
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.46
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.24
1.24
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.46
0.46
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Leroy Matlock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
236
4.13
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
230
2.65
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.23
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.14
4.14
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.65
2.65
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
486
8.52
Leroy Matlock
Career
Per 9 Innings
399
4.6
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.52
8.52
Leroy Matlock
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.6
4.6
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.17
1.17
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.33
3.33
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.406
1.406
Leroy Matlock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.806
0.806
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.33
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.58
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.09
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leroy Matlock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2245
39.33
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3312
38.22
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
1.51
Leroy Matlock
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.17
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
282
4.94
Leroy Matlock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
416
4.8
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.94
4.94
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.8
4.8
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.21
Leroy Matlock
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
0.78
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.32
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.74
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
0.81
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.402
1.402
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.312
1.312
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1946
34.1
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3006
34.68
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.68
0.68
Leroy Matlock
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.47
3.47
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.297
0.297
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.293
0.293
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.33
39.33
Leroy Matlock
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.22
38.22

Fielding Stats for Buck Farmer and Leroy Matlock

Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Leroy Matlock
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
417
7.31
Leroy Matlock
Career
Per 9 Innings
156
1.43
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.39
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
1
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1541
27
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2939
27
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
513.2
9
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
979.2
9
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.51
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
132
1.21
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.79
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
221
2.03
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.09
Leroy Matlock
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.14
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
1.38
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
368
3.38
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
74
1.3
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
353
3.24
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.67
93.67
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.92
95.92
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.178
0.178
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.263
2.263
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.28
5.28
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.87
69.87
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.05
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.17
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leroy Matlock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leroy Matlock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leroy Matlock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leroy Matlock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Buck Farmer and Leroy Matlock

Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Leroy Matlock
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
417
62550
Leroy Matlock
Career
Per 600 PA
161
222.58
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
4
600
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
434
600
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
600
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
375
518.43
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Leroy Matlock
Career
Per 600 PA
0.221
0.221
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.624
0.624
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
83
114.75
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
67
92.63
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
15.21
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.76
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
4.15
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
22.12
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.193
0.193
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.036
0.036
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.23
34.02
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34.15
47.21
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
107
147.93
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
1
150
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
117
161.75
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.285
0.285
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.571
0.571
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.064
0.064
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.175
0.175
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.503
0.503
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Leroy Matlock
Career
Per 600 PA
0.217
0.217
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
58
80.18
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
53.92
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
94
129.95
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.27
39.91
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38.48
53.2
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.38
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
45.62
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leroy Matlock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
3
450
Leroy Matlock
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
4.15
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
1.33
1.33
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
144.67
144.67
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
34.56
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leroy Matlock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leroy Matlock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
8.29
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leroy Matlock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
8.29
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100