Buck Farmer vs. Lance McCullers Jr. — Career Comparison

Buck Farmer
MillenialGeorgiaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Lance McCullers Jr.
MillenialFloridaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Lance McCullers Jr. 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. Lance McCullers Jr. led in home run suppression (HR9+ 179 vs 78), skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 131 vs 77), and run prevention (ERA+ 121 vs 76). Buck Farmer held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 88 vs 86). Role difference aside, Lance McCullers Jr. holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Buck Farmer and Lance McCullers Jr.

Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Lance McCullers Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
417
7.31
Lance McCullers Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
146
1.7
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.39
Lance McCullers Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
1.63
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.42
Lance McCullers Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.59
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
0.53
Lance McCullers Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.43
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
44.44
44.44
Lance McCullers Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.95
57.95
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.28
5.28
Lance McCullers Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.89
95.89
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lance McCullers Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lance McCullers Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.11
Lance McCullers Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
269
4.71
Lance McCullers Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
318
3.7
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.71
4.71
Lance McCullers Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.7
3.7
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.48
4.48
Lance McCullers Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.48
4.48
Lance McCullers Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.249
0.249
Lance McCullers Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.229
0.229
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1541
27
Lance McCullers Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2322
27
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
513.2
9
Lance McCullers Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
774
9
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
484
8.48
Lance McCullers Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
664
7.72
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.48
8.48
Lance McCullers Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.72
7.72
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
1.24
Lance McCullers Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
0.78
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.24
1.24
Lance McCullers Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.78
0.78
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Lance McCullers Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.46
0.46
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
236
4.13
Lance McCullers Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
335
3.9
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.23
Lance McCullers Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.05
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.14
4.14
Lance McCullers Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.9
3.9
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
486
8.52
Lance McCullers Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
861
10.01
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.52
8.52
Lance McCullers Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.01
10.01
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.17
1.17
Lance McCullers Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.9
5.9
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.406
1.406
Lance McCullers Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.545
1.545
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.33
Lance McCullers Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.56
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
0.58
Lance McCullers Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.52
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lance McCullers Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.06
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2245
39.33
Lance McCullers Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3291
38.27
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
1.51
Lance McCullers Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
282
4.94
Lance McCullers Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
344
4
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.94
4.94
Lance McCullers Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.21
Lance McCullers Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.06
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.32
Lance McCullers Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.14
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.74
Lance McCullers Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
0.81
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.402
1.402
Lance McCullers Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.291
1.291
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1946
34.1
Lance McCullers Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2894
33.65
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.68
0.68
Lance McCullers Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.36
2.36
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.297
0.297
Lance McCullers Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.33
39.33
Lance McCullers Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.27
38.27

Fielding Stats for Buck Farmer and Lance McCullers Jr.

Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Lance McCullers Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
417
7.31
Lance McCullers Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
146
1.7
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.39
Lance McCullers Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
1.63
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1541
27
Lance McCullers Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2322
27
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
513.2
9
Lance McCullers Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
774
9
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.51
Lance McCullers Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
1.02
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.79
Lance McCullers Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
0.9
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.09
Lance McCullers Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.08
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
1.38
Lance McCullers Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
172
2
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
74
1.3
Lance McCullers Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
165
1.92
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.67
93.67
Lance McCullers Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.93
95.93
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.178
0.178
Lance McCullers Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.13
1.13
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.28
5.28
Lance McCullers Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.89
95.89
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.05
Lance McCullers Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.08
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lance McCullers Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lance McCullers Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lance McCullers Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lance McCullers Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Buck Farmer and Lance McCullers Jr.

Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Lance McCullers Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
417
62550
Lance McCullers Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
148
6342.86
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
4
600
Lance McCullers Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
600
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
4
600
Lance McCullers Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
600
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Lance McCullers Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0.071
0.071
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Lance McCullers Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Lance McCullers Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
1
42.86
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Lance McCullers Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
1
42.86
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance McCullers Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance McCullers Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance McCullers Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance McCullers Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance McCullers Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance McCullers Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance McCullers Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
34.02
Lance McCullers Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
2.72
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Lance McCullers Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
1
42.86
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Lance McCullers Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
1
42.86
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Lance McCullers Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0.071
0.071
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Lance McCullers Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0.071
0.071
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Lance McCullers Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance McCullers Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Lance McCullers Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
0.05
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Lance McCullers Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Lance McCullers Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance McCullers Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
42.86
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance McCullers Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance McCullers Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
42.86
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
39.91
Lance McCullers Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.78
-33.36
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance McCullers Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance McCullers Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance McCullers Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
450
Lance McCullers Jr.
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
214.29
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
1.33
1.33
Lance McCullers Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.8
2.8
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance McCullers Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance McCullers Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance McCullers Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance McCullers Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance McCullers Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance McCullers Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance McCullers Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
Lance McCullers Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA