Buck Farmer vs. Jose Melendez — Career Comparison

Buck Farmer
MillenialGeorgiaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Jose Melendez
Gen XP.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanSan Diego PadresNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

The numbers give Jose Melendez a clear advantage over Buck Farmer across the core pitching metrics. Jose Melendez led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 157 vs 88), run prevention (ERA+ 115 vs 76), and strikeout rate (K%+ 114 vs 84). Buck Farmer held the edge in home run suppression (HR9+ 78 vs 71). Jose Melendez was the better reliever — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Buck Farmer and Jose Melendez

Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
417
7.31
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 9 Innings
109
4.45
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.39
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.49
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.42
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.65
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.53
Jose Melendez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.57
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
44.44
44.44
Jose Melendez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.33
53.33
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.28
5.28
Jose Melendez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11.01
11.01
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.11
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.12
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
269
4.71
Jose Melendez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
3.47
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.71
4.71
Jose Melendez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.47
3.47
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.48
4.48
Jose Melendez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.16
3.16
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.48
4.48
Jose Melendez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.94
3.94
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.249
0.249
Jose Melendez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.241
0.241
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1541
27
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 9 Innings
662
27
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
513.2
9
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 9 Innings
220.2
9
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
484
8.48
Jose Melendez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
197
8.03
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.48
8.48
Jose Melendez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.03
8.03
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
1.24
Jose Melendez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
1.1
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.24
1.24
Jose Melendez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.1
1.1
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
236
4.13
Jose Melendez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
2.45
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.23
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.61
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.14
4.14
Jose Melendez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.45
2.45
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
486
8.52
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 9 Innings
172
7.02
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.52
8.52
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.02
7.02
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.17
1.17
Jose Melendez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.58
1.58
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.406
1.406
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.051
1.051
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.33
Jose Melendez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.2
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.58
Jose Melendez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.29
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.12
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2245
39.33
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 9 Innings
911
37.16
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
86
1.51
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
1.51
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
282
4.94
Jose Melendez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
3.67
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.94
4.94
Jose Melendez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.67
3.67
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.21
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.53
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.32
Jose Melendez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.49
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.74
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.37
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.402
1.402
Jose Melendez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.165
1.165
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1946
34.1
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 9 Innings
819
33.4
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.68
0.68
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.83
0.83
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.297
0.297
Jose Melendez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.274
0.274
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.33
39.33
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.16
37.16

Fielding Stats for Buck Farmer and Jose Melendez

Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
417
7.31
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 9 Innings
109
4.45
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.39
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.49
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1541
27
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 9 Innings
662
27
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
513.2
9
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 9 Innings
220.2
9
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.51
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.29
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
0.79
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
1.02
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.09
Jose Melendez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.12
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
79
1.38
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
1.43
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
74
1.3
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
1.31
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.67
93.67
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.43
91.43
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.178
0.178
Jose Melendez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.294
0.294
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.28
5.28
Jose Melendez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11.01
11.01
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.05
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Buck Farmer and Jose Melendez

Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
417
62550
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 600 PA
109
2422.22
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
4
600
Jose Melendez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
600
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
600
Jose Melendez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
555.56
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.278
0.278
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Jose Melendez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
44.44
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 600 PA
1
22.22
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Melendez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Melendez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Melendez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
34.02
Jose Melendez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
0.39
8.61
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Jose Melendez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
66.67
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Jose Melendez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
66.67
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
0.12
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.235
0.235
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Melendez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.082
0.082
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.174
0.174
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Melendez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Melendez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
39.91
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.86
-19.16
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Melendez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
450
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
400
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
1.33
1.33
Jose Melendez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.5
1.5
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Melendez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Melendez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 600 PA