Buck Farmer vs. Andy Messersmith — Career Comparison

Buck Farmer
MillenialGeorgiaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Andy Messersmith
Silent GenerationNew JerseyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCalifornia AngelsAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherGold GloveAll-Star

Andy Messersmith 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. Andy Messersmith led in run prevention (ERA+ 116 vs 76), strikeout rate (K%+ 121 vs 84), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 104 vs 77). Role difference aside, Andy Messersmith holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Buck Farmer and Andy Messersmith

Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
417
7.31
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 9 Innings
344
1.39
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.39
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
295
1.19
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.42
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
0.52
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
0.53
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
0.4
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
44.44
44.44
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.77
56.77
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.28
5.28
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.76
85.76
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
0.4
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.11
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.11
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.06
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
269
4.71
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
709
2.86
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.71
4.71
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.86
2.86
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.48
4.48
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.66
2.66
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.48
4.48
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.73
3.73
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.249
0.249
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.212
0.212
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1541
27
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6691
27
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
513.2
9
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2230.1
9
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
484
8.48
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1719
6.94
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.48
8.48
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.94
6.94
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
71
1.24
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
174
0.7
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.24
1.24
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.7
0.7
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.51
0.51
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
236
4.13
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
831
3.35
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.23
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
0.18
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.14
4.14
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.35
3.35
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
486
8.52
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1625
6.56
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.52
8.52
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.56
6.56
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.17
1.17
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.72
4.72
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.406
1.406
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.101
1.101
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.33
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
0.28
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
0.58
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.16
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.03
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2245
39.33
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9120
36.8
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
1.51
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.12
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
282
4.94
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
812
3.28
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.94
4.94
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.28
3.28
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.21
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 9 Innings
87
0.35
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.32
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.15
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.74
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
80
0.32
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.402
1.402
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.143
1.143
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1946
34.1
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8126
32.79
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.68
0.68
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.36
2.36
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.297
0.297
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.244
0.244
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.33
39.33
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.8
36.8

Fielding Stats for Buck Farmer and Andy Messersmith

Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
417
7.31
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 9 Innings
344
1.39
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.39
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
295
1.19
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1541
27
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6694
27
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
513.2
9
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2231.1
9
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.51
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
136
0.55
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.79
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
318
1.28
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.09
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.17
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
1.38
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
495
2
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
74
1.3
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
454
1.83
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.67
93.67
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.72
91.72
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.178
0.178
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.32
1.32
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.28
5.28
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.76
85.76
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.05
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.06
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Buck Farmer and Andy Messersmith

Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
417
62550
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 600 PA
353
256.42
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
4
600
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
826
600
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
600
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
729
529.54
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.502
0.502
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
124
90.07
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
89
64.65
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
21.79
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
3.63
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
25.42
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.282
0.282
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
34.02
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
39.81
28.92
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
169
122.76
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
171
124.21
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.219
0.219
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.232
0.232
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.451
0.451
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.062
0.062
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.157
0.157
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.355
0.355
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.231
0.231
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
35.59
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
39.23
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
98
71.19
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
39.91
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33.3
24.19
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.73
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
33.41
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
450
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
212
154
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
1.33
1.33
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.9
3.9
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
33.41
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.91
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 600 PA
6
4.36
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.73
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.73
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100