Buck Farmer vs. Fred Mitchell — Career Comparison

Buck Farmer
MillenialGeorgiaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Fred Mitchell
Pre-GenerationalMassachusettsThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Fred Mitchell 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. Fred Mitchell posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.1 and WHIP 1.544 compared to 4.71 and 1.427 for Buck Farmer. By the career numbers, Fred Mitchell had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Buck Farmer and Fred Mitchell

Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
417
7.31
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
97
1.22
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.39
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
1.08
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.42
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
0.39
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.53
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.63
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.44
44.44
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.27
38.27
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.28
5.28
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.66
88.66
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
0.89
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.11
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
269
4.71
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
327
4.1
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.71
4.71
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.1
4.1
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.48
4.48
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.67
4.67
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.48
4.48
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.17
4.17
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1541
27
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2155
27
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
513.2
9
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
718.1
9
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
484
8.48
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
806
10.1
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.48
8.48
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.1
10.1
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
1.24
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.2
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.24
1.24
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.17
0.17
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
236
4.13
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
303
3.8
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.23
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.14
4.14
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.8
3.8
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
486
8.52
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
216
2.71
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.52
8.52
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.71
2.71
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.17
1.17
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.23
2.23
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.406
1.406
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.723
0.723
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.33
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.43
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.58
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.66
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.06
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2245
39.33
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3172
39.74
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
1.51
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.14
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
282
4.94
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
470
5.89
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.94
4.94
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.89
5.89
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.21
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.32
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.74
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.402
1.402
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.544
1.544
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1946
34.1
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2816
35.28
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.68
0.68
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.85
4.85
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.297
0.297
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.306
0.306
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.33
39.33
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.74
39.74

Fielding Stats for Buck Farmer and Fred Mitchell

Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
417
7.31
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
188
1.23
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.39
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
0.64
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1541
27
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4140
27
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
513.2
9
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1380
9
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.51
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
436
2.84
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.79
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
325
2.12
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.09
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
0.36
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
1.38
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
816
5.32
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
74
1.3
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
761
4.96
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.67
93.67
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.26
93.26
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.178
0.178
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.048
4.048
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.28
5.28
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.13
52.13
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.05
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.12
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.05
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
0.53
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.31

Hitting Stats for Buck Farmer and Fred Mitchell

Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
417
62550
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PA
202
198.69
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
4
600
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
610
600
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
600
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
572
562.62
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.21
0.21
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.538
0.538
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
120
118.03
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
97
95.41
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
15.74
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
6.89
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
22.62
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.23
34.02
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38.91
38.27
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
150
147.54
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
147
144.59
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.245
0.245
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.262
0.262
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.508
0.508
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.052
0.052
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.175
0.175
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.176
0.176
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.409
0.409
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
54.1
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
51.15
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
107
105.25
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.27
39.91
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41.68
41
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
4.92
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
21.64
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
450
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
92
90.49
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
1.33
1.33
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.63
6.63
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
10.82
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
7.87
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
7.87
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100