Buck Farmer vs. Nolan Ryan — Career Comparison

Buck Farmer
MillenialGeorgiaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Nolan Ryan
Baby BoomersTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCalifornia AngelsAmerican LeagueHall of FameStarting PitcherAll-Star

Nolan Ryan 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. Nolan Ryan led in strikeout rate (K%+ 155 vs 84), home run suppression (HR9+ 115 vs 78), and run prevention (ERA+ 105 vs 76). Buck Farmer held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 88 vs 57). Role difference aside, Nolan Ryan holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Buck Farmer and Nolan Ryan

Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
27
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
417
7.31
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
807
1.35
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.39
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
773
1.29
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.42
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
324
0.54
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
0.53
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
292
0.49
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
44.44
44.44
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.6
52.6
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.28
5.28
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.79
95.79
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
222
0.37
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
0.1
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.11
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.01
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
269
4.71
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1911
3.19
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.71
4.71
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.19
3.19
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.48
4.48
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.89
2.89
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.48
4.48
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.249
0.249
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.203
0.203
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1541
27
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16158
27
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
513.2
9
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5386
9
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
484
8.48
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3923
6.56
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.48
8.48
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.56
6.56
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
71
1.24
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
321
0.54
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.24
1.24
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.54
0.54
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
236
4.13
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2795
4.67
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.23
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
0.13
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.14
4.14
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.67
4.67
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
486
8.52
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5714
9.55
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.52
8.52
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.55
9.55
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.17
1.17
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.08
7.08
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.406
1.406
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.58
1.58
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.33
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
277
0.46
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
0.58
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
158
0.26
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.06
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2245
39.33
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22575
37.72
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
1.51
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.02
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
282
4.94
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2178
3.64
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.94
4.94
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.64
3.64
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.21
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
191
0.32
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.32
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
0.23
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.74
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
263
0.44
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.402
1.402
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.247
1.247
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1946
34.1
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19291
32.24
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.68
0.68
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.7
2.7
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.297
0.297
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.272
0.272
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.33
39.33
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.72
37.72

Fielding Stats for Buck Farmer and Nolan Ryan

Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
27
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
417
7.31
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
807
1.35
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.39
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
773
1.29
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1541
27
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16159
27
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
513.2
9
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5386.1
9
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.51
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
220
0.37
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.79
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
547
0.91
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.09
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
0.15
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
1.38
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
857
1.43
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
1.3
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
767
1.28
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.67
93.67
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
89.5
89.5
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.178
0.178
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.95
0.95
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.28
5.28
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.79
95.79
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.05
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
0.05
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Buck Farmer and Nolan Ryan

Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
27
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
417
62550
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
807
505.96
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
4
600
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
957
600
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
600
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
852
534.17
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.349
0.349
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
94
58.93
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
80
50.16
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
6.27
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.25
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.25
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
8.78
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.149
0.149
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.021
0.021
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
34.02
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16.94
10.62
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
114
71.47
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
132
82.76
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.148
0.148
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.134
0.134
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.282
0.282
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.024
0.024
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.201
0.201
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.191
0.191
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
25.08
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
22.57
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
46.39
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
39.91
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
-11.22
-7.04
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
23.82
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
450
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
371
232.6
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
1.33
1.33
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.58
2.58
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65
40.75
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.25
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
11
6.9
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.88
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.88
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
3.76
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50