Buck Farmer vs. Scott Sanderson — Career Comparison

Buck Farmer
MillenialGeorgiaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Scott Sanderson
Baby BoomersMichiganThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Scott Sanderson 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. Scott Sanderson led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 140 vs 88), run prevention (ERA+ 95 vs 76), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 93 vs 77). Buck Farmer held the edge in home run suppression (HR9+ 78 vs 69). Role difference aside, Scott Sanderson holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Buck Farmer and Scott Sanderson

Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Scott Sanderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
417
7.31
Scott Sanderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
472
1.66
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.39
Scott Sanderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
407
1.43
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.42
Scott Sanderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
163
0.57
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
0.53
Scott Sanderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
0.5
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
44.44
44.44
Scott Sanderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.27
53.27
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.28
5.28
Scott Sanderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86.23
86.23
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Sanderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.15
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Sanderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.05
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.11
Scott Sanderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.02
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
269
4.71
Scott Sanderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1093
3.84
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.71
4.71
Scott Sanderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.84
3.84
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.48
4.48
Scott Sanderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.68
3.68
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.48
4.48
Scott Sanderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.03
4.03
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
Scott Sanderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.263
0.263
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1541
27
Scott Sanderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7685
27
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
513.2
9
Scott Sanderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2561.2
9
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
484
8.48
Scott Sanderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2590
9.1
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.48
8.48
Scott Sanderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.1
9.1
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
71
1.24
Scott Sanderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
297
1.04
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.24
1.24
Scott Sanderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.04
1.04
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Scott Sanderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.63
0.63
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
236
4.13
Scott Sanderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
625
2.2
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.23
Scott Sanderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.18
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.14
4.14
Scott Sanderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.2
2.2
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
486
8.52
Scott Sanderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1611
5.66
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.52
8.52
Scott Sanderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.66
5.66
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.17
1.17
Scott Sanderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.41
3.41
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.406
1.406
Scott Sanderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.873
0.873
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.33
Scott Sanderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.14
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
0.58
Scott Sanderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.15
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scott Sanderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.08
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2245
39.33
Scott Sanderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10709
37.62
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
1.51
Scott Sanderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.06
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
282
4.94
Scott Sanderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1209
4.25
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.94
4.94
Scott Sanderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.25
4.25
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.21
Scott Sanderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
94
0.33
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.32
Scott Sanderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
94
0.33
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.74
Scott Sanderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
150
0.53
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.402
1.402
Scott Sanderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.255
1.255
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1946
34.1
Scott Sanderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9853
34.62
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.68
0.68
Scott Sanderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.56
2.56
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.297
0.297
Scott Sanderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.289
0.289
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.33
39.33
Scott Sanderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.62
37.62

Fielding Stats for Buck Farmer and Scott Sanderson

Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Scott Sanderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
417
7.31
Scott Sanderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
472
1.66
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.39
Scott Sanderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
407
1.43
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1541
27
Scott Sanderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7685
27
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
513.2
9
Scott Sanderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2561.2
9
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.51
Scott Sanderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
153
0.54
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.79
Scott Sanderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
264
0.93
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.09
Scott Sanderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.06
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
1.38
Scott Sanderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
435
1.53
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
74
1.3
Scott Sanderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
417
1.47
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.67
93.67
Scott Sanderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.86
95.86
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.178
0.178
Scott Sanderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.884
0.884
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.28
5.28
Scott Sanderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86.23
86.23
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.05
Scott Sanderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.05
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Sanderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Sanderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Sanderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Sanderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Buck Farmer and Scott Sanderson

Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Scott Sanderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
417
62550
Scott Sanderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
473
497.02
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
4
600
Scott Sanderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
571
600
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
600
Scott Sanderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
474
498.07
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Scott Sanderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.097
0.097
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Scott Sanderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.391
0.391
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Scott Sanderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
46
48.34
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Scott Sanderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
31
32.57
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Sanderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13.66
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Sanderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Sanderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.1
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Sanderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15.76
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Sanderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.326
0.326
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Sanderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Sanderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.044
0.044
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
34.02
Scott Sanderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11.5
12.08
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Scott Sanderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
65
68.3
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Scott Sanderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
76
79.86
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Scott Sanderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.151
0.151
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Scott Sanderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.137
0.137
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Scott Sanderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.288
0.288
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Sanderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Scott Sanderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.102
0.102
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Scott Sanderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
0.22
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Scott Sanderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.177
0.177
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Sanderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
21.02
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Sanderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
27.32
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Sanderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
46.23
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
39.91
Scott Sanderson
Career
Per 600 PA
-4.43
-4.66
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Sanderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4.2
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Sanderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
27.32
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Sanderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
450
Scott Sanderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
224
235.38
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
1.33
1.33
Scott Sanderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.55
2.55
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Sanderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
0.12
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Sanderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66
69.35
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Sanderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.05
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Scott Sanderson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3.15
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Sanderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Sanderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Sanderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
Scott Sanderson
Career
Per 600 PA