Buck Farmer vs. Junius Savage — Career Comparison

Buck Farmer
MillenialGeorgiaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Junius Savage
Greatest GenerationArkansasThrows RightNorth AmericaMemphis Red SoxNegro American LeagueStarting Pitcher

Junius Savage 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. Junius Savage posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.96 and WHIP 1.293 compared to 4.71 and 1.427 for Buck Farmer. By the career numbers, Junius Savage had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Buck Farmer and Junius Savage

Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Junius Savage
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
417
7.31
Junius Savage
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
2.33
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.39
Junius Savage
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.7
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.42
Junius Savage
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.23
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.53
Junius Savage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.23
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
44.44
44.44
Junius Savage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.28
5.28
Junius Savage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
30
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Junius Savage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.23
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Junius Savage
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.11
Junius Savage
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.23
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
269
4.71
Junius Savage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
3.96
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.71
4.71
Junius Savage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.96
3.96
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.48
4.48
Junius Savage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.62
2.62
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.48
4.48
Junius Savage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.1
3.1
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.249
0.249
Junius Savage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.197
0.197
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1541
27
Junius Savage
Career
Per 9 Innings
116
27
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
513.2
9
Junius Savage
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.2
9
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
484
8.48
Junius Savage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
6.28
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.48
8.48
Junius Savage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.28
6.28
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
1.24
Junius Savage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.24
1.24
Junius Savage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.17
0.17
Junius Savage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
236
4.13
Junius Savage
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
5.35
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.23
Junius Savage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.14
4.14
Junius Savage
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.35
5.35
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
486
8.52
Junius Savage
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
7.91
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.52
8.52
Junius Savage
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.91
7.91
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.17
1.17
Junius Savage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.4
3.4
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.406
1.406
Junius Savage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.474
1.474
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.33
Junius Savage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.58
Junius Savage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.23
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Junius Savage
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.23
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2245
39.33
Junius Savage
Career
Per 9 Innings
163
37.94
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
1.51
Junius Savage
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.4
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
282
4.94
Junius Savage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
4.19
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.94
4.94
Junius Savage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.19
4.19
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.21
Junius Savage
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.47
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.32
Junius Savage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
0.74
Junius Savage
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.16
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.402
1.402
Junius Savage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.293
1.293
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1946
34.1
Junius Savage
Career
Per 9 Innings
137
31.89
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.68
0.68
Junius Savage
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.8
1.8
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.297
0.297
Junius Savage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.262
0.262
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.33
39.33
Junius Savage
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.94
37.94

Fielding Stats for Buck Farmer and Junius Savage

Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Junius Savage
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
417
7.31
Junius Savage
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
2.33
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.39
Junius Savage
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.7
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1541
27
Junius Savage
Career
Per 9 Innings
116
27
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
513.2
9
Junius Savage
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.2
9
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.51
Junius Savage
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.23
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
0.79
Junius Savage
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
2.56
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.09
Junius Savage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
79
1.38
Junius Savage
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
2.79
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
74
1.3
Junius Savage
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
2.79
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.67
93.67
Junius Savage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.178
0.178
Junius Savage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.2
1.2
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.28
5.28
Junius Savage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
30
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.05
Junius Savage
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Junius Savage
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Junius Savage
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Junius Savage
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Junius Savage
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Buck Farmer and Junius Savage

Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Junius Savage
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
417
62550
Junius Savage
Career
Per 600 PA
10
400
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
4
600
Junius Savage
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
600
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
600
Junius Savage
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
520
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Junius Savage
Career
Per 600 PA
0.231
0.231
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Junius Savage
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.567
0.567
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Junius Savage
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
120
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Junius Savage
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
120
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Junius Savage
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Junius Savage
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Junius Savage
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Junius Savage
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Junius Savage
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Junius Savage
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Junius Savage
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.23
34.02
Junius Savage
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.86
34.51
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Junius Savage
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
120
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
1
150
Junius Savage
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
160
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Junius Savage
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Junius Savage
Career
Per 600 PA
0.231
0.231
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Junius Savage
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.517
0.517
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Junius Savage
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.175
0.175
Junius Savage
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.186
0.186
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Junius Savage
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Junius Savage
Career
Per 600 PA
0.231
0.231
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Junius Savage
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
80
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Junius Savage
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
40
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Junius Savage
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
120
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.27
39.91
Junius Savage
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.18
47.05
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Junius Savage
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Junius Savage
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
40
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Junius Savage
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
3
450
Junius Savage
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.33
1.33
Junius Savage
Career
Per 600 PA
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Junius Savage
Career
Per 600 PA
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Junius Savage
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
40
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Junius Savage
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Junius Savage
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Junius Savage
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Junius Savage
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Junius Savage
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
Junius Savage
Career
Per 600 PA