Buck Farmer vs. Max Scherzer — Career Comparison

Buck Farmer
MillenialGeorgiaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Max Scherzer
MillenialMissouriThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaToronto Blue JaysAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star

Max Scherzer 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. Max Scherzer led in strikeout rate (K%+ 135 vs 84), skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 111 vs 77), and run prevention (ERA+ 110 vs 76). Role difference aside, Max Scherzer holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Buck Farmer and Max Scherzer

Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
417
7.31
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
483
1.47
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.39
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
474
1.44
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.42
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
221
0.67
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
0.53
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
117
0.36
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
44.44
44.44
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.38
65.38
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.28
5.28
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.14
98.14
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.04
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.02
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.11
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
269
4.71
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1059
3.22
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.71
4.71
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.22
3.22
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.48
4.48
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.87
2.87
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.48
4.48
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.1
3.1
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.249
0.249
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.222
0.222
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1541
27
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8889
27
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
513.2
9
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2963
9
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
484
8.48
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2433
7.39
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.48
8.48
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.39
7.39
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
71
1.24
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
354
1.08
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.24
1.24
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.08
1.08
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.73
0.73
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
236
4.13
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
779
2.37
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.23
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.06
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.14
4.14
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.37
2.37
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
486
8.52
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3489
10.6
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.52
8.52
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.6
10.6
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.17
1.17
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.22
7.22
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.406
1.406
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.44
1.44
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.33
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
0.24
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
0.58
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
114
0.35
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.02
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2245
39.33
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11987
36.41
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
1.51
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
282
4.94
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1132
3.44
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.94
4.94
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.44
3.44
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.21
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
0.18
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.32
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.18
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.74
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
149
0.45
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.402
1.402
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.084
1.084
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1946
34.1
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10977
33.34
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.68
0.68
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.34
2.34
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.297
0.297
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.291
0.291
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.33
39.33
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.41
36.41

Fielding Stats for Buck Farmer and Max Scherzer

Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
417
7.31
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
483
1.47
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.39
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
474
1.44
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1541
27
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8889
27
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
513.2
9
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2963
9
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.51
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
164
0.5
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.79
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
215
0.65
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.09
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.05
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
1.38
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
397
1.21
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
1.3
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
379
1.15
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.67
93.67
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.47
95.47
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.178
0.178
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.785
0.785
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.28
5.28
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.14
98.14
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.05
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.05
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Buck Farmer and Max Scherzer

Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
18
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
417
62550
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
490
555.77
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
4
600
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
529
600
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
600
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
464
526.28
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.168
0.168
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.454
0.454
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
78
88.47
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
71
80.53
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6.81
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.13
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7.94
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.013
0.013
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
34.02
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16.44
18.65
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
87
98.68
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
93
105.48
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.188
0.188
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.381
0.381
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.134
0.134
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.269
0.269
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.254
0.254
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
35.16
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
34.03
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
68.05
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
39.91
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12.54
14.22
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.27
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
14.74
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
450
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
161
182.61
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
1.33
1.33
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.29
3.29
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
0.08
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
55.58
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.13
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5.67
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.4
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.4
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100