Buck Farmer vs. Rip Sewell — Career Comparison

Buck Farmer
MillenialGeorgiaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Rip Sewell
Greatest GenerationAlabamaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Rip Sewell 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. Rip Sewell posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.48 and WHIP 1.344 compared to 4.71 and 1.427 for Buck Farmer. By the career numbers, Rip Sewell had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Buck Farmer and Rip Sewell

Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
417
7.31
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 9 Innings
390
1.66
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.39
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
243
1.03
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.42
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
0.61
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
0.53
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
0.41
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
44.44
44.44
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59.58
59.58
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.28
5.28
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.31
62.31
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
0.58
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.08
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.11
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.06
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
269
4.71
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
819
3.48
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.71
4.71
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.48
3.48
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.48
4.48
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.54
3.54
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.48
4.48
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.2
4.2
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.252
0.252
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1541
27
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6358
27
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
513.2
9
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2119.1
9
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
484
8.48
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2101
8.92
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.48
8.48
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.92
8.92
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
71
1.24
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
116
0.49
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.24
1.24
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.49
0.49
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
236
4.13
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
748
3.18
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.23
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.14
4.14
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.18
3.18
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
486
8.52
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
636
2.7
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.52
8.52
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.7
2.7
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.17
1.17
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.63
1.63
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.406
1.406
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.653
0.653
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.33
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.13
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.58
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.1
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2245
39.33
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9101
38.65
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
1.51
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
88
0.37
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
282
4.94
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
983
4.17
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.94
4.94
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.17
4.17
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.21
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.32
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.74
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.402
1.402
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.344
1.344
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1946
34.1
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8330
35.37
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.68
0.68
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.52
2.52
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.297
0.297
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.262
0.262
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.33
39.33
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.65
38.65

Fielding Stats for Buck Farmer and Rip Sewell

Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
417
7.31
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 9 Innings
390
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.39
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1541
27
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
513.2
9
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.51
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
142
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.79
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
445
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.09
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
1.38
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
615
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
1.3
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
587
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.67
93.67
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95.45
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.178
0.178
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.505
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.28
5.28
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.05
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Buck Farmer and Rip Sewell

Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
417
62550
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
423
314.5
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
4
600
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
807
600
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
600
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
750
557.62
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.203
0.203
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.54
0.54
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
152
113.01
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
121
89.96
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
16.36
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.23
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
4.46
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
23.05
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.204
0.204
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.23
34.02
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47.69
35.46
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
198
147.21
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
190
141.26
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.241
0.241
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.264
0.264
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.505
0.505
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.061
0.061
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.175
0.175
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.175
0.175
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.401
0.401
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.248
0.248
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
81
60.22
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
43.87
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
134
99.63
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
39.91
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
45.58
33.89
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.74
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
27.51
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
450
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
154
114.5
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
1.33
1.33
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.24
5.24
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
14.13
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 600 PA
20
14.87
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
8.92
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
8.92
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100