Buck Farmer vs. Duke Shirey — Career Comparison

Buck Farmer
MillenialGeorgiaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Duke Shirey
Lost GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Duke Shirey 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. Buck Farmer posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.71 and WHIP 1.427 compared to 6.75 and 1.750 for Duke Shirey. By the career numbers, Buck Farmer had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Buck Farmer and Duke Shirey

Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Duke Shirey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
417
7.31
Duke Shirey
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
4.5
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.39
Duke Shirey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
2.25
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.42
Duke Shirey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.53
Duke Shirey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
2.25
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.44
44.44
Duke Shirey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.28
5.28
Duke Shirey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Duke Shirey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Duke Shirey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.11
Duke Shirey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
269
4.71
Duke Shirey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
6.75
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.71
4.71
Duke Shirey
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.75
6.75
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.48
4.48
Duke Shirey
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.32
6.32
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.48
4.48
Duke Shirey
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.25
5.25
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
Duke Shirey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.313
0.313
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1541
27
Duke Shirey
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
27
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
513.2
9
Duke Shirey
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
9
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
484
8.48
Duke Shirey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
11.25
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.48
8.48
Duke Shirey
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.25
11.25
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
1.24
Duke Shirey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.24
1.24
Duke Shirey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.17
0.17
Duke Shirey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
236
4.13
Duke Shirey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
4.5
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.23
Duke Shirey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.14
4.14
Duke Shirey
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
486
8.52
Duke Shirey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.52
8.52
Duke Shirey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.17
1.17
Duke Shirey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.406
1.406
Duke Shirey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.33
Duke Shirey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
2.25
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.58
Duke Shirey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
2.25
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Duke Shirey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2245
39.33
Duke Shirey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
42.75
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
86
1.51
Duke Shirey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
2.25
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
282
4.94
Duke Shirey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
9
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.94
4.94
Duke Shirey
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.21
Duke Shirey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.32
Duke Shirey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.74
Duke Shirey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.402
1.402
Duke Shirey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.75
1.75
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1946
34.1
Duke Shirey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
36
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.68
0.68
Duke Shirey
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.297
0.297
Duke Shirey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.313
0.313
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.33
39.33
Duke Shirey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.75
42.75

Fielding Stats for Buck Farmer and Duke Shirey

Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Duke Shirey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
417
7.31
Duke Shirey
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.39
Duke Shirey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1541
27
Duke Shirey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
513.2
9
Duke Shirey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.51
Duke Shirey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.79
Duke Shirey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.09
Duke Shirey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
1.38
Duke Shirey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
1.3
Duke Shirey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.67
93.67
Duke Shirey
Career
Per 9 Innings
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.178
0.178
Duke Shirey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.28
5.28
Duke Shirey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.05
Duke Shirey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Duke Shirey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Duke Shirey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Duke Shirey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Duke Shirey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Buck Farmer and Duke Shirey

Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Duke Shirey
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
417
62550
Duke Shirey
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1200
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
600
Duke Shirey
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
600
Duke Shirey
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Duke Shirey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Duke Shirey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Duke Shirey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Duke Shirey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Duke Shirey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Duke Shirey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Duke Shirey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Duke Shirey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Duke Shirey
Career
Per 600 PA
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Duke Shirey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Duke Shirey
Career
Per 600 PA
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
34.02
Duke Shirey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Duke Shirey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Duke Shirey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Duke Shirey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Duke Shirey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Duke Shirey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Duke Shirey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Duke Shirey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Duke Shirey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Duke Shirey
Career
Per 600 PA
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Duke Shirey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Duke Shirey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Duke Shirey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
39.91
Duke Shirey
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.11
-66.4
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Duke Shirey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Duke Shirey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Duke Shirey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
450
Duke Shirey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
600
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.33
1.33
Duke Shirey
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Duke Shirey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Duke Shirey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Duke Shirey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Duke Shirey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Duke Shirey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Duke Shirey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Duke Shirey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
Duke Shirey
Career
Per 600 PA