Buck Farmer vs. Joe Sullivan — Career Comparison

Buck Farmer
MillenialGeorgiaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Joe Sullivan
Greatest GenerationIllinoisThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Joe Sullivan 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. Joe Sullivan posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.01 and WHIP 1.529 compared to 4.71 and 1.427 for Buck Farmer. By the career numbers, Joe Sullivan had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Buck Farmer and Joe Sullivan

Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
417
7.31
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
150
2.3
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.39
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.84
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.42
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.46
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.53
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.57
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
44.44
44.44
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.78
44.78
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.28
5.28
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36.67
36.67
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.31
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.11
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.08
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
269
4.71
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
262
4.01
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.71
4.71
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.01
4.01
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.48
4.48
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.29
4.29
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.48
4.48
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.43
4.43
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.26
0.26
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1541
27
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1764
27
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
513.2
9
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
588
9
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
484
8.48
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
601
9.2
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.48
8.48
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.2
9.2
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
1.24
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.38
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.24
1.24
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.38
0.38
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.17
0.17
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.17
0.17
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
236
4.13
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
298
4.56
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.23
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.14
4.14
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.56
4.56
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
486
8.52
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
216
3.31
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.52
8.52
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.31
3.31
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.17
1.17
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.44
1.44
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.406
1.406
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.874
0.874
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.33
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.29
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.58
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.26
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2245
39.33
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2627
40.21
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
1.51
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
0.84
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
282
4.94
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
334
5.11
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.94
4.94
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.11
5.11
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.21
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.32
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.74
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.402
1.402
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.529
1.529
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1946
34.1
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2312
35.39
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.68
0.68
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.23
2.23
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.297
0.297
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.278
0.278
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.33
39.33
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.21
40.21

Fielding Stats for Buck Farmer and Joe Sullivan

Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
417
7.31
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
150
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.39
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1541
27
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
513.2
9
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.51
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.79
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
115
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.09
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
1.38
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
154
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
1.3
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
146
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.67
93.67
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
94.81
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.178
0.178
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.973
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.28
5.28
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.05
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Buck Farmer and Joe Sullivan

Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
417
62550
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
152
408.97
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
4
600
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
223
600
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
600
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
208
559.64
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.207
0.207
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.49
0.49
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
115.7
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
40
107.62
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
8.07
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
8.07
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.07
0.07
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
34.02
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10.79
29.02
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
46
123.77
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
52
139.91
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.24
0.24
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.221
0.221
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.461
0.461
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.015
0.015
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.163
0.163
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.337
0.337
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.249
0.249
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
37.67
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
40.36
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
78.03
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
39.91
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12.14
32.67
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
24.22
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
450
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
35
94.17
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
1.33
1.33
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.37
6.37
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.26
0.26
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
16.14
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.69
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.69
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.69
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100