Buck Farmer vs. Justin Verlander — Career Comparison

Buck Farmer
MillenialGeorgiaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Justin Verlander
MillenialVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueStarting PitcherCy Young AwardMVPRookie of the YearAll-Star

Justin Verlander 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. Justin Verlander led in home run suppression (HR9+ 122 vs 78), run prevention (ERA+ 109 vs 76), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 107 vs 77). Role difference aside, Justin Verlander holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Buck Farmer and Justin Verlander

Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Justin Verlander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
20
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
417
7.31
Justin Verlander
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
555
1.4
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.39
Justin Verlander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
555
1.4
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.42
Justin Verlander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
266
0.67
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
0.53
Justin Verlander
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
158
0.4
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
44.44
44.44
Justin Verlander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.74
62.74
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.28
5.28
Justin Verlander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Justin Verlander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.07
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Justin Verlander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.02
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.11
Justin Verlander
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
269
4.71
Justin Verlander
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1317
3.32
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.71
4.71
Justin Verlander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.32
3.32
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.48
4.48
Justin Verlander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.99
2.99
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.48
4.48
Justin Verlander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.31
3.31
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.249
0.249
Justin Verlander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.228
0.228
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1541
27
Justin Verlander
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10703
27
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
513.2
9
Justin Verlander
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3567.2
9
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
484
8.48
Justin Verlander
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3046
7.68
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.48
8.48
Justin Verlander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.68
7.68
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
71
1.24
Justin Verlander
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
371
0.94
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.24
1.24
Justin Verlander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.94
0.94
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Justin Verlander
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
236
4.13
Justin Verlander
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1004
2.53
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.23
Justin Verlander
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.07
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.14
4.14
Justin Verlander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.53
2.53
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
486
8.52
Justin Verlander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3553
8.96
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.52
8.52
Justin Verlander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.96
8.96
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.17
1.17
Justin Verlander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.4
6.4
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.406
1.406
Justin Verlander
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.277
1.277
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.33
Justin Verlander
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
0.25
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
0.58
Justin Verlander
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
121
0.31
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Justin Verlander
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.05
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2245
39.33
Justin Verlander
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14607
36.85
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
1.51
Justin Verlander
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
282
4.94
Justin Verlander
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1428
3.6
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.94
4.94
Justin Verlander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.21
Justin Verlander
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.12
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.32
Justin Verlander
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
0.21
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.74
Justin Verlander
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
186
0.47
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.402
1.402
Justin Verlander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.135
1.135
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1946
34.1
Justin Verlander
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13351
33.68
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.68
0.68
Justin Verlander
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.57
2.57
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.297
0.297
Justin Verlander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.284
0.284
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.33
39.33
Justin Verlander
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.85
36.85

Fielding Stats for Buck Farmer and Justin Verlander

Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Justin Verlander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
20
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
417
7.31
Justin Verlander
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
555
1.4
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.39
Justin Verlander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
555
1.4
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1541
27
Justin Verlander
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10703
27
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
513.2
9
Justin Verlander
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3567.2
9
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.51
Justin Verlander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
214
0.54
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.79
Justin Verlander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
325
0.82
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.09
Justin Verlander
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.09
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
1.38
Justin Verlander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
574
1.45
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
74
1.3
Justin Verlander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
539
1.36
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.67
93.67
Justin Verlander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.9
93.9
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.178
0.178
Justin Verlander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.971
0.971
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.28
5.28
Justin Verlander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.05
Justin Verlander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.08
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Justin Verlander
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Justin Verlander
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Justin Verlander
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Justin Verlander
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Buck Farmer and Justin Verlander

Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Justin Verlander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
20
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
417
62550
Justin Verlander
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
555
5550
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
4
600
Justin Verlander
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
60
600
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
600
Justin Verlander
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
50
500
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Justin Verlander
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Justin Verlander
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Justin Verlander
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
50
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Justin Verlander
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
50
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Justin Verlander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Justin Verlander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Justin Verlander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Justin Verlander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Justin Verlander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Justin Verlander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Justin Verlander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
34.02
Justin Verlander
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
0.24
2.45
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Justin Verlander
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
50
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Justin Verlander
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
50
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Justin Verlander
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Justin Verlander
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Justin Verlander
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Justin Verlander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Justin Verlander
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
0.07
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Justin Verlander
Career
Per 600 PA
0.106
0.106
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Justin Verlander
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Justin Verlander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
20
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Justin Verlander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
10
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Justin Verlander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
30
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
39.91
Justin Verlander
Career
Per 600 PA
-2.22
-22.21
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Justin Verlander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Justin Verlander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Justin Verlander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
450
Justin Verlander
Career
Per 600 PAverified
24
240
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
1.33
1.33
Justin Verlander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.5
2.5
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Justin Verlander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Justin Verlander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
100
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Justin Verlander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Justin Verlander
Career
Per 600 PA
2
20
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Justin Verlander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Justin Verlander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Justin Verlander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
Justin Verlander
Career
Per 600 PA