Buck Farmer vs. Bill Zepp — Career Comparison

Buck Farmer
MillenialGeorgiaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Bill Zepp
Baby BoomersMichiganThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Bill Zepp 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. Bill Zepp posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.64 and WHIP 1.495 compared to 4.71 and 1.427 for Buck Farmer. By the career numbers, Bill Zepp had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Buck Farmer and Bill Zepp

Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Bill Zepp
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
417
7.31
Bill Zepp
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
3.02
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.39
Bill Zepp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.15
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.42
Bill Zepp
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.48
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.53
Bill Zepp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.24
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
44.44
44.44
Bill Zepp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.28
5.28
Bill Zepp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.1
38.1
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Zepp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.05
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Zepp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.05
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.11
Bill Zepp
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.19
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
269
4.71
Bill Zepp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
3.64
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.71
4.71
Bill Zepp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.64
3.64
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.48
4.48
Bill Zepp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.34
4.34
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.48
4.48
Bill Zepp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.31
4.31
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
Bill Zepp
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.277
0.277
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1541
27
Bill Zepp
Career
Per 9 Innings
564
27
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
513.2
9
Bill Zepp
Career
Per 9 Innings
188
9
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
484
8.48
Bill Zepp
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
201
9.62
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.48
8.48
Bill Zepp
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.62
9.62
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
1.24
Bill Zepp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.57
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.24
1.24
Bill Zepp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.57
0.57
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Bill Zepp
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.19
0.19
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
236
4.13
Bill Zepp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
3.45
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.23
Bill Zepp
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.38
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.14
4.14
Bill Zepp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.45
3.45
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
486
8.52
Bill Zepp
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
3.88
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.52
8.52
Bill Zepp
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.88
3.88
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.17
1.17
Bill Zepp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.29
1.29
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.406
1.406
Bill Zepp
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.814
0.814
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.33
Bill Zepp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.24
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.58
Bill Zepp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.57
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Zepp
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2245
39.33
Bill Zepp
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
825
39.49
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
1.51
Bill Zepp
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.53
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
282
4.94
Bill Zepp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
4.31
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.94
4.94
Bill Zepp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.31
4.31
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.21
Bill Zepp
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.43
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.32
Bill Zepp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.29
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.74
Bill Zepp
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.402
1.402
Bill Zepp
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.452
1.452
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1946
34.1
Bill Zepp
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
726
34.76
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.68
0.68
Bill Zepp
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.43
1.43
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.297
0.297
Bill Zepp
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.299
0.299
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.33
39.33
Bill Zepp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.49
39.49

Fielding Stats for Buck Farmer and Bill Zepp

Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Bill Zepp
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
417
7.31
Bill Zepp
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
3.01
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.39
Bill Zepp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.15
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1541
27
Bill Zepp
Career
Per 9 Innings
565
27
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
513.2
9
Bill Zepp
Career
Per 9 Innings
188.1
9
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
0.51
Bill Zepp
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.57
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
0.79
Bill Zepp
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
1.1
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.09
Bill Zepp
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.1
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
79
1.38
Bill Zepp
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
1.77
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
74
1.3
Bill Zepp
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
1.67
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.67
93.67
Bill Zepp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.59
94.59
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.178
0.178
Bill Zepp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.556
0.556
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.28
5.28
Bill Zepp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.1
38.1
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.05
Bill Zepp
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.05
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Zepp
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Zepp
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Zepp
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Zepp
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Buck Farmer and Bill Zepp

Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Bill Zepp
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
417
62550
Bill Zepp
Career
Per 600 PA
63
726.92
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
4
600
Bill Zepp
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
52
600
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
600
Bill Zepp
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
49
565.38
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Bill Zepp
Career
Per 600 PA
0.122
0.122
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Bill Zepp
Career
Per 600 PA
0.298
0.298
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Bill Zepp
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
69.23
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Bill Zepp
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
69.23
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Zepp
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Zepp
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Zepp
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Zepp
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Zepp
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Zepp
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Zepp
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
34.02
Bill Zepp
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
0.78
9
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Bill Zepp
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
69.23
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Bill Zepp
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
80.77
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Bill Zepp
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Bill Zepp
Career
Per 600 PA
0.122
0.122
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Bill Zepp
Career
Per 600 PA
0.262
0.262
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Zepp
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Bill Zepp
Career
Per 600 PA
0.094
0.094
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Bill Zepp
Career
Per 600 PA
0.163
0.163
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Bill Zepp
Career
Per 600 PA
0.375
0.375
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Zepp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
34.62
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Zepp
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Zepp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
34.62
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
39.91
Bill Zepp
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.77
-8.86
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Zepp
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Zepp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.54
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Zepp
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
450
Bill Zepp
Career
Per 600 PAverified
33
380.77
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
1.33
1.33
Bill Zepp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.58
1.58
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Zepp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.03
0.03
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Zepp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
23.08
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Zepp
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Zepp
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Zepp
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Zepp
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Zepp
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Zepp
Career
Per 600 PA