Buck Farmer vs. Barry Zito — Career Comparison

Buck Farmer
MillenialGeorgiaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Barry Zito
Gen XNevadaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaOakland AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star

Barry Zito 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. Barry Zito led in home run suppression (HR9+ 102 vs 78), run prevention (ERA+ 94 vs 76), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 89 vs 77). Buck Farmer held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 88 vs 78). Role difference aside, Barry Zito holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Buck Farmer and Barry Zito

Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Barry Zito
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
417
7.31
Barry Zito
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
433
1.51
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.39
Barry Zito
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
421
1.47
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.42
Barry Zito
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
165
0.58
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
0.53
Barry Zito
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
0.5
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
44.44
44.44
Barry Zito
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.57
53.57
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.28
5.28
Barry Zito
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.23
97.23
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Barry Zito
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.04
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Barry Zito
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.02
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.11
Barry Zito
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
269
4.71
Barry Zito
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1157
4.04
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.71
4.71
Barry Zito
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.04
4.04
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.48
4.48
Barry Zito
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.9
3.9
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.48
4.48
Barry Zito
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.31
4.31
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.249
0.249
Barry Zito
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.246
0.246
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1541
27
Barry Zito
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7730
27
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
513.2
9
Barry Zito
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2576.2
9
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
484
8.48
Barry Zito
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2381
8.32
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.48
8.48
Barry Zito
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.32
8.32
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
71
1.24
Barry Zito
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
282
0.98
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.24
1.24
Barry Zito
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.99
0.99
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Barry Zito
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.65
0.65
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
236
4.13
Barry Zito
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1064
3.72
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.23
Barry Zito
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
0.18
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.14
4.14
Barry Zito
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.72
3.72
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
486
8.52
Barry Zito
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1885
6.58
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.52
8.52
Barry Zito
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.58
6.58
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.17
1.17
Barry Zito
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.35
4.35
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.406
1.406
Barry Zito
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.145
1.145
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.33
Barry Zito
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.17
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
0.58
Barry Zito
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
0.34
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Barry Zito
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.03
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2245
39.33
Barry Zito
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11001
38.43
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
1.51
Barry Zito
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.03
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
282
4.94
Barry Zito
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1254
4.38
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.94
4.94
Barry Zito
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.38
4.38
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.21
Barry Zito
Career
Per 9 Innings
105
0.37
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.32
Barry Zito
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.25
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.74
Barry Zito
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
0.76
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.402
1.402
Barry Zito
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.337
1.337
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1946
34.1
Barry Zito
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9662
33.75
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.68
0.68
Barry Zito
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.9
2.9
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.297
0.297
Barry Zito
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.33
39.33
Barry Zito
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.43
38.43

Fielding Stats for Buck Farmer and Barry Zito

Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Barry Zito
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
417
7.31
Barry Zito
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
433
1.51
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.39
Barry Zito
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
421
1.47
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1541
27
Barry Zito
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7730
27
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
513.2
9
Barry Zito
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2576.2
9
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.51
Barry Zito
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
86
0.3
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.79
Barry Zito
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
322
1.12
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.09
Barry Zito
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.05
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
1.38
Barry Zito
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
423
1.48
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
74
1.3
Barry Zito
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
408
1.43
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.67
93.67
Barry Zito
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.45
96.45
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.178
0.178
Barry Zito
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.942
0.942
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.28
5.28
Barry Zito
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.23
97.23
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.05
Barry Zito
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.06
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Barry Zito
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Barry Zito
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Barry Zito
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Barry Zito
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Buck Farmer and Barry Zito

Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Barry Zito
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
417
62550
Barry Zito
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
434
622.97
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
4
600
Barry Zito
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
418
600
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
600
Barry Zito
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
344
493.78
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Barry Zito
Career
Per 600 PA
0.102
0.102
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Barry Zito
Career
Per 600 PA
0.366
0.366
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Barry Zito
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
35
50.24
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Barry Zito
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
35
50.24
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barry Zito
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barry Zito
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barry Zito
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barry Zito
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barry Zito
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barry Zito
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barry Zito
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
34.02
Barry Zito
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4.47
6.41
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Barry Zito
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
35
50.24
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Barry Zito
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
53
76.08
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Barry Zito
Career
Per 600 PA
0.146
0.146
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Barry Zito
Career
Per 600 PA
0.102
0.102
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Barry Zito
Career
Per 600 PA
0.248
0.248
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barry Zito
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Barry Zito
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Barry Zito
Career
Per 600 PA
0.169
0.169
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Barry Zito
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barry Zito
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
17.22
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barry Zito
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
15.79
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barry Zito
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
33.01
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
39.91
Barry Zito
Career
Per 600 PA
-5.17
-7.42
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barry Zito
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barry Zito
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
25.84
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barry Zito
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
450
Barry Zito
Career
Per 600 PAverified
99
142.11
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
1.33
1.33
Barry Zito
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.22
4.22
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barry Zito
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barry Zito
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56
80.38
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barry Zito
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Barry Zito
Career
Per 600 PA
4
5.74
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barry Zito
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barry Zito
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barry Zito
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
Barry Zito
Career
Per 600 PA