Ed Farmer vs. Phil Marchildon — Career Comparison

Ed Farmer
Baby BoomersIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star
Phil Marchildon
Greatest GenerationCANThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Phil Marchildon built a career as a starting pitcher and Ed Farmer as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Phil Marchildon posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.93 and WHIP 1.456 compared to 4.3 and 1.612 for Ed Farmer. By the career numbers, Phil Marchildon had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ed Farmer and Phil Marchildon

Ed Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Ed Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
370
5.34
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 9 Innings
185
1.37
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.3
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
1.2
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.43
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
0.5
Ed Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
0.62
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
0.56
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.1
41.1
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.55
47.55
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.68
5.68
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.57
87.57
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
0.61
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.04
Ed Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
1.08
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Ed Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
298
4.3
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
530
3.93
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.3
4.3
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.93
3.93
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.35
4.35
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.95
3.95
Ed Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.53
4.53
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.82
4.82
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.258
0.258
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.236
0.236
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1872
27
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3643
27
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
624
9
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1214.1
9
Ed Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
611
8.81
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1084
8.03
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.81
8.81
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.03
8.03
Ed Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
52
0.75
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
0.6
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.75
0.75
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.6
0.6
Ed Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.44
0.44
Ed Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
345
4.98
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 9 Innings
684
5.07
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.72
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.98
4.98
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.07
5.07
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
395
5.7
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
481
3.56
Ed Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.7
5.7
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.56
3.56
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.07
1.07
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.6
2.6
Ed Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.186
1.186
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.959
0.959
Ed Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
0.56
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.33
Ed Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.17
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.17
Ed Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.04
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2789
40.23
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5309
39.35
Ed Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
206
2.97
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.13
Ed Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
343
4.95
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
605
4.48
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.95
4.95
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.48
4.48
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.56
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.29
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.56
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.532
1.532
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.456
1.456
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2373
34.23
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4602
34.11
Ed Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.93
0.93
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.27
3.27
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.248
0.248
Ed Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.23
40.23
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.35
39.35

Fielding Stats for Ed Farmer and Phil Marchildon

Ed Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Ed Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
370
5.34
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 9 Innings
185
Ed Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.3
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1872
27
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
624
9
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.49
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
52
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
1.3
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
168
Ed Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.04
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
1.83
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
235
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
124
1.79
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
220
Ed Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.64
97.64
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.62
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.335
0.335
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.189
Ed Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.68
5.68
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.14
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Ed Farmer and Phil Marchildon

Ed Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Ed Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
370
4188.68
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 600 PA
185
236.67
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
53
600
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
469
600
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
47
532.08
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
405
518.12
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.085
0.085
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.274
0.274
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.438
0.438
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
4
45.28
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
58
74.2
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
4
45.28
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
62.69
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
8.96
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.28
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.28
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
11.51
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.155
0.155
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.003
0.003
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.017
0.017
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.39
4.41
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.53
17.31
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
4
45.28
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
70
89.55
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
5
56.6
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
110.02
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.104
0.104
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.199
0.199
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.085
0.085
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.173
0.173
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.189
0.189
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.371
0.371
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.03
0.03
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.068
0.068
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.133
0.133
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.116
0.116
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.276
0.276
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
26.87
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.32
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
33.26
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.32
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
58.85
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.73
-19.58
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.97
10.2
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.28
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.32
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
34.54
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
249.06
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
110
140.72
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
2.41
2.41
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.26
4.26
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
0.05
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
56.6
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
36
46.06
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 600 PA
7
8.96
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.28
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.28
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0