Ed Farmer vs. Charley Wilson — Career Comparison

Ed Farmer
Baby BoomersIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star
Charley Wilson
Lost GenerationVirginiaNorth AmericaColumbus BuckeyesNegro National LeagueStarting Pitcher

Charley Wilson 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. Charley Wilson posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.02 and WHIP 1.353 compared to 4.3 and 1.612 for Ed Farmer. By the career numbers, Charley Wilson had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ed Farmer and Charley Wilson

Ed Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Ed Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
370
5.34
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
1.44
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.3
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
1.11
Ed Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
0.43
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.47
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.62
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.64
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.1
41.1
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.42
42.42
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.68
5.68
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76.74
76.74
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.54
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.07
Ed Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
1.08
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
298
4.3
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
4.02
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.3
4.3
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.02
4.02
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.35
4.35
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.53
4.53
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.57
3.57
Ed Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.258
0.258
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.293
0.293
Ed Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1872
27
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
805
27
Ed Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
624
9
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
268.1
9
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
611
8.81
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
307
10.3
Ed Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.81
8.81
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.3
10.3
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
0.75
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.34
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.75
0.75
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.34
0.34
Ed Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.23
0.23
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
345
4.98
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
1.88
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.72
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.98
4.98
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.88
1.88
Ed Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
395
5.7
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
78
2.62
Ed Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.7
5.7
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.62
2.62
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.07
1.07
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.81
1.81
Ed Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.186
1.186
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.499
0.499
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.56
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.17
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.13
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2789
40.23
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1146
38.44
Ed Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
206
2.97
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.17
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
343
4.95
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
151
5.06
Ed Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.95
4.95
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.06
5.06
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.56
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
1.31
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.29
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
0.56
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.57
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.532
1.532
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.353
1.353
Ed Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2373
34.23
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1047
35.12
Ed Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.93
0.93
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.51
3.51
Ed Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Ed Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.23
40.23
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.44
38.44

Fielding Stats for Ed Farmer and Charley Wilson

Ed Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Ed Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
370
5.34
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
1.44
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.3
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
1.11
Ed Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1872
27
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
805
27
Ed Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
624
9
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
268.1
9
Ed Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.49
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.27
Ed Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
90
1.3
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
2.75
Ed Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.04
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.2
Ed Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
127
1.83
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
3.22
Ed Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
124
1.79
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
3.02
Ed Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.64
97.64
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.75
93.75
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.335
0.335
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.093
2.093
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.68
5.68
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76.74
76.74
Ed Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.14
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.07
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ed Farmer and Charley Wilson

Ed Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Ed Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
370
4188.68
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
44
258.82
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
53
600
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
102
600
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
47
532.08
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
97
570.59
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.085
0.085
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.124
0.124
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.274
0.274
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.304
0.304
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
4
45.28
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
70.59
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
4
45.28
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
70.59
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.39
4.41
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.83
10.78
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
4
45.28
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
70.59
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
5
56.6
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
94.12
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.104
0.104
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.085
0.085
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.124
0.124
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.189
0.189
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.282
0.282
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.068
0.068
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.102
0.102
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.116
0.116
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Ed Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.124
0.124
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
17.65
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.32
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
23.53
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.32
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
41.18
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.73
-19.58
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.14
-0.8
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.32
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
23.53
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
22
249.06
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ed Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.41
2.41
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.05
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
56.6
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
5.88
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA