Mike Farmer vs. Jim Korwan — Career Comparison

Mike Farmer
Gen XIndianaThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaColorado RockiesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Jim Korwan
Pre-GenerationalNew YorkThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Mike Farmer built a career as a starting pitcher and Jim Korwan as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Jim Korwan posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 6.92 and WHIP 2.282 compared to 7.71 and 1.607 for Mike Farmer. By the career numbers, Jim Korwan had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Mike Farmer and Jim Korwan

Mike Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jim Korwan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Mike Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.25
Jim Korwan
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.38
Mike Farmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.29
Jim Korwan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.92
Mike Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Korwan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.23
Mike Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.32
Jim Korwan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.46
Mike Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Korwan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33.33
33.33
Mike Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
57.14
57.14
Jim Korwan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Mike Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Korwan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.69
Mike Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Korwan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Korwan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
7.71
Jim Korwan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
6.92
Mike Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.71
7.71
Jim Korwan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.92
6.92
Mike Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.57
6.57
Jim Korwan
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.33
8.33
Mike Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.96
6.96
Jim Korwan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.56
5.56
Mike Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.286
0.286
Jim Korwan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Mike Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
84
27
Jim Korwan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
117
27
Mike Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
9
Jim Korwan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
9
Mike Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
10.29
Jim Korwan
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
12.92
Mike Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.29
10.29
Jim Korwan
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.92
12.92
Mike Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
2.57
Jim Korwan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.46
Mike Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.57
2.57
Jim Korwan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.46
0.46
Mike Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.14
1.14
Jim Korwan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.33
0.33
Mike Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
4.18
Jim Korwan
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
7.62
Mike Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Korwan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.18
4.18
Jim Korwan
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.62
7.62
Mike Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
5.14
Jim Korwan
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
3.23
Mike Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.14
5.14
Jim Korwan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.23
3.23
Mike Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.29
2.29
Jim Korwan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.33
2.33
Mike Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.036
1.036
Jim Korwan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.205
1.205
Mike Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.32
Jim Korwan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.46
Mike Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Korwan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.23
Mike Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Korwan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.23
Mike Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
127
40.82
Jim Korwan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
202
46.62
Mike Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.32
Jim Korwan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.46
Mike Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
8.04
Jim Korwan
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
11.54
Mike Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.04
8.04
Jim Korwan
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.54
11.54
Mike Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.64
Jim Korwan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Korwan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.32
Jim Korwan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.607
1.607
Jim Korwan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.282
2.282
Mike Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
112
36
Jim Korwan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
168
38.77
Mike Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.57
3.57
Jim Korwan
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.33
8.33
Mike Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Jim Korwan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.355
0.355
Mike Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.82
40.82
Jim Korwan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.62
46.62

Fielding Stats for Mike Farmer and Jim Korwan

Mike Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jim Korwan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Mike Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.25
Jim Korwan
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.38
Mike Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.29
Jim Korwan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
84
27
Jim Korwan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
117
27
Mike Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
9
Jim Korwan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
9
Mike Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.32
Jim Korwan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.15
Mike Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.96
Jim Korwan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
3.46
Mike Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Korwan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.23
Mike Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.29
Jim Korwan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
4.85
Mike Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.29
Jim Korwan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
4.62
Mike Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Jim Korwan
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.24
95.24
Mike Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.571
0.571
Jim Korwan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.333
3.333
Mike Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.14
57.14
Jim Korwan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Korwan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Korwan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Korwan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Korwan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Korwan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Mike Farmer and Jim Korwan

Mike Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Jim Korwan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Mike Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
420
Jim Korwan
Career
Per 600 PA
6
225
Mike Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
10
600
Jim Korwan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
600
Mike Farmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
600
Jim Korwan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
525
Mike Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Jim Korwan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
0.8
Jim Korwan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.188
0.188
Mike Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
240
Jim Korwan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
240
Jim Korwan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Korwan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Korwan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Korwan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Korwan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Korwan
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Korwan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Korwan
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.48
88.74
Jim Korwan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.03
1.16
Mike Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
240
Jim Korwan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
240
Jim Korwan
Career
Per 600 PA
2
75
Mike Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Jim Korwan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Mike Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Jim Korwan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
0.8
Jim Korwan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Mike Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Korwan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Jim Korwan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.056
0.056
Mike Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Jim Korwan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Mike Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Jim Korwan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Jim Korwan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Korwan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Jim Korwan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.89
113.33
Jim Korwan
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.83
-31
Mike Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Korwan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Mike Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Korwan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Mike Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Korwan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jim Korwan
Career
Per 600 PA
5
187.5
Mike Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Korwan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.2
3.2
Mike Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Korwan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Mike Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Korwan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Korwan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Korwan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Korwan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Korwan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Korwan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Korwan
Career
Per 600 PA