Mike Farmer vs. Bryan Ward — Career Comparison

Mike Farmer
Gen XIndianaThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaColorado RockiesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Bryan Ward
Gen XPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Mike Farmer built a career as a starting pitcher and Bryan Ward as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Bryan Ward posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 5.09 and WHIP 1.537 compared to 7.71 and 1.607 for Mike Farmer. By the career numbers, Bryan Ward had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Mike Farmer and Bryan Ward

Mike Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bryan Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Mike Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
2.25
Bryan Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
9.13
Mike Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.29
Bryan Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bryan Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.1
Mike Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.32
Bryan Ward
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.29
Mike Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bryan Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
25
Mike Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.14
57.14
Bryan Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bryan Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bryan Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bryan Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.1
Mike Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
7.71
Bryan Ward
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
5.09
Mike Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.71
7.71
Bryan Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.09
5.09
Mike Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.57
6.57
Bryan Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.58
5.58
Mike Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.96
6.96
Bryan Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.85
4.85
Mike Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.286
0.286
Bryan Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.302
0.302
Mike Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
84
27
Bryan Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
281
27
Mike Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
9
Bryan Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
93.2
9
Mike Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
10.29
Bryan Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
115
11.05
Mike Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.29
10.29
Bryan Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.05
11.05
Mike Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
2.57
Bryan Ward
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
1.63
Mike Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.57
2.57
Bryan Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.63
1.63
Mike Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.14
1.14
Bryan Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.18
0.18
Mike Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
4.18
Bryan Ward
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
2.69
Mike Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bryan Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.1
Mike Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.18
4.18
Bryan Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.69
2.69
Mike Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
5.14
Bryan Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
6.34
Mike Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.14
5.14
Bryan Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.34
6.34
Mike Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.29
2.29
Bryan Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.69
0.69
Mike Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.036
1.036
Bryan Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.004
1.004
Mike Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.32
Bryan Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.48
Mike Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bryan Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bryan Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Farmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
40.82
Bryan Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
414
39.78
Mike Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.32
Bryan Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
2.59
Mike Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
8.04
Bryan Ward
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
5.77
Mike Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.04
8.04
Bryan Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.77
5.77
Mike Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.64
Bryan Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.1
Mike Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bryan Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.38
Mike Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.32
Bryan Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.06
Mike Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.607
1.607
Bryan Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.527
1.527
Mike Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
112
36
Bryan Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
381
36.61
Mike Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.57
3.57
Bryan Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.63
0.63
Mike Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Bryan Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.329
0.329
Mike Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.82
40.82
Bryan Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.78
39.78

Fielding Stats for Mike Farmer and Bryan Ward

Mike Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bryan Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Mike Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
2.25
Bryan Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
9.13
Mike Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.29
Bryan Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
84
27
Bryan Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
281
27
Mike Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
9
Bryan Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
93.2
9
Mike Farmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.32
Bryan Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.29
Mike Farmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.96
Bryan Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.86
Mike Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bryan Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.1
Mike Farmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.29
Bryan Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
1.25
Mike Farmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.29
Bryan Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
1.15
Mike Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Bryan Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.31
92.31
Mike Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.571
0.571
Bryan Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.126
0.126
Mike Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.14
57.14
Bryan Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bryan Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bryan Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bryan Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bryan Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bryan Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Mike Farmer and Bryan Ward

Mike Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Bryan Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Mike Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
7
420
Bryan Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
95
57000
Mike Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
600
Bryan Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Mike Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
600
Bryan Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Bryan Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.8
0.8
Bryan Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.5
1.5
Mike Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
240
Bryan Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
240
Bryan Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bryan Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bryan Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bryan Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bryan Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bryan Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bryan Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bryan Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.48
88.74
Bryan Ward
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Mike Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
240
Bryan Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
240
Bryan Ward
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Mike Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Bryan Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Mike Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Bryan Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
0.8
Bryan Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bryan Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Bryan Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Bryan Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Bryan Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Bryan Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bryan Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Bryan Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.89
113.33
Bryan Ward
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.34
205.73
Mike Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bryan Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bryan Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Mike Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bryan Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bryan Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
Bryan Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
Bryan Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bryan Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bryan Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bryan Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bryan Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bryan Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bryan Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
Bryan Ward
Career
Per 600 PA