Steve Farr vs. Roy Oswalt — Career Comparison

Steve Farr
Baby BoomersMarylandThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Roy Oswalt
Gen XMississippiThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Roy Oswalt built a career as a starting pitcher and Steve Farr as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Roy Oswalt led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 143 vs 98), run prevention (ERA+ 125 vs 102), and home run suppression (HR9+ 116 vs 94). Steve Farr held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 122 vs 111). Role difference aside, Roy Oswalt holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Steve Farr and Roy Oswalt

Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
509
5.56
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 9 Innings
365
1.46
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.31
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
341
1.37
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.52
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
163
0.65
Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
0.49
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
0.41
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.61
51.61
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61.51
61.51
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.5
5.5
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.42
93.42
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.08
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.03
Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
132
1.44
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
298
3.25
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 9 Innings
838
3.36
Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.36
3.36
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.6
3.6
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.82
3.82
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.29
3.29
Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.244
0.244
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.258
0.258
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
2473
27
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6736
27
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
824.1
9
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2245.1
9
Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
751
8.2
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 9 Innings
2199
8.81
Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.2
8.2
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.81
8.81
Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
0.76
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 9 Innings
197
0.79
Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.76
0.76
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.79
0.79
Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.54
0.54
Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
334
3.65
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
520
2.08
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.51
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.14
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.65
3.65
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.08
2.08
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
668
7.29
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1852
7.42
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.29
7.29
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.42
7.42
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.31
1.31
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.07
5.07
Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.216
1.216
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.056
1.056
Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.26
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.12
Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
0.35
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
0.32
Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.05
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.03
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3487
38.07
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9301
37.28
Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
313
3.42
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.03
Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
326
3.56
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 9 Innings
897
3.6
Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.6
3.6
Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.25
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 9 Innings
105
0.42
Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.26
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.23
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
74
0.81
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
201
0.81
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.316
1.316
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.211
1.211
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
3074
33.56
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8539
34.23
Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.64
0.64
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.46
2.46
Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.292
0.292
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.309
0.309
Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.07
38.07
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.28
37.28

Fielding Stats for Steve Farr and Roy Oswalt

Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
509
5.56
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 9 Innings
366
1.47
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.31
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
342
1.37
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
2473
27
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6742
27
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
824.1
9
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2247.1
9
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
0.6
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
169
0.68
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
102
1.11
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
310
1.24
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.1
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.04
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
166
1.81
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
488
1.95
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
157
1.71
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
479
1.92
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.58
94.58
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.16
98.16
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.308
0.308
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.309
1.309
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.5
5.5
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.44
93.44
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.04
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.12
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Steve Farr and Roy Oswalt

Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
11
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
509
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
370
278.89
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
796
600
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
657
495.23
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.461
0.461
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
101
76.13
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
93
70.1
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
5.28
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.75
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
6.03
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.079
0.079
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.01
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20.7
15.6
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
111
83.67
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
133
100.25
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.193
0.193
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.169
0.169
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.362
0.362
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.015
0.015
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.129
0.129
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.254
0.254
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
22.61
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
27.14
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65
48.99
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15.77
11.89
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
3.77
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
20.35
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 600 PA
181
136.43
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.4
4.4
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
106
79.9
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.75
Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 600 PA
6
4.52
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 600 PA