Steve Farr vs. Orval Overall — Career Comparison

Steve Farr
Baby BoomersMarylandThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Orval Overall
Pre-GenerationalCaliforniaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Orval Overall 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. Orval Overall posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.23 and WHIP 1.161 compared to 3.25 and 1.373 for Steve Farr. By the career numbers, Orval Overall had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Steve Farr and Orval Overall

Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Orval Overall
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
509
5.56
Orval Overall
Career
Per 9 Innings
218
1.28
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.31
Orval Overall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
182
1.07
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.52
Orval Overall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
108
0.63
Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
0.49
Orval Overall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
0.42
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.61
51.61
Orval Overall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60.34
60.34
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.5
5.5
Orval Overall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83.49
83.49
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Orval Overall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
133
0.78
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Orval Overall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.18
Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
132
1.44
Orval Overall
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.07
Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
298
3.25
Orval Overall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
381
2.23
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.25
3.25
Orval Overall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.23
2.23
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.6
3.6
Orval Overall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.49
2.49
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.82
3.82
Orval Overall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.08
3.08
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.244
0.244
Orval Overall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.222
0.222
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
2473
27
Orval Overall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4606
27
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
824.1
9
Orval Overall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1535.1
9
Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
751
8.2
Orval Overall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1232
7.22
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.2
8.2
Orval Overall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.22
7.22
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
70
0.76
Orval Overall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.09
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.76
0.76
Orval Overall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.14
0.14
Orval Overall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.07
0.07
Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
334
3.65
Orval Overall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
551
3.23
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.51
Orval Overall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.65
3.65
Orval Overall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.23
3.23
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
668
7.29
Orval Overall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
935
5.48
Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.29
7.29
Orval Overall
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.48
5.48
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.31
1.31
Orval Overall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.29
4.29
Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.216
1.216
Orval Overall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.968
0.968
Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.26
Orval Overall
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
0.33
Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
0.35
Orval Overall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.26
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.05
Orval Overall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3487
38.07
Orval Overall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6145
36.02
Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
313
3.42
Orval Overall
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.18
Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
326
3.56
Orval Overall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
520
3.05
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.56
3.56
Orval Overall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.05
3.05
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.25
Orval Overall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.26
Orval Overall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
0.81
Orval Overall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.316
1.316
Orval Overall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.161
1.161
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3074
33.56
Orval Overall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5549
32.53
Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.64
0.64
Orval Overall
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.39
2.39
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.292
0.292
Orval Overall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.265
0.265
Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.07
38.07
Orval Overall
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.02
36.02

Fielding Stats for Steve Farr and Orval Overall

Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Orval Overall
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
509
5.56
Orval Overall
Career
Per 9 Innings
220
1.35
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.31
Orval Overall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
173
1.06
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
2473
27
Orval Overall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4407
27
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
824.1
9
Orval Overall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1469
9
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.6
Orval Overall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
0.39
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
102
1.11
Orval Overall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
401
2.46
Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.1
Orval Overall
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.18
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
166
1.81
Orval Overall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
494
3.03
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
157
1.71
Orval Overall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
465
2.85
Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.58
94.58
Orval Overall
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.13
94.13
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.308
0.308
Orval Overall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.114
2.114
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.5
5.5
Orval Overall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78.64
78.64
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.04
Orval Overall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.06
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Orval Overall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Orval Overall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Orval Overall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Orval Overall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Steve Farr and Orval Overall

Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
Orval Overall
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
509
Orval Overall
Career
Per 600 PAverified
221
223.23
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Orval Overall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
594
600
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Orval Overall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
526
531.31
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
Orval Overall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.179
0.179
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
Orval Overall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.528
0.528
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Orval Overall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
94
94.95
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Orval Overall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66
66.67
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Orval Overall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
20.2
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Orval Overall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6.06
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Orval Overall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.02
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Orval Overall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
28.28
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
Orval Overall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.298
0.298
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
Orval Overall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
Orval Overall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.021
0.021
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
Orval Overall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32.96
33.29
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Orval Overall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
132
133.33
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Orval Overall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
127
128.28
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
Orval Overall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.227
0.227
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
Orval Overall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.251
0.251
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
Orval Overall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.478
0.478
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
Orval Overall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.072
0.072
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
Orval Overall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.165
0.165
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
Orval Overall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.391
0.391
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
Orval Overall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.215
0.215
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Orval Overall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
39.39
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Orval Overall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
46.46
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Orval Overall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
83
83.84
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
Orval Overall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31.39
31.7
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Orval Overall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4.04
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Orval Overall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
29.29
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Orval Overall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Orval Overall
Career
Per 600 PA
95
95.96
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
Orval Overall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.25
6.25
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
Orval Overall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
0.31
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Orval Overall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
35.35
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Orval Overall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Orval Overall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Orval Overall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4.04
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Orval Overall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Orval Overall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4.04
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
Orval Overall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100