Ed Farmer vs. David Purcey — Career Comparison

Ed Farmer
Baby BoomersIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star
David Purcey
MillenialIllinoisThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaToronto Blue JaysAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Ed Farmer and David Purcey are about as close as two relievers get — the gap between them is negligible across the key measures. Their run-prevention numbers were nearly identical — ERA+ of 74 for Ed Farmer and 72 for David Purcey, with skill-based marks of DICE+ 85 and 88 respectively. If forced to pick, David Purcey gets the slight nod, but this is a genuinely even pairing.

Pitching Stats for Ed Farmer and David Purcey

Ed Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
David Purcey
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Ed Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
370
5.34
David Purcey
Career
Per 9 Innings
111
4.85
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.3
David Purcey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.92
Ed Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.43
David Purcey
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.31
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.62
David Purcey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.57
Ed Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.1
41.1
David Purcey
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
35
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.68
5.68
David Purcey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18.92
18.92
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David Purcey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David Purcey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
1.08
David Purcey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
298
4.3
David Purcey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
114
4.98
Ed Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.3
4.3
David Purcey
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.98
4.98
Ed Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.35
4.35
David Purcey
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.67
4.67
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.53
4.53
David Purcey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.52
4.52
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.258
0.258
David Purcey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.255
0.255
Ed Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1872
27
David Purcey
Career
Per 9 Innings
618
27
Ed Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
624
9
David Purcey
Career
Per 9 Innings
206
9
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
611
8.81
David Purcey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
8.69
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.81
8.81
David Purcey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.69
8.69
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
0.75
David Purcey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.96
Ed Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.75
0.75
David Purcey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.96
0.96
Ed Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
David Purcey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
345
4.98
David Purcey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
118
5.16
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.72
David Purcey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.35
Ed Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.98
4.98
David Purcey
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.16
5.16
Ed Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
395
5.7
David Purcey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
174
7.6
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.7
5.7
David Purcey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.6
7.6
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.07
1.07
David Purcey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.57
1.57
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.186
1.186
David Purcey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.418
1.418
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.56
David Purcey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.61
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.17
David Purcey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.31
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David Purcey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2789
40.23
David Purcey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
925
40.41
Ed Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
206
2.97
David Purcey
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
1.49
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
343
4.95
David Purcey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
120
5.24
Ed Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.95
4.95
David Purcey
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.24
5.24
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.56
David Purcey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.44
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.29
David Purcey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.35
Ed Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
0.56
David Purcey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.57
Ed Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.532
1.532
David Purcey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.539
1.539
Ed Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2373
34.23
David Purcey
Career
Per 9 Innings
782
34.17
Ed Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.93
0.93
David Purcey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.08
1.08
Ed Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
David Purcey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.302
0.302
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.23
40.23
David Purcey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.41
40.41

Fielding Stats for Ed Farmer and David Purcey

Ed Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
David Purcey
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Ed Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
370
5.34
David Purcey
Career
Per 9 Innings
111
4.85
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.3
David Purcey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.92
Ed Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1872
27
David Purcey
Career
Per 9 Innings
618
27
Ed Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
624
9
David Purcey
Career
Per 9 Innings
206
9
Ed Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.49
David Purcey
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.35
Ed Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
1.3
David Purcey
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.79
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.04
David Purcey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Ed Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
1.83
David Purcey
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
1.18
Ed Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
124
1.79
David Purcey
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
1.14
Ed Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.64
97.64
David Purcey
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.3
96.3
Ed Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.335
0.335
David Purcey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.234
0.234
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.68
5.68
David Purcey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18.92
18.92
Ed Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.14
David Purcey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David Purcey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David Purcey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David Purcey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David Purcey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ed Farmer and David Purcey

Ed Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
David Purcey
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Ed Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
370
4188.68
David Purcey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
111
66600
Ed Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
53
600
David Purcey
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Ed Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
47
532.08
David Purcey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Ed Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.085
0.085
David Purcey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.274
0.274
David Purcey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
45.28
David Purcey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
45.28
David Purcey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Purcey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Purcey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Purcey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Purcey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Purcey
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Purcey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Purcey
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.39
4.41
David Purcey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
45.28
David Purcey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
56.6
David Purcey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.104
0.104
David Purcey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.085
0.085
David Purcey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.189
0.189
David Purcey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Purcey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.068
0.068
David Purcey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.116
0.116
David Purcey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
David Purcey
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Purcey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.32
David Purcey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.32
David Purcey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-1.73
-19.58
David Purcey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.11
-66.4
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Purcey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.32
David Purcey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Purcey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
249.06
David Purcey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
600
Ed Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.41
2.41
David Purcey
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Ed Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.05
David Purcey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
56.6
David Purcey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Purcey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Purcey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Purcey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Purcey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Purcey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
David Purcey
Career
Per 600 PA