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Buck Farmer

P · CIN

35 yrs

Pitcher

Description

Position: P
Team: CIN
Type: Pitcher
Bats: Left
Throws: Right
Born: 1991-02-20
Age: 35
Country: USA
Height: 6'4"
Weight: 243 lb
Last active: 2024

Career Résumé

11 seasons

Seasons	11 2014–2024
Games	417
W-L	24-30
ERA	4.71
WHIP	1.40
IP	514
SO	486
SV	6

Pitching

Regular season

Season	Tm	W	L	ERA	WHIP	G	GS	SV	IP	SO	BB	HR	ER	xERA	Brl%
2024	CIN	3	2	3.04	1.20	61	1	1	71.0	70	29	7	24	4.11	8.3%
2023	CIN	4	5	4.20	1.16	71	0	3	75.0	70	29	11	35	4.04	8.7%
2022	CIN	2	2	3.83	1.30	44	0	2	47.0	54	25	2	20	3.39	5.0%
2021	DET	0	0	6.37	1.73	36	0	0	35.1	37	21	9	25	6.51	10.2%
2020	DET	1	0	3.80	1.17	23	0	0	21.1	14	5	3	9	5.16	8.6%
2019	DET	6	6	3.72	1.27	73	1	0	67.2	73	24	8	28	4.29	7.5%
2018	DET	3	4	4.15	1.56	66	1	0	69.1	57	41	6	32	4.18	3.3%
2017	DET	5	5	6.75	1.56	11	11	0	48.0	49	20	9	36	3.92	6.2%
2016	DET	0	1	4.60	1.53	14	1	0	29.1	27	20	4	15	3.99	7.2%
2015	DET	0	4	7.36	1.74	14	5	0	40.1	24	17	10	33	6.00	9.2%
2014	DET	0	1	11.57	1.82	4	2	0	9.1	11	5	2	12	—	—

Fielding

Regular season · OAA 2016+

Season	Pos	G	GS	Inn	PO	A	E	DP	FLD%	RF/9	OAA
2024	P	61	1	71.0	3	3	0	0	1.000	0.76	—
2023	P	71	0	75.0	3	7	0	1	1.000	1.20	—
2022	P	44	0	47.0	6	6	1	0	.923	2.30	—
2021	P	36	0	35.1	0	3	0	1	1.000	0.76	—
2020	P	23	0	21.1	2	0	0	0	1.000	0.84	—
2019	P	73	1	67.2	4	6	2	1	.833	1.33	—
2018	P	66	1	69.1	3	8	1	0	.917	1.43	—
2017	P	11	11	48.0	0	3	0	0	1.000	0.56	—
2016	P	14	1	29.1	6	4	0	0	1.000	3.07	—
2015	P	14	5	40.1	2	5	1	0	.875	1.56	—
2014	P	4	2	9.1	0	0	0	0	—	0.00	—

Batting game log

2024 · last 1

Date		Opp	Res	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB
2024-09-29	@	CHC	W	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Pitching game log

2024 · last 61

Date		Opp	Res	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	SO	Pit
2024-09-29	@	CHC	W	S	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	19
2024-09-28	@	CHC	L	L	1.0	1	1	1	0	0	0	8
2024-09-25	@	CLE	L	ND	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	1	11
2024-09-22	vs	PIT	L	ND	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	2	16
2024-09-21	vs	PIT	W	ND	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	1	13
2024-09-17	vs	ATL	W	ND	0.2	1	0	0	0	0	2	20
2024-09-13	@	MIN	W	ND	0.1	2	1	1	0	0	0	15
2024-09-11	@	STL	L	L	0.1	2	1	1	0	1	1	24
2024-09-08	@	NYM	W	W	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	2	15
2024-09-06	@	NYM	L	ND	0.1	3	1	1	0	0	1	14
2024-08-31	vs	MIL	L	ND	1.0	2	3	3	1	1	3	24
2024-08-30	vs	MIL	L	ND	1.2	0	0	0	0	0	0	11
2024-08-27	vs	ATH	L	ND	1.1	1	0	0	0	1	3	25
2024-08-23	@	PIT	L	ND	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	2	27
2024-08-21	@	TOR	W	ND	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	1	14
2024-08-19	@	TOR	W	ND	0.2	0	0	0	0	1	0	14
2024-08-17	vs	KC	L	ND	0.2	2	2	2	1	2	1	30
2024-08-14	vs	STL	W	ND	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	8
2024-08-11	@	MIL	W	W	0.2	1	0	0	0	0	0	9
2024-08-08	@	MIA	W	W	1.1	1	0	0	0	1	2	12
2024-08-05	@	MIA	W	ND	1.1	1	0	0	0	1	2	21
2024-08-02	vs	SF	L	ND	1.2	0	0	0	0	0	3	23
2024-07-30	vs	CHC	W	H	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	2	11
2024-07-29	vs	CHC	W	ND	1.0	1	1	1	1	0	1	18
2024-07-27	@	TB	L	ND	2.0	0	0	0	0	1	1	31
2024-07-19	@	WSH	L	ND	1.2	1	1	1	0	1	3	27
2024-07-13	vs	MIA	W	ND	0.2	1	0	0	0	1	0	15
2024-07-10	vs	COL	L	ND	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	1	14
2024-07-09	vs	COL	W	ND	1.0	1	2	1	1	1	2	26
2024-07-07	vs	DET	L	ND	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	1	15
2024-07-05	vs	DET	L	ND	1.1	0	0	0	0	1	3	25
2024-06-30	@	STL	L	ND	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	1	11
2024-06-27	@	STL	W	ND	1.2	1	0	0	0	0	1	19
2024-06-25	vs	PIT	L	ND	1.0	2	2	2	1	0	1	23
2024-06-23	vs	BOS	L	ND	1.0	1	1	1	0	0	1	15
2024-06-22	vs	BOS	L	ND	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	16
2024-06-15	@	MIL	L	ND	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	3	27
2024-06-11	vs	CLE	L	ND	2.0	1	1	1	0	2	1	27
2024-06-09	vs	CHC	L	ND	1.0	2	0	0	0	2	0	16
2024-06-04	@	COL	W	ND	1.0	2	1	1	0	0	1	17
2024-05-29	vs	STL	L	ND	1.0	3	1	1	0	2	0	33
2024-05-28	vs	STL	L	ND	1.0	2	0	0	0	1	1	27
2024-05-24	vs	LAD	W	ND	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	0	21
2024-05-23	vs	SD	L	ND	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	0	3
2024-05-16	@	LAD	W	ND	0.2	1	0	0	0	1	2	23
2024-05-14	@	AZ	W	ND	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	13
2024-05-11	@	SF	L	ND	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	1	20
2024-05-09	vs	AZ	L	ND	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	12
2024-05-07	vs	AZ	L	ND	1.2	0	0	0	0	0	2	22
2024-05-03	vs	BAL	L	ND	2.0	0	0	0	0	1	1	24
2024-04-30	@	SD	L	ND	1.0	2	1	1	0	0	0	17
2024-04-25	vs	PHI	L	ND	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	2	25
2024-04-23	vs	PHI	W	ND	2.0	2	0	0	0	0	1	29
2024-04-19	vs	LAA	W	ND	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	1	11
2024-04-15	@	SEA	L	ND	2.0	4	3	3	0	1	3	40
2024-04-12	@	CWS	W	ND	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	11
2024-04-10	vs	MIL	L	ND	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	2	19
2024-04-07	vs	NYM	L	ND	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	1	11
2024-04-06	vs	NYM	W	ND	2.0	1	0	0	0	0	1	24
2024-04-02	@	PHI	L	ND	1.2	2	1	1	1	1	1	28
2024-03-31	vs	WSH	W	ND	1.0	2	1	1	1	1	1	31

Pitching Profile2024 · vs 402

K/9

8.954

BB/9

3.728

HR/9

0.969

ERA

3.0481

WHIP

1.2059

xERA

4.1142

Brl%A

8.3%37

PlayerMedian (50th)percentile vs league

Career Highs

Stat	Best	Year
Wins	6	2019
SO	73	2019
SV	3	2023
ERA	3.04	2024
WHIP	1.16	2023

Comparable Players

2024 · stat-profile similarity

Sam LongKC30y
3.16 ERA · 44 K · 1.20 WHIP
94%
vs
Anthony BandaLAD32y
3.08 ERA · 50 K · 1.25 WHIP
94%
vs
Pete FairbanksTB32y
3.57 ERA · 44 K · 1.17 WHIP
92%
vs
Jorge LópezCHC33y
2.89 ERA · 50 K · 1.23 WHIP
92%
vs
Yennier CanoBAL32y
3.15 ERA · 65 K · 1.30 WHIP
91%
vs

Career Arc

ERA by season · taller = better

Year over Year

pitching trajectory

Yr	Tm	W	ERA	WHIP	SO	IP
19	DET	6	3.72	1.27	73	68
20	DET	1▼	3.80▲	1.17▼	14▼	21▼
21	DET	0▼	6.37▲	1.73▲	37▲	35▲
22	CIN	2▲	3.83▼	1.30▼	54▲	47▲
23	CIN	4▲	4.20▲	1.16▼	70▲	75▲
24	CIN	3▼	3.04▼	1.20▲	70	71▼

Career Milestones

chase to the next mark

Wins24

26 to 50

Strikeouts486

514 to 1,000

Saves6

94 to 100

Season

Pitch Arsenal

2024 · Statcast

Pitch	Use	Velo	Spin
Slider	35%	82.2	2790
Sinker	24%	92.5	2356
Changeup	21%	86.8	1792
4-Seam	20%	92.7	2362

Plate Discipline

2024 · induced

29.4%

Chase

lg 28.5%

64.3%

Z-Swing

lg 67%

23.9%

Whiff

lg 24.5%

76.1%

Contact

lg 76%

45.9%

Zone

lg 48.5%

28.4%

CSW

lg 28%

1,206 pitches · green/red vs league avg

Statcast Trend

xERA by season · taller = better

Barrel% Against by season · taller = better

Per game	3.5
Ceiling (90th)	8.4
Floor (10th)	-0.9
Std dev	3.3
Boom rate	28%
Bust rate	38%
Profile	Volatile