2023 Stats
W-L
1-3
ERA
2.57
WHIP
0.86
K
25
SV
1
Rest-of-Season Projections

Picks up save Wednesday
Farmer earned a save against the Red Sox on Wednesday, striking out one batter in a perfect inning.
ANALYSIS
Closer Alexis Diaz pitched three of the previous four days, so the Reds turned to Farmer to protect a one-run lead in the ninth. The righty reliever threw just half of his 16 pitches for a strike but managed to retire the side in order for his first save of the campaign. Farmer has pitched well this season with a 2.60 ERA, 0.87 WHIP and 25:9 K:BB over 27.2 innings, but Diaz has been dominant and is in no danger of losing his ninth-inning role.
Closer Alexis Diaz pitched three of the previous four days, so the Reds turned to Farmer to protect a one-run lead in the ninth. The righty reliever threw just half of his 16 pitches for a strike but managed to retire the side in order for his first save of the campaign. Farmer has pitched well this season with a 2.60 ERA, 0.87 WHIP and 25:9 K:BB over 27.2 innings, but Diaz has been dominant and is in no danger of losing his ninth-inning role.
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Pitching Appearances Breakdown
Average Pitch Count
17
Last 10 Games
16
Last 5 Games
15
How many pitches does Buck Farmer generally throw?
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What part of the game does Buck Farmer generally pitch?
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% Games Reaching Innings Threshold
% Games By Number of Innings Pitched
Left/Right Pitching Splits
Since 2021
-13%
BAA vs RHP
2023
-36%
BAA vs RHP
BAA | K | BB | H | HR | ||||
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Since 2021vs Left | .243 | 41 | 29 | 36 | 5 | |||
Since 2021vs Right | .212 | 75 | 26 | 55 | 9 | |||
2023vs Left | .205 | 10 | 3 | 8 | 1 | |||
2023vs Right | .132 | 15 | 6 | 7 | 2 | |||
2022vs Left | .226 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 0 | |||
2022vs Right | .202 | 37 | 8 | 22 | 2 | |||
2021vs Left | .298 | 14 | 9 | 14 | 4 | |||
2021vs Right | .268 | 23 | 12 | 26 | 5 | |||
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Home/Away Pitching Splits
Since 2021
-36%
ERA at Home
2023
-21%
ERA at Home
ERA | WHIP | IP | K/9 | BB/9 | |||||
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Since 2021Home | 3.38 | 1.18 | 56.0 | 9.8 | 4.5 | ||||
Since 2021Away | 5.30 | 1.47 | 54.1 | 9.1 | 4.5 | ||||
2023Home | 2.30 | 0.70 | 15.2 | 8.0 | 2.3 | ||||
2023Away | 2.92 | 1.05 | 12.1 | 8.0 | 3.6 | ||||
2022Home | 2.55 | 1.14 | 24.2 | 10.6 | 4.0 | ||||
2022Away | 5.24 | 1.48 | 22.1 | 10.1 | 5.6 | ||||
2021Home | 5.74 | 1.72 | 15.2 | 10.3 | 7.5 | ||||
2021Away | 6.86 | 1.73 | 19.2 | 8.7 | 3.7 | ||||
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Stat Review
How does Buck Farmer compare to other relievers?
This section compares his stats with all relief pitcher seasons from the previous three seasons (minimum 30 innings)*. The bar represents the player's percentile rank. For example, if the bar is halfway across, then the player falls into the 50th percentile for that stat and it would be considered average.
* Exit Velocity, Barrels/BBE %, Balls Hit 95+ MPH %, and Spin Rate are benchmarked against 2019 data (min 30 IP). See here for more exit velocity/barrels stats plus an explanation of current limitations with that data set.
* Exit Velocity, Barrels/BBE %, Balls Hit 95+ MPH %, and Spin Rate are benchmarked against 2019 data (min 30 IP). See here for more exit velocity/barrels stats plus an explanation of current limitations with that data set.
K/BB
2.78K/9
8.0BB/9
2.9HR/9
1.0Fastball
93.3 mphERA
2.57WHIP
0.86BABIP
.182GB/FB
0.74Left On Base
80.8%Exit Velocity
81.1 mphBarrels/BBE
4.5%Spin Rate
2171 rpmBalls Hit 95+ MPH
20.3%Swinging Strike
11.9%Advanced Pitching Stats
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In terms of run prevention, Farmer was one of the Tigers' five best relievers in 2020, but he does not check out so well under the hood. The right-hander lost close to two miles per hour off his four-seam fastball, leaving the gulf between that pitch and his changeup at just about five mph. As a result, Farmer's strikeout rate crashed from 25.3% in 2019 to just 15.7% last season. He made a brief trip to the IL in August with a groin injury but was believed to be healthy otherwise. Farmer deserves credit for limiting the traffic on the basepaths with a 5.6 BB% and keeping the ball on the ground (52.2 GB%), but if he hasn't regained something on his stuff after an offseason of rest, statistical regression is inevitable. All that contact could catch up to him in a hurry.
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Takes Opening Day loss
Farmer picked up the loss Thursday against the Pirates after allowing an earned run on a walk in the eighth inning to break a 4-4 tie.
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Agrees to terms
Farmer signed a one-year, $1.75 million contract with the Reds on Thursday, avoiding arbitration, Jon Heyman of the New York Post reports.
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Better second half
Farmer finished the 2022 season with a 3.83 ERA, 1.30 WHIP, five holds and two saves over 47 innings, but he had a 2.83 ERA over 35 innings following his second call-up July 9, Bobby Nightengale of The Cincinnati Enquirer reports.
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Earns save Sunday
Farmer didn't strike out a batter but pitched a perfect ninth inning to earn the save during Sunday's win over the Cardinals.
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Back from bereavement list
Farmer (personal) was reinstated from the bereavement list Saturday.
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