Buck Farmer
P | Bats/Throws: L/R | 6' 4" 243LBS | Age: 33
Draft: 2013 | Rd: 5, #156, Detroit Tigers | Georgia Tech
W L ERA G GS SV IP SO WHIP
2022 2 2 3.83 44 0 2 47 54 1.30
2023 4 5 4.20 71 0 3 75 70 1.16
2024 3 2 3.04 61 1 1 71 70 1.20
11 Seasons 24 30 4.71 417 22 6 513.2 486 1.40
G W-L ERA IP SO WHIP
2022 44 2-2 3.83 47 54 1.30
2023 71 4-5 4.20 75 70 1.16
2024 61 3-2 3.04 71 70 1.20
11 Seasons 417 24-30 4.71 513.2 486 1.40
MLB Percentile Rankings
Movement Profile (Induced Break)
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Statcast Statistics

Season Age Pitches Batted
Balls
Barrels Barrel % Barrel/PA Exit
Velocity
Max EV Launch
Angle
LA Sweet-
Spot %
XBA XSLG WOBA XWOBA XWOBACON HardHit% K% BB% ERA xERA
2015 24 697 142 13 9.2 7.0 89.2 109.7 12.4 31.7 .273 .495 .416 .371 .393 35.9 12.9 9.1 7.36 6.00
2016 25 505 83 6 7.2 4.6 86.9 112.0 11.7 19.3 .199 .334 .335 .308 .316 31.3 20.6 15.3 4.60 3.99
2017 26 900 146 9 6.2 4.1 88.9 113.6 20.0 31.5 .229 .379 .360 .303 .340 34.9 22.4 9.1 6.75 3.92
2018 27 1255 209 7 3.3 2.3 88.1 110.1 14.9 35.4 .239 .359 .332 .314 .326 35.9 18.5 13.3 4.15 4.18
2019 28 1157 186 14 7.5 4.9 89.5 111.9 10.2 31.2 .235 .424 .312 .312 .381 40.0 25.3 8.3 3.72 4.29
2020 29 341 70 6 8.6 6.7 90.2 112.9 7.0 30.0 .270 .451 .290 .345 .390 41.4 15.7 5.6 3.80 5.16
2021 30 726 108 11 10.2 6.4 91.2 116.6 14.7 36.1 .270 .502 .380 .379 .435 45.4 21.6 12.3 6.37 6.43
2022 31 855 119 6 5.0 3.0 88.2 109.5 14.4 29.4 .212 .324 .280 .292 .339 40.0 27.1 12.6 3.83 3.51
2023 32 1222 206 18 8.7 5.8 87.8 111.7 19.8 28.2 .221 .408 .303 .311 .355 35.0 22.7 9.4 4.20 4.07
2024 33 1170 193 16 8.3 5.4 88.3 111.2 18.1 36.8 .238 .397 .293 .314 .369 35.8 23.4 9.7 3.04 4.14
Player 8828 1462 106 7.3 4.8 88.7 116.6 15.1 31.7 .237 .404 .327 .321 .362 37.2 21.6 10.5
MLB 7.0 4.8 88.5 122.4 12.3 33.2 .245 .405 .316 .315 .368 36.5 22.2 8.4
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Statcast Pitch Arsenal

Farmer relies on 4 pitches.
Slider
(34.8%) ,
Sinker
(24.3%) ,
Changeup
(21.0%) ,
Four Seamer
(19.9%) ,


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Pitch Tracking



Batted Ball Profile

Season GB % FB % LD % PU % Pull % Straight % Oppo % Weak % Topped % Under % Flare/Burner % Solid % Barrel % Barrel/PA
2015 47.9 19.0 26.8 6.3 41.5 39.4 19.0 4.2 35.9 22.5 21.1 4.9 9.2 7.0
2016 51.8 20.5 18.1 9.6 42.2 33.7 24.1 7.2 37.3 26.5 15.7 4.8 7.2 4.6
2017 33.6 31.5 25.3 9.6 37.7 34.9 27.4 0.7 26.7 37.7 24.0 4.1 6.2 4.1
2018 41.1 23.9 26.8 8.1 39.7 32.1 26.8 1.9 32.1 29.2 26.3 6.2 3.3 2.3
2019 48.9 23.7 22.0 5.4 38.2 40.9 21.0 0.5 37.6 23.1 24.2 4.3 7.5 4.9
2020 52.9 20.0 22.9 4.3 41.4 38.6 20.0 4.3 40.0 15.7 24.3 5.7 8.6 6.7
2021 37.0 32.4 24.1 6.5 34.3 46.3 19.4 0.9 28.7 26.9 25.9 7.4 10.2 6.4
2022 43.7 20.2 24.4 11.8 42.0 37.0 21.0 5.0 27.7 26.9 26.9 5.0 5.0 3.0
2023 33.5 32.5 20.4 13.6 39.3 35.4 25.2 5.8 21.8 33.0 21.8 8.3 8.7 5.8
2024 36.8 28.0 23.3 11.9 41.5 36.3 22.3 3.6 30.6 28.5 22.3 6.7 8.3 5.4
Player 41.5 25.9 23.6 9.1 39.7 37.1 23.1 3.2 31.1 27.9 23.5 5.9 7.3 4.8
MLB 44.4 23.8 24.7 7.1 37.2 37.5 25.2 3.9 32.6 24.8 24.4 5.9 7.0 4.8
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Pitch Movement


How this works: This section shows two different ways to evaluate pitch movement. On the left, “Total Movement” shows the real-world movement of a pitch, including the forces of gravity, which affects every pitch thrown. Since gravity requires time, and slower pitches aren't 'better' just because they have more time to move, a pitch's movement is compared to other pitches of the same pitch type, within +/- 2 MPH and +/- 0.5 feet of extension/release. On the right, Induced Movement (or IVB) is reported without gravity, and attempts to isolate movement created by the pitcher's ability to spin and manipulate the ball.
Total Movement (in inches, w/ gravity)Induced Movement (in inches, w/o gravity)
YearPitchTeamHand#MPHVertical
Drop
vs.
Comparable
Horizontal
Break
vs.
Comparable
Vertical
Break
vs. AvgHorizontal
Break
vs. Avg
2024 4-Seam Fastball CIN R 231 92.7 17.6 -1.9 11.7ARM 4.2 14.2 -1.6 11.7ARM 4.2
2024 Changeup CIN R 245 86.8 37.0 5.5 14.9ARM 0.4 -0.5 5.4 14.9ARM 0.7
2024 Sinker CIN R 284 92.5 25.0 0.9 17.3ARM 2.3 7.1 0.2 17.3ARM 2.5
2024 Slider CIN R 407 82.2 36.6 -3.1 9.5GLV 1.9 3.9 -2.3 9.5GLV 4.4
2023 4-Seam Fastball CIN R 526 93.9 16.8 -1.6 11.4ARM 4.0 14.2 -1.6 11.4ARM 4.0
2023 Changeup CIN R 282 87.8 34.2 4.0 14.5ARM -0.1 1.4 4.0 14.5ARM 0.1
2023 Slider CIN R 414 83.1 36.7 -2.1 8.3GLV 1.5 3.0 -1.5 8.3GLV 3.0
! Note: Years are in reverse order.

Run Values by Pitch Type

Year Pitch Type Team RV/100 Run Value Pitches % PA BA SLG wOBA Whiff% K% PutAway % xBA xSLG xwOBA Hard Hit %
2024 Slider 0.9 4 407 34.8 87 .138 .313 .214 37.6 41.4 27.5 .154 .284 .215 28.3
2024 Sinker 1.1 3 284 24.3 85 .268 .423 .355 15.1 9.4 13.1 .315 .516 .405 34.4
2024 Changeup -0.4 -1 245 20.9 65 .267 .367 .322 32.6 26.2 19.5 .253 .355 .297 34.9
2024 4-Seam Fastball 0.8 2 232 19.8 55 .208 .396 .328 15.1 14.5 10.1 .249 .473 .356 47.5
2023 4-Seam Fastball 0.2 1 526 43.0 155 .242 .477 .352 17.3 17.4 17.8 .243 .468 .346 41.3
2023 Slider 1.4 6 414 33.9 80 .158 .250 .195 46.0 33.8 20.9 .194 .317 .236 24.0
2023 Changeup -1.4 -4 282 23.1 74 .222 .429 .342 32.4 21.6 19.8 .207 .392 .319 31.9
! Note: Years are in reverse order.
! Note: To better align with other values, positive numbers (red) are good, and negative numbers (blue) are poor.

Spin Direction

Year Pitch Type Pitches MPH Active Spin % Total Movement (In.) Spin-Based Observed Deviation
2024 Changeup 225 86.8 79 16.0 2:15 3:15 -60
2024 4-Seam Fastball 231 92.7 91 18.2 1:30 1:30 0
2024 Sinker 283 92.5 88 19.2 1:45 2:30 -45
2024 Slider 404 82.2 27 10.6 8:45 9:30 -45
2023 Changeup 250 87.9 83 15.6 2:15 3:00 -45
2023 4-Seam Fastball 521 93.9 92 18.0 1:30 1:30 0
2023 Slider 406 83.1 24 9.3 8:30 9:15 -45
! Note: Years are in reverse order.
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Pitcher Arm Angle

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Swing/Take

Runs
Year Team PA Pitches Heart Shadow Chase Waste All
2014 46 194 -2 -1 -1 -2 -6
2015 184 687 -7 1 -6 -4 -16
2016 130 502 -1 7 -6 -2 -1
2017 219 900 3 -4 -8 -6 -14
2018 307 1,252 10 5 -9 -8 -2
2019 284 1,155 2 12 -8 -8 -1
2020 89 341 2 3 -2 -1 2
2021 170 726 6 3 -10 -7 -8
2022 194 838 1 11 -8 -5 -1
2023 309 1,222 1 15 -6 -7 3
2024 292 1,168 5 15 -8 -4 8
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Plate Discipline

Season Pitches Zone % Zone Swing % Zone Contact % Chase % Chase Contact % Edge % 1st Pitch Strike % Swing % Whiff % Meatball % Meatball Swing %
2015 697 47.2 65.0 84.6 26.6 72.4 40.7 60.2 44.8 19.2 8.6 68.3
2016 505 40.8 63.6 84.7 27.4 56.1 40.6 60.3 42.2 25.8 5.0 68.0
2017 900 46.4 67.0 78.2 26.1 61.1 39.2 63.9 45.1 25.9 6.9 69.4
2018 1,255 46.2 65.5 80.7 27.2 57.4 39.0 65.1 44.9 26.8 6.3 73.4
2019 1,157 45.0 67.7 79.3 28.3 52.2 40.3 61.2 46.2 29.8 5.4 77.4
2020 341 43.7 70.5 84.8 31.8 72.1 43.7 55.1 48.7 19.9 5.0 76.5
2021 726 44.4 69.6 79.0 25.5 62.1 39.8 59.4 45.0 26.0 7.0 74.5
2022 855 41.8 67.1 75.7 29.5 56.3 43.3 62.8 45.4 31.2 5.7 87.5
2023 1,222 47.4 66.9 75.8 28.9 53.8 44.5 62.5 47.0 30.3 7.4 71.1
2024 1,170 47.5 64.2 81.8 29.3 56.7 41.7 63.6 45.9 26.1 8.5 68.0
Player 8,828 45.5 66.5 79.8 28.0 58.4 41.2 62.1 45.5 26.9 6.7 72.7
MLB 48.7 67.0 82.0 28.5 57.8 42.6 61.0 47.2 25.0 7.3 76.3
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Percentile Rankings

Year xwOBA /
xERA
xBA xSLG xISO xOBP Brl Brl% EV Hard
Hit%
K% BB% Whiff% Chase
Rate
FB
Velo
FB
Spin
CB
Spin
Extension
2015 55 79 21 48
2016 57 84 50 50
2017 62 73 67 62 57 72 44 11 34 56 35 61 33 31 50 47
2018 41 51 71 82 13 89 96 56 44 24 4 63 40 73 79 41
2019 50 59 41 29 55 57 39 25 20 65 46 78 41 77 71 30
2020 24 21 26 35 48 46 30 17 23 9 86 10 84 47 54 19
2021 57 62 24
2022 63 74 29
2023 54 77 45 23 65 49 34 75 78 43 34 78 49 48 68 23
2024 42 51 43 35 26 50 37 65 74 53 25 54 56 28 77 20
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Expected Home Runs

Adjusted

Year Team Avg HR Trot Actual HR xHR HR-xHR Doubters Mostly Gone No Doubters No Doubter %
2016 21.9 4 4.9 -1 2 4 2 50.0
2017 23.1 9 9.2 0 3 6 5 55.6
2018 24.0 6 7.6 -2 4 3 5 83.3
2019 22.2 8 9.3 -1 3 6 5 62.5
2020 22.6 3 4.1 -1 2 3 2 66.7
2021 24.8 9 9.5 -1 3 4 6 66.7
2022 21.7 2 2.9 -1 1 3 1 50.0
2023 24.9 11 10.7 0 2 6 6 54.5
2024 24.5 7 4.7 2 5 5 2 28.6
Player 23.7 59 63.0 -4 25 40 34 57.6
Note: xHR tells how many of this pitcher's home runs allowed would have been out of other stadiums. The "Adjusted" view here accounts for different wall heights, distances and environmental effects using Statcast Park Factor data.
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Expected Home Runs by Park

Adjusted

Year HR
2016 4 5 5 5 4 4 5 5 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 5 3 4 6 4 5 5 7 8 6 6 4 6 6 5 3
2017 9 8 8 11 10 8 10 9 8 7 9 13 10 9 7 11 8 8 10 10 10 7 11 10 9 7 10 13 10 10 5
2018 6 11 7 7 7 7 9 6 7 6 7 9 8 5 7 9 6 7 8 9 9 8 10 9 6 6 7 8 9 8 7
2019 8 10 8 9 9 8 10 10 5 7 8 9 12 10 9 9 9 8 10 9 11 11 12 10 12 8 6 11 12 9 8
2020 3 4 4 5 4 4 4 4 3 3 4 6 4 3 4 5 4 4 4 5 3 5 5 4 3 3 5 5 4 4 3
2021 9 11 10 8 9 8 10 9 9 8 8 10 8 8 10 9 9 8 11 10 10 12 11 11 8 9 11 11 9 10 10
2022 2 3 2 3 3 3 4 2 2 1 2 2 3 3 3 4 4 4 2 2 3 3 5 4 2 3 4 3 3 3 3
2023 11 10 9 11 11 10 12 11 9 10 10 9 11 11 12 12 13 11 11 12 12 9 13 13 10 10 11 9 12 9 8
2024 7 5 4 5 5 5 6 4 3 3 4 7 8 3 4 3 4 3 5 5 5 5 9 5 4 2 5 6 8 5 2
Player 59 67 57 64 62 57 70 60 50 49 56 69 69 57 61 67 60 57 67 66 68 65 83 74 60 54 63 72 73 63 49
Note: xHR tells how many of this pitcher's home runs allowed would have been out of other stadiums. The "Adjusted" view here accounts for different wall heights, distances and environmental effects using Statcast Park Factor data.