Buck Farmer
Bats L Throws R6'4" 232 lbBorn 1991 Conyers, USADebut 2014Team CINDraft 2009 R46 #1378 Atlanta Braves, Rockdale County HS
Batting
| Year | Team | G | PA | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | HIT+ |
|---|
| 2024 | CIN | 61 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | |
| 2023 | CIN | 71 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | |
| 2022 | CIN | 44 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | |
| 2021 | DET | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | |
| 2020 | DET | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | |
| 2019 | DET | 73 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | |
| 2018 | DET | 66 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | |
| 2017 | DET | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | |
| 2016 | DET | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | |
| 2015 | DET | 14 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.250 | 0.250 | 0.250 | 0.500 | 34.1 |
| 2014 | DET | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | |
| Career | | 417 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.250 | 0.250 | 0.250 | 0.500 | 34.1 |
Pitching
| Year | Team | W | L | ERA | G | GS | SV | IP | BF | HR | BB | SO | PITCH+ |
|---|
| 2024 | CIN | 3 | 2 | 3.04 | 61 | 1 | 1 | 71.0 | 299 | 7 | 29 | 70 | 105.9 | 100.0 | 105.9 |
| 2023 | CIN | 4 | 5 | 4.20 | 71 | 0 | 3 | 75.0 | 309 | 11 | 29 | 70 | 105.8 | 100.6 | 106.5 |
| 2022 | CIN | 2 | 2 | 3.83 | 44 | 0 | 2 | 47.0 | 199 | 2 | 25 | 54 | 111.2 | 101.2 | 112.3 |
| 2021 | DET | 0 | 0 | 6.37 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 35.3 | 171 | 9 | 21 | 37 | 77.9 | 96.6 | 74.5 |
| 2020 | DET | 1 | 0 | 3.80 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 21.3 | 89 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 111.6 | 100.7 | 112.3 |
| 2019 | DET | 6 | 6 | 3.72 | 73 | 1 | 0 | 67.7 | 288 | 8 | 24 | 73 | 104.0 | 98.8 | 102.8 |
| 2018 | DET | 3 | 4 | 4.15 | 66 | 1 | 0 | 69.3 | 308 | 6 | 41 | 57 | 93.8 | 97.8 | 91.6 |
| 2017 | DET | 5 | 5 | 6.75 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 48.0 | 219 | 9 | 20 | 49 | 89.7 | 98.3 | 88.1 |
| 2016 | DET | 0 | 1 | 4.60 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 29.3 | 131 | 4 | 20 | 27 | 95.5 | 99.2 | 94.7 |
| 2015 | DET | 0 | 4 | 7.36 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 40.3 | 186 | 10 | 17 | 24 | 68.7 | 95.3 | 64.0 |
| 2014 | DET | 0 | 1 | 11.57 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 9.3 | 46 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 57.4 | | |
| Career | | 24 | 30 | 4.71 | 417 | 22 | 6 | 513.7 | 2245 | 71 | 236 | 486 | 96.3 | | 95.2 |
Statcast
| Year | PA | EV | LA | Barrel% | HardHit% | Whiff% | Chase% | xBA | xSLG | xwOBA | Sprint |
|---|
| 2015 | 4 | 97.6 | 2.7 | 0.0 | 100.0 | 58.3 | 55.6 | 0.128 | 0.147 | 0.121 | |
Fielding
| Year | Team | Pos | G | Inn | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | Runs saved |
|---|
| 2024 | CIN | P | 61 | 71 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | -0.0 |
| 2023 | CIN | P | 71 | 75 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | +0.2 |
| 2022 | CIN | P | 44 | 47 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0.923 | +0.3 |
| 2021 | DET | P | 36 | 35 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | -0.7 |
| 2020 | DET | P | 23 | 21 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | +0.1 |
| 2019 | DET | P | 73 | 68 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0.833 | -0.4 |
| 2018 | DET | P | 66 | 69 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0.917 | -0.8 |
| 2017 | DET | P | 11 | 48 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | -0.4 |
| 2016 | DET | P | 14 | 29 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | -0.1 |
| 2015 | DET | P | 14 | 40 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0.875 | -1.1 |
| 2014 | DET | P | 4 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | |
Runs saved covers the Statcast era; for catchers it includes framing.
Minor leagues
| Year | Level | Team | Side | PA / BF | Line | AVG / ERA | OPS |
|---|
| 2025 | AAA | Gwinnett Stripers | Pit | 24 | 4.2 IP, 29% K | 8.57 | |
| 2025 | AAA | Salt Lake Bees | Pit | 59 | 12.0 IP, 19% K | 9.00 | |
| 2025 | AAA | Louisville Bats | Pit | 115 | 27.1 IP, 22% K | 1.99 | |
| 2025 | AAA | nan | Pit | 198 | 44.0 IP, 22% K | 4.50 | |
| 2025 | Rk | ACL Reds | Pit | 34 | 8.1 IP, 21% K | 4.44 | |
| 2022 | AAA | Louisville Bats | Pit | 92 | 22.1 IP, 37% K | 3.67 | |
| 2021 | AAA | Toledo Mud Hens | Pit | 48 | 11.1 IP, 15% K | 4.05 | |
| 2021 | AAA | Round Rock Express | Pit | 61 | 15.0 IP, 25% K | 3.60 | |
| 2021 | AAA | nan | Pit | 109 | 26.1 IP, 20% K | 3.79 | |
| 2017 | AAA | Toledo Mud Hens | Pit | 519 | 123.2 IP, 22% K | 3.94 | |
| 2016 | AAA | Toledo Mud Hens | Pit | 426 | 100.0 IP, 22% K | 3.96 | |
| 2015 | AAA | Toledo Mud Hens | Pit | 368 | 86.2 IP, 21% K | 4.18 | |
| 2014 | AAA | Toledo Mud Hens | Pit | 36 | 7.1 IP, 6% K | 10.14 | |
| 2014 | AA | Erie SeaWolves | Pit | 49 | 12.0 IP, 22% K | 3.00 | |
| 2014 | A | West Michigan Whitecaps | Pit | 420 | 103.2 IP, 28% K | 2.62 | |
Splits
| Year | vs LHP | vs RHP | Home | Away |
|---|
| 2015 | 0.900 | 0.000 | | 0.225 |
wOBA by split, from pitch level data, 2015 on. For pitchers the split is the batter side faced.
Salaries
| Year | Team | Salary |
|---|
| 2016 | DET | $509,500 |
Public salary records run through 2016; current contract data is on the roadmap.