Ed Farmer

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-5, 200lb (196cm, 90kg)

Born: October 18, 1949 in Evergreen Park, IL us

Died: April 1, 2020 in Los Angeles, CA

Draft: Drafted by the Cleveland Indians in the 5th round of the 1967 MLB June Amateur Draft from St. Rita HS (Chicago, IL).

High School: St. Rita HS (Chicago, IL)

School: Chicago State University (Chicago, IL)

Debut: June 9, 1971 (Age 21-234d, 13,133rd in major league history)
vs. CHW 0.1 IP, 0 H, 1 SO, 0 BB, 0 ER, Sv

Last Game: October 2, 1983 (Age 33-349d)
vs. KCR 4.0 IP, 6 H, 3 SO, 0 BB, 2 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1971 season

Full Name: Edward Joseph Farmer

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1x All-Star

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

-0.4

ERA

4.30

370

624.0

395

WHIP

1.532

Standard Pitching

Standard Pitching
Year	Age	Tm	Lg	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	ERA+	FIP	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W	Awards
1967	17	CLE-min	Rk	3	0	1.000	1.97	7	6		2	0		32.0	12	13	7	1	30	0	29	2	0	1				1.313	3.4	0.3	8.4	8.2	0.97	INS GULF
1968	18	CLE-min	A,AA	8	8	.500	4.92	27	25		6	0		139.0	144	89	76	11	82	4	131	3	1	20				1.626	9.3	0.7	5.3	8.5	1.60	REN,WBY CALL,EL
1969	19	CLE-min	WRk,A,AA	8	11	.421	5.03	26	23		1	0	0	120.0	122	84	67	6	82	0	88	9	1	16				1.700	9.2	0.5	6.2	6.6	1.07	IDN,SVL,WBY FLIS,WCRS,EL
1970	20	CLE-min	AAA	5	7	.417	4.02	23	21		3	0	0	121.0	114	64	54	9	70	6	69	4	1	5				1.521	8.5	0.7	5.2	5.1	0.99	WCH AA
1971	21	CLE-min	AAA	2	2	.500	4.50	7	7		0	0	0	40.0	35	22	20	6	15	0	19	2	0	3				1.250	7.9	1.4	3.4	4.3	1.27	WCH AA
1971	21	CLE	AL	5	4	.556	4.35	43	4	16	0	0	4	78.2	77	42	38	9	41	3	48	3	0	6	346	88	4.40	1.500	8.8	1.0	4.7	5.5	1.17
1972	22	CLE	AL	2	5	.286	4.40	46	1	28	0	0	7	61.1	51	32	30	10	27	6	33	1	0	2	257	74	4.81	1.272	7.5	1.5	4.0	4.8	1.22
1973	23	TOT	AL	3	2	.600	4.91	40	0	22	0	0	3	62.1	77	38	34	7	32	0	38	2	0	1	293	83	4.44	1.749	11.1	1.0	4.6	5.5	1.19
1973	23	CLE	AL	0	2	.000	4.67	16	0	10	0	0	1	17.1	25	12	9	4	5	0	10	0	0	1	84	86	5.28	1.731	13.0	2.1	2.6	5.2	2.00
1973	23	DET	AL	3	0	1.000	5.00	24	0	12	0	0	2	45.0	52	26	25	3	27	0	28	2	0	0	209	82	4.12	1.756	10.4	0.6	5.4	5.6	1.04
1974	24	PHI-min	AAA	2	3	.400	2.68	7	7		2	0	0	47.0	33	18	14	2	23	1	34	1	0	3				1.191	6.3	0.4	4.4	6.5	1.48	TOL IL
1974	24	PHI	NL	2	1	.667	8.42	14	3	5	0	0	0	31.0	41	32	29	5	27	0	20	0	0	5	159	45	6.00	2.194	11.9	1.5	7.8	5.8	0.74

1975	25	MIL-min	AAA	2	8	.200	7.82	14	13		1	0	0	61.0	69	59	53	9	67	0	53	3	0	7				2.230	10.2	1.3	9.9	7.8	0.79	SAC PCL
1977	27	BAL-min	AAA	11	5	.688	4.47	24	24		2	1	0	131.0	127	72	65	14	89	1	96	5	0	13				1.649	8.7	1.0	6.1	6.6	1.08	ROC IL
1977	27	BAL	AL	0	0		inf	1	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	1	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	17							0.00
1978	28	MIL-min	AAA	9	7	.563	6.00	55	3		1	0	8	90.0	103	73	60	11	53	8	50	3	0	6				1.733	10.3	1.1	5.3	5.0	0.94	SPO PCL
1978	28	MIL	AL	1	0	1.000	0.82	3	0	2	0	0	1	11.0	7	1	1	1	4	0	6	0	0	0	45	479	3.77	1.000	5.7	0.8	3.3	4.9	1.50
1979	29	TOT	AL	5	7	.417	2.99	53	5	35	0	0	14	114.1	96	57	38	4	53	10	73	3	0	9	491	143	3.38	1.303	7.6	0.3	4.2	5.7	1.38
1979	29	TEX	AL	2	0	1.000	4.36	11	2	5	0	0	0	33.0	30	21	16	2	19	2	25	2	0	3	144	96	3.91	1.485	8.2	0.5	5.2	6.8	1.32
1979	29	CHW	AL	3	7	.300	2.43	42	3	30	0	0	14	81.1	66	36	22	2	34	8	48	1	0	6	347	176	3.16	1.230	7.3	0.2	3.8	5.3	1.41
1980	30	CHW	AL	7	9	.438	3.34	64	0	55	0	0	30	99.2	92	37	37	6	56	11	54	1	0	7	438	121	4.17	1.485	8.3	0.5	5.1	4.9	0.96	AS
1981	31	CHW	AL	3	3	.500	4.61	42	0	25	0	0	10	52.2	53	33	27	5	34	1	42	1	0	3	243	78	4.23	1.652	9.1	0.9	5.8	7.2	1.24
1982	32	PHI	NL	2	6	.250	4.86	47	4	14	0	0	6	76.0	66	44	41	2	50	11	58	0	0	3	336	76	3.51	1.526	7.8	0.2	5.9	6.9	1.16
1983	33	PHI-OAK-min	AAA					15																										POR,TAC PCL
1983	33	TOT	MLB	0	6	.000	5.35	17	4	4	0	0	0	37.0	50	26	22	3	20	8	23	1	0	3	179	70	4.27	1.892	12.2	0.7	4.9	5.6	1.15
1983	33	PHI	NL	0	6	.000	6.08	12	3	3	0	0	0	26.2	35	22	18	2	20	8	16	1	0	3	137	60	4.89	2.063	11.8	0.7	6.8	5.4	0.80
1983	33	OAK	AL	0	0		3.48	5	1	1	0	0	0	10.1	15	4	4	1	0	0	7	0	0	0	42	114	2.66	1.452	13.1	0.9	0.0	6.1
1984	34	OAK-min	AAA	3	4	.429	6.04	21	0	15	0	0	2	28.1	27	28	19	5	22	4	29	0	0	1				1.729	8.6	1.6	7.0	9.2	1.32	TAC PCL
1986	36	PIT-min	AAA	4	7	.364	2.57	40	1	23	0	0	8	80.2	63	35	23	3	33	4	61	0	0	7				1.190	7.0	0.3	3.7	6.8	1.85	HAW PCL
11 Yrs				30	43	.411	4.30	370	21	206	0	0	75	624.0	611	343	298	52	345	50	395	12	0	39	2789	90	4.16	1.532	8.8	0.8	5.0	5.7	1.14
162 Game Avg.				5	7	.411	4.30	64	4	36	0	0	13	109	106	60	52	9	60	9	69	2	0	7	485	90	4.16	1.532	8.8	0.8	5.0	5.7	1.14
				W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	ERA+	FIP	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W	Awards
PHI (3 yrs)				4	13	.235	5.93	73	10	22	0	0	6	133.2	142	98	88	9	97	19	94	1	0	11	632	63	4.36	1.788	9.6	0.6	6.5	6.3	0.97
CLE (3 yrs)				7	11	.389	4.40	105	5	54	0	0	12	157.1	153	86	77	23	73	9	91	4	0	9	687	82	4.66	1.436	8.8	1.3	4.2	5.2	1.25
CHW (3 yrs)				13	19	.406	3.31	148	3	110	0	0	54	233.2	211	106	86	13	124	20	144	3	0	16	1028	122	3.83	1.434	8.1	0.5	4.8	5.5	1.16
OAK (1 yr)				0	0		3.48	5	1	1	0	0	0	10.1	15	4	4	1	0	0	7	0	0	0	42	114	2.66	1.452	13.1	0.9	0.0	6.1
TEX (1 yr)				2	0	1.000	4.36	11	2	5	0	0	0	33.0	30	21	16	2	19	2	25	2	0	3	144	96	3.91	1.485	8.2	0.5	5.2	6.8	1.32
BAL (1 yr)				0	0		inf	1	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	1	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	17							0.00
DET (1 yr)				3	0	1.000	5.00	24	0	12	0	0	2	45.0	52	26	25	3	27	0	28	2	0	0	209	82	4.12	1.756	10.4	0.6	5.4	5.6	1.04
MIL (1 yr)				1	0	1.000	0.82	3	0	2	0	0	1	11.0	7	1	1	1	4	0	6	0	0	0	45	479	3.77	1.000	5.7	0.8	3.3	4.9	1.50

AL (9 yrs)				26	30	.464	3.85	297	11	184	0	0	69	490.1	469	245	210	43	248	31	301	11	0	28	2157	102	4.10	1.462	8.6	0.8	4.6	5.5	1.21
NL (3 yrs)				4	13	.235	5.93	73	10	22	0	0	6	133.2	142	98	88	9	97	19	94	1	0	11	632	63	4.36	1.788	9.6	0.6	6.5	6.3	0.97

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