Ed Farmer Stats

Ed Farmer was born on Tuesday, October 18, 1949, in Evergreen Park, Illinois. Farmer was 21 years old when he broke into the big leagues on June 9, 1971, with the Cleveland Indians. His biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable), career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest are presented by Baseball Almanac on this comprehensive Ed Farmer baseball stats page.

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Ed Farmer

Ed Farmer Autograph on a 1973 Topps (#272)

Ed Farmer Autograph on a 1973 Topps (#272)
 

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Birth Name:   Edward Joseph Farmer
Nickname:   Ed
Born On:   10-18-1949  (Libra)
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Evergreen Park, Illinois
Year of Death Data Died On:   Still Living (100 Oldest Living)
Place of Death Data Died In:   Still Living
Cemetery:   n/a
High School:   St. Rita High School (Chicago, IL)
College:   Chicago State
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Right   Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Right
Player Height Chart Height:   6-05   Player Weight Chart Weight:   210
First Game:   06-09-1971 (Age 21)
Last Game:   10-02-1983
Draft:   1967 : 5th Round (91st)
Ed Farmer

Ed Farmer Pitching Stats

G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
1971 22 Indians 43 4 16 5 4 .556 4.35 0 0 4 78.2 346 77 38 42 9 41 3 48 6 3 0 -
1972 23 Indians 46 1 28 2 5 .286 4.40 0 0 7 61.1 257 51 30 32 10 27 6 33 2 1 0 -
1973 24 Indians 16 0 10 0 2 .000 4.67 0 0 1 17.1 84 25 9 12 4 5 0 10 1 0 0 -
1973 24 Tigers 24 0 12 3 0 1.000 5.00 0 0 2 45.0 209 52 25 26 3 27 0 28 0 2 0 -
1974 25 Phillies 14 3 5 2 1 .667 8.42 0 0 0 31.0 159 41 29 32 5 27 0 20 5 0 0 -
1977 28 Orioles 1 0 0 0 0 .000 Infinity 0 0 0 0.0 2 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 -
1978 29 Brewers 3 0 2 1 0 1.000 0.82 0 0 1 11.0 45 7 1 1 1 4 0 6 0 0 0 -
1979 30 Rangers 11 2 5 2 0 1.000 4.36 0 0 0 33.0 144 30 16 21 2 19 2 25 3 2 0 -
1979 30 White Sox 42 3 30 3 7 .300 2.43 0 0 14 81.1 347 66 22 36 2 34 8 48 6 1 0 -
1980 31 White Sox 64 0 55 7 9 .438 3.34 0 0 30 99.2 438 92 37 37 6 56 11 54 7 1 0 -
1981 32 White Sox 42 0 25 3 3 .500 4.61 0 0 10 52.2 243 53 27 33 5 34 1 42 3 1 0 -
1982 33 Phillies 47 4 14 2 6 .250 4.86 0 0 6 76.0 336 66 41 44 2 50 11 58 3 0 0 -
1983 34 Phillies 12 3 3 0 6 .000 6.07 0 0 0 26.2 137 35 18 22 2 20 8 16 3 1 0 -
1983 34 Athletics 5 1 1 0 0 .000 3.48 0 0 0 10.1 42 15 4 4 1 0 0 7 0 0 0 -
G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
11 Years 370 21 206 30 43 .411 4.30 0 0 75 624.0 2,789 611 298 343 52 345 50 395 39 12 0 -
Ed Farmer

Ed Farmer Hitting Stats

G AB R H 2B 3B HR GRSL RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
1971 22 Indians 43 14 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 6 1 0 0 0 .071 .133 .071
1972 23 Indians 46 7 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 .143 .143 .143
1973 24 Indians 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
1973 24 Tigers 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
1974 25 Phillies 14 9 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 .111 .111 .111
1977 28 Orioles 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
1978 29 Brewers 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
1979 30 Rangers 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
1979 30 White Sox 42 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
1980 31 White Sox 64 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
1981 32 White Sox 42 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
1982 33 Phillies 47 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 2 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
1983 34 Phillies 12 6 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 .167 .167 .167
1983 34 Athletics 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
G AB R H 2B 3B HR GRSL RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
11 Years 370 47 0 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 22 5 0 0 0 .085 .104 .085
Ed Farmer

Ed Farmer Fielding Stats

POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF
1971 Indians P 43 4 236 14 0.3 14 2 12 0 2 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 1.60
1972 Indians P 46 1 184 17 0.4 16 4 12 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .941 2.35
1973 Indians P 16 0 52 1 0.1 1 0 1 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.52
1973 Tigers P 24 0 135 6 0.3 6 4 2 0 1 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 1.20
1974 Phillies P 14 3 93 5 0.4 4 0 4 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .800 1.16
1977 Orioles P 1 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a .000 0.00
1978 Brewers P 3 0 33 2 0.7 2 1 1 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 1.64
1979 Rangers P 11 2 99 6 0.5 6 2 4 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 1.64
1979 White Sox P 42 3 244 18 0.4 18 7 11 0 1 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 1.99
1980 White Sox P 64 0 299 22 0.3 22 5 17 0 4 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 1.99
1981 White Sox P 42 0 158 15 0.4 14 5 9 1 1 n/a n/a n/a .933 2.39
1982 Phillies P 47 4 228 13 0.3 13 1 12 0 1 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 1.54
1983 Phillies P 12 3 80 7 0.6 7 2 5 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 2.36
1983 Athletics P 5 1 31 1 0.2 1 1 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.87
POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF
P Totals 370 21 1,872 127 0.3 124 34 90 3 10 n/a n/a n/a .976 1.79
11 Years 370 21 1,872 127 0.3 124 34 90 3 10 n/a n/a n/a .976 1.79
Ed Farmer

Ed Farmer Miscellaneous Stats

SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
1971 Indians 0 0 .000 0 0 n/a 0.0 2.3 0.0 1.17 5.49 4.69
1972 Indians 0 0 .000 0 0 n/a 0.0 2.3 0.0 1.22 4.84 3.96
1973 Indians 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 2.00 5.19 2.60
1973 Tigers 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.04 5.60 5.40
1974 Phillies 0 0 .000 0 0 n/a 0.0 1.8 9.0 0.74 5.81 7.84
1977 Orioles 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.00 0.00 0.00
1978 Brewers 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.50 4.91 3.27
1979 Rangers 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.32 6.82 5.18
1979 White Sox 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.41 5.31 3.76
1980 White Sox 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.96 4.88 5.06
1981 White Sox 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.24 7.18 5.81
1982 Phillies 0 0 .000 0 0 n/a 0.0 1.8 0.0 1.16 6.87 5.92
1983 Phillies 0 0 .000 0 0 n/a 0.0 3.0 0.0 0.80 5.40 6.75
1983 Athletics 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.00 6.10 0.00
SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
11 Years 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0.0 2.1 47.0 1.14 5.70 4.98
Ed Farmer

Ed Farmer Miscellaneous Items of Interest

1971 Cleveland Indians 47 $12,750.00 - -
1972 Cleveland Indians 47 $15,000.00 - -
1973 Cleveland Indians 47 $15,000.00 - -
1973 Detroit Tigers 28 $19,000.00 - -
1974 Philadelphia Phillies 43 Undetermined - -
1977 Baltimore Orioles 17 Undetermined - -
1978 Milwaukee Brewers 47 Undetermined - -
1979 Texas Rangers 30 Undetermined - -
1979 Chicago White Sox 22 Undetermined - -
1980 Chicago White Sox 22 Undetermined Stats -
1981 Chicago White Sox 22 Undetermined - -
1982 Philadelphia Phillies 46, 22 Undetermined - -
1983 Philadelphia Phillies 22 Undetermined - -
1983 Oakland Athletics 40 Undetermined - -


Did you know that Ed Farmer is one of the few Major League pitchers in history who had an infinite earned run average (ERA) season? Presented below is every pitcher (and some positional players who pitched) that had an infinite ERA season. Bold names have an infinite career ERA.

The Infinite ERA Club

Name Year

Team

Lg   Name Year Team Lg
Nick Altrock 1919 WAS AL   Will Koenigsmark 1919 STL NL
Wilson Alvarez 1989 TEX AL   Dave Koslo 1955 MIL NL
Bob Apodaca 1973 NYM NL   Rick Kreuger 1977 BOS AL
Kirtley Baker 1894 BAL NL   Steve Luebber 1979 TOR AL
Lou Bauer 1918 PHI AL   Bob McGraw 1918 NYY AL
Ed Blake 1953 CIN NL   Cal McLish 1946 BKL NL
Fred Bruckbauer 1961 MIN AL   Doc Medich 1972 NYY AL
Joe Brown 1927 CHI AL   Al Milnar 1946 PHI NL
Bobby Burke 1937 PHI NL   Bill Moore 1925 DET AL
Tom Cheney 1961 PIT NL   Julio Navarro 1966 DET AL
Bill Childers 1895 LOU NL   Bob Owchinko 1983 PIT NL
Mort Cooper 1949 CHI NL   Phil Paine 1956 MIL NL
Ed Coughlin 1884 BUF NL   Mike Palagyi 1939 WAS AL
Vic Davalillo 1969 STL NL   Jay Parker 1899 PIT NL
Paul Dean 1937 STL NL   Brad Pennington 1998 TBR AL
Pedro Dibut 1925 CIN NL   Dave Pierson 1876 CIN NL
Frank Dupee 1901 CHI AL   Jim Ray 1966 HOU NL
Joe Engel 1919 CLE AL   Erik Sabel 2002 DET AL
Ed Farmer 1977 BAL AL   Jim Schelle 1939 PHI AL
Bill Ford 1936 BOS NL   Paul Stuffel 1953 PHI NL
Clark Griffith 1912 WAS AL   Billy Sunday 1890 PIT NL
Doc Hamann 1922 CLE AL   Gordie Sundin 1956 BAL AL
Brian Harvey 1995 FLO NL   Bob Uhl 1940 DET AL
Bob Kammeyer 1979 NYY AL   Marty Walker 1928 PHI NL
Al Kellett 1924 BOS AL   John Wood 1896 STL NL

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