Jim Abbott vs. Fred Archer — Career Comparison

Jim Abbott
Lost GenerationNew YorkThrows RightNorth AmericaBrooklyn Royal GiantsEastern Colored LeagueStarting Pitcher
Fred Archer
Greatest GenerationTennesseeThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Looking at the career totals, Jim Abbott and Fred Archer are fairly close on the surface numbers. Fred Archer posted stronger numbers in ERA (6.35 vs 20.25) and WHIP (1.513 vs 3.750). Jim Abbott had the advantage in home runs allowed (0 per nine innings vs 0.68). By the career numbers, Fred Archer had the better of this comparison — though ERA and WHIP alone don't account for era, park factors, or the defenses each pitcher worked behind.

Pitching Stats for Jim Abbott and Fred Archer

Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
6.75
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
1.59
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
6.75
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
1.13
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.45
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
6.75
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.68
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
40
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
71.43
71.43
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.45
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
20.25
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
6.35
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
20.25
20.25
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.35
6.35
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.53
14.53
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.91
4.91
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.5
7.5
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.79
4.79
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.429
0.429
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.283
0.283
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
27
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
119
27
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.1
9
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39.2
9
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
20.25
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
10.21
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
20.25
20.25
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.21
10.21
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.68
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
13.5
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
3.4
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.5
13.5
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.4
3.4
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
2.5
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.5
2.5
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.57
1.57
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.5
1.5
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.656
0.656
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.68
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
67.5
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
177
40.16
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.23
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
27
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
6.81
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
27
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.81
6.81
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
6.75
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.75
3.75
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.513
1.513
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
47.25
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
159
36.08
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.29
4.29
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.429
0.429
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67.5
67.5
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.16
40.16

Fielding Stats for Jim Abbott and Fred Archer

Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.59
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.59
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
27
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11.1
9
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.79
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.79
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.79
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.5
0.5
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.143
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Jim Abbott and Fred Archer

Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
300
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
247.06
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
4
600
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
600
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
600
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
529.41
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.647
0.647
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
141.18
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
141.18
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.52
53.73
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
141.18
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
211.76
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.353
0.353
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.62
0.62
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.546
0.546
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
35.29
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
35.29
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
70.59
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.4
-60
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.97
69.53
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
70.59
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
3
105.88
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.67
5.67
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.67
0.67
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA