Brian Anderson vs. Fred Archer — Career Comparison

Brian Anderson
Gen XVirginiaThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaArizona DiamondbacksNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Fred Archer
Greatest GenerationTennesseeThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Looking at the career totals, Brian Anderson and Fred Archer are fairly close on the surface numbers. Brian Anderson posted stronger numbers in ERA (4.74 vs 6.35) and WHIP (1.363 vs 1.513). Fred Archer had the advantage in home runs allowed (0.68 per nine innings vs 1.54). By the career numbers, Brian Anderson 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 Brian Anderson and Fred Archer

Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
291
1.69
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.59
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
245
1.43
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.13
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
0.48
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.45
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
0.48
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.68
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49.7
49.7
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
40
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.19
84.19
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
71.43
71.43
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.07
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.45
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.02
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
814
4.74
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
6.35
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.74
4.74
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.35
6.35
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.64
4.64
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.91
4.91
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.98
4.98
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.79
4.79
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.288
0.288
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.283
0.283
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4641
27
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
119
27
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1547
9
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.2
9
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1743
10.14
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
10.21
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.14
10.14
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.21
10.21
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
264
1.54
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.68
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.54
1.54
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.68
0.68
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.91
0.91
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.43
0.43
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
337
1.96
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
3.4
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.16
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.96
1.96
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.4
3.4
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
723
4.21
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
2.5
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.21
4.21
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.5
2.5
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.48
2.48
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.57
1.57
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.685
0.685
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.656
0.656
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.13
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.13
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.68
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.16
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6532
38
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
177
40.16
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.06
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.23
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
906
5.27
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
6.81
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.27
5.27
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.81
6.81
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
0.29
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
0.35
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
154
0.9
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.345
1.345
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.513
1.513
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6063
35.27
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
159
36.08
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.11
3.11
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.29
4.29
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.291
0.291
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
38
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.16
40.16

Fielding Stats for Brian Anderson and Fred Archer

Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
291
1.69
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
245
1.43
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4641
27
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1547
9
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
0.44
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
313
1.82
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.1
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
407
2.37
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
389
2.26
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.58
95.58
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.337
1.337
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.143
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.19
84.19
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.12
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Brian Anderson and Fred Archer

Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
308
641.67
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
7
247.06
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
288
600
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
17
600
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
255
531.25
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
15
529.41
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.137
0.137
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.426
0.426
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.647
0.647
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
35
72.92
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
141.18
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
54.17
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
141.18
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
10.42
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
6.25
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.08
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
18.75
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.257
0.257
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.029
0.029
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8.25
17.19
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.52
53.73
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
49
102.08
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
141.18
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
89.58
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
211.76
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.162
0.162
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.353
0.353
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.354
0.354
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.62
0.62
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.055
0.055
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.121
0.121
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.262
0.262
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.546
0.546
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
31.25
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
35.29
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
20.83
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
35.29
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
50
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
70.59
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2.73
5.7
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.97
69.53
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.08
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
14.58
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
70.59
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
57
118.75
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
105.88
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
5.05
5.05
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.67
5.67
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
0.12
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.67
0.67
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
45.83
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
6.25
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
5
10.42
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.17
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.17
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA