Chris Archer vs. Howard Bailey — Career Comparison

Chris Archer
MillenialNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaTampa Bay RaysAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Howard Bailey
Baby BoomersMichiganThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Chris Archer built a career as a starting pitcher and Howard Bailey as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Chris Archer led in home run suppression (HR9+ 112 vs 65), strikeout rate (K%+ 108 vs 62), and run prevention (ERA+ 103 vs 65). Howard Bailey held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 119 vs 86). Role difference aside, Chris Archer holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Chris Archer and Howard Bailey

Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Howard Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
243
1.61
Howard Bailey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
3.79
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
240
1.59
Howard Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.61
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
63
0.42
Howard Bailey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.46
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
0.59
Howard Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.68
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.45
41.45
Howard Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
40
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.77
98.77
Howard Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
16
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Howard Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Howard Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
592
3.93
Howard Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
69
5.23
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.93
3.93
Howard Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.23
5.23
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.62
3.62
Howard Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.22
4.22
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.58
3.58
Howard Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.09
5.09
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.239
0.239
Howard Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.267
0.267
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4071
27
Howard Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
356
27
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1357
9
Howard Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
118.2
9
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1232
8.17
Howard Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
120
9.1
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.17
8.17
Howard Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.1
9.1
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
165
1.09
Howard Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
1.14
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.09
1.09
Howard Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.14
1.14
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Howard Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.3
0.3
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
476
3.16
Howard Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
3.03
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.05
Howard Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.46
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.16
3.16
Howard Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.03
3.03
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1454
9.64
Howard Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
3.11
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.64
9.64
Howard Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.11
3.11
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.98
5.98
Howard Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.422
1.422
Howard Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.683
0.683
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
72
0.48
Howard Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.3
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.27
Howard Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.38
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5723
37.96
Howard Bailey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
504
38.22
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Howard Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
1.67
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
654
4.34
Howard Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
76
5.76
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.34
4.34
Howard Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.76
5.76
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.15
Howard Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.38
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.21
Howard Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.3
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
98
0.65
Howard Bailey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.91
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.259
1.259
Howard Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.348
1.348
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5152
34.17
Howard Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
450
34.13
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.69
2.69
Howard Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.52
1.52
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.302
0.302
Howard Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.267
0.267
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.96
37.96
Howard Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.22
38.22

Fielding Stats for Chris Archer and Howard Bailey

Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Howard Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
243
1.61
Howard Bailey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
3.79
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
240
1.59
Howard Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.61
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4071
27
Howard Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
356
27
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1357
9
Howard Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
118.2
9
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
61
0.4
Howard Bailey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.91
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
111
0.74
Howard Bailey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
1.74
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.09
Howard Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.23
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
186
1.23
Howard Bailey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
2.88
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
172
1.14
Howard Bailey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
2.65
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.47
92.47
Howard Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.11
92.11
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.708
0.708
Howard Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.7
0.7
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.77
98.77
Howard Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
16
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.05
Howard Bailey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Chris Archer and Howard Bailey

Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Howard Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
3
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
245
1689.66
Howard Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
50
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
87
600
Howard Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
80
551.72
Howard Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Howard Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.296
0.296
Howard Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
55.17
Howard Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
48.28
Howard Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.9
Howard Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.9
Howard Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Howard Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.9
6.18
Howard Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
62.07
Howard Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
82.76
Howard Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Howard Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.113
0.113
Howard Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.255
0.255
Howard Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.013
0.013
Howard Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.092
0.092
Howard Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.173
0.173
Howard Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.191
0.191
Howard Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
27.59
Howard Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
20.69
Howard Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
48.28
Howard Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-2.49
-17.14
Howard Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
27.59
Howard Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
38
262.07
Howard Bailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.29
2.29
Howard Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
0.11
Howard Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
20.69
Howard Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
2
13.79
Howard Bailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Chris Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.9
Howard Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.9
Howard Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA