Chris Archer vs. Jim Bronstad — Career Comparison

Chris Archer
MillenialNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaTampa Bay RaysAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Jim Bronstad
Silent GenerationTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Chris Archer built a career as a starting pitcher and Jim Bronstad as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Chris Archer posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.93 and WHIP 1.265 compared to 5.48 and 1.591 for Jim Bronstad. By the career numbers, Chris Archer had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Chris Archer and Jim Bronstad

Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
243
1.61
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
4.32
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
240
1.59
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.29
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.42
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.1
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
0.59
Jim Bronstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.67
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.45
41.45
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.5
12.5
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.77
98.77
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.67
6.67
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Bronstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.29
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
592
3.93
Jim Bronstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57
5.48
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.93
3.93
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.48
5.48
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.62
3.62
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.35
5.35
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.58
3.58
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.81
4.81
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.239
0.239
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.294
0.294
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4071
27
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
281
27
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1357
9
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.2
9
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1232
8.17
Jim Bronstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
110
10.57
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.17
8.17
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.57
10.57
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
165
1.09
Jim Bronstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.06
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.09
1.09
Jim Bronstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.06
1.06
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Jim Bronstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
476
3.16
Jim Bronstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
3.56
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.05
Jim Bronstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.19
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.16
3.16
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.56
3.56
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1454
9.64
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
4.32
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.64
9.64
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.32
4.32
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.98
5.98
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.422
1.422
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.875
0.875
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
0.48
Jim Bronstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.77
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.27
Jim Bronstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.19
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5723
37.96
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
413
39.68
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Jim Bronstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
1.92
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
654
4.34
Jim Bronstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
61
5.86
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.34
4.34
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.86
5.86
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.15
Jim Bronstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.21
Jim Bronstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
0.65
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.259
1.259
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.569
1.569
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5152
34.17
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
374
35.94
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.69
2.69
Jim Bronstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.36
1.36
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.302
0.302
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.311
0.311
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.96
37.96
Jim Bronstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.68
39.68

Fielding Stats for Chris Archer and Jim Bronstad

Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
243
1.61
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
4.32
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
240
1.59
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.29
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4071
27
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
281
27
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1357
9
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.2
9
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
61
0.4
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.96
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
111
0.74
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
1.92
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.09
Jim Bronstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
186
1.23
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
2.88
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
172
1.14
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
2.88
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.47
92.47
Jim Bronstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.708
0.708
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.667
0.667
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.77
98.77
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.67
6.67
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.05
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.19
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Chris Archer and Jim Bronstad

Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
245
1689.66
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
47
1566.67
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
87
600
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
18
600
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
80
551.72
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
566.67
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.296
0.296
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
55.17
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
48.28
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.9
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.9
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.9
6.18
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0.01
0.21
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
62.07
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
82.76
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
1
33.33
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0.056
0.056
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.113
0.113
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.255
0.255
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0.056
0.056
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.013
0.013
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.092
0.092
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0.025
0.025
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.173
0.173
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0.059
0.059
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.191
0.191
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
27.59
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
20.69
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
48.28
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Archer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-2.49
-17.14
Jim Bronstad
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-1.5
-49.89
Chris Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bronstad
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
33.33
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
27.59
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Archer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
38
262.07
Jim Bronstad
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
333.33
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.29
2.29
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
1.8
1.8
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
0.11
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
20.69
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
2
13.79
Jim Bronstad
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Chris Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.9
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.9
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA