Chris Archer vs. Barret Browning — Career Comparison

Chris Archer
MillenialNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaTampa Bay RaysAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Barret Browning
MillenialGeorgiaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Chris Archer built a career as a starting pitcher and Barret Browning 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 5.12 and 1.293 for Barret Browning. 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 Barret Browning

Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Barret Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
243
1.61
Barret Browning
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
10.24
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
240
1.59
Barret Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
63
0.42
Barret Browning
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.47
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
0.59
Barret Browning
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
1.4
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.45
41.45
Barret Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
25
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.77
98.77
Barret Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Barret Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Barret Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Barret Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
592
3.93
Barret Browning
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
5.12
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.93
3.93
Barret Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.12
5.12
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.62
3.62
Barret Browning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.45
3.45
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.58
3.58
Barret Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.29
4.29
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.239
0.239
Barret Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.247
0.247
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4071
27
Barret Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
27
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1357
9
Barret Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
19.1
9
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1232
8.17
Barret Browning
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
8.38
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.17
8.17
Barret Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.38
8.38
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
165
1.09
Barret Browning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.93
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.09
1.09
Barret Browning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.93
0.93
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Barret Browning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
476
3.16
Barret Browning
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
3.26
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.05
Barret Browning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.16
3.16
Barret Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.26
3.26
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1454
9.64
Barret Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
5.12
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.64
9.64
Barret Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.12
5.12
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.98
5.98
Barret Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.422
1.422
Barret Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.931
0.931
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
72
0.48
Barret Browning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.47
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.27
Barret Browning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Barret Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.47
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5723
37.96
Barret Browning
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
39.1
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Barret Browning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.86
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
654
4.34
Barret Browning
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
5.12
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.34
4.34
Barret Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.12
5.12
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.15
Barret Browning
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.93
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.21
Barret Browning
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.93
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
0.65
Barret Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.259
1.259
Barret Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.293
1.293
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5152
34.17
Barret Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
33.98
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.69
2.69
Barret Browning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.5
0.5
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.302
0.302
Barret Browning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.267
0.267
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.96
37.96
Barret Browning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.1
39.1

Fielding Stats for Chris Archer and Barret Browning

Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Barret Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
243
1.61
Barret Browning
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
10.24
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
240
1.59
Barret Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4071
27
Barret Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
27
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1357
9
Barret Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
19.1
9
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
0.4
Barret Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
111
0.74
Barret Browning
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.93
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.09
Barret Browning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
186
1.23
Barret Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.93
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
172
1.14
Barret Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.93
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.47
92.47
Barret Browning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.708
0.708
Barret Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.091
0.091
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.77
98.77
Barret Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.05
Barret Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Barret Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Barret Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Barret Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Barret Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Chris Archer and Barret Browning

Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Barret Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
245
1689.66
Barret Browning
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
13200
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
87
600
Barret Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
80
551.72
Barret Browning
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Barret Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.296
0.296
Barret Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
55.17
Barret Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
48.28
Barret Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.9
Barret Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barret Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barret Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.9
Barret Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Barret Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barret Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barret Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.9
6.18
Barret Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
62.07
Barret Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
82.76
Barret Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Barret Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.113
0.113
Barret Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.255
0.255
Barret Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.013
0.013
Barret Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.092
0.092
Barret Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.173
0.173
Barret Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.191
0.191
Barret Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
27.59
Barret Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
20.69
Barret Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
48.28
Barret Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Archer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-2.49
-17.14
Barret Browning
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.1
-60
Chris Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barret Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
27.59
Barret Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barret Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
38
262.07
Barret Browning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.29
2.29
Barret Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
0.11
Barret Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
20.69
Barret Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barret Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
2
13.79
Barret Browning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Chris Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barret Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.9
Barret Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.9
Barret Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barret Browning
Career
Per 600 PA