Chris Archer vs. Charlie Cady — Career Comparison

Chris Archer
MillenialNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaTampa Bay RaysAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Charlie Cady
Pre-GenerationalIllinoisNorth AmericaChicago/Pittsburgh (Union League)Union AssociationRelief Pitcher

Chris Archer built a career as a starting pitcher and Charlie Cady as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Charlie Cady posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.77 and WHIP 1.558 compared to 3.93 and 1.265 for Chris Archer. By the career numbers, Charlie Cady had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Chris Archer and Charlie Cady

Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
243
1.61
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.05
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
240
1.59
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.05
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
63
0.42
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.63
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
89
0.59
Charlie Cady
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.42
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.45
41.45
Charlie Cady
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
60
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.77
98.77
Charlie Cady
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Charlie Cady
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.05
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
592
3.93
Charlie Cady
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
3.77
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.93
3.93
Charlie Cady
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.77
3.77
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.62
3.62
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.05
4.05
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.58
3.58
Charlie Cady
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.26
3.26
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.239
0.239
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.275
0.275
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4071
27
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 9 Innings
129
27
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1357
9
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
9
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1232
8.17
Charlie Cady
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
10.47
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.17
8.17
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.47
10.47
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
165
1.09
Charlie Cady
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.09
1.09
Charlie Cady
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Charlie Cady
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
476
3.16
Charlie Cady
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
3.56
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.05
Charlie Cady
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.16
3.16
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.56
3.56
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1454
9.64
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
4.19
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.64
9.64
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.98
5.98
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.422
1.422
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.861
0.861
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
0.48
Charlie Cady
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
2.09
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.27
Charlie Cady
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5723
37.96
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
41.65
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
654
4.34
Charlie Cady
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
7.95
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.34
4.34
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.95
7.95
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.15
Charlie Cady
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.21
Charlie Cady
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
0.65
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.259
1.259
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.558
1.558
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5152
34.17
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
182
38.09
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.69
2.69
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.6
7.6
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.302
0.302
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.309
0.309
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.96
37.96
Charlie Cady
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.65
41.65

Fielding Stats for Chris Archer and Charlie Cady

Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
243
1.61
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
1.32
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
240
1.59
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4071
27
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 9 Innings
225
27
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1357
9
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
9
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
61
0.4
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.96
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
111
0.74
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
1.08
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.09
Charlie Cady
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.84
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
186
1.23
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
2.88
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
172
1.14
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
2.04
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.47
92.47
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 9 Innings
70.83
70.83
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.708
0.708
Charlie Cady
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.546
1.546
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.77
98.77
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.05
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.48
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Chris Archer and Charlie Cady

Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
245
1689.66
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 600 PA
11
183.33
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
87
600
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 600 PA
36
600
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
80
551.72
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 600 PAverified
34
566.67
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 600 PA
0.059
0.059
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.296
0.296
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 600 PA
0.278
0.278
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
55.17
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 600 PA
2
33.33
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
48.28
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.9
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
16.67
Chris Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Cady
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
16.67
Chris Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.9
Charlie Cady
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
33.33
Chris Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Charlie Cady
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Chris Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
0.9
6.18
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.68
11.4
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
62.07
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
83.33
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
82.76
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 600 PA
4
66.67
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Chris Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.113
0.113
Charlie Cady
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.147
0.147
Chris Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.255
0.255
Charlie Cady
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.258
0.258
Chris Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.013
0.013
Charlie Cady
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.088
0.088
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.092
0.092
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 600 PA
0.087
0.087
Chris Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.173
0.173
Charlie Cady
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.219
0.219
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.191
0.191
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 600 PA
0.069
0.069
Chris Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
4
27.59
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
66.67
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
20.69
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
48.28
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
66.67
Chris Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
-2.49
-17.14
Charlie Cady
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.85
-14.11
Chris Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
27.59
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
33.33
Chris Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
38
262.07
Charlie Cady
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
83.33
Chris Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
2.29
2.29
Charlie Cady
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.2
7.2
Chris Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
Charlie Cady
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
20.69
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
2
13.79
Charlie Cady
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Chris Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.9
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.9
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 600 PA