Chris Archer vs. Rocky Childress — Career Comparison

Chris Archer
MillenialNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaTampa Bay RaysAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Rocky Childress
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Chris Archer built a career as a starting pitcher and Rocky Childress 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 4.76 and 1.570 for Rocky Childress. 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 Rocky Childress

Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
243
1.61
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
5.1
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
240
1.59
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.42
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.17
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
89
0.59
Rocky Childress
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.25
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.45
41.45
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
40
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.77
98.77
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.64
1.64
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
592
3.93
Rocky Childress
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57
4.76
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.93
3.93
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.76
4.76
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.62
3.62
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.41
4.41
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.58
3.58
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.06
4.06
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.239
0.239
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.289
0.289
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4071
27
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Innings
323
27
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1357
9
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Innings
107.2
9
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1232
8.17
Rocky Childress
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
121
10.11
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.17
8.17
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.11
10.11
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
165
1.09
Rocky Childress
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.84
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.09
1.09
Rocky Childress
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.84
0.84
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Rocky Childress
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
476
3.16
Rocky Childress
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
3.09
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.05
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.92
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.16
3.16
Rocky Childress
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.09
3.09
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1454
9.64
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
5.43
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.64
9.64
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.43
5.43
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.98
5.98
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.07
1.07
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.422
1.422
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.947
0.947
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
72
0.48
Rocky Childress
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.27
Rocky Childress
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5723
37.96
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
467
39.04
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Rocky Childress
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
1.5
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
654
4.34
Rocky Childress
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
60
5.02
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.34
4.34
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.02
5.02
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.15
Rocky Childress
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.42
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.21
Rocky Childress
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.42
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
98
0.65
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.84
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.259
1.259
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.468
1.468
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5152
34.17
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
419
35.02
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.69
2.69
Rocky Childress
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.98
0.98
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.302
0.302
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.323
0.323
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.96
37.96
Rocky Childress
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.04
39.04

Fielding Stats for Chris Archer and Rocky Childress

Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
243
1.61
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
5.1
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
240
1.59
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4071
27
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Innings
323
27
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1357
9
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Innings
107.2
9
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
0.4
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.25
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
111
0.74
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.92
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.09
Rocky Childress
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
186
1.23
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
1.25
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
172
1.14
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
1.17
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.47
92.47
Rocky Childress
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.33
93.33
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.708
0.708
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.23
0.23
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.77
98.77
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.64
1.64
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.05
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Chris Archer and Rocky Childress

Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
245
1689.66
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 600 PAverified
61
2614.29
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
87
600
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 600 PA
14
600
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
80
551.72
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 600 PA
12
514.29
Chris Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Rocky Childress
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Chris Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.296
0.296
Rocky Childress
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
55.17
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
85.71
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
48.28
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
85.71
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.9
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.9
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
0.9
6.18
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
12.83
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
62.07
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
85.71
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
82.76
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
85.71
Chris Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Rocky Childress
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Chris Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.113
0.113
Rocky Childress
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Chris Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.255
0.255
Rocky Childress
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.013
0.013
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.092
0.092
Rocky Childress
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.117
0.117
Chris Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.173
0.173
Rocky Childress
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Chris Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.191
0.191
Rocky Childress
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
27.59
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
20.69
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
48.28
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
-2.49
-17.14
Rocky Childress
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
9.31
Chris Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
27.59
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
38
262.07
Rocky Childress
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
128.57
Chris Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
2.29
2.29
Rocky Childress
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.67
4.67
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
0.11
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
20.69
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
85.71
Chris Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
2
13.79
Rocky Childress
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Chris Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.9
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.9
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 600 PA