Chris Archer vs. Joe Colon — Career Comparison

Chris Archer
MillenialNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaTampa Bay RaysAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Joe Colon
MillenialP.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Chris Archer built a career as a starting pitcher and Joe Colon 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 7.2 and 2.000 for Joe Colon. 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 Joe Colon

Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Joe Colon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
243
1.61
Joe Colon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
9.9
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
240
1.59
Joe Colon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
63
0.42
Joe Colon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.9
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
0.59
Joe Colon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
2.7
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.45
41.45
Joe Colon
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
25
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.77
98.77
Joe Colon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Joe Colon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Joe Colon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Colon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
592
3.93
Joe Colon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
7.2
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.93
3.93
Joe Colon
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.2
7.2
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.62
3.62
Joe Colon
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.84
6.84
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.58
3.58
Joe Colon
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.7
5.7
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.239
0.239
Joe Colon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.279
0.279
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4071
27
Joe Colon
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
27
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1357
9
Joe Colon
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
9
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1232
8.17
Joe Colon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
10.8
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.17
8.17
Joe Colon
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.8
10.8
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
165
1.09
Joe Colon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
1.8
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.09
1.09
Joe Colon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.8
1.8
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Joe Colon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.18
0.18
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
476
3.16
Joe Colon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
6.3
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.05
Joe Colon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.9
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.16
3.16
Joe Colon
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.3
6.3
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1454
9.64
Joe Colon
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
9
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.64
9.64
Joe Colon
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.98
5.98
Joe Colon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.91
0.91
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.422
1.422
Joe Colon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.7
1.7
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
0.48
Joe Colon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.9
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.27
Joe Colon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Colon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.9
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5723
37.96
Joe Colon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
45
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Joe Colon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
4.5
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
654
4.34
Joe Colon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
8.1
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.34
4.34
Joe Colon
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.1
8.1
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.15
Joe Colon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.21
Joe Colon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
0.65
Joe Colon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.259
1.259
Joe Colon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.9
1.9
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5152
34.17
Joe Colon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
38.7
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.69
2.69
Joe Colon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.82
0.82
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.302
0.302
Joe Colon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.323
0.323
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.96
37.96
Joe Colon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
45

Fielding Stats for Chris Archer and Joe Colon

Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Joe Colon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
243
1.61
Joe Colon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
9.9
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
240
1.59
Joe Colon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4071
27
Joe Colon
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
27
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1357
9
Joe Colon
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
9
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
0.4
Joe Colon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
111
0.74
Joe Colon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.8
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.09
Joe Colon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
186
1.23
Joe Colon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.8
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
172
1.14
Joe Colon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.8
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.47
92.47
Joe Colon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.708
0.708
Joe Colon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.182
0.182
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.77
98.77
Joe Colon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.05
Joe Colon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Colon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Colon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Colon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Colon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Chris Archer and Joe Colon

Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Joe Colon
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
245
1689.66
Joe Colon
Career
Per 600 PA
11
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
87
600
Joe Colon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
80
551.72
Joe Colon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Joe Colon
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.296
0.296
Joe Colon
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
55.17
Joe Colon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
48.28
Joe Colon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.9
Joe Colon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Colon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Colon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.9
Joe Colon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Joe Colon
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Colon
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Colon
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.9
6.18
Joe Colon
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
62.07
Joe Colon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
82.76
Joe Colon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Joe Colon
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.113
0.113
Joe Colon
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.255
0.255
Joe Colon
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.013
0.013
Joe Colon
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.092
0.092
Joe Colon
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.173
0.173
Joe Colon
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.191
0.191
Joe Colon
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
27.59
Joe Colon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
20.69
Joe Colon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
48.28
Joe Colon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-2.49
-17.14
Joe Colon
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Colon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
27.59
Joe Colon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Colon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
38
262.07
Joe Colon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.29
2.29
Joe Colon
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
0.11
Joe Colon
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
20.69
Joe Colon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Colon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
2
13.79
Joe Colon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Chris Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Colon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.9
Joe Colon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.9
Joe Colon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Colon
Career
Per 600 PA