Chris Archer vs. Ron Davis — Career Comparison

Chris Archer
MillenialNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaTampa Bay RaysAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Ron Davis
Baby BoomersTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star

Chris Archer built a career as a starting pitcher and Ron Davis as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Chris Archer led in home run suppression (HR9+ 112 vs 67), run prevention (ERA+ 103 vs 79), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 101 vs 88). Ron Davis held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 128 vs 108). Role difference aside, Chris Archer holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Chris Archer and Ron Davis

Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Ron Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
243
1.61
Ron Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
481
5.8
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
240
1.59
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
63
0.42
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.57
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
0.59
Ron Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53
0.64
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.45
41.45
Ron Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
47
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.77
98.77
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
1.57
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
592
3.93
Ron Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
336
4.05
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.93
3.93
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.05
4.05
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.62
3.62
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.07
4.07
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.58
3.58
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.12
4.12
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.239
0.239
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.26
0.26
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4071
27
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2240
27
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1357
9
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
746.2
9
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1232
8.17
Ron Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
735
8.86
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.17
8.17
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.86
8.86
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
165
1.09
Ron Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
0.99
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.09
1.09
Ron Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.99
0.99
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Ron Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
476
3.16
Ron Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
300
3.62
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.05
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.68
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.16
3.16
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.62
3.62
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1454
9.64
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
597
7.2
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.64
9.64
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.2
7.2
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.98
5.98
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.24
1.24
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.422
1.422
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.201
1.201
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
72
0.48
Ron Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.47
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.27
Ron Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.27
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.1
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5723
37.96
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3217
38.78
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Ron Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
340
4.1
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
654
4.34
Ron Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
361
4.35
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.34
4.34
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.35
4.35
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.15
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.42
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.21
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.41
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
98
0.65
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.68
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.259
1.259
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.386
1.386
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5152
34.17
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2826
34.06
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.69
2.69
Ron Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.75
0.75
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.302
0.302
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.96
37.96
Ron Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.78
38.78

Fielding Stats for Chris Archer and Ron Davis

Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Ron Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
243
1.61
Ron Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
481
5.8
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
240
1.59
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4071
27
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2240
27
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1357
9
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
746.2
9
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
61
0.4
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.42
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
111
0.74
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
1
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.09
Ron Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.05
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
186
1.23
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
122
1.47
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
172
1.14
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
118
1.42
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.47
92.47
Ron Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.72
96.72
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.708
0.708
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.245
0.245
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.77
98.77
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.05
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.08
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Chris Archer and Ron Davis

Chris Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Ron Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Chris Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
245
1689.66
Ron Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
481
48100
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
87
600
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
80
551.72
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
600
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.296
0.296
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
55.17
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
48.28
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.9
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.9
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.9
6.18
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
62.07
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
82.76
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.113
0.113
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.255
0.255
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.013
0.013
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.092
0.092
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.173
0.173
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.191
0.191
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
27.59
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
20.69
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
48.28
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Archer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-2.49
-17.14
Ron Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.64
-64.27
Chris Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
27.59
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Archer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
38
262.07
Ron Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
400
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.29
2.29
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
1.5
1.5
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
0.11
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
20.69
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
2
13.79
Ron Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Chris Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.9
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.9
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA