Chris Archer vs. Bob File — Career Comparison

Chris Archer
MillenialNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaTampa Bay RaysAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Bob File
Gen XPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaToronto Blue JaysAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Chris Archer built a career as a starting pitcher and Bob File 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 4.2 and 1.464 for Bob File. 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 Bob File

Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
243
1.61
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
7.19
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
240
1.59
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
63
0.42
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.49
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
89
0.59
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.32
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.45
41.45
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
60
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.77
98.77
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
592
3.93
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
52
4.2
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.93
3.93
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.2
4.2
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.62
3.62
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.17
4.17
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.58
3.58
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.58
4.58
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.239
0.239
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.267
0.267
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4071
27
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
334
27
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1357
9
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
111.1
9
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1232
8.17
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
110
8.89
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.17
8.17
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.89
8.89
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
165
1.09
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.81
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.09
1.09
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.81
0.81
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
476
3.16
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
3.48
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.05
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.81
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.16
3.16
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.48
3.48
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1454
9.64
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
4.45
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.64
9.64
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.45
4.45
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.98
5.98
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.62
0.62
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.422
1.422
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.88
0.88
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
72
0.48
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.24
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.27
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.73
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5723
37.96
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
473
38.24
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
2.18
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
654
4.34
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
54
4.37
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.34
4.34
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.37
4.37
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.15
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.32
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.21
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.4
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
98
0.65
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
1.62
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.259
1.259
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.374
1.374
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5152
34.17
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
412
33.31
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.69
2.69
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.61
0.61
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.302
0.302
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.288
0.288
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.96
37.96
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.24
38.24

Fielding Stats for Chris Archer and Bob File

Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
243
1.61
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
7.19
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
240
1.59
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4071
27
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
334
27
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1357
9
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
111.1
9
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
61
0.4
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.81
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
111
0.74
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
1.54
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.09
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
186
1.23
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
2.43
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
172
1.14
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
2.34
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.47
92.47
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.67
96.67
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.708
0.708
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.326
0.326
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.77
98.77
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.05
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.24
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Chris Archer and Bob File

Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
245
1689.66
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PAverified
89
53400
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
87
600
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
80
551.72
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.296
0.296
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
55.17
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
48.28
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.9
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.9
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.9
6.18
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
62.07
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
82.76
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.113
0.113
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.255
0.255
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.013
0.013
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.092
0.092
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.173
0.173
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.191
0.191
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
27.59
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
20.69
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
48.28
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Archer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-2.49
-17.14
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.11
-66.4
Chris Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
27.59
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Archer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
38
262.07
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
600
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.29
2.29
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
0.11
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
20.69
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
2
13.79
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Chris Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.9
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.9
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA