Chris Archer vs. Dan Gakeler — Career Comparison

Chris Archer
MillenialNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaTampa Bay RaysAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Dan Gakeler
Baby BoomersNew JerseyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Chris Archer built a career as a starting pitcher and Dan Gakeler 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 5.74 and 1.602 for Dan Gakeler. 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 Dan Gakeler

Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Dan Gakeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
243
1.61
Dan Gakeler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
3.79
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
240
1.59
Dan Gakeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.86
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.42
Dan Gakeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.12
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
89
0.59
Dan Gakeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.49
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.45
41.45
Dan Gakeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.77
98.77
Dan Gakeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
22.58
22.58
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Dan Gakeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Dan Gakeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Gakeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.24
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
592
3.93
Dan Gakeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
47
5.74
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.93
3.93
Dan Gakeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.74
5.74
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.62
3.62
Dan Gakeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.14
4.14
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.58
3.58
Dan Gakeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.34
4.34
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.239
0.239
Dan Gakeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.256
0.256
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4071
27
Dan Gakeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
221
27
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1357
9
Dan Gakeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
73.2
9
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1232
8.17
Dan Gakeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
73
8.92
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.17
8.17
Dan Gakeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.92
8.92
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
165
1.09
Dan Gakeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.61
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.09
1.09
Dan Gakeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.61
0.61
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Dan Gakeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
476
3.16
Dan Gakeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
4.76
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.05
Dan Gakeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.73
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.16
3.16
Dan Gakeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.76
4.76
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1454
9.64
Dan Gakeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
5.25
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.64
9.64
Dan Gakeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.25
5.25
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.98
5.98
Dan Gakeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.39
1.39
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.422
1.422
Dan Gakeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.113
1.113
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
0.48
Dan Gakeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.86
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.27
Dan Gakeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.12
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Gakeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5723
37.96
Dan Gakeler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
40.44
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Dan Gakeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.34
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
654
4.34
Dan Gakeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
52
6.35
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.34
4.34
Dan Gakeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.35
6.35
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.15
Dan Gakeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.37
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.21
Dan Gakeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.37
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
0.65
Dan Gakeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.37
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.259
1.259
Dan Gakeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.52
1.52
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5152
34.17
Dan Gakeler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
285
34.82
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.69
2.69
Dan Gakeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.68
1.68
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.302
0.302
Dan Gakeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.287
0.287
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.96
37.96
Dan Gakeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.44
40.44

Fielding Stats for Chris Archer and Dan Gakeler

Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Dan Gakeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
243
1.61
Dan Gakeler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
3.79
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
240
1.59
Dan Gakeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.86
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4071
27
Dan Gakeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
221
27
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1357
9
Dan Gakeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
73.2
9
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
61
0.4
Dan Gakeler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.61
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
111
0.74
Dan Gakeler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
1.47
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.09
Dan Gakeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
186
1.23
Dan Gakeler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
2.08
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
172
1.14
Dan Gakeler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
2.08
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.47
92.47
Dan Gakeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.708
0.708
Dan Gakeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.548
0.548
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.77
98.77
Dan Gakeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
22.58
22.58
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.05
Dan Gakeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Gakeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Gakeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Gakeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Gakeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Chris Archer and Dan Gakeler

Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Dan Gakeler
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
245
1689.66
Dan Gakeler
Career
Per 600 PA
31
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
87
600
Dan Gakeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
80
551.72
Dan Gakeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Dan Gakeler
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.296
0.296
Dan Gakeler
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
55.17
Dan Gakeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
48.28
Dan Gakeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.9
Dan Gakeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Gakeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Gakeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.9
Dan Gakeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Dan Gakeler
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Gakeler
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Gakeler
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.9
6.18
Dan Gakeler
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
62.07
Dan Gakeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
82.76
Dan Gakeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Dan Gakeler
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.113
0.113
Dan Gakeler
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.255
0.255
Dan Gakeler
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.013
0.013
Dan Gakeler
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.092
0.092
Dan Gakeler
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.173
0.173
Dan Gakeler
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.191
0.191
Dan Gakeler
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
27.59
Dan Gakeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
20.69
Dan Gakeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
48.28
Dan Gakeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-2.49
-17.14
Dan Gakeler
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Gakeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
27.59
Dan Gakeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Gakeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
38
262.07
Dan Gakeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.29
2.29
Dan Gakeler
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
0.11
Dan Gakeler
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
20.69
Dan Gakeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Gakeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
2
13.79
Dan Gakeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Chris Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Gakeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.9
Dan Gakeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.9
Dan Gakeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Gakeler
Career
Per 600 PA