Chris Archer vs. Joe Gilbert — Career Comparison

Chris Archer
MillenialNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaTampa Bay RaysAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Joe Gilbert
Baby BoomersTexasThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaMontreal ExposNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Chris Archer built a career as a starting pitcher and Joe Gilbert 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 6.82 and 1.806 for Joe Gilbert. 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 Gilbert

Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Joe Gilbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
243
1.61
Joe Gilbert
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
6.24
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
240
1.59
Joe Gilbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.42
Joe Gilbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.15
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
89
0.59
Joe Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.44
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.45
41.45
Joe Gilbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
25
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.77
98.77
Joe Gilbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Joe Gilbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Joe Gilbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.15
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
592
3.93
Joe Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
47
6.82
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.93
3.93
Joe Gilbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.82
6.82
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.62
3.62
Joe Gilbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.27
5.27
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.58
3.58
Joe Gilbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.27
4.27
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.239
0.239
Joe Gilbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4071
27
Joe Gilbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
186
27
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1357
9
Joe Gilbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
9
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1232
8.17
Joe Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
71
10.31
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.17
8.17
Joe Gilbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.31
10.31
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
165
1.09
Joe Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.58
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.09
1.09
Joe Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.58
0.58
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Joe Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
476
3.16
Joe Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
5.37
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.05
Joe Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.58
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.16
3.16
Joe Gilbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.37
5.37
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1454
9.64
Joe Gilbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
6.1
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.64
9.64
Joe Gilbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.1
6.1
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.98
5.98
Joe Gilbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.98
0.98
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.422
1.422
Joe Gilbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.274
1.274
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
0.48
Joe Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
1.02
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.27
Joe Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Gilbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.15
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5723
37.96
Joe Gilbert
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
289
41.95
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Joe Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
1.31
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
654
4.34
Joe Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
7.11
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.34
4.34
Joe Gilbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.11
7.11
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.15
Joe Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.73
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.21
Joe Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.29
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
0.65
Joe Gilbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.259
1.259
Joe Gilbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.742
1.742
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5152
34.17
Joe Gilbert
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
245
35.56
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.69
2.69
Joe Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.14
1.14
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.302
0.302
Joe Gilbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.337
0.337
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.96
37.96
Joe Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.95
41.95

Fielding Stats for Chris Archer and Joe Gilbert

Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Joe Gilbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
243
1.61
Joe Gilbert
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
6.24
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
240
1.59
Joe Gilbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4071
27
Joe Gilbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
186
27
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1357
9
Joe Gilbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
9
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
0.4
Joe Gilbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.15
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
111
0.74
Joe Gilbert
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.16
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.09
Joe Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
186
1.23
Joe Gilbert
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
1.31
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
172
1.14
Joe Gilbert
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
1.31
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.47
92.47
Joe Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.708
0.708
Joe Gilbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.209
0.209
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.77
98.77
Joe Gilbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.05
Joe Gilbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Gilbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Gilbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Gilbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Gilbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Chris Archer and Joe Gilbert

Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Joe Gilbert
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
245
1689.66
Joe Gilbert
Career
Per 600 PAverified
43
4300
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
87
600
Joe Gilbert
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
80
551.72
Joe Gilbert
Career
Per 600 PA
5
500
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Joe Gilbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.296
0.296
Joe Gilbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
55.17
Joe Gilbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
48.28
Joe Gilbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.9
Joe Gilbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Gilbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Gilbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.9
Joe Gilbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Joe Gilbert
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Gilbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Gilbert
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.9
6.18
Joe Gilbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0.02
2.15
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
62.07
Joe Gilbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
82.76
Joe Gilbert
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Chris Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Joe Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.113
0.113
Joe Gilbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.255
0.255
Joe Gilbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.013
0.013
Joe Gilbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.092
0.092
Joe Gilbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0.075
0.075
Chris Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.173
0.173
Joe Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.191
0.191
Joe Gilbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
27.59
Joe Gilbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
20.69
Joe Gilbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
48.28
Joe Gilbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Archer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-2.49
-17.14
Joe Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.2
-19.54
Chris Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Gilbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
27.59
Joe Gilbert
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Chris Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Gilbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
38
262.07
Joe Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Chris Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
2.29
2.29
Joe Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Chris Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
Joe Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
20.69
Joe Gilbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Gilbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
2
13.79
Joe Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Chris Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Gilbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.9
Joe Gilbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.9
Joe Gilbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Gilbert
Career
Per 600 PA