Chris Archer vs. Ray King — Career Comparison

Chris Archer
MillenialNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaTampa Bay RaysAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Ray King
Gen XIllinoisThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaMilwaukee BrewersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Chris Archer built a career as a starting pitcher and Ray King 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 strikeout rate (K%+ 108 vs 83), skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 101 vs 94), and home run suppression (HR9+ 112 vs 105). Ray King held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 95 vs 86). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Chris Archer.

Pitching Stats for Chris Archer and Ray King

Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Ray King
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
243
1.61
Ray King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
593
12.99
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
240
1.59
Ray King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
63
0.42
Ray King
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.44
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
89
0.59
Ray King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.5
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.45
41.45
Ray King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.51
46.51
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.77
98.77
Ray King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Ray King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Ray King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
592
3.93
Ray King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
158
3.46
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.93
3.93
Ray King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.62
3.62
Ray King
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.79
3.79
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.58
3.58
Ray King
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.17
4.17
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.239
0.239
Ray King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.248
0.248
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4071
27
Ray King
Career
Per 9 Innings
1233
27
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1357
9
Ray King
Career
Per 9 Innings
411
9
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1232
8.17
Ray King
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
376
8.23
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.17
8.17
Ray King
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.23
8.23
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
165
1.09
Ray King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.74
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.09
1.09
Ray King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.74
0.74
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Ray King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.06
0.06
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
476
3.16
Ray King
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
181
3.96
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.05
Ray King
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.37
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.16
3.16
Ray King
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.96
3.96
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1454
9.64
Ray King
Career
Per 9 Innings
278
6.09
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.64
9.64
Ray King
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.09
6.09
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.98
5.98
Ray King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.47
0.47
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.422
1.422
Ray King
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.117
1.117
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
72
0.48
Ray King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.35
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.27
Ray King
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.37
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ray King
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5723
37.96
Ray King
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1747
38.26
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Ray King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
2.12
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
654
4.34
Ray King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
178
3.9
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.34
4.34
Ray King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.9
3.9
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.15
Ray King
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.37
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.21
Ray King
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.31
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
98
0.65
Ray King
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
1.23
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.259
1.259
Ray King
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.355
1.355
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5152
34.17
Ray King
Career
Per 9 Innings
1518
33.24
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.69
2.69
Ray King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.3
0.3
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.302
0.302
Ray King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.284
0.284
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.96
37.96
Ray King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.26
38.26

Fielding Stats for Chris Archer and Ray King

Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Ray King
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
243
1.61
Ray King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
593
12.99
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
240
1.59
Ray King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4071
27
Ray King
Career
Per 9 Innings
1233
27
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1357
9
Ray King
Career
Per 9 Innings
411
9
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
61
0.4
Ray King
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.81
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
111
0.74
Ray King
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
1.64
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.09
Ray King
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.18
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
186
1.23
Ray King
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
2.63
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
172
1.14
Ray King
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
2.45
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.47
92.47
Ray King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.33
93.33
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.708
0.708
Ray King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.189
0.189
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.77
98.77
Ray King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.05
Ray King
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.07
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Chris Archer and Ray King

Chris Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Ray King
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Chris Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
245
1689.66
Ray King
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
593
59300
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
87
600
Ray King
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
80
551.72
Ray King
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
600
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Ray King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.296
0.296
Ray King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
55.17
Ray King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
48.28
Ray King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.9
Ray King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.9
Ray King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Ray King
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray King
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.9
6.18
Ray King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
62.07
Ray King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
82.76
Ray King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Ray King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.113
0.113
Ray King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.255
0.255
Ray King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.013
0.013
Ray King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.092
0.092
Ray King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.173
0.173
Ray King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.191
0.191
Ray King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
27.59
Ray King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
20.69
Ray King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
48.28
Ray King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Archer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-2.49
-17.14
Ray King
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.63
-63.2
Chris Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
27.59
Ray King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Archer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
38
262.07
Ray King
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
300
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.29
2.29
Ray King
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
0.11
Ray King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
20.69
Ray King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
2
13.79
Ray King
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Chris Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.9
Ray King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.9
Ray King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray King
Career
Per 600 PA