Chris Archer vs. Zach McClellan — Career Comparison

Chris Archer
MillenialNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaTampa Bay RaysAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Zach McClellan
Gen XOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaColorado RockiesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Chris Archer built a career as a starting pitcher and Zach McClellan 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 5.79 and 1.929 for Zach McClellan. 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 Zach McClellan

Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Zach McClellan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
243
1.61
Zach McClellan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
7.71
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
240
1.59
Zach McClellan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
63
0.42
Zach McClellan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.64
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
89
0.59
Zach McClellan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.45
41.45
Zach McClellan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.77
98.77
Zach McClellan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Zach McClellan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Zach McClellan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zach McClellan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
592
3.93
Zach McClellan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
5.79
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.93
3.93
Zach McClellan
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.79
5.79
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.62
3.62
Zach McClellan
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.57
5.57
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.58
3.58
Zach McClellan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.21
2.21
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.239
0.239
Zach McClellan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.351
0.351
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4071
27
Zach McClellan
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
27
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1357
9
Zach McClellan
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
9
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1232
8.17
Zach McClellan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
12.86
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.17
8.17
Zach McClellan
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.86
12.86
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
165
1.09
Zach McClellan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.09
1.09
Zach McClellan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Zach McClellan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
476
3.16
Zach McClellan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
3.21
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.05
Zach McClellan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
1.29
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.16
3.16
Zach McClellan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.21
3.21
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1454
9.64
Zach McClellan
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
8.36
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.64
9.64
Zach McClellan
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.36
8.36
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.98
5.98
Zach McClellan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.08
1.08
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.422
1.422
Zach McClellan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.286
1.286
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
72
0.48
Zach McClellan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.27
Zach McClellan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zach McClellan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5723
37.96
Zach McClellan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
40.5
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Zach McClellan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.64
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
654
4.34
Zach McClellan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
5.79
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.34
4.34
Zach McClellan
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.79
5.79
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.15
Zach McClellan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.21
Zach McClellan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.64
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
98
0.65
Zach McClellan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.93
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.259
1.259
Zach McClellan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.786
1.786
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5152
34.17
Zach McClellan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
36.64
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.69
2.69
Zach McClellan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.75
0.75
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.302
0.302
Zach McClellan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.455
0.455
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.96
37.96
Zach McClellan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.5
40.5

Fielding Stats for Chris Archer and Zach McClellan

Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Zach McClellan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
243
1.61
Zach McClellan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
7.71
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
240
1.59
Zach McClellan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4071
27
Zach McClellan
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
27
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1357
9
Zach McClellan
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
9
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
0.4
Zach McClellan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
111
0.74
Zach McClellan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2.57
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.09
Zach McClellan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
186
1.23
Zach McClellan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2.57
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
172
1.14
Zach McClellan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2.57
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.47
92.47
Zach McClellan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.708
0.708
Zach McClellan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.77
98.77
Zach McClellan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.05
Zach McClellan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zach McClellan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zach McClellan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zach McClellan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zach McClellan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Chris Archer and Zach McClellan

Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Zach McClellan
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
245
1689.66
Zach McClellan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
7200
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
87
600
Zach McClellan
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
80
551.72
Zach McClellan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Zach McClellan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.296
0.296
Zach McClellan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
55.17
Zach McClellan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
48.28
Zach McClellan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.9
Zach McClellan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zach McClellan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zach McClellan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.9
Zach McClellan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Zach McClellan
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zach McClellan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zach McClellan
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.9
6.18
Zach McClellan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
62.07
Zach McClellan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
82.76
Zach McClellan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Zach McClellan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.113
0.113
Zach McClellan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.255
0.255
Zach McClellan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.013
0.013
Zach McClellan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.092
0.092
Zach McClellan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.173
0.173
Zach McClellan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.191
0.191
Zach McClellan
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
27.59
Zach McClellan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
20.69
Zach McClellan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
48.28
Zach McClellan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Archer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-2.49
-17.14
Zach McClellan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.11
-66.4
Chris Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zach McClellan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
27.59
Zach McClellan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zach McClellan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Archer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
38
262.07
Zach McClellan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
600
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.29
2.29
Zach McClellan
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
0.11
Zach McClellan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
20.69
Zach McClellan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zach McClellan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
2
13.79
Zach McClellan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Chris Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zach McClellan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.9
Zach McClellan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.9
Zach McClellan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zach McClellan
Career
Per 600 PA