Chris Archer vs. Dustin McGowan — Career Comparison

Chris Archer
MillenialNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaTampa Bay RaysAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Dustin McGowan
MillenialGeorgiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaToronto Blue JaysAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Chris Archer built a career as a starting pitcher and Dustin McGowan 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 home run suppression (HR9+ 112 vs 89), strikeout rate (K%+ 108 vs 90), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 101 vs 90). Dustin McGowan held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 104 vs 86). Role difference aside, Chris Archer holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Chris Archer and Dustin McGowan

Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Dustin McGowan
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
243
1.61
Dustin McGowan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
290
4.01
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
240
1.59
Dustin McGowan
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
0.95
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
63
0.42
Dustin McGowan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.48
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
89
0.59
Dustin McGowan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.47
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.45
41.45
Dustin McGowan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50.72
50.72
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.77
98.77
Dustin McGowan
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.79
23.79
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Dustin McGowan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.04
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Dustin McGowan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dustin McGowan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
592
3.93
Dustin McGowan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
325
4.5
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.93
3.93
Dustin McGowan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.62
3.62
Dustin McGowan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.16
4.16
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.58
3.58
Dustin McGowan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.31
4.31
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.239
0.239
Dustin McGowan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4071
27
Dustin McGowan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1951
27
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1357
9
Dustin McGowan
Career
Per 9 Innings
650.1
9
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1232
8.17
Dustin McGowan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
619
8.57
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.17
8.17
Dustin McGowan
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.57
8.57
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
165
1.09
Dustin McGowan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
1.08
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.09
1.09
Dustin McGowan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.08
1.08
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Dustin McGowan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
476
3.16
Dustin McGowan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
279
3.86
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.05
Dustin McGowan
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.29
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.16
3.16
Dustin McGowan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.86
3.86
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1454
9.64
Dustin McGowan
Career
Per 9 Innings
540
7.47
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.64
9.64
Dustin McGowan
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.47
7.47
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.98
5.98
Dustin McGowan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.86
1.86
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.422
1.422
Dustin McGowan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.259
1.259
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
0.48
Dustin McGowan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
46
0.64
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.27
Dustin McGowan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
0.36
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dustin McGowan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5723
37.96
Dustin McGowan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2818
39
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Dustin McGowan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
0.86
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
654
4.34
Dustin McGowan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
357
4.94
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.34
4.34
Dustin McGowan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.94
4.94
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.15
Dustin McGowan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.08
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.21
Dustin McGowan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
0.37
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
98
0.65
Dustin McGowan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.68
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.259
1.259
Dustin McGowan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.381
1.381
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5152
34.17
Dustin McGowan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2480
34.32
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.69
2.69
Dustin McGowan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.23
1.23
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.302
0.302
Dustin McGowan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.291
0.291
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.96
37.96
Dustin McGowan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
39

Fielding Stats for Chris Archer and Dustin McGowan

Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Dustin McGowan
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
243
1.61
Dustin McGowan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
290
4.01
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
240
1.59
Dustin McGowan
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
0.95
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4071
27
Dustin McGowan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1951
27
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1357
9
Dustin McGowan
Career
Per 9 Innings
650.1
9
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
61
0.4
Dustin McGowan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.64
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
111
0.74
Dustin McGowan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
1.18
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.09
Dustin McGowan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.17
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
186
1.23
Dustin McGowan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
1.98
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
172
1.14
Dustin McGowan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
131
1.81
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.47
92.47
Dustin McGowan
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.61
91.61
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.708
0.708
Dustin McGowan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.452
0.452
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.77
98.77
Dustin McGowan
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.79
23.79
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.05
Dustin McGowan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.12
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dustin McGowan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dustin McGowan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dustin McGowan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dustin McGowan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Chris Archer and Dustin McGowan

Chris Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Dustin McGowan
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Chris Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
245
1689.66
Dustin McGowan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
291
6020.69
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
87
600
Dustin McGowan
Career
Per 600 PA
29
600
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
80
551.72
Dustin McGowan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
27
558.62
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Dustin McGowan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.074
0.074
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.296
0.296
Dustin McGowan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.207
0.207
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
55.17
Dustin McGowan
Career
Per 600 PA
2
41.38
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
48.28
Dustin McGowan
Career
Per 600 PA
2
41.38
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.9
Dustin McGowan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dustin McGowan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dustin McGowan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.9
Dustin McGowan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Dustin McGowan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dustin McGowan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dustin McGowan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.9
6.18
Dustin McGowan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
1.19
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
62.07
Dustin McGowan
Career
Per 600 PA
2
41.38
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
82.76
Dustin McGowan
Career
Per 600 PA
2
41.38
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Dustin McGowan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.074
0.074
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.113
0.113
Dustin McGowan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.074
0.074
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.255
0.255
Dustin McGowan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.148
0.148
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.013
0.013
Dustin McGowan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.092
0.092
Dustin McGowan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.052
0.052
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.173
0.173
Dustin McGowan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Chris Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.191
0.191
Dustin McGowan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
27.59
Dustin McGowan
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20.69
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
20.69
Dustin McGowan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
48.28
Dustin McGowan
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20.69
Chris Archer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-2.49
-17.14
Dustin McGowan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-1.83
-37.86
Chris Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dustin McGowan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
27.59
Dustin McGowan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dustin McGowan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Archer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
38
262.07
Dustin McGowan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
393.1
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.29
2.29
Dustin McGowan
Career
Per 600 PA
1.53
1.53
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
0.11
Dustin McGowan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
20.69
Dustin McGowan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
41.38
Chris Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dustin McGowan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Archer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
13.79
Dustin McGowan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
20.69
Chris Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dustin McGowan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.9
Dustin McGowan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.9
Dustin McGowan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dustin McGowan
Career
Per 600 PA