Chris Archer vs. Fred Rath Jr. — Career Comparison

Chris Archer
MillenialNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaTampa Bay RaysAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Fred Rath Jr.
Gen XTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaColorado RockiesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Chris Archer built a career as a starting pitcher and Fred Rath Jr. as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Fred Rath Jr. posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 1.69 and WHIP 1.500 compared to 3.93 and 1.265 for Chris Archer. By the career numbers, Fred Rath Jr. had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Chris Archer and Fred Rath Jr.

Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
243
1.61
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.38
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
240
1.59
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.42
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
89
0.59
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.45
41.45
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.77
98.77
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
592
3.93
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.69
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.93
3.93
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.69
1.69
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.62
3.62
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.03
4.03
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.58
3.58
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.239
0.239
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4071
27
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
27
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1357
9
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.1
9
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1232
8.17
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
10.13
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.17
8.17
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.13
10.13
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
165
1.09
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.09
1.09
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
476
3.16
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
3.38
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.05
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.16
3.16
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.38
3.38
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1454
9.64
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
3.38
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.64
9.64
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.38
3.38
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.98
5.98
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.422
1.422
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.75
0.75
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
72
0.48
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.27
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5723
37.96
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
38.81
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.69
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
654
4.34
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.69
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.34
4.34
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.69
1.69
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.15
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.21
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.69
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
98
0.65
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.69
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.259
1.259
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.5
1.5
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5152
34.17
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
33.75
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.69
2.69
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.5
0.5
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.302
0.302
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.96
37.96
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.81
38.81

Fielding Stats for Chris Archer and Fred Rath Jr.

Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
243
1.61
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.38
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
240
1.59
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4071
27
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
27
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1357
9
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.1
9
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
0.4
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
111
0.74
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.09
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
186
1.23
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
172
1.14
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.47
92.47
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.708
0.708
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.77
98.77
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.05
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Chris Archer and Fred Rath Jr.

Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
245
1689.66
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
87
600
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
80
551.72
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.296
0.296
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
55.17
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
48.28
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.9
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.9
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.9
6.18
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
62.07
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
82.76
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.113
0.113
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.255
0.255
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.013
0.013
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.092
0.092
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.173
0.173
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.191
0.191
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
27.59
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
20.69
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
48.28
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Archer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-2.49
-17.14
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.21
-63.2
Chris Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
27.59
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Archer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
38
262.07
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
300
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.29
2.29
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
0.11
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
20.69
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
2
13.79
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Chris Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.9
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.9
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA