Chris Archer vs. Bill Rotes — Career Comparison

Chris Archer
MillenialNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaTampa Bay RaysAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Bill Rotes
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaNorth AmericaLouisville ColonelsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Chris Archer built a career as a starting pitcher and Bill Rotes 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 7.6 and 2.044 for Bill Rotes. 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 Bill Rotes

Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
243
1.61
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
1.19
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
240
1.59
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
1.13
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.42
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.3
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
0.59
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.71
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.45
41.45
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
29.41
29.41
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.77
98.77
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
95
95
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
1.01
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
592
3.93
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
128
7.6
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.93
3.93
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.6
7.6
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.62
3.62
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.82
7.82
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.58
3.58
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.07
5.07
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.239
0.239
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.352
0.352
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4071
27
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
455
27
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1357
9
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
151.2
9
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1232
8.17
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
244
14.48
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.17
8.17
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.48
14.48
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
165
1.09
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.59
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.09
1.09
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.59
0.59
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.5
0.5
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
476
3.16
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
66
3.92
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.05
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.16
3.16
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.92
3.92
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1454
9.64
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
1.31
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.64
9.64
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.31
1.31
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.98
5.98
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.1
1.1
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.422
1.422
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.58
0.58
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
72
0.48
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.06
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.27
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.59
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5723
37.96
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
769
45.63
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.06
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
654
4.34
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
173
10.27
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.34
4.34
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.27
10.27
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.15
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.21
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
0.65
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.259
1.259
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.044
2.044
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5152
34.17
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
693
41.12
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.69
2.69
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.65
8.65
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.302
0.302
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.354
0.354
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.96
37.96
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.63
45.63

Fielding Stats for Chris Archer and Bill Rotes

Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
243
1.61
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
1.18
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
240
1.59
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4071
27
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
456
27
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1357
9
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
152
9
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
0.4
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.18
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
111
0.74
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
1.54
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.09
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.3
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
186
1.23
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
2.01
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
172
1.14
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
1.72
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.47
92.47
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
85.29
85.29
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.708
0.708
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.45
1.45
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.77
98.77
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.05
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Chris Archer and Bill Rotes

Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
245
1689.66
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 600 PA
20
153.85
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
87
600
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 600 PA
78
600
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
80
551.72
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 600 PA
70
538.46
Chris Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.129
0.129
Chris Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.296
0.296
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.449
0.449
Chris Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
8
55.17
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
69.23
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
48.28
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 600 PA
6
46.15
Chris Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.9
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.69
Chris Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
15.38
Chris Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.9
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
23.08
Chris Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Chris Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.9
6.18
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.62
27.84
Chris Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
9
62.07
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
107.69
Chris Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
12
82.76
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
130.77
Chris Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.218
0.218
Chris Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.113
0.113
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Chris Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.255
0.255
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.418
0.418
Chris Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.013
0.013
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.071
0.071
Chris Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.092
0.092
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.148
0.148
Chris Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.173
0.173
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.361
0.361
Chris Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.191
0.191
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Chris Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
4
27.59
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
46.15
Chris Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
3
20.69
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
53.85
Chris Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
7
48.28
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
100
Chris Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
-2.49
-17.14
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.67
20.53
Chris Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
4
27.59
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
61.54
Chris Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
38
262.07
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
200
Chris Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
2.29
2.29
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Chris Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
0.31
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
20.69
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
2
13.79
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Chris Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.9
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.9
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 600 PA