Chris Archer vs. R. Smith — Career Comparison

Chris Archer
MillenialNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaTampa Bay RaysAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
R. Smith
UnknownChicago American GiantsNegro American LeagueRelief Pitcher

Chris Archer built a career as a starting pitcher and R. Smith 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 9 and 1.800 for R. Smith. 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 R. Smith

Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
243
1.61
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.8
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
240
1.59
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.42
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
89
0.59
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.45
41.45
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.77
98.77
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
592
3.93
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
9
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.93
3.93
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.62
3.62
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.15
4.15
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.58
3.58
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.239
0.239
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.211
0.211
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4071
27
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
27
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1357
9
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
9
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1232
8.17
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
7.2
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.17
8.17
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.2
7.2
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
165
1.09
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.09
1.09
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
476
3.16
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
9
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.05
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.16
3.16
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1454
9.64
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.64
9.64
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.98
5.98
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.422
1.422
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
72
0.48
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.27
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5723
37.96
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
45
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
654
4.34
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
9
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.34
4.34
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.15
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.8
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.21
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
98
0.65
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.6
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.259
1.259
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.8
1.8
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5152
34.17
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
34.2
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.69
2.69
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.302
0.302
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.211
0.211
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.96
37.96
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
45

Fielding Stats for Chris Archer and R. Smith

Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
243
1.61
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.8
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
240
1.59
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4071
27
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
27
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1357
9
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
9
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
0.4
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
111
0.74
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.8
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.09
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
186
1.23
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.8
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
172
1.14
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.8
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.47
92.47
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.708
0.708
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.77
98.77
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.05
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Chris Archer and R. Smith

Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
245
1689.66
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
300
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
87
600
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
80
551.72
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
300
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.296
0.296
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
55.17
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
48.28
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.9
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.9
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.9
6.18
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
62.07
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
82.76
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.113
0.113
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.255
0.255
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.013
0.013
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.092
0.092
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.173
0.173
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.191
0.191
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
27.59
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
20.69
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
48.28
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Archer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-2.49
-17.14
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.07
-20.64
Chris Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
27.59
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
38
262.07
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.29
2.29
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
0.11
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
20.69
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Chris Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
2
13.79
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Chris Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.9
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.9
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA