Chris Archer vs. Tom Thomas — Career Comparison

Chris Archer
MillenialNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaTampa Bay RaysAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Tom Thomas
Pre-GenerationalOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Chris Archer built a career as a starting pitcher and Tom Thomas as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Tom Thomas posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.31 and WHIP 1.355 compared to 3.93 and 1.265 for Chris Archer. By the career numbers, Tom Thomas had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Chris Archer and Tom Thomas

Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
243
1.61
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.74
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
240
1.59
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.52
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.42
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.35
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
89
0.59
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.52
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.45
41.45
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
40
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.77
98.77
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
30
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.52
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.35
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
592
3.93
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
3.31
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.93
3.93
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.31
3.31
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.62
3.62
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.01
4.01
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.58
3.58
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.81
3.81
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.239
0.239
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4071
27
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
155
27
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1357
9
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.2
9
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1232
8.17
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
60
10.45
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.17
8.17
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.45
10.45
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
165
1.09
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.52
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.09
1.09
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.52
0.52
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.3
0.3
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
476
3.16
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.74
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.05
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.16
3.16
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.74
1.74
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1454
9.64
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
2.61
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.64
9.64
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.61
2.61
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.98
5.98
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.5
1.5
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.422
1.422
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.484
0.484
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
72
0.48
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.17
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.27
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.17
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5723
37.96
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
218
37.97
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.22
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
654
4.34
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
6.45
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.34
4.34
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.45
6.45
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.15
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.21
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
0.65
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.259
1.259
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.355
1.355
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5152
34.17
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
207
36.06
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.69
2.69
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.7
3.7
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.302
0.302
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.302
0.302
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.96
37.96
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.97
37.97

Fielding Stats for Chris Archer and Tom Thomas

Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
243
1.61
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.76
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
240
1.59
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4071
27
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
153
27
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1357
9
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
9
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
0.4
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.18
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
111
0.74
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.76
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.09
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.53
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
186
1.23
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
2.47
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
172
1.14
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.94
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.47
92.47
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
78.57
78.57
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.708
0.708
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.1
1.1
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.77
98.77
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.05
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Chris Archer and Tom Thomas

Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
245
1689.66
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
10
230.77
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
87
600
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
26
600
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
80
551.72
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
23
530.77
Chris Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Chris Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.296
0.296
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
55.17
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
92.31
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
48.28
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
69.23
Chris Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.9
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Chris Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.9
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Chris Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Chris Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.9
6.18
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.3
30.11
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
62.07
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
115.38
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
82.76
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
138.46
Chris Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Chris Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.113
0.113
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.217
0.217
Chris Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.255
0.255
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.457
0.457
Chris Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.013
0.013
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.044
0.044
Chris Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.092
0.092
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.162
0.162
Chris Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.173
0.173
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.368
0.368
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.191
0.191
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
27.59
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
20.69
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
46.15
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
48.28
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
69.23
Chris Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
-2.49
-17.14
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.29
29.81
Chris Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
27.59
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
46.15
Chris Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
38
262.07
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Chris Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
2.29
2.29
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
26
Chris Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
20.69
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Chris Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
2
13.79
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Chris Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.9
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.9
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA