Chris Archer vs. Bill Vinton — Career Comparison

Chris Archer
MillenialNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaTampa Bay RaysAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Bill Vinton
Pre-GenerationalMassachusettsThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Chris Archer built a career as a starting pitcher and Bill Vinton as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Bill Vinton posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.46 and WHIP 1.194 compared to 3.93 and 1.265 for Chris Archer. By the career numbers, Bill Vinton had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Chris Archer and Bill Vinton

Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Bill Vinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
243
1.61
Bill Vinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
1.06
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
240
1.59
Bill Vinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
1.06
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
63
0.42
Bill Vinton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.49
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
89
0.59
Bill Vinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.54
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.45
41.45
Bill Vinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.22
47.22
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.77
98.77
Bill Vinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Bill Vinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.97
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Bill Vinton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.06
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Vinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
592
3.93
Bill Vinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
2.46
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.93
3.93
Bill Vinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.47
2.47
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.62
3.62
Bill Vinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.54
2.54
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.58
3.58
Bill Vinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.01
3.01
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.239
0.239
Bill Vinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.229
0.229
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4071
27
Bill Vinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
942
27
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1357
9
Bill Vinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
314
9
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1232
8.17
Bill Vinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
302
8.66
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.17
8.17
Bill Vinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.66
8.66
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
165
1.09
Bill Vinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.2
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.09
1.09
Bill Vinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Bill Vinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.19
0.19
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
476
3.16
Bill Vinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
2.09
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.05
Bill Vinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.16
3.16
Bill Vinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.09
2.09
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1454
9.64
Bill Vinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
160
4.59
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.64
9.64
Bill Vinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.59
4.59
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.98
5.98
Bill Vinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.32
4.32
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.422
1.422
Bill Vinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.742
0.742
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
0.48
Bill Vinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
0.77
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.27
Bill Vinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.11
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Vinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5723
37.96
Bill Vinton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1395
39.98
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Bill Vinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
654
4.34
Bill Vinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
231
6.62
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.34
4.34
Bill Vinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.62
6.62
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.15
Bill Vinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.21
Bill Vinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
0.65
Bill Vinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.259
1.259
Bill Vinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.194
1.194
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5152
34.17
Bill Vinton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1318
37.78
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.69
2.69
Bill Vinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.24
6.24
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.302
0.302
Bill Vinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.256
0.256
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.96
37.96
Bill Vinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.98
39.98

Fielding Stats for Chris Archer and Bill Vinton

Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Bill Vinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
243
1.61
Bill Vinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
1.1
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
240
1.59
Bill Vinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4071
27
Bill Vinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
978
27
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1357
9
Bill Vinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
326
9
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
0.4
Bill Vinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.36
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
111
0.74
Bill Vinton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
2.21
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.09
Bill Vinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.47
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
186
1.23
Bill Vinton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
110
3.04
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
172
1.14
Bill Vinton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
93
2.57
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.47
92.47
Bill Vinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
84.55
84.55
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.708
0.708
Bill Vinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.325
2.325
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.77
98.77
Bill Vinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.05
Bill Vinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Vinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Vinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Vinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Vinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Chris Archer and Bill Vinton

Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Bill Vinton
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
245
1689.66
Bill Vinton
Career
Per 600 PA
37
157.45
Chris Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
87
600
Bill Vinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
141
600
Chris Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
80
551.72
Bill Vinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
134
570.21
Chris Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Bill Vinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.112
0.112
Chris Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.296
0.296
Bill Vinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.309
0.309
Chris Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
8
55.17
Bill Vinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
63.83
Chris Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
7
48.28
Bill Vinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
51.06
Chris Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.9
Bill Vinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
12.77
Chris Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Vinton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Vinton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.9
Bill Vinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
12.77
Chris Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Bill Vinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Chris Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Vinton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Vinton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.9
6.18
Bill Vinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.97
12.65
Chris Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
9
62.07
Bill Vinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
76.6
Chris Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
12
82.76
Bill Vinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
93.62
Chris Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Bill Vinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.156
0.156
Chris Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.113
0.113
Bill Vinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.134
0.134
Chris Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.255
0.255
Bill Vinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Chris Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.013
0.013
Bill Vinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.022
0.022
Chris Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.092
0.092
Bill Vinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.104
0.104
Chris Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.173
0.173
Bill Vinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.191
0.191
Bill Vinton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.149
0.149
Chris Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
4
27.59
Bill Vinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
68.09
Chris Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
3
20.69
Bill Vinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
38.3
Chris Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
7
48.28
Bill Vinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
106.38
Chris Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
-2.49
-17.14
Bill Vinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.87
-3.68
Chris Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Vinton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
4
27.59
Bill Vinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
29.79
Chris Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Vinton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
38
262.07
Bill Vinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
140.43
Chris Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
2.29
2.29
Bill Vinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.27
4.27
Chris Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
Bill Vinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
20.69
Bill Vinton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Vinton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
2
13.79
Bill Vinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Chris Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Vinton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.9
Bill Vinton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.9
Bill Vinton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Vinton
Career
Per 600 PA