Fred Archer vs. Les Backman — Career Comparison

Fred Archer
Greatest GenerationTennesseeThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Les Backman
Lost GenerationOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

On the career pitching numbers, Les Backman posted a stronger line than Fred Archer. Les Backman posted stronger numbers in ERA (3.61 vs 6.35) and WHIP (1.453 vs 1.513). By the career numbers, Les Backman had the better of this comparison — though ERA and WHIP alone don't account for era, park factors, or the defenses each pitcher worked behind.

Pitching Stats for Fred Archer and Les Backman

Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Les Backman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.59
Les Backman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
1.73
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.13
Les Backman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
0.96
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.45
Les Backman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.33
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.68
Les Backman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.66
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
40
Les Backman
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71.43
71.43
Les Backman
Career
Per 9 Innings
55.32
55.32
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.45
Les Backman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.48
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Les Backman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Les Backman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.07
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
6.35
Les Backman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
3.61
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.35
6.35
Les Backman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.61
3.61
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.91
4.91
Les Backman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.11
4.11
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.79
4.79
Les Backman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.83
3.83
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.283
0.283
Les Backman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.284
0.284
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
119
27
Les Backman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
733
27
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.2
9
Les Backman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
244.1
9
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
10.21
Les Backman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
263
9.69
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.21
10.21
Les Backman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.69
9.69
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.68
Les Backman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.18
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Les Backman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.18
0.18
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Les Backman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
3.4
Les Backman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
3.39
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Les Backman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.4
3.4
Les Backman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.39
3.39
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
2.5
Les Backman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
2.8
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.5
2.5
Les Backman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.8
2.8
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.57
1.57
Les Backman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.62
1.62
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.656
0.656
Les Backman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.688
0.688
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Les Backman
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.26
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.68
Les Backman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.18
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Les Backman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
177
40.16
Les Backman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1023
37.68
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.23
Les Backman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.63
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
6.81
Les Backman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
124
4.57
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.81
6.81
Les Backman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.57
4.57
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Les Backman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Les Backman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Les Backman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.513
1.513
Les Backman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.453
1.453
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
159
36.08
Les Backman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
926
34.11
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.29
4.29
Les Backman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.64
2.64
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Les Backman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.305
0.305
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.16
40.16
Les Backman
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.68
37.68

Fielding Stats for Fred Archer and Les Backman

Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Les Backman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Les Backman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
1.73
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Les Backman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.96
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Les Backman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
732
27
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Les Backman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
244
9
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Les Backman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.26
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Les Backman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
2.43
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Les Backman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.15
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Les Backman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
2.84
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Les Backman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
2.69
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Les Backman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.81
94.81
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.143
Les Backman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.553
1.553
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Les Backman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.32
55.32
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Les Backman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Les Backman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Les Backman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Les Backman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Les Backman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Fred Archer and Les Backman

Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Les Backman
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
7
247.06
Les Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
331.76
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
17
600
Les Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
85
600
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
529.41
Les Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
74
522.35
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Les Backman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.108
0.108
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.647
0.647
Les Backman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.412
0.412
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
141.18
Les Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
56.47
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
141.18
Les Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
42.35
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Les Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.06
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Les Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.06
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Les Backman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Les Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
14.12
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Les Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Les Backman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Les Backman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.52
53.73
Les Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2.92
20.58
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
141.18
Les Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
77.65
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
211.76
Les Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
127.06
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.353
0.353
Les Backman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Les Backman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.149
0.149
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.62
0.62
Les Backman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.363
0.363
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Les Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.041
0.041
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Les Backman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.134
0.134
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.546
0.546
Les Backman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.318
0.318
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Les Backman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.174
0.174
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
35.29
Les Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
21.18
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
1
35.29
Les Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
35.29
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
70.59
Les Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
56.47
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.97
69.53
Les Backman
Career
Per 600 PA
1.7
12.02
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Les Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
14.12
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
70.59
Les Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
56.47
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Les Backman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
105.88
Les Backman
Career
Per 600 PA
28
197.65
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.67
5.67
Les Backman
Career
Per 600 PA
3.04
3.04
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.67
0.67
Les Backman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.29
0.29
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Les Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.06
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Les Backman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Les Backman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Les Backman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Les Backman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Les Backman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
Les Backman
Career
Per 600 PA