Fred Archer vs. Kevin Beirne — Career Comparison

Fred Archer
Greatest GenerationTennesseeThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Kevin Beirne
Gen XTexasThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Fred Archer built a career as a starting pitcher and Kevin Beirne as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Kevin Beirne posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 6.09 and WHIP 1.588 compared to 6.35 and 1.513 for Fred Archer. By the career numbers, Kevin Beirne had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Fred Archer and Kevin Beirne

Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Kevin Beirne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.59
Kevin Beirne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
4.83
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.13
Kevin Beirne
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.42
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.45
Kevin Beirne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.32
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.68
Kevin Beirne
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.32
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
40
Kevin Beirne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71.43
71.43
Kevin Beirne
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.7
8.7
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.45
Kevin Beirne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Beirne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Beirne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
6.35
Kevin Beirne
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
6.09
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.35
6.35
Kevin Beirne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.09
6.09
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.91
4.91
Kevin Beirne
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.39
5.39
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.79
4.79
Kevin Beirne
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.37
5.37
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.283
0.283
Kevin Beirne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.271
0.271
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
119
27
Kevin Beirne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
257
27
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.2
9
Kevin Beirne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
85.2
9
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
10.21
Kevin Beirne
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
9.35
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.21
10.21
Kevin Beirne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.35
9.35
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.68
Kevin Beirne
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
1.47
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.68
0.68
Kevin Beirne
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.47
1.47
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Kevin Beirne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.3
0.3
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
3.4
Kevin Beirne
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
4.52
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kevin Beirne
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.42
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.4
3.4
Kevin Beirne
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.52
4.52
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
2.5
Kevin Beirne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
6.62
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.5
2.5
Kevin Beirne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.62
6.62
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.57
1.57
Kevin Beirne
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.656
0.656
Kevin Beirne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.237
1.237
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kevin Beirne
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.53
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.68
Kevin Beirne
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.63
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Beirne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
177
40.16
Kevin Beirne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
387
40.66
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.23
Kevin Beirne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
1.58
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
6.81
Kevin Beirne
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
6.51
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.81
6.81
Kevin Beirne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.51
6.51
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kevin Beirne
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.32
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kevin Beirne
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.63
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Beirne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.53
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.513
1.513
Kevin Beirne
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.541
1.541
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
159
36.08
Kevin Beirne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
329
34.56
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.29
4.29
Kevin Beirne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.35
1.35
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Kevin Beirne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.298
0.298
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.16
40.16
Kevin Beirne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.66
40.66

Fielding Stats for Fred Archer and Kevin Beirne

Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Kevin Beirne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Kevin Beirne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
4.83
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kevin Beirne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.42
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kevin Beirne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
257
27
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kevin Beirne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.2
9
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Kevin Beirne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.42
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Kevin Beirne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.05
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Kevin Beirne
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.11
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Kevin Beirne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
1.58
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Kevin Beirne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
1.47
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Kevin Beirne
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.33
93.33
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.143
Kevin Beirne
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.304
0.304
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kevin Beirne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.7
8.7
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
Kevin Beirne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kevin Beirne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kevin Beirne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kevin Beirne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kevin Beirne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Fred Archer and Kevin Beirne

Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Kevin Beirne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
7
247.06
Kevin Beirne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
4600
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
600
Kevin Beirne
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
529.41
Kevin Beirne
Career
Per 600 PA
5
500
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.267
0.267
Kevin Beirne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.647
0.647
Kevin Beirne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.833
0.833
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
141.18
Kevin Beirne
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
141.18
Kevin Beirne
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Beirne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Beirne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Beirne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Beirne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Beirne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Beirne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Beirne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.52
53.73
Kevin Beirne
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.74
73.95
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
141.18
Kevin Beirne
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
211.76
Kevin Beirne
Career
Per 600 PA
2
200
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.353
0.353
Kevin Beirne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.267
0.267
Kevin Beirne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.62
0.62
Kevin Beirne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
0.8
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Beirne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.226
0.226
Kevin Beirne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.546
0.546
Kevin Beirne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Kevin Beirne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
1
35.29
Kevin Beirne
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
35.29
Kevin Beirne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
70.59
Kevin Beirne
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.97
69.53
Kevin Beirne
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.98
97.53
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Beirne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
70.59
Kevin Beirne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Beirne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
3
105.88
Kevin Beirne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.67
5.67
Kevin Beirne
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.67
0.67
Kevin Beirne
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Beirne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Beirne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Beirne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Beirne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Beirne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Beirne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
Kevin Beirne
Career
Per 600 PA