Fred Archer vs. Andy Benes — Career Comparison

Fred Archer
Greatest GenerationTennesseeThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Andy Benes
Gen XIndianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Looking at the career totals, Fred Archer and Andy Benes are fairly close on the surface numbers. Andy Benes posted stronger numbers in ERA (3.97 vs 6.35) and WHIP (1.332 vs 1.513). Fred Archer had the advantage in home runs allowed (0.68 per nine innings vs 1.04). By the career numbers, Andy Benes 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 Andy Benes

Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Andy Benes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.59
Andy Benes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
403
1.45
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.13
Andy Benes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
387
1.39
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.45
Andy Benes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
155
0.56
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.68
Andy Benes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
139
0.5
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
40
Andy Benes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.72
52.72
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
71.43
71.43
Andy Benes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.03
96.03
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.45
Andy Benes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
0.08
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andy Benes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.03
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andy Benes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
6.35
Andy Benes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1106
3.97
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.35
6.35
Andy Benes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.91
4.91
Andy Benes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.79
4.79
Andy Benes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.06
4.06
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.283
0.283
Andy Benes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
119
27
Andy Benes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7516
27
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.2
9
Andy Benes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2505.1
9
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
10.21
Andy Benes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2377
8.54
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.21
10.21
Andy Benes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.54
8.54
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.68
Andy Benes
Career
Per 9 Innings
289
1.04
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.68
0.68
Andy Benes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.04
1.04
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.43
0.43
Andy Benes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.72
0.72
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
3.4
Andy Benes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
909
3.27
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Andy Benes
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
0.19
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.4
3.4
Andy Benes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.27
3.27
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
2.5
Andy Benes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2000
7.18
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.5
2.5
Andy Benes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.18
7.18
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.57
1.57
Andy Benes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.96
4.96
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.656
0.656
Andy Benes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.161
1.161
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Andy Benes
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.23
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.68
Andy Benes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.2
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Andy Benes
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.06
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
177
40.16
Andy Benes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10645
38.24
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.23
Andy Benes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.02
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
6.81
Andy Benes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1206
4.33
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.81
6.81
Andy Benes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.33
4.33
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Andy Benes
Career
Per 9 Innings
102
0.37
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Andy Benes
Career
Per 9 Innings
74
0.27
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andy Benes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
144
0.52
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.513
1.513
Andy Benes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.312
1.312
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
159
36.08
Andy Benes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9505
34.15
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.29
4.29
Andy Benes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.99
2.99
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Andy Benes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.289
0.289
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.16
40.16
Andy Benes
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.24
38.24

Fielding Stats for Fred Archer and Andy Benes

Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Andy Benes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Andy Benes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
403
1.45
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Andy Benes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
387
1.39
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Andy Benes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7516
27
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Andy Benes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2505.1
9
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Andy Benes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
156
0.56
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Andy Benes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
241
0.87
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Andy Benes
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.04
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Andy Benes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
407
1.46
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Andy Benes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
397
1.43
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Andy Benes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.54
97.54
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.143
Andy Benes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.985
0.985
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Andy Benes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.03
96.03
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Andy Benes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.06
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Andy Benes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Andy Benes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Andy Benes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Andy Benes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Fred Archer and Andy Benes

Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Andy Benes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
7
247.06
Andy Benes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
405
276.14
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
17
600
Andy Benes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
880
600
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
529.41
Andy Benes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
741
505.23
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Andy Benes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.647
0.647
Andy Benes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.473
0.473
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
141.18
Andy Benes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
106
72.27
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
141.18
Andy Benes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
77
52.5
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Benes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
14.32
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Benes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Benes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
5.45
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Benes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
19.77
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Benes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.274
0.274
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Benes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.011
0.011
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Benes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.076
0.076
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.52
53.73
Andy Benes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30.54
20.83
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
141.18
Andy Benes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
151
102.95
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
211.76
Andy Benes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
146
99.55
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.353
0.353
Andy Benes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.186
0.186
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Andy Benes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.204
0.204
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.62
0.62
Andy Benes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.39
0.39
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Benes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.061
0.061
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Andy Benes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.135
0.135
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.546
0.546
Andy Benes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.294
0.294
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Andy Benes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.228
0.228
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
35.29
Andy Benes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
48
32.73
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
35.29
Andy Benes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
50
34.09
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
70.59
Andy Benes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
90
61.36
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.97
69.53
Andy Benes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15.39
10.49
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Benes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
4.09
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
70.59
Andy Benes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
34
23.18
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Benes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
105.88
Andy Benes
Career
Per 600 PA
307
209.32
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.67
5.67
Andy Benes
Career
Per 600 PA
2.87
2.87
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.67
0.67
Andy Benes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Benes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
95
64.77
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Benes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.73
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Andy Benes
Career
Per 600 PA
14
9.55
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Benes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Benes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Benes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
Andy Benes
Career
Per 600 PA