Fred Archer vs. Al Benton — Career Comparison

Fred Archer
Greatest GenerationTennesseeThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Al Benton
Greatest GenerationOklahomaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

On the career pitching numbers, Al Benton posted a stronger line than Fred Archer. Al Benton posted stronger numbers in ERA (3.66 vs 6.35) and WHIP (1.424 vs 1.513). By the career numbers, Al Benton 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 Al Benton

Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Al Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.59
Al Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
455
2.43
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.13
Al Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
167
0.89
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.45
Al Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
0.52
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.68
Al Benton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
0.47
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
40
Al Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.69
52.69
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71.43
71.43
Al Benton
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.7
36.7
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.45
Al Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
0.31
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.05
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.35
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
6.35
Al Benton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
686
3.66
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.35
6.35
Al Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.66
3.66
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.91
4.91
Al Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.91
3.91
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.79
4.79
Al Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.32
4.32
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.283
0.283
Al Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.254
0.254
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
119
27
Al Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5065
27
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.2
9
Al Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1688.1
9
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
10.21
Al Benton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1672
8.91
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.21
10.21
Al Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.91
8.91
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.68
Al Benton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
0.57
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Al Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.57
0.57
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Al Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.23
0.23
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
3.4
Al Benton
Career
Per 9 Innings
733
3.91
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Benton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.4
3.4
Al Benton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.91
3.91
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
2.5
Al Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
697
3.72
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.5
2.5
Al Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.72
3.72
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.57
1.57
Al Benton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.53
1.53
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.656
0.656
Al Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.847
0.847
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Al Benton
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.19
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.68
Al Benton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.08
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Al Benton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
177
40.16
Al Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7342
39.14
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.23
Al Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
171
0.91
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
6.81
Al Benton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
831
4.43
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.81
6.81
Al Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.43
4.43
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Benton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Benton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Benton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.513
1.513
Al Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.425
1.425
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
159
36.08
Al Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6594
35.15
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.29
4.29
Al Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.83
1.83
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Al Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.16
40.16
Al Benton
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.14
39.14

Fielding Stats for Fred Archer and Al Benton

Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Al Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Al Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
455
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al Benton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al Benton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al Benton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Al Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Al Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
301
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
Al Benton
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Al Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
424
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Al Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
398
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Al Benton
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.87
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.143
Al Benton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.875
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al Benton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Al Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al Benton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al Benton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al Benton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al Benton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Fred Archer and Al Benton

Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Al Benton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
7
247.06
Al Benton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
455
471.5
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
17
600
Al Benton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
579
600
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
15
529.41
Al Benton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
512
530.57
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Al Benton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.098
0.098
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.647
0.647
Al Benton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.307
0.307
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
141.18
Al Benton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
50
51.81
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
141.18
Al Benton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
44.56
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Benton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7.25
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Benton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Benton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Benton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7.25
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Benton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Benton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Benton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.52
53.73
Al Benton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4.79
4.97
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
141.18
Al Benton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
57
59.07
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
211.76
Al Benton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
58
60.1
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.353
0.353
Al Benton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.112
0.112
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Al Benton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.62
0.62
Al Benton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.223
0.223
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Benton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.014
0.014
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Al Benton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.078
0.078
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.546
0.546
Al Benton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.137
0.137
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Al Benton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
35.29
Al Benton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
22.8
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
35.29
Al Benton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
14.51
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
70.59
Al Benton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
36
37.31
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.97
69.53
Al Benton
Career
Per 600 PA
-18.42
-19.09
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Benton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.04
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
70.59
Al Benton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
7.25
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Benton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
105.88
Al Benton
Career
Per 600 PA
200
207.25
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.67
5.67
Al Benton
Career
Per 600 PA
2.9
2.9
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.67
0.67
Al Benton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.04
0.04
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Benton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
61.14
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Benton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Al Benton
Career
Per 600 PA
13
13.47
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Benton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Benton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Benton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
Al Benton
Career
Per 600 PA