Fred Archer vs. Harry Betts — Career Comparison

Fred Archer
Greatest GenerationTennesseeThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Harry Betts
Pre-GenerationalOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Fred Archer built a career as a starting pitcher and Harry Betts as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Fred Archer posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 6.35 and WHIP 1.513 compared to 8.03 and 1.622 for Harry Betts. By the career numbers, Fred Archer had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Fred Archer and Harry Betts

Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Harry Betts
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.59
Harry Betts
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.46
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.13
Harry Betts
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.73
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.45
Harry Betts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.68
Harry Betts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.73
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
40
Harry Betts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71.43
71.43
Harry Betts
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.45
Harry Betts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.73
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Betts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Betts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
6.35
Harry Betts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
8.03
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.35
6.35
Harry Betts
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.03
8.03
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.91
4.91
Harry Betts
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.3
5.3
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.79
4.79
Harry Betts
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.35
5.35
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.283
0.283
Harry Betts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.267
0.267
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
119
27
Harry Betts
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
27
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39.2
9
Harry Betts
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.1
9
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
10.21
Harry Betts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
8.76
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.21
10.21
Harry Betts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.76
8.76
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.68
Harry Betts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Harry Betts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Harry Betts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
3.4
Harry Betts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
5.84
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Betts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.4
3.4
Harry Betts
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.84
5.84
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
2.5
Harry Betts
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.46
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.5
2.5
Harry Betts
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.46
1.46
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.57
1.57
Harry Betts
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.656
0.656
Harry Betts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.811
0.811
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Betts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.68
Harry Betts
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
2.19
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Betts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
177
40.16
Harry Betts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
40.86
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.23
Harry Betts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.73
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
6.81
Harry Betts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
8.03
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.81
6.81
Harry Betts
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.03
8.03
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Betts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Betts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Betts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.513
1.513
Harry Betts
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.622
1.622
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
159
36.08
Harry Betts
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
32.84
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.29
4.29
Harry Betts
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.5
5.5
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Harry Betts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.279
0.279
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.16
40.16
Harry Betts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.86
40.86

Fielding Stats for Fred Archer and Harry Betts

Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Harry Betts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
Harry Betts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Betts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Betts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
27
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Betts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Harry Betts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
Harry Betts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Betts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
Harry Betts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
Harry Betts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
Harry Betts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.143
Harry Betts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Betts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Harry Betts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Betts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Betts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Betts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Betts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Fred Archer and Harry Betts

Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Harry Betts
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
247.06
Harry Betts
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
300
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
600
Harry Betts
Career
Per 600 PA
4
600
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
529.41
Harry Betts
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
600
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Harry Betts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.647
0.647
Harry Betts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
141.18
Harry Betts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
141.18
Harry Betts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Betts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Betts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Betts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Betts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Betts
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Betts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Betts
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.52
53.73
Harry Betts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
141.18
Harry Betts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
211.76
Harry Betts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.353
0.353
Harry Betts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Harry Betts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.62
0.62
Harry Betts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Betts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Harry Betts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.546
0.546
Harry Betts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Harry Betts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
35.29
Harry Betts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
35.29
Harry Betts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
70.59
Harry Betts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.97
69.53
Harry Betts
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.4
-60
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Betts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
70.59
Harry Betts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Betts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
3
105.88
Harry Betts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.67
5.67
Harry Betts
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.67
0.67
Harry Betts
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Betts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Betts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Betts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Betts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Betts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Betts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Betts
Career
Per 600 PA