Fred Archer vs. Bert Blyleven — Career Comparison

Fred Archer
Greatest GenerationTennesseeThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Bert Blyleven
Baby BoomersNetherlandsThrows RightBats RightEuropeMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueHall of FameStarting PitcherAll-Star

On the career pitching numbers, Bert Blyleven posted a stronger line than Fred Archer. Bert Blyleven posted stronger numbers in ERA (3.31 vs 6.35) and WHIP (1.212 vs 1.513). By the career numbers, Bert Blyleven 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 Bert Blyleven

Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Bert Blyleven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
22
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.59
Bert Blyleven
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
692
1.25
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.13
Bert Blyleven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
685
1.24
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.45
Bert Blyleven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
287
0.52
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.68
Bert Blyleven
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
250
0.45
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
40
Bert Blyleven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.45
53.45
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
71.43
71.43
Bert Blyleven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.99
98.99
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.45
Bert Blyleven
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
242
0.44
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Blyleven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.11
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Blyleven
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
6.35
Bert Blyleven
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1830
3.31
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.35
6.35
Bert Blyleven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.31
3.31
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.91
4.91
Bert Blyleven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.23
3.23
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.79
4.79
Bert Blyleven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.53
3.53
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.283
0.283
Bert Blyleven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.248
0.248
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
119
27
Bert Blyleven
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14910
27
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.2
9
Bert Blyleven
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4970
9
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
10.21
Bert Blyleven
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4632
8.39
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.21
10.21
Bert Blyleven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.39
8.39
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.68
Bert Blyleven
Career
Per 9 Innings
430
0.78
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.68
0.68
Bert Blyleven
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.78
0.78
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.43
0.43
Bert Blyleven
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.62
0.62
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
3.4
Bert Blyleven
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1322
2.39
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bert Blyleven
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
0.13
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.4
3.4
Bert Blyleven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.39
2.39
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
2.5
Bert Blyleven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3701
6.7
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.5
2.5
Bert Blyleven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.7
6.7
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.57
1.57
Bert Blyleven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.35
5.35
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.656
0.656
Bert Blyleven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.011
1.011
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bert Blyleven
Career
Per 9 Innings
114
0.21
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.68
Bert Blyleven
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
155
0.28
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bert Blyleven
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.03
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
177
40.16
Bert Blyleven
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20491
37.11
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.23
Bert Blyleven
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.01
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
6.81
Bert Blyleven
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2029
3.67
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.81
6.81
Bert Blyleven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.67
3.67
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bert Blyleven
Career
Per 9 Innings
176
0.32
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bert Blyleven
Career
Per 9 Innings
121
0.22
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Blyleven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
338
0.61
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.513
1.513
Bert Blyleven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.198
1.198
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
159
36.08
Bert Blyleven
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18717
33.89
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.29
4.29
Bert Blyleven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.93
2.93
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Bert Blyleven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.288
0.288
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.16
40.16
Bert Blyleven
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.11
37.11

Fielding Stats for Fred Archer and Bert Blyleven

Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Bert Blyleven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
22
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Bert Blyleven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
692
1.25
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bert Blyleven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
685
1.24
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bert Blyleven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14908
27
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bert Blyleven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4969.1
9
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Bert Blyleven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
287
0.52
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Bert Blyleven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
662
1.2
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Bert Blyleven
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.05
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Bert Blyleven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
979
1.77
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Bert Blyleven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
949
1.72
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Bert Blyleven
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.94
96.94
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.143
Bert Blyleven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.371
1.371
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bert Blyleven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.99
98.99
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Bert Blyleven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.09
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bert Blyleven
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bert Blyleven
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bert Blyleven
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bert Blyleven
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Fred Archer and Bert Blyleven

Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Bert Blyleven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
22
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
7
247.06
Bert Blyleven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
699
815.95
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
17
600
Bert Blyleven
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
514
600
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
529.41
Bert Blyleven
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
451
526.46
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Bert Blyleven
Career
Per 600 PA
0.131
0.131
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.647
0.647
Bert Blyleven
Career
Per 600 PA
0.373
0.373
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
141.18
Bert Blyleven
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
59
68.87
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
141.18
Bert Blyleven
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
52
60.7
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Blyleven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
8.17
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Blyleven
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Blyleven
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Blyleven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
8.17
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Blyleven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.119
0.119
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Blyleven
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Blyleven
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.52
53.73
Bert Blyleven
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8.62
10.07
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
141.18
Bert Blyleven
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
66
77.04
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
211.76
Bert Blyleven
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
66
77.04
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.353
0.353
Bert Blyleven
Career
Per 600 PA
0.144
0.144
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Bert Blyleven
Career
Per 600 PA
0.146
0.146
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.62
0.62
Bert Blyleven
Career
Per 600 PA
0.29
0.29
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Blyleven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.016
0.016
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Bert Blyleven
Career
Per 600 PA
0.101
0.101
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.546
0.546
Bert Blyleven
Career
Per 600 PA
0.184
0.184
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Bert Blyleven
Career
Per 600 PA
0.229
0.229
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
35.29
Bert Blyleven
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
22.18
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
35.29
Bert Blyleven
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
29.18
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
70.59
Bert Blyleven
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
44
51.36
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.97
69.53
Bert Blyleven
Career
Per 600 PA
-3.09
-3.61
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Blyleven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.33
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
70.59
Bert Blyleven
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
5.84
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Blyleven
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
105.88
Bert Blyleven
Career
Per 600 PA
193
225.29
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.67
5.67
Bert Blyleven
Career
Per 600 PA
2.66
2.66
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.67
0.67
Bert Blyleven
Career
Per 600 PA
0.03
0.03
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Blyleven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56
65.37
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Blyleven
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bert Blyleven
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4.67
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Blyleven
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Blyleven
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Blyleven
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
Bert Blyleven
Career
Per 600 PA