Fred Archer vs. Dave Boswell — Career Comparison

Fred Archer
Greatest GenerationTennesseeThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Dave Boswell
Silent GenerationMarylandThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Looking at the career totals, Fred Archer and Dave Boswell are fairly close on the surface numbers. Dave Boswell posted stronger numbers in ERA (3.52 vs 6.35) and WHIP (1.272 vs 1.513). Fred Archer had the advantage in home runs allowed (0.68 per nine innings vs 0.93). By the career numbers, Dave Boswell 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 Dave Boswell

Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Dave Boswell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.59
Dave Boswell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
205
1.73
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.13
Dave Boswell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
151
1.28
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.45
Dave Boswell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
0.57
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.68
Dave Boswell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.47
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
40
Dave Boswell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.84
54.84
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
71.43
71.43
Dave Boswell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73.66
73.66
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.45
Dave Boswell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
0.31
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Boswell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.05
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Boswell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
6.35
Dave Boswell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
417
3.52
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.35
6.35
Dave Boswell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.52
3.52
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.91
4.91
Dave Boswell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.33
3.33
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.79
4.79
Dave Boswell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.14
4.14
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.283
0.283
Dave Boswell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.216
0.216
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
119
27
Dave Boswell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3196
27
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.2
9
Dave Boswell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1065.1
9
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
10.21
Dave Boswell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
858
7.25
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.21
10.21
Dave Boswell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.25
7.25
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.68
Dave Boswell
Career
Per 9 Innings
110
0.93
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.68
0.68
Dave Boswell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.93
0.93
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.43
0.43
Dave Boswell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.54
0.54
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
3.4
Dave Boswell
Career
Per 9 Innings
481
4.06
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Boswell
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.14
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.4
3.4
Dave Boswell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.06
4.06
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
2.5
Dave Boswell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
882
7.45
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.5
2.5
Dave Boswell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.45
7.45
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.57
1.57
Dave Boswell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.3
4.3
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.656
0.656
Dave Boswell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.279
1.279
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Boswell
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
0.37
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.68
Dave Boswell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.29
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Boswell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
177
40.16
Dave Boswell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4487
37.91
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.23
Dave Boswell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.11
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
6.81
Dave Boswell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
462
3.9
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.81
6.81
Dave Boswell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.9
3.9
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Boswell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Boswell
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.04
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Boswell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.513
1.513
Dave Boswell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.257
1.257
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
159
36.08
Dave Boswell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3965
33.5
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.29
4.29
Dave Boswell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.25
2.25
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Dave Boswell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.252
0.252
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.16
40.16
Dave Boswell
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.91
37.91

Fielding Stats for Fred Archer and Dave Boswell

Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Dave Boswell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Dave Boswell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
205
1.73
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Boswell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
151
1.28
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Boswell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3197
27
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Boswell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1065.2
9
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Dave Boswell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
0.52
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Dave Boswell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
129
1.09
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Dave Boswell
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.07
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Dave Boswell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
1.68
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Dave Boswell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
191
1.61
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Dave Boswell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.98
95.98
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.143
Dave Boswell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.932
0.932
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Boswell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73.66
73.66
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Dave Boswell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.06
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Boswell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Boswell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Boswell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Boswell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Fred Archer and Dave Boswell

Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Dave Boswell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
7
247.06
Dave Boswell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
231
350.89
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
17
600
Dave Boswell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
395
600
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
15
529.41
Dave Boswell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
367
557.47
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Dave Boswell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.202
0.202
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.647
0.647
Dave Boswell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.534
0.534
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
141.18
Dave Boswell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
74
112.41
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
141.18
Dave Boswell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
56
85.06
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Boswell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
15.19
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Boswell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
6.08
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Boswell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
6.08
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Boswell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
27.34
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Boswell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.243
0.243
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Boswell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.011
0.011
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Boswell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.054
0.054
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.52
53.73
Dave Boswell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22.42
34.05
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
4
141.18
Dave Boswell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
104
157.97
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
211.76
Dave Boswell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
84
127.59
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.353
0.353
Dave Boswell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.267
0.267
Dave Boswell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.283
0.283
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.62
0.62
Dave Boswell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.506
0.506
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Boswell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.082
0.082
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Dave Boswell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.171
0.171
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.546
0.546
Dave Boswell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.378
0.378
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Dave Boswell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
1
35.29
Dave Boswell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
62.28
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
35.29
Dave Boswell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
33.42
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
2
70.59
Dave Boswell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
89.62
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.97
69.53
Dave Boswell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20.29
30.82
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Boswell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
6.08
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
70.59
Dave Boswell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
9.11
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Boswell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
105.88
Dave Boswell
Career
Per 600 PA
119
180.76
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.67
5.67
Dave Boswell
Career
Per 600 PA
3.32
3.32
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.67
0.67
Dave Boswell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
0.05
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Boswell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
25.82
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Boswell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.52
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Dave Boswell
Career
Per 600 PA
9
13.67
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Boswell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Boswell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Boswell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Boswell
Career
Per 600 PA