Fred Archer vs. Harvey Branch — Career Comparison

Fred Archer
Greatest GenerationTennesseeThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Harvey Branch
Silent GenerationTennesseeThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Looking at the career totals, Fred Archer and Harvey Branch are fairly close on the surface numbers. Fred Archer posted stronger numbers in WHIP (1.513 vs 2.000) and home runs allowed (0.68 per nine innings vs 1.8). Harvey Branch had the advantage in ERA (5.4 vs 6.35). By the career numbers, Fred Archer 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 Harvey Branch

Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
1.59
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.8
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
1.13
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.8
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.45
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.68
Harvey Branch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.8
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
40
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
71.43
71.43
Harvey Branch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.45
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
6.35
Harvey Branch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
5.4
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.35
6.35
Harvey Branch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.4
5.4
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.91
4.91
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.56
7.56
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.79
4.79
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.8
7.8
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.283
0.283
Harvey Branch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.263
0.263
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
119
27
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
27
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39.2
9
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
9
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
10.21
Harvey Branch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
9
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.21
10.21
Harvey Branch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.68
Harvey Branch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.8
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.68
0.68
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.8
1.8
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.43
0.43
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
3.4
Harvey Branch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
9
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.4
3.4
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
2.5
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.6
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.5
2.5
Harvey Branch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.57
1.57
Harvey Branch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.656
0.656
Harvey Branch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.4
1.4
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.68
Harvey Branch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
177
40.16
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
43.2
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.23
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
6.81
Harvey Branch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
5.4
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.81
6.81
Harvey Branch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.4
5.4
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.513
1.513
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
159
36.08
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
34.2
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.29
4.29
Harvey Branch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Harvey Branch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.16
40.16
Harvey Branch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.2
43.2

Fielding Stats for Fred Archer and Harvey Branch

Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.8
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harvey Branch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.8
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harvey Branch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
27
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harvey Branch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
9
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.8
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.6
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
5.4
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
5.4
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.143
Harvey Branch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harvey Branch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Fred Archer and Harvey Branch

Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
247.06
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
600
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
529.41
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.647
0.647
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
141.18
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
141.18
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.52
53.73
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
141.18
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
211.76
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.353
0.353
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.62
0.62
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.546
0.546
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
35.29
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
35.29
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
70.59
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.97
69.53
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.11
-66.4
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
70.59
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
105.88
Harvey Branch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
600
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.67
5.67
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.67
0.67
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 600 PA