Fred Archer vs. Buttons Briggs — Career Comparison

Fred Archer
Greatest GenerationTennesseeThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Buttons Briggs
Pre-GenerationalNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

On the career pitching numbers, Buttons Briggs posted a stronger line than Fred Archer. Buttons Briggs posted stronger numbers in ERA (3.41 vs 6.35) and WHIP (1.415 vs 1.513). By the career numbers, Buttons Briggs 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 Buttons Briggs

Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.59
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
106
1.11
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.13
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97
1.02
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.45
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
0.46
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.68
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.49
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
40
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.35
48.35
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
71.43
71.43
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.51
91.51
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.45
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
0.88
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.08
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.04
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
6.35
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
324
3.41
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.35
6.35
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.41
3.41
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.91
4.91
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.79
4.79
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.283
0.283
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.268
0.268
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
119
27
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2567
27
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.2
9
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
855.2
9
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
10.21
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
879
9.25
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.21
10.21
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.25
9.25
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.68
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.17
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
3.4
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
332
3.49
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.4
3.4
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.49
3.49
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
2.5
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
338
3.56
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.5
2.5
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.57
1.57
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.19
3.19
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.656
0.656
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.783
0.783
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.18
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.68
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.41
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
177
40.16
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3656
38.45
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.23
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.08
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
6.81
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
477
5.02
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.81
6.81
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.02
5.02
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.513
1.513
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.415
1.415
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
159
36.08
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3285
34.55
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.29
4.29
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.294
0.294
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.16
40.16
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.45
38.45

Fielding Stats for Fred Archer and Buttons Briggs

Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
1.11
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.53
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2568
27
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
856
9
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.44
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
160
1.68
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.09
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
211
2.22
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
202
2.12
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.73
95.73
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.143
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.906
1.906
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.17
47.17
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Fred Archer and Buttons Briggs

Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
247.06
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
106
181.71
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
17
600
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
350
600
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
15
529.41
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
324
555.43
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.148
0.148
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.647
0.647
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.41
0.41
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
141.18
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
48
82.29
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
141.18
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
42
72
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.43
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
5.14
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.71
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
10.29
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.003
0.003
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.021
0.021
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.52
53.73
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12.62
21.63
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
141.18
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
59
101.14
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
211.76
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
67
114.86
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.353
0.353
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.195
0.195
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.62
0.62
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.377
0.377
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.034
0.034
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.133
0.133
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.546
0.546
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.183
0.183
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
35.29
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
32.57
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
35.29
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
29.14
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
70.59
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
35
60
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.97
69.53
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9.07
15.54
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
70.59
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
32.57
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
105.88
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 600 PA
66
113.14
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.67
5.67
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 600 PA
5.3
5.3
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.67
0.67
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.29
0.29
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
12
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.71
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.71
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100