Fred Archer vs. Mike Buddie — Career Comparison

Fred Archer
Greatest GenerationTennesseeThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Mike Buddie
Gen XOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMilwaukee BrewersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Fred Archer built a career as a starting pitcher and Mike Buddie as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Mike Buddie posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.67 and WHIP 1.527 compared to 6.35 and 1.513 for Fred Archer. By the career numbers, Mike Buddie had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Fred Archer and Mike Buddie

Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Mike Buddie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.59
Mike Buddie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
5.98
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.13
Mike Buddie
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.14
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.45
Mike Buddie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.34
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.68
Mike Buddie
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.27
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
40
Mike Buddie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.56
55.56
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71.43
71.43
Mike Buddie
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.3
2.3
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.45
Mike Buddie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Buddie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Buddie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.14
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
6.35
Mike Buddie
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
4.67
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.35
6.35
Mike Buddie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.67
4.67
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.91
4.91
Mike Buddie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.44
4.44
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.79
4.79
Mike Buddie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.5
4.5
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.283
0.283
Mike Buddie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.272
0.272
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
119
27
Mike Buddie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
393
27
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.2
9
Mike Buddie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
131
9
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
10.21
Mike Buddie
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
9.41
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.21
10.21
Mike Buddie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.41
9.41
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.68
Mike Buddie
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.89
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.68
0.68
Mike Buddie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.89
0.89
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Mike Buddie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
3.4
Mike Buddie
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
3.57
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Buddie
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.76
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.4
3.4
Mike Buddie
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.57
3.57
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
2.5
Mike Buddie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
5.22
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.5
2.5
Mike Buddie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.22
5.22
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.57
1.57
Mike Buddie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.87
0.87
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.656
0.656
Mike Buddie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.977
0.977
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Buddie
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.55
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.68
Mike Buddie
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.55
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Buddie
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
177
40.16
Mike Buddie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
575
39.5
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.23
Mike Buddie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
1.58
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
6.81
Mike Buddie
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
5.22
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.81
6.81
Mike Buddie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.22
5.22
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Buddie
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.48
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Buddie
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.27
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Buddie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.89
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.513
1.513
Mike Buddie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.443
1.443
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
159
36.08
Mike Buddie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
504
34.63
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.29
4.29
Mike Buddie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.87
0.87
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Mike Buddie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.299
0.299
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.16
40.16
Mike Buddie
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.5
39.5

Fielding Stats for Fred Archer and Mike Buddie

Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Mike Buddie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Mike Buddie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
5.98
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Buddie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.14
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Buddie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
393
27
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Buddie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
131
9
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Mike Buddie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.96
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Mike Buddie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
1.79
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Mike Buddie
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.14
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Mike Buddie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
2.89
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Mike Buddie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
2.75
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Mike Buddie
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.24
95.24
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.143
Mike Buddie
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.46
0.46
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Buddie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.3
2.3
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Mike Buddie
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Buddie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Buddie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Buddie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Buddie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Fred Archer and Mike Buddie

Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Mike Buddie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
7
247.06
Mike Buddie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
87
8700
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
600
Mike Buddie
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
529.41
Mike Buddie
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
600
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Mike Buddie
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.647
0.647
Mike Buddie
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
141.18
Mike Buddie
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
141.18
Mike Buddie
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Buddie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Buddie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Buddie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Buddie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Buddie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Buddie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Buddie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.52
53.73
Mike Buddie
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
14.97
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
141.18
Mike Buddie
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
211.76
Mike Buddie
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.353
0.353
Mike Buddie
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Mike Buddie
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.62
0.62
Mike Buddie
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Buddie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Mike Buddie
Career
Per 600 PA
0.117
0.117
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.546
0.546
Mike Buddie
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Mike Buddie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
1
35.29
Mike Buddie
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
35.29
Mike Buddie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
70.59
Mike Buddie
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.97
69.53
Mike Buddie
Career
Per 600 PA
0.04
4.42
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Buddie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
70.59
Mike Buddie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Buddie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
105.88
Mike Buddie
Career
Per 600 PA
4
400
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.67
5.67
Mike Buddie
Career
Per 600 PA
1.5
1.5
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.67
0.67
Mike Buddie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Buddie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Buddie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Buddie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Buddie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Buddie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Buddie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Buddie
Career
Per 600 PA