Fred Archer vs. Mike Burns — Career Comparison

Fred Archer
Greatest GenerationTennesseeThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Mike Burns
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Fred Archer built a career as a starting pitcher and Mike Burns as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Mike Burns posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 5.82 and WHIP 1.572 compared to 6.35 and 1.513 for Fred Archer. By the career numbers, Mike Burns had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Fred Archer and Mike Burns

Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Mike Burns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.59
Mike Burns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
5.21
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.13
Mike Burns
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.69
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.45
Mike Burns
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.26
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.68
Mike Burns
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.43
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
40
Mike Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.5
37.5
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71.43
71.43
Mike Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.33
13.33
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.45
Mike Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
6.35
Mike Burns
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
5.82
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.35
6.35
Mike Burns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.82
5.82
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.91
4.91
Mike Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.8
5.8
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.79
4.79
Mike Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.88
4.88
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.283
0.283
Mike Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.306
0.306
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
119
27
Mike Burns
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
311
27
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.2
9
Mike Burns
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
103.2
9
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
10.21
Mike Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
129
11.2
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.21
10.21
Mike Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.2
11.2
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.68
Mike Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
1.56
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.68
0.68
Mike Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.56
1.56
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Mike Burns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.3
0.3
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
3.4
Mike Burns
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
2.52
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.43
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.4
3.4
Mike Burns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.52
2.52
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
2.5
Mike Burns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
6.51
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.5
2.5
Mike Burns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.51
6.51
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.57
1.57
Mike Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.25
1.25
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.656
0.656
Mike Burns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.003
1.003
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.26
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.68
Mike Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.69
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
177
40.16
Mike Burns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
467
40.54
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.23
Mike Burns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
1.74
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
6.81
Mike Burns
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
6.16
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.81
6.81
Mike Burns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.16
6.16
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.26
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.52
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Burns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
1.13
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.513
1.513
Mike Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.524
1.524
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
159
36.08
Mike Burns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
421
36.55
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.29
4.29
Mike Burns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.18
1.18
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Mike Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.338
0.338
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.16
40.16
Mike Burns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.54
40.54

Fielding Stats for Fred Archer and Mike Burns

Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Mike Burns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Mike Burns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
5.21
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Burns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.69
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Burns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
311
27
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Burns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
103.2
9
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Mike Burns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.95
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Mike Burns
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.61
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Mike Burns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
1.56
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Mike Burns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
1.56
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
Mike Burns
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.143
Mike Burns
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.3
0.3
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Burns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13.33
13.33
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Mike Burns
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.09
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Fred Archer and Mike Burns

Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Mike Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
7
247.06
Mike Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
2000
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
17
600
Mike Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
600
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
529.41
Mike Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
13
433.33
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Mike Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.647
0.647
Mike Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
0.444
0.444
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
141.18
Mike Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
1
33.33
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
141.18
Mike Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
1
33.33
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.52
53.73
Mike Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
8.4
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
141.18
Mike Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
1
33.33
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
211.76
Mike Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
3
100
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.353
0.353
Mike Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Mike Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.62
0.62
Mike Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
0.277
0.277
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Mike Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
0.109
0.109
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.546
0.546
Mike Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Mike Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
35.29
Mike Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
1
33.33
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
1
35.29
Mike Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
66.67
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
2
70.59
Mike Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
100
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.97
69.53
Mike Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
2.1
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
70.59
Mike Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
2
66.67
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
105.88
Mike Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
7
233.33
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.67
5.67
Mike Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
2.57
2.57
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.67
0.67
Mike Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
0.29
0.29
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
100
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Burns
Career
Per 600 PA