Fred Archer vs. Maurice Busby — Career Comparison

Fred Archer
Greatest GenerationTennesseeThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Maurice Busby
Lost GenerationMichiganThrows LeftNorth AmericaBaltimore Black SoxNegro National League IIStarting Pitcher

Looking at the career totals, Fred Archer and Maurice Busby are fairly close on the surface numbers. Fred Archer posted stronger numbers in ERA (6.35 vs 10.13) and WHIP (1.513 vs 2.063). Maurice Busby had the advantage in home runs allowed (0 per nine innings vs 0.68). 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 Maurice Busby

Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Maurice Busby
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
1.59
Maurice Busby
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.69
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
1.13
Maurice Busby
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.69
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.45
Maurice Busby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.68
Maurice Busby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
1.69
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
40
Maurice Busby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
71.43
71.43
Maurice Busby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.45
Maurice Busby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Maurice Busby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Maurice Busby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
6.35
Maurice Busby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
10.13
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.35
6.35
Maurice Busby
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.13
10.13
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.91
4.91
Maurice Busby
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.94
5.94
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.79
4.79
Maurice Busby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.03
4.03
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.283
0.283
Maurice Busby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.294
0.294
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
119
27
Maurice Busby
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
27
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39.2
9
Maurice Busby
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.2
9
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
10.21
Maurice Busby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
12.66
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.21
10.21
Maurice Busby
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.66
12.66
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.68
Maurice Busby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Maurice Busby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Maurice Busby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
3.4
Maurice Busby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
5.91
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Maurice Busby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.4
3.4
Maurice Busby
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.91
5.91
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
2.5
Maurice Busby
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
4.22
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.5
2.5
Maurice Busby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.22
4.22
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.57
1.57
Maurice Busby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.5
2.5
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.656
0.656
Maurice Busby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.125
1.125
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Maurice Busby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.68
Maurice Busby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Maurice Busby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
177
40.16
Maurice Busby
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
49.78
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.23
Maurice Busby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
6.81
Maurice Busby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
12.66
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.81
6.81
Maurice Busby
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.66
12.66
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Maurice Busby
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.84
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Maurice Busby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Maurice Busby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.84
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.513
1.513
Maurice Busby
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.063
2.063
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
159
36.08
Maurice Busby
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
43.03
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.29
4.29
Maurice Busby
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.5
7.5
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Maurice Busby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.326
0.326
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.16
40.16
Maurice Busby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49.78
49.78

Fielding Stats for Fred Archer and Maurice Busby

Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
Maurice Busby
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
Maurice Busby
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.69
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Maurice Busby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.69
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Maurice Busby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
27
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Maurice Busby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.2
9
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
Maurice Busby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
Maurice Busby
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
3.38
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Maurice Busby
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.84
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
Maurice Busby
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
4.22
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
Maurice Busby
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
3.38
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Maurice Busby
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
80
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.143
Maurice Busby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Maurice Busby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
Maurice Busby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Maurice Busby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Maurice Busby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Maurice Busby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Maurice Busby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Fred Archer and Maurice Busby

Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Maurice Busby
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
247.06
Maurice Busby
Career
Per 600 PA
2
240
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
600
Maurice Busby
Career
Per 600 PA
5
600
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
529.41
Maurice Busby
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
600
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.267
0.267
Maurice Busby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.647
0.647
Maurice Busby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.8
1.8
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
141.18
Maurice Busby
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
360
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
141.18
Maurice Busby
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
240
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Maurice Busby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Maurice Busby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Maurice Busby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Maurice Busby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Maurice Busby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Maurice Busby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Maurice Busby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
1.52
53.73
Maurice Busby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.33
279.46
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
4
141.18
Maurice Busby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
720
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
211.76
Maurice Busby
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
360
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.353
0.353
Maurice Busby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.267
0.267
Maurice Busby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.2
1.2
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.62
0.62
Maurice Busby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.8
1.8
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Maurice Busby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.226
0.226
Maurice Busby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.57
0.57
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.546
0.546
Maurice Busby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Maurice Busby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
1
35.29
Maurice Busby
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
1
35.29
Maurice Busby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
240
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
2
70.59
Maurice Busby
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
240
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
1.97
69.53
Maurice Busby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.58
309.2
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Maurice Busby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
70.59
Maurice Busby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Maurice Busby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
3
105.88
Maurice Busby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.67
5.67
Maurice Busby
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.67
0.67
Maurice Busby
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Maurice Busby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Maurice Busby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Maurice Busby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Maurice Busby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Maurice Busby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Maurice Busby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
Maurice Busby
Career
Per 600 PA