Fred Archer vs. Ike Butler — Career Comparison

Fred Archer
Greatest GenerationTennesseeThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Ike Butler
Pre-GenerationalMichiganThrows RightNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Fred Archer built a career as a starting pitcher and Ike Butler as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Ike Butler posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 5.34 and WHIP 1.831 compared to 6.35 and 1.513 for Fred Archer. By the career numbers, Ike Butler had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Fred Archer and Ike Butler

Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Ike Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.59
Ike Butler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
1.24
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.13
Ike Butler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
1.08
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.45
Ike Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.68
Ike Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.77
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
40
Ike Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.09
9.09
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
71.43
71.43
Ike Butler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.5
87.5
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.45
Ike Butler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.93
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ike Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ike Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
6.35
Ike Butler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
5.34
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.35
6.35
Ike Butler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.34
5.34
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.91
4.91
Ike Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.04
6.04
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.79
4.79
Ike Butler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.1
4.1
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.283
0.283
Ike Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.337
0.337
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
119
27
Ike Butler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
349
27
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.2
9
Ike Butler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
116.1
9
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
10.21
Ike Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
168
13
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.21
10.21
Ike Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
13
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.68
Ike Butler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Ike Butler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Ike Butler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.06
0.06
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
3.4
Ike Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
3.48
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ike Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.4
3.4
Ike Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.48
3.48
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
2.5
Ike Butler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
1.01
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.5
2.5
Ike Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.01
1.01
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.57
1.57
Ike Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.81
0.81
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.656
0.656
Ike Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.499
0.499
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ike Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.68
Ike Butler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ike Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
177
40.16
Ike Butler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
545
42.16
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.23
Ike Butler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.15
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
6.81
Ike Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
103
7.97
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.81
6.81
Ike Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.97
7.97
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ike Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ike Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ike Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.513
1.513
Ike Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.831
1.831
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
159
36.08
Ike Butler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
498
38.53
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.29
4.29
Ike Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.44
6.44
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Ike Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.345
0.345
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.16
40.16
Ike Butler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.16
42.16

Fielding Stats for Fred Archer and Ike Butler

Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
Ike Butler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Ike Butler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
1.26
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ike Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ike Butler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
408
27
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ike Butler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
136
9
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Ike Butler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.33
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Ike Butler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
2.25
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Ike Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.4
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Ike Butler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
2.98
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Ike Butler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
2.58
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Ike Butler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
86.67
86.67
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.143
Ike Butler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.053
2.053
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ike Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
Ike Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ike Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ike Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ike Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ike Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Fred Archer and Ike Butler

Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Ike Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
247.06
Ike Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
193.22
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
17
600
Ike Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
59
600
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
15
529.41
Ike Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
538.98
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Ike Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.113
0.113
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.647
0.647
Ike Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.371
0.371
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
141.18
Ike Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
61.02
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
141.18
Ike Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
50.85
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ike Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.17
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ike Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ike Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ike Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.17
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ike Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ike Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ike Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.52
53.73
Ike Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
1.49
15.19
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
141.18
Ike Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
71.19
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
211.76
Ike Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
101.69
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.353
0.353
Ike Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.175
0.175
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Ike Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.132
0.132
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.62
0.62
Ike Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.308
0.308
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ike Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Ike Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.112
0.112
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.546
0.546
Ike Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.255
0.255
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Ike Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
1
35.29
Ike Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
71.19
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
1
35.29
Ike Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
50.85
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
2
70.59
Ike Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
122.03
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.97
69.53
Ike Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.3
3.09
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ike Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
70.59
Ike Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
40.68
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ike Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
105.88
Ike Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
13
132.2
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.67
5.67
Ike Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
4.54
4.54
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.67
0.67
Ike Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.31
0.31
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ike Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
20.34
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ike Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ike Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ike Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.17
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ike Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ike Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.17
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
Ike Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100