Fred Archer vs. Bob Cain — Career Comparison

Fred Archer
Greatest GenerationTennesseeThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Bob Cain
Greatest GenerationKansasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Looking at the career totals, Fred Archer and Bob Cain are fairly close on the surface numbers. Bob Cain had the edge in ERA (4.5 vs 6.35). By the career numbers, Bob Cain 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 Bob Cain

Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Bob Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.59
Bob Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
2.01
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.13
Bob Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
1.28
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.45
Bob Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.53
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.68
Bob Cain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
0.63
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
40
Bob Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.68
45.68
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71.43
71.43
Bob Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
63.57
63.57
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.45
Bob Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
0.39
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.04
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.11
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
6.35
Bob Cain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
314
4.5
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.35
6.35
Bob Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.5
4.5
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.91
4.91
Bob Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.41
4.41
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.79
4.79
Bob Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.86
4.86
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.283
0.283
Bob Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.255
0.255
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
119
27
Bob Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1884
27
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.2
9
Bob Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
628
9
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
10.21
Bob Cain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
618
8.86
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.21
10.21
Bob Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.86
8.86
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.68
Bob Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.72
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.68
0.68
Bob Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.72
0.72
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Bob Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.36
0.36
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
3.4
Bob Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
316
4.53
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.4
3.4
Bob Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.53
4.53
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
2.5
Bob Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
249
3.57
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.5
2.5
Bob Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.57
3.57
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.57
1.57
Bob Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.78
1.78
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.656
0.656
Bob Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.9
0.9
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.14
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.68
Bob Cain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.32
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
177
40.16
Bob Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2761
39.57
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.23
Bob Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.4
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
6.81
Bob Cain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
338
4.84
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.81
6.81
Bob Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.84
4.84
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.513
1.513
Bob Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.487
1.487
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
159
36.08
Bob Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2423
34.72
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.29
4.29
Bob Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.41
2.41
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Bob Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.267
0.267
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.16
40.16
Bob Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.57
39.57

Fielding Stats for Fred Archer and Bob Cain

Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Bob Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Bob Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
140
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Bob Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Bob Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
91
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Bob Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
122
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Bob Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
119
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Bob Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.54
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.143
Bob Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.85
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Bob Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Fred Archer and Bob Cain

Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Bob Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
7
247.06
Bob Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
150
378.15
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
17
600
Bob Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
238
600
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
15
529.41
Bob Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
214
539.5
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Bob Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.196
0.196
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.647
0.647
Bob Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.525
0.525
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
141.18
Bob Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
42
105.88
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
141.18
Bob Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
83.19
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
20.17
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.52
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
22.69
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.52
53.73
Bob Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12.38
31.2
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
141.18
Bob Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
52
131.09
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
211.76
Bob Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
56
141.18
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.353
0.353
Bob Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.246
0.246
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Bob Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.243
0.243
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.62
0.62
Bob Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.489
0.489
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.047
0.047
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Bob Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.171
0.171
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.546
0.546
Bob Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.375
0.375
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Bob Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.249
0.249
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
1
35.29
Bob Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
70.59
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
1
35.29
Bob Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
35.29
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
2
70.59
Bob Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
105.88
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.97
69.53
Bob Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12.44
31.35
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
70.59
Bob Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
35.29
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
105.88
Bob Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
45
113.45
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.67
5.67
Bob Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
5.29
5.29
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.67
0.67
Bob Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.31
0.31
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
25.21
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bob Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
4
10.08
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
Bob Cain
Career
Per 600 PA