Fred Archer vs. Dan Casey — Career Comparison

Fred Archer
Greatest GenerationTennesseeThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Dan Casey
Pre-GenerationalNew YorkThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Fred Archer built a career as a starting pitcher and Dan Casey as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Dan Casey posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.18 and WHIP 1.313 compared to 6.35 and 1.513 for Fred Archer. By the career numbers, Dan Casey had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Fred Archer and Dan Casey

Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Dan Casey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.59
Dan Casey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
201
1.08
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.13
Dan Casey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
198
1.06
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.45
Dan Casey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
0.51
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.68
Dan Casey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
0.48
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
40
Dan Casey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.61
51.61
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
71.43
71.43
Dan Casey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.51
98.51
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.45
Dan Casey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
182
0.97
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Casey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.07
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Casey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
6.35
Dan Casey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
593
3.18
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.35
6.35
Dan Casey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.18
3.18
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.91
4.91
Dan Casey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.23
3.23
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.79
4.79
Dan Casey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.49
3.49
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.283
0.283
Dan Casey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
119
27
Dan Casey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5041
27
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.2
9
Dan Casey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1680.1
9
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
10.21
Dan Casey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1664
8.91
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.21
10.21
Dan Casey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.91
8.91
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.68
Dan Casey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.23
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Dan Casey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.23
0.23
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Dan Casey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.21
0.21
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
3.4
Dan Casey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
543
2.91
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Casey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.4
3.4
Dan Casey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.91
2.91
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
2.5
Dan Casey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
743
3.98
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.5
2.5
Dan Casey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.98
3.98
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.57
1.57
Dan Casey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.7
3.7
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.656
0.656
Dan Casey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.765
0.765
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dan Casey
Career
Per 9 Innings
74
0.4
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.68
Dan Casey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.22
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Casey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
177
40.16
Dan Casey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7272
38.95
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.23
Dan Casey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
6.81
Dan Casey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
943
5.05
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.81
6.81
Dan Casey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.05
5.05
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Casey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Casey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Casey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.513
1.513
Dan Casey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.313
1.313
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
159
36.08
Dan Casey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6688
35.82
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.29
4.29
Dan Casey
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.69
4.69
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Dan Casey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.16
40.16
Dan Casey
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.95
38.95

Fielding Stats for Fred Archer and Dan Casey

Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Dan Casey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Dan Casey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
1.1
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dan Casey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dan Casey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5112
27
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dan Casey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1704
9
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Dan Casey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
0.37
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Dan Casey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
339
1.79
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Dan Casey
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
0.26
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Dan Casey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
458
2.42
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Dan Casey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
409
2.16
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Dan Casey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
89.3
89.3
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.143
Dan Casey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.957
1.957
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dan Casey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Dan Casey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.04
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dan Casey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dan Casey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dan Casey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dan Casey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Fred Archer and Dan Casey

Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Dan Casey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
247.06
Dan Casey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
202
164.67
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
17
600
Dan Casey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
736
600
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
15
529.41
Dan Casey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
710
578.8
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Dan Casey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.162
0.162
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.647
0.647
Dan Casey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.412
0.412
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
141.18
Dan Casey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
115
93.75
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
141.18
Dan Casey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
93
75.82
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Casey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
13.04
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Casey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
4.08
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Casey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.82
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Casey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
17.93
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Casey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.191
0.191
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Casey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.001
0.001
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Casey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.52
53.73
Dan Casey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29.39
23.96
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
141.18
Dan Casey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
144
117.39
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
211.76
Dan Casey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
141
114.95
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.353
0.353
Dan Casey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Dan Casey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.203
0.203
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.62
0.62
Dan Casey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.394
0.394
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Casey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.041
0.041
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Dan Casey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.137
0.137
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.546
0.546
Dan Casey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.296
0.296
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Dan Casey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.191
0.191
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
1
35.29
Dan Casey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
51.36
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
1
35.29
Dan Casey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
41.58
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
2
70.59
Dan Casey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
113
92.12
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.97
69.53
Dan Casey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21.81
17.78
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Casey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.82
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
70.59
Dan Casey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
20.38
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Casey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
105.88
Dan Casey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
112
91.3
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
5.67
5.67
Dan Casey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.57
6.57
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.67
0.67
Dan Casey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
0.22
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Casey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Casey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Casey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Casey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
4.89
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Casey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Casey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
4.89
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
Dan Casey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100