Fred Archer vs. Bill Caudill — Career Comparison

Fred Archer
Greatest GenerationTennesseeThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Bill Caudill
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSeattle MarinersAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star

Fred Archer built a career as a starting pitcher and Bill Caudill as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Bill Caudill posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.68 and WHIP 1.372 compared to 6.35 and 1.513 for Fred Archer. By the career numbers, Bill Caudill had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Fred Archer and Bill Caudill

Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Bill Caudill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.59
Bill Caudill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
445
6
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.13
Bill Caudill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.32
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.45
Bill Caudill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.47
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.68
Bill Caudill
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
0.7
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
40
Bill Caudill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.23
40.23
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71.43
71.43
Bill Caudill
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.39
5.39
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.45
Bill Caudill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Caudill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Caudill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
1.43
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
6.35
Bill Caudill
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
273
3.68
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.35
6.35
Bill Caudill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.68
3.68
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.91
4.91
Bill Caudill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.79
4.79
Bill Caudill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.08
4.08
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.283
0.283
Bill Caudill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.237
0.237
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
119
27
Bill Caudill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2001
27
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.2
9
Bill Caudill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
667
9
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
10.21
Bill Caudill
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
587
7.92
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.21
10.21
Bill Caudill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.92
7.92
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.68
Bill Caudill
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
1.09
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.68
0.68
Bill Caudill
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.09
1.09
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Bill Caudill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.18
0.18
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
3.4
Bill Caudill
Career
Per 9 Innings
288
3.89
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Caudill
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.54
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.4
3.4
Bill Caudill
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.89
3.89
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
2.5
Bill Caudill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
620
8.37
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.5
2.5
Bill Caudill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.37
8.37
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.57
1.57
Bill Caudill
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.39
1.39
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.656
0.656
Bill Caudill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.361
1.361
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Caudill
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.2
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.68
Bill Caudill
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.19
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Caudill
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.12
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
177
40.16
Bill Caudill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2847
38.42
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.23
Bill Caudill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
293
3.95
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
6.81
Bill Caudill
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
297
4.01
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.81
6.81
Bill Caudill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.01
4.01
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Caudill
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.47
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Caudill
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.42
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Caudill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.42
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.513
1.513
Bill Caudill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.312
1.312
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
159
36.08
Bill Caudill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2479
33.45
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.29
4.29
Bill Caudill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.67
0.67
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Bill Caudill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.285
0.285
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.16
40.16
Bill Caudill
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.42
38.42

Fielding Stats for Fred Archer and Bill Caudill

Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Bill Caudill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Bill Caudill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
445
6
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Caudill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.32
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Caudill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2001
27
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Caudill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
667
9
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Bill Caudill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.38
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Bill Caudill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
0.7
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Bill Caudill
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.04
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Bill Caudill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
1.12
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Bill Caudill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
1.08
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Bill Caudill
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.39
96.39
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.143
Bill Caudill
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.18
0.18
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Caudill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.39
5.39
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Bill Caudill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Caudill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Caudill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Caudill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Caudill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Fred Archer and Bill Caudill

Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Bill Caudill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
7
247.06
Bill Caudill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
445
5448.98
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
17
600
Bill Caudill
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
49
600
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
529.41
Bill Caudill
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
41
502.04
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Bill Caudill
Career
Per 600 PA
0.122
0.122
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.647
0.647
Bill Caudill
Career
Per 600 PA
0.408
0.408
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
141.18
Bill Caudill
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
61.22
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
141.18
Bill Caudill
Career
Per 600 PA
4
48.98
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Caudill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
12.24
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Caudill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Caudill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Caudill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
12.24
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Caudill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Caudill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Caudill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.52
53.73
Bill Caudill
Career
Per 600 PA
0.86
10.51
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
141.18
Bill Caudill
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
73.47
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
211.76
Bill Caudill
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
85.71
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.353
0.353
Bill Caudill
Career
Per 600 PA
0.163
0.163
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Bill Caudill
Career
Per 600 PA
0.146
0.146
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.62
0.62
Bill Caudill
Career
Per 600 PA
0.309
0.309
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Caudill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.024
0.024
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Bill Caudill
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.546
0.546
Bill Caudill
Career
Per 600 PA
0.216
0.216
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Bill Caudill
Career
Per 600 PA
0.227
0.227
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
35.29
Bill Caudill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
35.29
Bill Caudill
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
24.49
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
70.59
Bill Caudill
Career
Per 600 PA
2
24.49
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.97
69.53
Bill Caudill
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.25
-3.04
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Caudill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
70.59
Bill Caudill
Career
Per 600 PA
2
24.49
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Caudill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
105.88
Bill Caudill
Career
Per 600 PA
19
232.65
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.67
5.67
Bill Caudill
Career
Per 600 PA
2.58
2.58
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.67
0.67
Bill Caudill
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Caudill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
73.47
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Caudill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bill Caudill
Career
Per 600 PA
1
12.24
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Caudill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Caudill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Caudill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Caudill
Career
Per 600 PA