Fred Archer vs. Pete Charton — Career Comparison

Fred Archer
Greatest GenerationTennesseeThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Pete Charton
Silent GenerationTennesseeThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Fred Archer built a career as a starting pitcher and Pete Charton as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Pete Charton posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 5.26 and WHIP 1.415 compared to 6.35 and 1.513 for Fred Archer. By the career numbers, Pete Charton had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Fred Archer and Pete Charton

Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Pete Charton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.59
Pete Charton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
3.46
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.13
Pete Charton
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.69
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.45
Pete Charton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.68
Pete Charton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.28
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
40
Pete Charton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71.43
71.43
Pete Charton
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.45
Pete Charton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Charton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Charton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
6.35
Pete Charton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
5.26
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.35
6.35
Pete Charton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.26
5.26
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.91
4.91
Pete Charton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.95
4.95
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.79
4.79
Pete Charton
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.42
5.42
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.283
0.283
Pete Charton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.271
0.271
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
119
27
Pete Charton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
195
27
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.2
9
Pete Charton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
9
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
10.21
Pete Charton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
9.28
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.21
10.21
Pete Charton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.28
9.28
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.68
Pete Charton
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
1.66
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.68
0.68
Pete Charton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.66
1.66
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.43
0.43
Pete Charton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.48
0.48
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
3.4
Pete Charton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
3.32
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Pete Charton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.14
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.4
3.4
Pete Charton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.32
3.32
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
2.5
Pete Charton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
5.12
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.5
2.5
Pete Charton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.12
5.12
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.57
1.57
Pete Charton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.48
1.48
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.656
0.656
Pete Charton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.939
0.939
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Charton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.68
Pete Charton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.14
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Charton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
177
40.16
Pete Charton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
272
37.66
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.23
Pete Charton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
1.94
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
6.81
Pete Charton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
5.4
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.81
6.81
Pete Charton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.4
5.4
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Charton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Charton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Charton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.513
1.513
Pete Charton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.4
1.4
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
159
36.08
Pete Charton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
247
34.2
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.29
4.29
Pete Charton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.56
1.56
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Pete Charton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.278
0.278
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.16
40.16
Pete Charton
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.66
37.66

Fielding Stats for Fred Archer and Pete Charton

Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
Pete Charton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Pete Charton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
3.46
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Pete Charton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.69
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Pete Charton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
195
27
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Pete Charton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
9
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Pete Charton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.97
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Pete Charton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
2.22
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Pete Charton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Pete Charton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
3.18
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Pete Charton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
3.18
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
Pete Charton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.143
Pete Charton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.92
0.92
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Pete Charton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
20
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Pete Charton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.28
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Pete Charton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Pete Charton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Pete Charton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Pete Charton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Fred Archer and Pete Charton

Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Pete Charton
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
7
247.06
Pete Charton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
1363.64
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
600
Pete Charton
Career
Per 600 PA
11
600
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
529.41
Pete Charton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
545.45
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Pete Charton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.647
0.647
Pete Charton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.318
0.318
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
141.18
Pete Charton
Career
Per 600 PA
1
54.55
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
141.18
Pete Charton
Career
Per 600 PA
1
54.55
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Charton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Charton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Charton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Charton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Charton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Charton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Charton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.52
53.73
Pete Charton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
10.81
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
141.18
Pete Charton
Career
Per 600 PA
1
54.55
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
211.76
Pete Charton
Career
Per 600 PA
2
109.09
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.353
0.353
Pete Charton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Pete Charton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.62
0.62
Pete Charton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.282
0.282
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Charton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Pete Charton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.107
0.107
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.546
0.546
Pete Charton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Pete Charton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
1
35.29
Pete Charton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
109.09
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
35.29
Pete Charton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
2
70.59
Pete Charton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
109.09
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.97
69.53
Pete Charton
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.01
-0.79
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Charton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
70.59
Pete Charton
Career
Per 600 PA
1
54.55
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Charton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
105.88
Pete Charton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
109.09
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.67
5.67
Pete Charton
Career
Per 600 PA
5.5
5.5
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.67
0.67
Pete Charton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Charton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Charton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Charton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Charton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Charton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Charton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
Pete Charton
Career
Per 600 PA