Fred Archer vs. Al Cicotte — Career Comparison

Fred Archer
Greatest GenerationTennesseeThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Al Cicotte
Silent GenerationMichiganThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Fred Archer built a career as a starting pitcher and Al Cicotte as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Al Cicotte posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.36 and WHIP 1.562 compared to 6.35 and 1.513 for Fred Archer. By the career numbers, Al Cicotte had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Fred Archer and Al Cicotte

Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.59
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
3.53
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.13
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.55
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.45
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.35
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.68
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.45
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
40
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.48
43.48
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71.43
71.43
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.69
15.69
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.45
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.14
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
6.35
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
4.36
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.35
6.35
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.36
4.36
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.91
4.91
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.99
4.99
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.79
4.79
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.78
4.78
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.283
0.283
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.276
0.276
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
119
27
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
780
27
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.2
9
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
260
9
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
10.21
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
280
9.69
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.21
10.21
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.69
9.69
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.68
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
1.04
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.68
0.68
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.04
1.04
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
3.4
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 9 Innings
119
4.12
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.24
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.4
3.4
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.12
4.12
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
2.5
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
149
5.16
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.5
2.5
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.16
5.16
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.57
1.57
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.46
1.46
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.656
0.656
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.031
1.031
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.38
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.68
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.17
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
177
40.16
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1138
39.39
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.23
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
1.45
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
6.81
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
142
4.92
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.81
6.81
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.92
4.92
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.513
1.513
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.535
1.535
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
159
36.08
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1014
35.1
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.29
4.29
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.39
1.39
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.299
0.299
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.16
40.16
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.39
39.39

Fielding Stats for Fred Archer and Al Cicotte

Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
3.53
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.55
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
781
27
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
260.1
9
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.8
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
1.56
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.07
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
2.42
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
2.35
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.14
97.14
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.143
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.667
0.667
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15.69
15.69
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Fred Archer and Al Cicotte

Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
7
247.06
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
104
854.79
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
17
600
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
73
600
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
15
529.41
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
71
583.56
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 600 PA
0.211
0.211
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.647
0.647
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 600 PA
0.473
0.473
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
141.18
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
123.29
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
141.18
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
106.85
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
16.44
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
16.44
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.133
0.133
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.52
53.73
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2.96
24.37
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
141.18
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
139.73
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
211.76
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
131.51
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.353
0.353
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 600 PA
0.239
0.239
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.62
0.62
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 600 PA
0.462
0.462
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.028
0.028
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.546
0.546
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 600 PA
0.305
0.305
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 600 PA
0.283
0.283
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
35.29
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
24.66
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
35.29
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
16.44
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
70.59
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
41.1
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.97
69.53
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2.67
21.98
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.22
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
70.59
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
105.88
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 600 PA
18
147.95
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.67
5.67
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 600 PA
4.06
4.06
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.67
0.67
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.22
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 600 PA
3
24.66
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 600 PA