Fred Archer vs. Dad Clarke — Career Comparison

Fred Archer
Greatest GenerationTennesseeThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Dad Clarke
Pre-GenerationalNew YorkThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaNew York GiantsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Fred Archer built a career as a starting pitcher and Dad Clarke as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Dad Clarke posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.16 and WHIP 1.475 compared to 6.35 and 1.513 for Fred Archer. By the career numbers, Dad Clarke had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Fred Archer and Dad Clarke

Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Dad Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.59
Dad Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
121
1.28
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.13
Dad Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
92
0.97
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.45
Dad Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
0.47
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.68
Dad Clarke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.54
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
40
Dad Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.32
46.32
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
71.43
71.43
Dad Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76.03
76.03
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.45
Dad Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
0.81
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dad Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dad Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.03
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
6.35
Dad Clarke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
393
4.16
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.35
6.35
Dad Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.16
4.16
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.91
4.91
Dad Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.44
4.44
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.79
4.79
Dad Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.283
0.283
Dad Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.302
0.302
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
119
27
Dad Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2551
27
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.2
9
Dad Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
850.1
9
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
10.21
Dad Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1063
11.25
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.21
10.21
Dad Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.25
11.25
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.68
Dad Clarke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.25
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Dad Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Dad Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
3.4
Dad Clarke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
191
2.02
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dad Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.4
3.4
Dad Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.02
2.02
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
2.5
Dad Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
175
1.85
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.5
2.5
Dad Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.85
1.85
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.57
1.57
Dad Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.45
1.45
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.656
0.656
Dad Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dad Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.35
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.68
Dad Clarke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.36
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dad Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
177
40.16
Dad Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3744
39.63
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.23
Dad Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.3
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
6.81
Dad Clarke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
608
6.44
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.81
6.81
Dad Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.44
6.44
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dad Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dad Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dad Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.513
1.513
Dad Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.475
1.475
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
159
36.08
Dad Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3519
37.25
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.29
4.29
Dad Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.02
5.02
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Dad Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.313
0.313
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.16
40.16
Dad Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.63
39.63

Fielding Stats for Fred Archer and Dad Clarke

Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Dad Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Dad Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
122
1.29
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dad Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dad Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2559
27
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dad Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
853
9
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Dad Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.44
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Dad Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
165
1.74
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Dad Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.23
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Dad Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
229
2.42
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Dad Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
207
2.18
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Dad Clarke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.39
90.39
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.143
Dad Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.697
1.697
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dad Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Dad Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.09
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dad Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dad Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dad Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dad Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Fred Archer and Dad Clarke

Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Dad Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
247.06
Dad Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
123
188.75
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
17
600
Dad Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
391
600
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
15
529.41
Dad Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
360
552.43
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Dad Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.217
0.217
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.647
0.647
Dad Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.56
0.56
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
141.18
Dad Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
78
119.69
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
141.18
Dad Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
68
104.35
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dad Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
7.67
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dad Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
6.14
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dad Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.53
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dad Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
15.35
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dad Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.128
0.128
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dad Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.003
0.003
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dad Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.013
0.013
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.52
53.73
Dad Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27.81
42.67
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
4
141.18
Dad Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
94
144.25
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
211.76
Dad Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
108
165.73
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.353
0.353
Dad Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.277
0.277
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Dad Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.261
0.261
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.62
0.62
Dad Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.538
0.538
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dad Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.044
0.044
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Dad Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.19
0.19
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.546
0.546
Dad Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.443
0.443
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Dad Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.249
0.249
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
1
35.29
Dad Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
62.92
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
1
35.29
Dad Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
42.97
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
2
70.59
Dad Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
68
104.35
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.97
69.53
Dad Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
31.67
48.6
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dad Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.07
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
70.59
Dad Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
42.97
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dad Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
105.88
Dad Clarke
Career
Per 600 PAverified
50
76.73
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
5.67
5.67
Dad Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.82
7.82
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.67
0.67
Dad Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.56
0.56
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dad Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.53
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dad Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dad Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dad Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.53
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dad Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dad Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.53
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
Dad Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100