Fred Archer vs. Clarence Currie — Career Comparison

Fred Archer
Greatest GenerationTennesseeThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Clarence Currie
Pre-GenerationalCANThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Fred Archer built a career as a starting pitcher and Clarence Currie as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Clarence Currie posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.39 and WHIP 1.363 compared to 6.35 and 1.513 for Fred Archer. By the career numbers, Clarence Currie had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Fred Archer and Clarence Currie

Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Clarence Currie
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.59
Clarence Currie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53
1.28
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.13
Clarence Currie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
0.92
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.45
Clarence Currie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.36
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.68
Clarence Currie
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.56
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
40
Clarence Currie
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.47
39.47
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
71.43
71.43
Clarence Currie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71.7
71.7
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.45
Clarence Currie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.75
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clarence Currie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.1
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clarence Currie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
6.35
Clarence Currie
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
3.39
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.35
6.35
Clarence Currie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.39
3.39
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.91
4.91
Clarence Currie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.77
3.77
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.79
4.79
Clarence Currie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.283
0.283
Clarence Currie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
119
27
Clarence Currie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1114
27
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.2
9
Clarence Currie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
371.1
9
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
10.21
Clarence Currie
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
385
9.33
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.21
10.21
Clarence Currie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.33
9.33
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.68
Clarence Currie
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.22
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Clarence Currie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.22
0.22
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Clarence Currie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
3.4
Clarence Currie
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
121
2.93
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clarence Currie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.4
3.4
Clarence Currie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.93
2.93
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
2.5
Clarence Currie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
111
2.69
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.5
2.5
Clarence Currie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.69
2.69
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.57
1.57
Clarence Currie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.09
2.09
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.656
0.656
Clarence Currie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.625
0.625
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Clarence Currie
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.17
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.68
Clarence Currie
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.51
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clarence Currie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
177
40.16
Clarence Currie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1567
37.98
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.23
Clarence Currie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.29
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
6.81
Clarence Currie
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
5.07
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.81
6.81
Clarence Currie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.07
5.07
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clarence Currie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clarence Currie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clarence Currie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.513
1.513
Clarence Currie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.363
1.363
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
159
36.08
Clarence Currie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1425
34.54
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.29
4.29
Clarence Currie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.94
3.94
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Clarence Currie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.288
0.288
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.16
40.16
Clarence Currie
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.98
37.98

Fielding Stats for Fred Archer and Clarence Currie

Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Clarence Currie
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Clarence Currie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
1.29
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Clarence Currie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Clarence Currie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1113
27
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Clarence Currie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
371
9
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Clarence Currie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.41
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Clarence Currie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
3.35
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Clarence Currie
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.29
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Clarence Currie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
167
4.05
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Clarence Currie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
155
3.76
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Clarence Currie
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.81
92.81
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.143
Clarence Currie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.925
2.925
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Clarence Currie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Clarence Currie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.15
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Clarence Currie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Clarence Currie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Clarence Currie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Clarence Currie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Fred Archer and Clarence Currie

Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Clarence Currie
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
247.06
Clarence Currie
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
55
235.71
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
17
600
Clarence Currie
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
140
600
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
15
529.41
Clarence Currie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
129
552.86
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Clarence Currie
Career
Per 600 PA
0.155
0.155
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.647
0.647
Clarence Currie
Career
Per 600 PA
0.424
0.424
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
141.18
Clarence Currie
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
85.71
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
141.18
Clarence Currie
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
72.86
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clarence Currie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
8.57
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clarence Currie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.29
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clarence Currie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clarence Currie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
12.86
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clarence Currie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clarence Currie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clarence Currie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.52
53.73
Clarence Currie
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5.12
21.95
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
141.18
Clarence Currie
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
102.86
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
211.76
Clarence Currie
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
115.71
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.353
0.353
Clarence Currie
Career
Per 600 PA
0.199
0.199
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Clarence Currie
Career
Per 600 PA
0.186
0.186
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.62
0.62
Clarence Currie
Career
Per 600 PA
0.385
0.385
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clarence Currie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.031
0.031
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Clarence Currie
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.546
0.546
Clarence Currie
Career
Per 600 PA
0.294
0.294
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Clarence Currie
Career
Per 600 PA
0.23
0.23
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
35.29
Clarence Currie
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
21.43
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
1
35.29
Clarence Currie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
38.57
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
70.59
Clarence Currie
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
60
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.97
69.53
Clarence Currie
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3.78
16.18
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clarence Currie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.29
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
70.59
Clarence Currie
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
25.71
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clarence Currie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
105.88
Clarence Currie
Career
Per 600 PA
42
180
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.67
5.67
Clarence Currie
Career
Per 600 PA
3.33
3.33
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.67
0.67
Clarence Currie
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clarence Currie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
17.14
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clarence Currie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clarence Currie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clarence Currie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.29
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clarence Currie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clarence Currie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.29
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
Clarence Currie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100