Fred Archer vs. Steve Delabar — Career Comparison

Fred Archer
Greatest GenerationTennesseeThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Steve Delabar
MillenialKentuckyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaToronto Blue JaysAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star

Fred Archer built a career as a starting pitcher and Steve Delabar as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Steve Delabar posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.07 and WHIP 1.351 compared to 6.35 and 1.513 for Fred Archer. By the career numbers, Steve Delabar had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Fred Archer and Steve Delabar

Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Steve Delabar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.59
Steve Delabar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
190
8.78
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.13
Steve Delabar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.45
Steve Delabar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.69
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.68
Steve Delabar
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.42
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
40
Steve Delabar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.5
62.5
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71.43
71.43
Steve Delabar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.45
Steve Delabar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Delabar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Delabar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.09
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
6.35
Steve Delabar
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
4.07
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.35
6.35
Steve Delabar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.07
4.07
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.91
4.91
Steve Delabar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.79
3.79
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.79
4.79
Steve Delabar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.02
4.02
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.283
0.283
Steve Delabar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.216
0.216
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
119
27
Steve Delabar
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
584
27
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.2
9
Steve Delabar
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
194.2
9
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
10.21
Steve Delabar
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
153
7.07
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.21
10.21
Steve Delabar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.07
7.07
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.68
Steve Delabar
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
1.2
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.68
0.68
Steve Delabar
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.2
1.2
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Steve Delabar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
3.4
Steve Delabar
Career
Per 9 Innings
102
4.72
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Delabar
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.37
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.4
3.4
Steve Delabar
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.72
4.72
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
2.5
Steve Delabar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
242
11.19
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.5
2.5
Steve Delabar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11.19
11.19
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.57
1.57
Steve Delabar
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.27
1.27
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.656
0.656
Steve Delabar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.767
1.767
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Delabar
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.88
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.68
Steve Delabar
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.6
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Delabar
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.05
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
177
40.16
Steve Delabar
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
838
38.74
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.23
Steve Delabar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
1.94
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
6.81
Steve Delabar
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
4.39
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.81
6.81
Steve Delabar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.39
4.39
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Delabar
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.37
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Delabar
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.32
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Delabar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.46
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.513
1.513
Steve Delabar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.31
1.31
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
159
36.08
Steve Delabar
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
708
32.73
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.29
4.29
Steve Delabar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.5
0.5
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Steve Delabar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.289
0.289
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.16
40.16
Steve Delabar
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.74
38.74

Fielding Stats for Fred Archer and Steve Delabar

Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Steve Delabar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Steve Delabar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
190
8.78
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Delabar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Delabar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
584
27
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Delabar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
194.2
9
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Steve Delabar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.42
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Steve Delabar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.69
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Delabar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Steve Delabar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.11
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Steve Delabar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.11
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
Steve Delabar
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.143
Steve Delabar
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.126
0.126
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Delabar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
Steve Delabar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Delabar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Delabar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Delabar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Delabar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Fred Archer and Steve Delabar

Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Steve Delabar
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
247.06
Steve Delabar
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
190
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
600
Steve Delabar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
529.41
Steve Delabar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Steve Delabar
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.647
0.647
Steve Delabar
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
141.18
Steve Delabar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
141.18
Steve Delabar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Delabar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Delabar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Delabar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Delabar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Delabar
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Delabar
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Delabar
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.52
53.73
Steve Delabar
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
141.18
Steve Delabar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
211.76
Steve Delabar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.353
0.353
Steve Delabar
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Steve Delabar
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.62
0.62
Steve Delabar
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Delabar
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Steve Delabar
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.546
0.546
Steve Delabar
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Steve Delabar
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
35.29
Steve Delabar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
35.29
Steve Delabar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
70.59
Steve Delabar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.97
69.53
Steve Delabar
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Delabar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
70.59
Steve Delabar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Delabar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
3
105.88
Steve Delabar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.67
5.67
Steve Delabar
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.67
0.67
Steve Delabar
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Delabar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Delabar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Delabar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Delabar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Delabar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Delabar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Delabar
Career
Per 600 PA