Fred Archer vs. Matt Duff — Career Comparison

Fred Archer
Greatest GenerationTennesseeThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Matt Duff
Gen XMississippiThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Fred Archer built a career as a starting pitcher and Matt Duff as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Matt Duff posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.76 and WHIP 2.294 compared to 6.35 and 1.513 for Fred Archer. By the career numbers, Matt Duff had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Fred Archer and Matt Duff

Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Matt Duff
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.59
Matt Duff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
11.12
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.13
Matt Duff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.45
Matt Duff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.68
Matt Duff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
40
Matt Duff
Career
Per 9 Innings
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71.43
71.43
Matt Duff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.45
Matt Duff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Duff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Duff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
6.35
Matt Duff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
4.76
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.35
6.35
Matt Duff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.76
4.76
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.91
4.91
Matt Duff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.63
3.63
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.79
4.79
Matt Duff
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.82
5.82
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.283
0.283
Matt Duff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
119
27
Matt Duff
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
27
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39.2
9
Matt Duff
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.2
9
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
10.21
Matt Duff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
4.76
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.21
10.21
Matt Duff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.76
4.76
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.68
Matt Duff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Matt Duff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Matt Duff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
3.4
Matt Duff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
12.71
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Duff
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
3.18
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.4
3.4
Matt Duff
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.71
12.71
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
2.5
Matt Duff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
6.35
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.5
2.5
Matt Duff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.35
6.35
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.57
1.57
Matt Duff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.57
0.57
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.656
0.656
Matt Duff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.118
2.118
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Duff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.68
Matt Duff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Duff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
177
40.16
Matt Duff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
44.47
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.23
Matt Duff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.59
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
6.81
Matt Duff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
4.76
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.81
6.81
Matt Duff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.76
4.76
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Duff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Duff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Duff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.513
1.513
Matt Duff
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.941
1.941
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
159
36.08
Matt Duff
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
31.76
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.29
4.29
Matt Duff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.43
0.43
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Matt Duff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.188
0.188
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.16
40.16
Matt Duff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.47
44.47

Fielding Stats for Fred Archer and Matt Duff

Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
Matt Duff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Matt Duff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
11.12
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Duff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Duff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
27
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Duff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.2
9
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
Matt Duff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
Matt Duff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.59
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Duff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
Matt Duff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.59
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
Matt Duff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.59
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
Matt Duff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.143
Matt Duff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.143
0.143
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Duff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
Matt Duff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Duff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Duff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Duff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Duff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Fred Archer and Matt Duff

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