Fred Archer vs. Kenley Jansen — Career Comparison

Fred Archer
Greatest GenerationTennesseeThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Kenley Jansen
MillenialCuraçaoThrows RightBats Switch CarribeanLos Angeles Angels of AnaheimAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star

Fred Archer built a career as a starting pitcher and Kenley Jansen as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Kenley Jansen posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.57 and WHIP 0.983 compared to 6.35 and 1.513 for Fred Archer. By the career numbers, Kenley Jansen had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Fred Archer and Kenley Jansen

Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Kenley Jansen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.59
Kenley Jansen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
933
9.05
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.13
Kenley Jansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.45
Kenley Jansen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
0.52
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.68
Kenley Jansen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.39
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
40
Kenley Jansen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.45
57.45
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71.43
71.43
Kenley Jansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.45
Kenley Jansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kenley Jansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kenley Jansen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
476
4.62
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
6.35
Kenley Jansen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
265
2.57
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.35
6.35
Kenley Jansen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.57
2.57
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.91
4.91
Kenley Jansen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.03
2.03
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.79
4.79
Kenley Jansen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.49
2.49
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.283
0.283
Kenley Jansen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.183
0.183
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
119
27
Kenley Jansen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2782
27
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.2
9
Kenley Jansen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
927.1
9
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
10.21
Kenley Jansen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
610
5.92
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.21
10.21
Kenley Jansen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.92
5.92
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.68
Kenley Jansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
88
0.85
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.68
0.68
Kenley Jansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.85
0.85
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Kenley Jansen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
3.4
Kenley Jansen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
282
2.74
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kenley Jansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.19
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.4
3.4
Kenley Jansen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
2.5
Kenley Jansen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1278
12.4
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.5
2.5
Kenley Jansen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12.4
12.4
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.57
1.57
Kenley Jansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.656
0.656
Kenley Jansen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.682
1.682
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kenley Jansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.2
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.68
Kenley Jansen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.31
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kenley Jansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.17
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
177
40.16
Kenley Jansen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3680
35.72
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.23
Kenley Jansen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
700
6.79
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
6.81
Kenley Jansen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
284
2.76
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.81
6.81
Kenley Jansen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.76
2.76
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kenley Jansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.07
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kenley Jansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.18
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kenley Jansen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.24
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.513
1.513
Kenley Jansen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.962
0.962
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
159
36.08
Kenley Jansen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3340
32.42
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.29
4.29
Kenley Jansen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.3
0.3
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Kenley Jansen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.264
0.264
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.16
40.16
Kenley Jansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.72
35.72

Fielding Stats for Fred Archer and Kenley Jansen

Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Kenley Jansen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Kenley Jansen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
933
9.05
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kenley Jansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kenley Jansen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2782
27
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kenley Jansen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
927.1
9
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Kenley Jansen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.36
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Kenley Jansen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.31
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Kenley Jansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.06
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Kenley Jansen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
0.73
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Kenley Jansen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
0.67
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Kenley Jansen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
92
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.143
Kenley Jansen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.074
0.074
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kenley Jansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Kenley Jansen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.03
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kenley Jansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kenley Jansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kenley Jansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kenley Jansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Fred Archer and Kenley Jansen

Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Kenley Jansen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
7
247.06
Kenley Jansen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
935
56100
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
600
Kenley Jansen
Career
Per 600 PA
10
600
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
529.41
Kenley Jansen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
540
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.267
0.267
Kenley Jansen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.647
0.647
Kenley Jansen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.85
0.85
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
141.18
Kenley Jansen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
180
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
141.18
Kenley Jansen
Career
Per 600 PA
2
120
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kenley Jansen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kenley Jansen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kenley Jansen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kenley Jansen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kenley Jansen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kenley Jansen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kenley Jansen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.52
53.73
Kenley Jansen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.28
76.89
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
4
141.18
Kenley Jansen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
240
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
211.76
Kenley Jansen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
240
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.353
0.353
Kenley Jansen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.267
0.267
Kenley Jansen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.444
0.444
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.62
0.62
Kenley Jansen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.844
0.844
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kenley Jansen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.226
0.226
Kenley Jansen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.291
0.291
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.546
0.546
Kenley Jansen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.714
0.714
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Kenley Jansen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
1
35.29
Kenley Jansen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
1
35.29
Kenley Jansen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
2
70.59
Kenley Jansen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
120
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.97
69.53
Kenley Jansen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.31
78.48
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kenley Jansen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
70.59
Kenley Jansen
Career
Per 600 PA
1
60
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kenley Jansen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
105.88
Kenley Jansen
Career
Per 600 PA
3
180
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.67
5.67
Kenley Jansen
Career
Per 600 PA
3.33
3.33
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.67
0.67
Kenley Jansen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.33
0.33
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kenley Jansen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kenley Jansen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Kenley Jansen
Career
Per 600 PA
1
60
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kenley Jansen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kenley Jansen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kenley Jansen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
Kenley Jansen
Career
Per 600 PA