Fred Archer vs. Willie Jefferson — Career Comparison

Fred Archer
Greatest GenerationTennesseeThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Willie Jefferson
Greatest GenerationOklahomaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland BuckeyesNegro American LeagueStarting Pitcher

On the career pitching numbers, Willie Jefferson posted a stronger line than Fred Archer. Willie Jefferson posted stronger numbers in ERA (3.94 vs 6.35) and WHIP (1.314 vs 1.513). By the career numbers, Willie Jefferson had the better of this comparison — though ERA and WHIP alone don't account for era, park factors, or the defenses each pitcher worked behind.

Pitching Stats for Fred Archer and Willie Jefferson

Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Willie Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.59
Willie Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
66
1.49
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.13
Willie Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
46
1.04
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.45
Willie Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.5
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.68
Willie Jefferson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.54
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
40
Willie Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.83
47.83
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71.43
71.43
Willie Jefferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
69.7
69.7
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.45
Willie Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.77
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.07
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
6.35
Willie Jefferson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
175
3.94
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.35
6.35
Willie Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.94
3.94
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.91
4.91
Willie Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.47
3.47
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.79
4.79
Willie Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.2
3.2
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.283
0.283
Willie Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.271
0.271
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
119
27
Willie Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1199
27
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.2
9
Willie Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
399.2
9
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
10.21
Willie Jefferson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
439
9.89
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.21
10.21
Willie Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.89
9.89
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.68
Willie Jefferson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.41
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Willie Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.41
0.41
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Willie Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
3.4
Willie Jefferson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
1.94
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Jefferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.4
3.4
Willie Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.94
1.94
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
2.5
Willie Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
215
4.84
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.5
2.5
Willie Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.84
4.84
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.57
1.57
Willie Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.26
3.26
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.656
0.656
Willie Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.753
0.753
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Willie Jefferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.09
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.68
Willie Jefferson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.14
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Willie Jefferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
177
40.16
Willie Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1737
39.12
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.23
Willie Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.34
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
6.81
Willie Jefferson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
228
5.13
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.81
6.81
Willie Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.13
5.13
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Willie Jefferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.56
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Willie Jefferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.05
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.41
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.513
1.513
Willie Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.314
1.314
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
159
36.08
Willie Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1618
36.44
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.29
4.29
Willie Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.45
3.45
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Willie Jefferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.16
40.16
Willie Jefferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.12
39.12

Fielding Stats for Fred Archer and Willie Jefferson

Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Willie Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Willie Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
1.52
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Willie Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
1.04
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Willie Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1329
27
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Willie Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
443
9
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Willie Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.51
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Willie Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
129
2.62
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Willie Jefferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.12
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Willie Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
160
3.25
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Willie Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
154
3.13
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Willie Jefferson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.25
96.25
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.143
Willie Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.053
2.053
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Willie Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
68
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Willie Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Willie Jefferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Willie Jefferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Willie Jefferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Willie Jefferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Fred Archer and Willie Jefferson

Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Willie Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
247.06
Willie Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
77
241.88
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
17
600
Willie Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
191
600
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
15
529.41
Willie Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
179
562.3
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Willie Jefferson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.235
0.235
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.647
0.647
Willie Jefferson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.598
0.598
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
141.18
Willie Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
42
131.94
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
141.18
Willie Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
103.66
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
18.85
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.14
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
6.28
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
28.27
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.011
0.011
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.048
0.048
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.52
53.73
Willie Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14.73
46.28
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
4
141.18
Willie Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56
175.92
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
211.76
Willie Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
47
147.64
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.353
0.353
Willie Jefferson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.255
0.255
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.267
0.267
Willie Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.313
0.313
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.62
0.62
Willie Jefferson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.568
0.568
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.078
0.078
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Willie Jefferson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.193
0.193
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.546
0.546
Willie Jefferson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.464
0.464
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Willie Jefferson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.226
0.226
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
1
35.29
Willie Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
53.4
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
1
35.29
Willie Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
65.97
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
2
70.59
Willie Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
113.09
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.97
69.53
Willie Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16.26
51.07
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
6.28
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
70.59
Willie Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
9.42
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Jefferson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
3
105.88
Willie Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.67
5.67
Willie Jefferson
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.67
0.67
Willie Jefferson
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
21.99
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Jefferson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Jefferson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
9.42
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.14
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
12.57
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
Willie Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
75