Fred Archer vs. Steven Matz — Career Comparison

Fred Archer
Greatest GenerationTennesseeThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Steven Matz
MillenialNew YorkThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Looking at the career totals, Fred Archer and Steven Matz are fairly close on the surface numbers. Steven Matz posted stronger numbers in ERA (4.19 vs 6.35) and WHIP (1.322 vs 1.513). Fred Archer had the advantage in home runs allowed (0.68 per nine innings vs 1.33). By the career numbers, Steven Matz 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 Steven Matz

Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.59
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
246
2.2
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.13
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
172
1.54
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.45
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.54
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.68
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
0.56
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
40
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49.18
49.18
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71.43
71.43
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Innings
69.92
69.92
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.45
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
6.35
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
468
4.19
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.35
6.35
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.19
4.19
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.91
4.91
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.21
4.21
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.79
4.79
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.04
4.04
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.283
0.283
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.262
0.262
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
119
27
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3013
27
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.2
9
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1004.1
9
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
10.21
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1023
9.17
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.21
10.21
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.17
9.17
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.68
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Innings
148
1.33
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.68
0.68
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.33
1.33
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.43
0.43
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
3.4
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
291
2.61
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.13
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.4
3.4
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.61
2.61
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
2.5
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
940
8.42
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.5
2.5
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.42
8.42
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.57
1.57
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.82
3.82
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.656
0.656
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.226
1.226
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.19
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.68
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.37
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.04
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
177
40.16
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4283
38.38
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.23
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.09
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
6.81
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
506
4.53
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.81
6.81
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.53
4.53
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.25
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.11
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.82
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.513
1.513
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.308
1.308
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
159
36.08
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3911
35.05
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.29
4.29
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.06
2.06
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.16
40.16
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.38
38.38

Fielding Stats for Fred Archer and Steven Matz

Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
246
2.2
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
172
1.54
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3013
27
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1004.1
9
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.35
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
149
1.34
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.08
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
197
1.77
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
1.68
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.43
95.43
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.143
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.764
0.764
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.92
69.92
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.13
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Fred Archer and Steven Matz

Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
7
247.06
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
256
771.86
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
17
600
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
199
600
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
15
529.41
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
176
530.65
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Steven Matz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.171
0.171
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.647
0.647
Steven Matz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.505
0.505
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
141.18
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
90.45
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
141.18
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
69.35
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
9.05
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.02
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
9.05
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
21.11
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.017
0.017
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.52
53.73
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9.41
28.38
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
141.18
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
44
132.66
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
211.76
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
37
111.56
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.353
0.353
Steven Matz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.201
0.201
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Steven Matz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.62
0.62
Steven Matz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.451
0.451
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
0.08
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Steven Matz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.153
0.153
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.546
0.546
Steven Matz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.34
0.34
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Steven Matz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.218
0.218
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
35.29
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
24.12
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
1
35.29
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
39.2
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
70.59
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
54.27
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.97
69.53
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7.05
21.24
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steven Matz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
70.59
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
21.11
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steven Matz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
105.88
Steven Matz
Career
Per 600 PA
50
150.75
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.67
5.67
Steven Matz
Career
Per 600 PA
3.98
3.98
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.67
0.67
Steven Matz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
45.23
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.02
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Steven Matz
Career
Per 600 PA
4
12.06
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steven Matz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steven Matz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steven Matz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
Steven Matz
Career
Per 600 PA