Fred Archer vs. Hank O'Day — Career Comparison

Fred Archer
Greatest GenerationTennesseeThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Hank O'Day
Pre-GenerationalIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington NationalsNational LeagueHall of FameRelief Pitcher

Fred Archer built a career as a starting pitcher and Hank O'Day as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Hank O'Day posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.74 and WHIP 1.352 compared to 6.35 and 1.513 for Fred Archer. By the career numbers, Hank O'Day had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Fred Archer and Hank O'Day

Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Hank O'Day
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.59
Hank O'Day
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
201
1.1
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.13
Hank O'Day
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
192
1.05
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.45
Hank O'Day
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
73
0.4
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.68
Hank O'Day
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
110
0.6
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
40
Hank O'Day
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.89
39.89
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
71.43
71.43
Hank O'Day
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.52
95.52
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.45
Hank O'Day
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
177
0.96
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hank O'Day
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.03
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hank O'Day
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.02
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
6.35
Hank O'Day
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
687
3.74
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.35
6.35
Hank O'Day
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.74
3.74
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.91
4.91
Hank O'Day
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.58
3.58
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.79
4.79
Hank O'Day
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.91
3.91
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.283
0.283
Hank O'Day
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.251
0.251
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
119
27
Hank O'Day
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4954
27
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.2
9
Hank O'Day
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1651.1
9
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
10.21
Hank O'Day
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1655
9.02
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.21
10.21
Hank O'Day
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.02
9.02
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.68
Hank O'Day
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.35
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Hank O'Day
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.35
0.35
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Hank O'Day
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.32
0.32
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
3.4
Hank O'Day
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
578
3.15
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hank O'Day
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.4
3.4
Hank O'Day
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.15
3.15
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
2.5
Hank O'Day
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
663
3.61
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.5
2.5
Hank O'Day
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.61
3.61
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.57
1.57
Hank O'Day
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.656
0.656
Hank O'Day
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.752
0.752
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Hank O'Day
Career
Per 9 Innings
122
0.66
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.68
Hank O'Day
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
0.44
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hank O'Day
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
177
40.16
Hank O'Day
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7247
39.5
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.23
Hank O'Day
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.04
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
6.81
Hank O'Day
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1128
6.15
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.81
6.81
Hank O'Day
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.15
6.15
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hank O'Day
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hank O'Day
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hank O'Day
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.513
1.513
Hank O'Day
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.352
1.352
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
159
36.08
Hank O'Day
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6588
35.91
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.29
4.29
Hank O'Day
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.61
5.61
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Hank O'Day
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.271
0.271
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.16
40.16
Hank O'Day
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.5
39.5

Fielding Stats for Fred Archer and Hank O'Day

Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Hank O'Day
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Hank O'Day
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
242
1.14
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Hank O'Day
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Hank O'Day
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5736
27
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Hank O'Day
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1912
9
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Hank O'Day
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
0.61
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Hank O'Day
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
359
1.69
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Hank O'Day
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.24
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Hank O'Day
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
539
2.54
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Hank O'Day
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
489
2.3
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Hank O'Day
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.72
90.72
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.143
Hank O'Day
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.021
2.021
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Hank O'Day
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Hank O'Day
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.07
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Hank O'Day
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Hank O'Day
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Hank O'Day
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Hank O'Day
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Fred Archer and Hank O'Day

Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Hank O'Day
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
247.06
Hank O'Day
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
232
162.24
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
17
600
Hank O'Day
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
858
600
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
15
529.41
Hank O'Day
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
817
571.33
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Hank O'Day
Career
Per 600 PA
0.19
0.19
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.647
0.647
Hank O'Day
Career
Per 600 PA
0.473
0.473
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
141.18
Hank O'Day
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
155
108.39
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
141.18
Hank O'Day
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
132
92.31
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank O'Day
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
13.29
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank O'Day
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.1
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank O'Day
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.7
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank O'Day
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
16.08
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank O'Day
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.148
0.148
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank O'Day
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.001
0.001
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank O'Day
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.52
53.73
Hank O'Day
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
44.07
30.82
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
141.18
Hank O'Day
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
183
127.97
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
211.76
Hank O'Day
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
196
137.06
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.353
0.353
Hank O'Day
Career
Per 600 PA
0.228
0.228
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Hank O'Day
Career
Per 600 PA
0.224
0.224
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.62
0.62
Hank O'Day
Career
Per 600 PA
0.452
0.452
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank O'Day
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.034
0.034
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Hank O'Day
Career
Per 600 PA
0.159
0.159
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.546
0.546
Hank O'Day
Career
Per 600 PA
0.349
0.349
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Hank O'Day
Career
Per 600 PA
0.218
0.218
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
1
35.29
Hank O'Day
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76
53.15
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
35.29
Hank O'Day
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
46
32.17
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
2
70.59
Hank O'Day
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
121
84.62
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.97
69.53
Hank O'Day
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
44.04
30.8
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank O'Day
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.4
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
70.59
Hank O'Day
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
39
27.27
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank O'Day
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
105.88
Hank O'Day
Career
Per 600 PAverified
109
76.22
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
5.67
5.67
Hank O'Day
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.87
7.87
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.67
0.67
Hank O'Day
Career
Per 600 PA
0.36
0.36
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank O'Day
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank O'Day
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank O'Day
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank O'Day
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
4.9
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank O'Day
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank O'Day
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
4.9
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
Hank O'Day
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100