Fred Archer vs. Vern Olsen — Career Comparison

Fred Archer
Greatest GenerationTennesseeThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Vern Olsen
Greatest GenerationOregonThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

On the career pitching numbers, Vern Olsen posted a stronger line than Fred Archer. Vern Olsen posted stronger numbers in ERA (3.4 vs 6.35) and WHIP (1.432 vs 1.513). By the career numbers, Vern Olsen 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 Vern Olsen

Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.59
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
1.95
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.13
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
60
1.05
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.45
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.52
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.68
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.45
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
40
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.57
53.57
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71.43
71.43
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
53.57
53.57
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.45
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
0.4
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.12
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
6.35
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
195
3.4
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.35
6.35
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.4
3.4
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.91
4.91
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.85
3.85
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.79
4.79
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.283
0.283
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.267
0.267
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
119
27
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1548
27
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.2
9
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
516
9
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
10.21
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
547
9.54
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.21
10.21
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.54
9.54
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.68
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.31
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.31
0.31
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
3.4
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
3.35
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.4
3.4
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.35
3.35
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
2.5
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
201
3.51
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.5
2.5
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.51
3.51
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.57
1.57
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.79
1.79
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.656
0.656
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.762
0.762
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.09
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.68
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.07
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
177
40.16
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2247
39.19
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.23
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.56
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
6.81
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
226
3.94
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.81
6.81
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.94
3.94
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.513
1.513
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.432
1.432
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
159
36.08
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2051
35.77
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.29
4.29
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.02
2.02
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.289
0.289
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.16
40.16
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.19
39.19

Fielding Stats for Fred Archer and Vern Olsen

Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
112
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
141
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
169
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
167
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.82
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.143
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.491
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Fred Archer and Vern Olsen

Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
7
247.06
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
113
364.52
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
17
600
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
186
600
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
15
529.41
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
169
545.16
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.231
0.231
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.647
0.647
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.597
0.597
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
141.18
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
39
125.81
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
141.18
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32
103.23
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
19.35
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.23
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
22.58
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.026
0.026
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.52
53.73
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13.95
45.01
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
4
141.18
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
154.84
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
211.76
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
50
161.29
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.353
0.353
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.278
0.278
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.267
0.267
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.284
0.284
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.62
0.62
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.562
0.562
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.053
0.053
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.196
0.196
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.546
0.546
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.466
0.466
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
0.26
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
1
35.29
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
51.61
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
1
35.29
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
45.16
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
2
70.59
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
93.55
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.97
69.53
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15.52
50.08
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
70.59
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
35.48
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
105.88
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
70.97
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
5.67
5.67
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.45
8.45
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.67
0.67
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
19.35
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.23
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
6.45
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
6.45
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100