Fred Archer vs. Denny Riddleberger — Career Comparison

Fred Archer
Greatest GenerationTennesseeThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Denny Riddleberger
Silent GenerationVirginiaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Fred Archer built a career as a starting pitcher and Denny Riddleberger as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Denny Riddleberger posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.77 and WHIP 1.391 compared to 6.35 and 1.513 for Fred Archer. By the career numbers, Denny Riddleberger had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Fred Archer and Denny Riddleberger

Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Denny Riddleberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.59
Denny Riddleberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
6.97
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.13
Denny Riddleberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.45
Denny Riddleberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.27
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.68
Denny Riddleberger
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.27
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
40
Denny Riddleberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71.43
71.43
Denny Riddleberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.45
Denny Riddleberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Denny Riddleberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Denny Riddleberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
6.35
Denny Riddleberger
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
2.77
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.35
6.35
Denny Riddleberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.77
2.77
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.91
4.91
Denny Riddleberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.79
4.79
Denny Riddleberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.37
4.37
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.283
0.283
Denny Riddleberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.248
0.248
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
119
27
Denny Riddleberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
399
27
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.2
9
Denny Riddleberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
133
9
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
10.21
Denny Riddleberger
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
8.05
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.21
10.21
Denny Riddleberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.05
8.05
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.68
Denny Riddleberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
1.02
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.68
0.68
Denny Riddleberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.02
1.02
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Denny Riddleberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
3.4
Denny Riddleberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
3.79
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Denny Riddleberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.68
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.4
3.4
Denny Riddleberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.79
3.79
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
2.5
Denny Riddleberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
6.43
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.5
2.5
Denny Riddleberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.43
6.43
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.57
1.57
Denny Riddleberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.92
0.92
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.656
0.656
Denny Riddleberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.135
1.135
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Denny Riddleberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.27
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.68
Denny Riddleberger
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.2
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Denny Riddleberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
177
40.16
Denny Riddleberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
551
37.29
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.23
Denny Riddleberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
2.23
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
6.81
Denny Riddleberger
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
3.52
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.81
6.81
Denny Riddleberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.52
3.52
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Denny Riddleberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.47
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Denny Riddleberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.34
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Denny Riddleberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.513
1.513
Denny Riddleberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.316
1.316
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
159
36.08
Denny Riddleberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
480
32.48
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.29
4.29
Denny Riddleberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.5
0.5
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Denny Riddleberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.281
0.281
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.16
40.16
Denny Riddleberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.29
37.29

Fielding Stats for Fred Archer and Denny Riddleberger

Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Denny Riddleberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Denny Riddleberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
6.97
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Denny Riddleberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Denny Riddleberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
399
27
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Denny Riddleberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
133
9
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Denny Riddleberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.41
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Denny Riddleberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
1.15
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Denny Riddleberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Denny Riddleberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
1.56
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Denny Riddleberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
1.56
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
Denny Riddleberger
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.143
Denny Riddleberger
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.223
0.223
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Denny Riddleberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Denny Riddleberger
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Denny Riddleberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Denny Riddleberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Denny Riddleberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Denny Riddleberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Fred Archer and Denny Riddleberger

Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Denny Riddleberger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
7
247.06
Denny Riddleberger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
103
6180
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
600
Denny Riddleberger
Career
Per 600 PA
10
600
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
529.41
Denny Riddleberger
Career
Per 600 PA
8
480
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Denny Riddleberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.647
0.647
Denny Riddleberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0.3
0.3
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
141.18
Denny Riddleberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
141.18
Denny Riddleberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny Riddleberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny Riddleberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny Riddleberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny Riddleberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny Riddleberger
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny Riddleberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny Riddleberger
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.52
53.73
Denny Riddleberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
3.21
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
141.18
Denny Riddleberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
211.76
Denny Riddleberger
Career
Per 600 PA
2
120
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.353
0.353
Denny Riddleberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Denny Riddleberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.62
0.62
Denny Riddleberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny Riddleberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Denny Riddleberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.546
0.546
Denny Riddleberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Denny Riddleberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
35.29
Denny Riddleberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
35.29
Denny Riddleberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
70.59
Denny Riddleberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.97
69.53
Denny Riddleberger
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.24
-14.11
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny Riddleberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
2
70.59
Denny Riddleberger
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
120
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny Riddleberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
105.88
Denny Riddleberger
Career
Per 600 PA
6
360
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.67
5.67
Denny Riddleberger
Career
Per 600 PA
1.67
1.67
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.67
0.67
Denny Riddleberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0.33
0.33
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny Riddleberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny Riddleberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny Riddleberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny Riddleberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny Riddleberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny Riddleberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
Denny Riddleberger
Career
Per 600 PA