Fred Archer vs. Jim Roland — Career Comparison

Fred Archer
Greatest GenerationTennesseeThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Jim Roland
Silent GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaOakland AthleticsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Fred Archer built a career as a starting pitcher and Jim Roland as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Jim Roland posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.22 and WHIP 1.350 compared to 6.35 and 1.513 for Fred Archer. By the career numbers, Jim Roland had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Fred Archer and Jim Roland

Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Jim Roland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.59
Jim Roland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
216
4.32
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.13
Jim Roland
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
0.58
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.45
Jim Roland
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.38
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.68
Jim Roland
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.34
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
40
Jim Roland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.78
52.78
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71.43
71.43
Jim Roland
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.43
13.43
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.45
Jim Roland
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.12
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Roland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Roland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.18
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
6.35
Jim Roland
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
161
3.22
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.35
6.35
Jim Roland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.22
3.22
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.91
4.91
Jim Roland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.26
3.26
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.79
4.79
Jim Roland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.43
4.43
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.283
0.283
Jim Roland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.215
0.215
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
119
27
Jim Roland
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1351
27
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.2
9
Jim Roland
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
450.1
9
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
10.21
Jim Roland
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
357
7.13
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.21
10.21
Jim Roland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.13
7.13
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.68
Jim Roland
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.68
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Jim Roland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Jim Roland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
3.4
Jim Roland
Career
Per 9 Innings
229
4.58
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Roland
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.44
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.4
3.4
Jim Roland
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.58
4.58
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
2.5
Jim Roland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
272
5.44
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.5
2.5
Jim Roland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.44
5.44
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.57
1.57
Jim Roland
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.26
1.26
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.656
0.656
Jim Roland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.113
1.113
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Roland
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.58
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.68
Jim Roland
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.38
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Roland
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.06
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
177
40.16
Jim Roland
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1927
38.51
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.23
Jim Roland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
1.28
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
6.81
Jim Roland
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
185
3.7
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.81
6.81
Jim Roland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.7
3.7
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Roland
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.22
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Roland
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.1
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Roland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.513
1.513
Jim Roland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.301
1.301
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
159
36.08
Jim Roland
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1663
33.24
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.29
4.29
Jim Roland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.86
0.86
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Jim Roland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.238
0.238
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.16
40.16
Jim Roland
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.51
38.51

Fielding Stats for Fred Archer and Jim Roland

Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Jim Roland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Jim Roland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
216
4.33
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Roland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.58
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Roland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1347
27
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Roland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
449
9
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Jim Roland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.38
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Jim Roland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
1.4
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Jim Roland
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.06
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Jim Roland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
1.84
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Jim Roland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
1.78
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Jim Roland
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.74
96.74
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.143
Jim Roland
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.412
0.412
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Roland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13.43
13.43
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Jim Roland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.12
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Roland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Roland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Roland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Roland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Fred Archer and Jim Roland

Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Jim Roland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
7
247.06
Jim Roland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
217
1400
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
17
600
Jim Roland
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
93
600
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
15
529.41
Jim Roland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
84
541.94
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Jim Roland
Career
Per 600 PA
0.071
0.071
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.647
0.647
Jim Roland
Career
Per 600 PA
0.242
0.242
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
141.18
Jim Roland
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
38.71
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
141.18
Jim Roland
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
38.71
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Roland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Roland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Roland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Roland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Roland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Roland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Roland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.52
53.73
Jim Roland
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
3.21
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
141.18
Jim Roland
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
38.71
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
211.76
Jim Roland
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
58.06
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.353
0.353
Jim Roland
Career
Per 600 PA
0.103
0.103
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Jim Roland
Career
Per 600 PA
0.071
0.071
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.62
0.62
Jim Roland
Career
Per 600 PA
0.175
0.175
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Roland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Jim Roland
Career
Per 600 PA
0.064
0.064
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.546
0.546
Jim Roland
Career
Per 600 PA
0.114
0.114
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Jim Roland
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
35.29
Jim Roland
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
19.35
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
35.29
Jim Roland
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.45
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
70.59
Jim Roland
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
25.81
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.97
69.53
Jim Roland
Career
Per 600 PA
-3.9
-25.19
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Roland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
70.59
Jim Roland
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
19.35
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Roland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
105.88
Jim Roland
Career
Per 600 PA
36
232.26
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.67
5.67
Jim Roland
Career
Per 600 PA
2.58
2.58
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.67
0.67
Jim Roland
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Roland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
38.71
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Roland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jim Roland
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.45
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Roland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Roland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Roland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Roland
Career
Per 600 PA