Fred Archer vs. Matt Ruebel — Career Comparison

Fred Archer
Greatest GenerationTennesseeThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Matt Ruebel
Gen XOhioThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Fred Archer built a career as a starting pitcher and Matt Ruebel as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Matt Ruebel posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 5.54 and WHIP 1.623 compared to 6.35 and 1.513 for Fred Archer. By the career numbers, Matt Ruebel had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Fred Archer and Matt Ruebel

Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Matt Ruebel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.59
Matt Ruebel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
5.33
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.13
Matt Ruebel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.55
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.45
Matt Ruebel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.28
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.68
Matt Ruebel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.35
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
40
Matt Ruebel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.44
44.44
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71.43
71.43
Matt Ruebel
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.39
10.39
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.45
Matt Ruebel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Ruebel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Ruebel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
6.35
Matt Ruebel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
5.54
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.35
6.35
Matt Ruebel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.54
5.54
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.91
4.91
Matt Ruebel
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.75
5.75
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.79
4.79
Matt Ruebel
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.15
5.15
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.283
0.283
Matt Ruebel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.291
0.291
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
119
27
Matt Ruebel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
390
27
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.2
9
Matt Ruebel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
130
9
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
10.21
Matt Ruebel
Career
Per 9 Innings
152
10.52
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.21
10.21
Matt Ruebel
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.52
10.52
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.68
Matt Ruebel
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
1.25
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.68
0.68
Matt Ruebel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.25
1.25
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Matt Ruebel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.23
0.23
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
3.4
Matt Ruebel
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
3.88
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Ruebel
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.21
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.4
3.4
Matt Ruebel
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.88
3.88
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
2.5
Matt Ruebel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
5.4
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.5
2.5
Matt Ruebel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.4
5.4
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.57
1.57
Matt Ruebel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.01
1.01
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.656
0.656
Matt Ruebel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.031
1.031
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Ruebel
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.42
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.68
Matt Ruebel
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.76
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Ruebel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
177
40.16
Matt Ruebel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
600
41.54
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.23
Matt Ruebel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.9
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
6.81
Matt Ruebel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
6.58
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.81
6.81
Matt Ruebel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.58
6.58
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Ruebel
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.21
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Ruebel
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.55
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Ruebel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.76
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.513
1.513
Matt Ruebel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.6
1.6
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
159
36.08
Matt Ruebel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
522
36.14
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.29
4.29
Matt Ruebel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.23
1.23
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Matt Ruebel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.315
0.315
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.16
40.16
Matt Ruebel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.54
41.54

Fielding Stats for Fred Archer and Matt Ruebel

Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Matt Ruebel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Matt Ruebel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
5.33
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Ruebel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.55
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Ruebel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
390
27
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Ruebel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
9
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Matt Ruebel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.76
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Matt Ruebel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
1.25
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Matt Ruebel
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.28
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Matt Ruebel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
2.28
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Matt Ruebel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
2.01
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Matt Ruebel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.88
87.88
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.143
Matt Ruebel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.377
0.377
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Ruebel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.39
10.39
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
Matt Ruebel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Ruebel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Ruebel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Ruebel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Ruebel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Fred Archer and Matt Ruebel

Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Matt Ruebel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
7
247.06
Matt Ruebel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
77
1925
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
17
600
Matt Ruebel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
600
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
529.41
Matt Ruebel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
500
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Matt Ruebel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.647
0.647
Matt Ruebel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.438
0.438
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
141.18
Matt Ruebel
Career
Per 600 PA
3
75
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
141.18
Matt Ruebel
Career
Per 600 PA
3
75
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Ruebel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Ruebel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Ruebel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Ruebel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Ruebel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Ruebel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Ruebel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.52
53.73
Matt Ruebel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.56
13.92
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
141.18
Matt Ruebel
Career
Per 600 PA
3
75
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
211.76
Matt Ruebel
Career
Per 600 PA
4
100
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.353
0.353
Matt Ruebel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.191
0.191
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Matt Ruebel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.62
0.62
Matt Ruebel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.341
0.341
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Ruebel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Matt Ruebel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.123
0.123
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.546
0.546
Matt Ruebel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.235
0.235
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Matt Ruebel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
35.29
Matt Ruebel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
35.29
Matt Ruebel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
70.59
Matt Ruebel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.97
69.53
Matt Ruebel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.38
9.52
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Ruebel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
70.59
Matt Ruebel
Career
Per 600 PA
1
25
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Ruebel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
105.88
Matt Ruebel
Career
Per 600 PA
11
275
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.67
5.67
Matt Ruebel
Career
Per 600 PA
2.18
2.18
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.67
0.67
Matt Ruebel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Ruebel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
75
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Ruebel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Ruebel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Ruebel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Ruebel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Ruebel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Ruebel
Career
Per 600 PA