Fred Archer vs. Jose Ruiz — Career Comparison

Fred Archer
Greatest GenerationTennesseeThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Jose Ruiz
MillenialVenezuelaThrows RightBats RightSouth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Fred Archer built a career as a starting pitcher and Jose Ruiz as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Jose Ruiz posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.62 and WHIP 1.503 compared to 6.35 and 1.513 for Fred Archer. By the career numbers, Jose Ruiz had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Fred Archer and Jose Ruiz

Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Jose Ruiz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.59
Jose Ruiz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
282
8.85
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.13
Jose Ruiz
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.06
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.45
Jose Ruiz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.35
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.68
Jose Ruiz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.28
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
40
Jose Ruiz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
55
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71.43
71.43
Jose Ruiz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.71
0.71
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.45
Jose Ruiz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Ruiz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Ruiz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
6.35
Jose Ruiz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
147
4.62
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.35
6.35
Jose Ruiz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.62
4.62
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.91
4.91
Jose Ruiz
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.97
4.97
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.79
4.79
Jose Ruiz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.59
4.59
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.283
0.283
Jose Ruiz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.262
0.262
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
119
27
Jose Ruiz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
860
27
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.2
9
Jose Ruiz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
286.2
9
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
10.21
Jose Ruiz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
293
9.2
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.21
10.21
Jose Ruiz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.2
9.2
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.68
Jose Ruiz
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
1.44
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.68
0.68
Jose Ruiz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.44
1.44
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Jose Ruiz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
3.4
Jose Ruiz
Career
Per 9 Innings
133
4.18
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jose Ruiz
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.16
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.4
3.4
Jose Ruiz
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.18
4.18
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
2.5
Jose Ruiz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
284
8.92
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.5
2.5
Jose Ruiz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.92
8.92
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.57
1.57
Jose Ruiz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.01
1.01
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.656
0.656
Jose Ruiz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.455
1.455
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jose Ruiz
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.47
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.68
Jose Ruiz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.28
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jose Ruiz
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.16
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
177
40.16
Jose Ruiz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1276
40.06
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.23
Jose Ruiz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
3.11
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
6.81
Jose Ruiz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
159
4.99
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.81
6.81
Jose Ruiz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.99
4.99
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jose Ruiz
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.09
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jose Ruiz
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.44
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Ruiz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.66
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.513
1.513
Jose Ruiz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.486
1.486
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
159
36.08
Jose Ruiz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1117
35.07
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.29
4.29
Jose Ruiz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.56
0.56
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Jose Ruiz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.314
0.314
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.16
40.16
Jose Ruiz
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.06
40.06

Fielding Stats for Fred Archer and Jose Ruiz

Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Jose Ruiz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Jose Ruiz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
282
8.85
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Ruiz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.06
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Ruiz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
860
27
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Ruiz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
286.2
9
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Jose Ruiz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.22
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Jose Ruiz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.69
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Jose Ruiz
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.06
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Jose Ruiz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.97
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Jose Ruiz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.91
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Jose Ruiz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.55
93.55
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.143
Jose Ruiz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.103
0.103
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Ruiz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.71
0.71
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Jose Ruiz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.06
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Ruiz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Ruiz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Ruiz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Ruiz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Fred Archer and Jose Ruiz

Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Jose Ruiz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
7
247.06
Jose Ruiz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
282
169200
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
600
Jose Ruiz
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
529.41
Jose Ruiz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Jose Ruiz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.647
0.647
Jose Ruiz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
141.18
Jose Ruiz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
141.18
Jose Ruiz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Ruiz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Ruiz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Ruiz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Ruiz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Ruiz
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Ruiz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Ruiz
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.52
53.73
Jose Ruiz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
141.18
Jose Ruiz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
211.76
Jose Ruiz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.353
0.353
Jose Ruiz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Jose Ruiz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.62
0.62
Jose Ruiz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Ruiz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Jose Ruiz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.546
0.546
Jose Ruiz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Jose Ruiz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
35.29
Jose Ruiz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
35.29
Jose Ruiz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
70.59
Jose Ruiz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.97
69.53
Jose Ruiz
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.1
-60
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Ruiz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
70.59
Jose Ruiz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Ruiz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
3
105.88
Jose Ruiz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.67
5.67
Jose Ruiz
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.67
0.67
Jose Ruiz
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Ruiz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Ruiz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Ruiz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Ruiz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Ruiz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Ruiz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
Jose Ruiz
Career
Per 600 PA