Fred Archer vs. Ken Ryan — Career Comparison

Fred Archer
Greatest GenerationTennesseeThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Ken Ryan
Gen XRhode IslandThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Fred Archer built a career as a starting pitcher and Ken Ryan as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Ken Ryan posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.91 and WHIP 1.596 compared to 6.35 and 1.513 for Fred Archer. By the career numbers, Ken Ryan had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Fred Archer and Ken Ryan

Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Ken Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.59
Ken Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
240
7.56
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.13
Ken Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.45
Ken Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.44
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.68
Ken Ryan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.5
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
40
Ken Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.67
46.67
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71.43
71.43
Ken Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.42
0.42
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.45
Ken Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.95
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
6.35
Ken Ryan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
124
3.91
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.35
6.35
Ken Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.91
3.91
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.91
4.91
Ken Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.15
4.15
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.79
4.79
Ken Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.2
4.2
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.283
0.283
Ken Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
119
27
Ken Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
857
27
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.2
9
Ken Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
285.2
9
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
10.21
Ken Ryan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
266
8.38
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.21
10.21
Ken Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.38
8.38
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.68
Ken Ryan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.66
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Ken Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.66
0.66
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Ken Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
3.4
Ken Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
164
5.17
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.82
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.4
3.4
Ken Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.17
5.17
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
2.5
Ken Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
225
7.09
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.5
2.5
Ken Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.09
7.09
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.57
1.57
Ken Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.94
0.94
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.656
0.656
Ken Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.362
1.362
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.47
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.68
Ken Ryan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.28
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.09
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
177
40.16
Ken Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1265
39.85
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.23
Ken Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
3.94
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
6.81
Ken Ryan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
4.41
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.81
6.81
Ken Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.41
4.41
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.57
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.28
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.85
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.513
1.513
Ken Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.505
1.505
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
159
36.08
Ken Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1065
33.55
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.29
4.29
Ken Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.58
0.58
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Ken Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.299
0.299
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.16
40.16
Ken Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.85
39.85

Fielding Stats for Fred Archer and Ken Ryan

Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Ken Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Ken Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
240
7.56
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
857
27
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
285.2
9
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Ken Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.66
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Ken Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
1.01
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Ken Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.06
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Ken Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
1.73
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Ken Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
1.67
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Ken Ryan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.36
96.36
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.143
Ken Ryan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.221
0.221
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.42
0.42
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Ken Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.13
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Fred Archer and Ken Ryan

Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Ken Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
7
247.06
Ken Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
240
16000
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
600
Ken Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
9
600
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
529.41
Ken Ryan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
533.33
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Ken Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.647
0.647
Ken Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
141.18
Ken Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
1
66.67
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
141.18
Ken Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
1
66.67
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.52
53.73
Ken Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
7.45
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
141.18
Ken Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
1
66.67
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
211.76
Ken Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
1
66.67
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.353
0.353
Ken Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Ken Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.62
0.62
Ken Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Ken Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.546
0.546
Ken Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Ken Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
35.29
Ken Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
35.29
Ken Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
70.59
Ken Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.97
69.53
Ken Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.13
-8.35
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
70.59
Ken Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
105.88
Ken Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
4
266.67
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.67
5.67
Ken Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
2.25
2.25
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.67
0.67
Ken Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
66.67
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA