Fred Archer vs. Mike Ryba — Career Comparison

Fred Archer
Greatest GenerationTennesseeThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Mike Ryba
Greatest GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Fred Archer built a career as a starting pitcher and Mike Ryba as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Mike Ryba posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.66 and WHIP 1.358 compared to 6.35 and 1.513 for Fred Archer. By the career numbers, Mike Ryba had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Fred Archer and Mike Ryba

Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Mike Ryba
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.59
Mike Ryba
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
240
2.76
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.13
Mike Ryba
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
0.41
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.45
Mike Ryba
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
0.6
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.68
Mike Ryba
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.39
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
40
Mike Ryba
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60.47
60.47
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71.43
71.43
Mike Ryba
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
15
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.45
Mike Ryba
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.18
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Ryba
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Ryba
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.18
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
6.35
Mike Ryba
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
319
3.66
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.35
6.35
Mike Ryba
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.66
3.66
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.91
4.91
Mike Ryba
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.73
3.73
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.79
4.79
Mike Ryba
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.283
0.283
Mike Ryba
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.264
0.264
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
119
27
Mike Ryba
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2351
27
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.2
9
Mike Ryba
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
783.2
9
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
10.21
Mike Ryba
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
817
9.38
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.21
10.21
Mike Ryba
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.38
9.38
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.68
Mike Ryba
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.54
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Mike Ryba
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.54
0.54
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Mike Ryba
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
3.4
Mike Ryba
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
247
2.84
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Ryba
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.4
3.4
Mike Ryba
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.84
2.84
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
2.5
Mike Ryba
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
307
3.53
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.5
2.5
Mike Ryba
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.53
3.53
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.57
1.57
Mike Ryba
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.28
1.28
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.656
0.656
Mike Ryba
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.707
0.707
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Ryba
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.16
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.68
Mike Ryba
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.08
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Ryba
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.06
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
177
40.16
Mike Ryba
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3352
38.5
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.23
Mike Ryba
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
132
1.52
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
6.81
Mike Ryba
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
381
4.38
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.81
6.81
Mike Ryba
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.38
4.38
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Ryba
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Ryba
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Ryba
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.513
1.513
Mike Ryba
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.358
1.358
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
159
36.08
Mike Ryba
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3098
35.58
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.29
4.29
Mike Ryba
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.59
1.59
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Mike Ryba
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.281
0.281
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.16
40.16
Mike Ryba
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.5
38.5

Fielding Stats for Fred Archer and Mike Ryba

Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Mike Ryba
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Mike Ryba
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
250
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Ryba
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Ryba
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Ryba
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Mike Ryba
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
74
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Mike Ryba
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
171
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Ryba
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Mike Ryba
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
252
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Mike Ryba
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
245
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Mike Ryba
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.22
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.143
Mike Ryba
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.98
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Ryba
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Mike Ryba
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Ryba
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Ryba
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Ryba
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Ryba
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Fred Archer and Mike Ryba

Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Mike Ryba
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
7
247.06
Mike Ryba
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
250
519.03
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
17
600
Mike Ryba
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
289
600
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
529.41
Mike Ryba
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
247
512.8
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Mike Ryba
Career
Per 600 PA
0.235
0.235
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.647
0.647
Mike Ryba
Career
Per 600 PA
0.606
0.606
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
141.18
Mike Ryba
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
58
120.42
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
141.18
Mike Ryba
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
52
107.96
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Ryba
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
12.46
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Ryba
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Ryba
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Ryba
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
12.46
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Ryba
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.103
0.103
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Ryba
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Ryba
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.52
53.73
Mike Ryba
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18.35
38.1
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
141.18
Mike Ryba
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
64
132.87
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
211.76
Mike Ryba
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
80
166.09
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.353
0.353
Mike Ryba
Career
Per 600 PA
0.297
0.297
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Mike Ryba
Career
Per 600 PA
0.259
0.259
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.62
0.62
Mike Ryba
Career
Per 600 PA
0.557
0.557
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Ryba
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.024
0.024
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Mike Ryba
Career
Per 600 PA
0.199
0.199
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.546
0.546
Mike Ryba
Career
Per 600 PA
0.443
0.443
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Mike Ryba
Career
Per 600 PA
0.269
0.269
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
1
35.29
Mike Ryba
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
37.37
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
1
35.29
Mike Ryba
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
49.83
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
2
70.59
Mike Ryba
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
87.2
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.97
69.53
Mike Ryba
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22.73
47.19
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Ryba
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
70.59
Mike Ryba
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
45.67
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Ryba
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
105.88
Mike Ryba
Career
Per 600 PAverified
31
64.36
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
5.67
5.67
Mike Ryba
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.32
9.32
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.67
0.67
Mike Ryba
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.71
0.71
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Ryba
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
41.52
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Ryba
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Mike Ryba
Career
Per 600 PA
5
10.38
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Ryba
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Ryba
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Ryba
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Ryba
Career
Per 600 PA