Fred Archer vs. Steve Stone — Career Comparison

Fred Archer
Greatest GenerationTennesseeThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Steve Stone
Baby BoomersOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star

Looking at the career totals, Fred Archer and Steve Stone are fairly close on the surface numbers. Steve Stone posted stronger numbers in ERA (3.97 vs 6.35) and WHIP (1.367 vs 1.513). Fred Archer had the advantage in home runs allowed (0.68 per nine innings vs 0.93). By the career numbers, Steve Stone had the better of this comparison — though ERA and WHIP alone don't account for era, park factors, or the defenses each pitcher worked behind.

Pitching Stats for Fred Archer and Steve Stone

Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Steve Stone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.59
Steve Stone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
320
1.61
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.13
Steve Stone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
269
1.35
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.45
Steve Stone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
0.54
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.68
Steve Stone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
93
0.47
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
40
Steve Stone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.5
53.5
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
71.43
71.43
Steve Stone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.06
84.06
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.45
Steve Stone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
0.22
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Stone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.04
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Stone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
6.35
Steve Stone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
788
3.97
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.35
6.35
Steve Stone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.91
4.91
Steve Stone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.93
3.93
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.79
4.79
Steve Stone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.41
4.41
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.283
0.283
Steve Stone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.253
0.253
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
119
27
Steve Stone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5365
27
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.2
9
Steve Stone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1788.1
9
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
10.21
Steve Stone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1707
8.59
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.21
10.21
Steve Stone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.59
8.59
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.68
Steve Stone
Career
Per 9 Innings
184
0.93
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.68
0.68
Steve Stone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.93
0.93
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.43
0.43
Steve Stone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.58
0.58
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
3.4
Steve Stone
Career
Per 9 Innings
716
3.6
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Stone
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.11
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.4
3.4
Steve Stone
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.6
3.6
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
2.5
Steve Stone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1065
5.36
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.5
2.5
Steve Stone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.36
5.36
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.57
1.57
Steve Stone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.33
3.33
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.656
0.656
Steve Stone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.996
0.996
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Stone
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.16
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.68
Steve Stone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.2
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Stone
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
177
40.16
Steve Stone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7640
38.45
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.23
Steve Stone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.08
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
6.81
Steve Stone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
880
4.43
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.81
6.81
Steve Stone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.43
4.43
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Stone
Career
Per 9 Innings
87
0.44
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Stone
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.2
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Stone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93
0.47
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.513
1.513
Steve Stone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.355
1.355
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
159
36.08
Steve Stone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6758
34.01
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.29
4.29
Steve Stone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.75
2.75
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Steve Stone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.277
0.277
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.16
40.16
Steve Stone
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.45
38.45

Fielding Stats for Fred Archer and Steve Stone

Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Steve Stone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Steve Stone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
320
1.61
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Stone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
269
1.35
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Stone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5367
27
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Stone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1789
9
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Steve Stone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
0.63
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Steve Stone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
254
1.28
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Steve Stone
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.11
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Steve Stone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
401
2.02
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Steve Stone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
379
1.91
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Steve Stone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.51
94.51
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.143
Steve Stone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.184
1.184
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Stone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.06
84.06
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Steve Stone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.07
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Stone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Stone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Stone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Stone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Fred Archer and Steve Stone

Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Steve Stone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
7
247.06
Steve Stone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
340
806.32
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
17
600
Steve Stone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
253
600
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
529.41
Steve Stone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
219
519.37
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Steve Stone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.101
0.101
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.647
0.647
Steve Stone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.34
0.34
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
141.18
Steve Stone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
52.17
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
141.18
Steve Stone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
47.43
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Stone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.74
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Stone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Stone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Stone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.74
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Stone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Stone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Stone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.52
53.73
Steve Stone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3.35
7.95
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
141.18
Steve Stone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
56.92
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
211.76
Steve Stone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
34
80.63
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.353
0.353
Steve Stone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.147
0.147
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Steve Stone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.62
0.62
Steve Stone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.257
0.257
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Stone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Steve Stone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.094
0.094
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.546
0.546
Steve Stone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.181
0.181
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Steve Stone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.173
0.173
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
35.29
Steve Stone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
21.34
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
35.29
Steve Stone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
16.6
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
70.59
Steve Stone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
37.94
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.97
69.53
Steve Stone
Career
Per 600 PA
-3.68
-8.74
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Stone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.37
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
70.59
Steve Stone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
26.09
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Stone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
105.88
Steve Stone
Career
Per 600 PA
92
218.18
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.67
5.67
Steve Stone
Career
Per 600 PA
2.75
2.75
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.67
0.67
Steve Stone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
0.12
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Stone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
52.17
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Stone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Steve Stone
Career
Per 600 PA
2
4.74
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Stone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Stone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Stone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Stone
Career
Per 600 PA