Fred Archer vs. Brad Thomas — Career Comparison

Fred Archer
Greatest GenerationTennesseeThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Brad Thomas
Gen XAustraliaThrows LeftBats LeftOceaniaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Fred Archer built a career as a starting pitcher and Brad Thomas as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Brad Thomas posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 5.8 and WHIP 1.769 compared to 6.35 and 1.513 for Fred Archer. By the career numbers, Brad Thomas had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Fred Archer and Brad Thomas

Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Brad Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.59
Brad Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
6.23
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.13
Brad Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.61
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.45
Brad Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.52
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.68
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.52
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
40
Brad Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71.43
71.43
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.72
9.72
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.45
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
6.35
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
5.8
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.35
6.35
Brad Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.8
5.8
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.91
4.91
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.17
6.17
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.79
4.79
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.34
5.34
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.283
0.283
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.312
0.312
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
119
27
Brad Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
312
27
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.2
9
Brad Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
104
9
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
10.21
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
127
10.99
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.21
10.21
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.99
10.99
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.68
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
1.04
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.68
0.68
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.04
1.04
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Brad Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
3.4
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
4.59
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.35
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.4
3.4
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.59
4.59
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
2.5
Brad Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
3.89
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.5
2.5
Brad Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.89
3.89
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.57
1.57
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.63
0.63
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.656
0.656
Brad Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.942
0.942
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.61
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.68
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.52
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
177
40.16
Brad Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
483
41.8
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.23
Brad Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
1.13
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
6.81
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
5.97
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.81
6.81
Brad Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.97
5.97
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.52
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.95
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
1.13
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.513
1.513
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.731
1.731
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
159
36.08
Brad Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
407
35.22
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.29
4.29
Brad Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.96
0.96
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.329
0.329
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.16
40.16
Brad Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.8
41.8

Fielding Stats for Fred Archer and Brad Thomas

Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Brad Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Brad Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
6.23
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brad Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.61
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brad Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
312
27
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brad Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
9
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Brad Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.26
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Brad Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
1.56
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Brad Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
1.82
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Brad Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
1.82
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.143
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.292
0.292
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brad Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.72
9.72
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Fred Archer and Brad Thomas

Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Brad Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
247.06
Brad Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
72
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
600
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
529.41
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.647
0.647
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
141.18
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
141.18
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.52
53.73
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
141.18
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
211.76
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.353
0.353
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.62
0.62
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.546
0.546
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
35.29
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
35.29
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
70.59
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.97
69.53
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
70.59
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
3
105.88
Brad Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.67
5.67
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.67
0.67
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA