Fred Archer vs. Larry Thomas — Career Comparison

Fred Archer
Greatest GenerationTennesseeThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Larry Thomas
Gen XFloridaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Fred Archer built a career as a starting pitcher and Larry Thomas as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Larry Thomas posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.02 and WHIP 1.427 compared to 6.35 and 1.513 for Fred Archer. By the career numbers, Larry Thomas had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Fred Archer and Larry Thomas

Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Larry Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.59
Larry Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
14.92
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.13
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.45
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.38
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.68
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.57
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
40
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
40
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71.43
71.43
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.45
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
6.35
Larry Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
3.02
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.35
6.35
Larry Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.02
3.02
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.91
4.91
Larry Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.7
3.7
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.79
4.79
Larry Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.05
4.05
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.283
0.283
Larry Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.247
0.247
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
119
27
Larry Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
143
27
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.2
9
Larry Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
47.2
9
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
10.21
Larry Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
8.12
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.21
10.21
Larry Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.12
8.12
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.68
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.57
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Larry Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.57
0.57
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Larry Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.04
0.04
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
3.4
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
4.15
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.57
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.4
3.4
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.15
4.15
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
2.5
Larry Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
6.04
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.5
2.5
Larry Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.04
6.04
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.57
1.57
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.41
0.41
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.656
0.656
Larry Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.133
1.133
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.38
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.68
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.57
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
177
40.16
Larry Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
204
38.52
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.23
Larry Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
3.02
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
6.81
Larry Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
3.02
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.81
6.81
Larry Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.02
3.02
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.94
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.94
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.513
1.513
Larry Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.364
1.364
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
159
36.08
Larry Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
174
32.85
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.29
4.29
Larry Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Larry Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.288
0.288
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.16
40.16
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.52
38.52

Fielding Stats for Fred Archer and Larry Thomas

Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Larry Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Larry Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
14.92
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Larry Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
27
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Larry Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.2
9
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Larry Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.94
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.76
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Larry Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
1.7
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Larry Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
1.7
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.143
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.114
0.114
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.19
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Fred Archer and Larry Thomas

Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Larry Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
247.06
Larry Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
79
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
600
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
529.41
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.647
0.647
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
141.18
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
141.18
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.52
53.73
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
141.18
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
211.76
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.353
0.353
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.62
0.62
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.546
0.546
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
35.29
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
35.29
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
70.59
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.97
69.53
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
70.59
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
3
105.88
Larry Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.67
5.67
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.67
0.67
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA