Fred Archer vs. Mike Thompson — Career Comparison

Fred Archer
Greatest GenerationTennesseeThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Mike Thompson
Baby BoomersColoradoThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Looking at the career totals, Fred Archer and Mike Thompson are fairly close on the surface numbers. Mike Thompson posted stronger numbers in ERA (4.86 vs 6.35) and home runs allowed (0.33 per nine innings vs 0.68). Fred Archer had the advantage in WHIP (1.513 vs 1.773). By the career numbers, Mike Thompson 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 Mike Thompson

Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Mike Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.59
Mike Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
2.95
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.13
Mike Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
1.59
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.45
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.05
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.68
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.82
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
40
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.25
6.25
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71.43
71.43
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
53.7
53.7
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.45
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
6.35
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
4.86
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.35
6.35
Mike Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.86
4.86
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.91
4.91
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.98
4.98
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.79
4.79
Mike Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.52
4.52
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.283
0.283
Mike Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.263
0.263
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
119
27
Mike Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
494
27
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.2
9
Mike Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
164.2
9
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
10.21
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
158
8.64
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.21
10.21
Mike Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.64
8.64
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.68
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.33
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Mike Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.33
0.33
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Mike Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
3.4
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
128
7
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.33
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.4
3.4
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
2.5
Mike Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
6.18
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.5
2.5
Mike Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.18
6.18
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.57
1.57
Mike Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.09
2.09
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.656
0.656
Mike Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.464
1.464
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.82
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.68
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.27
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.16
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
177
40.16
Mike Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
753
41.16
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.23
Mike Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.22
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
6.81
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
5.3
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.81
6.81
Mike Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.3
5.3
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.82
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.22
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.71
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.513
1.513
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.737
1.737
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
159
36.08
Mike Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
601
32.85
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.29
4.29
Mike Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.8
1.8
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.315
0.315
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.16
40.16
Mike Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.16
41.16

Fielding Stats for Fred Archer and Mike Thompson

Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Mike Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Mike Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
2.95
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
1.58
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
495
27
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
165
9
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Mike Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.71
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Mike Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
1.47
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.05
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Mike Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
2.24
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Mike Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
2.18
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.56
97.56
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.143
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.741
0.741
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.7
53.7
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.05
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Fred Archer and Mike Thompson

Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Mike Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
7
247.06
Mike Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
704.35
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
17
600
Mike Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
46
600
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
15
529.41
Mike Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
534.78
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.098
0.098
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.647
0.647
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.315
0.315
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
141.18
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
4
52.17
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
141.18
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
4
52.17
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.52
53.73
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.49
6.39
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
141.18
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
4
52.17
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
211.76
Mike Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
91.3
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.353
0.353
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.159
0.159
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.098
0.098
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.62
0.62
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.257
0.257
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.096
0.096
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.546
0.546
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.184
0.184
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.308
0.308
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
35.29
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.04
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
35.29
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
70.59
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.04
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.97
69.53
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.99
-12.88
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.04
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
70.59
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
26.09
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
105.88
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
28
365.22
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.67
5.67
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
1.64
1.64
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.67
0.67
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
0.07
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
26.09
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.04
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA