Fred Archer vs. Ron Tompkins — Career Comparison

Fred Archer
Greatest GenerationTennesseeThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Ron Tompkins
Silent GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Fred Archer built a career as a starting pitcher and Ron Tompkins as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Ron Tompkins posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.96 and WHIP 1.340 compared to 6.35 and 1.513 for Fred Archer. By the career numbers, Ron Tompkins had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Fred Archer and Ron Tompkins

Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Ron Tompkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.59
Ron Tompkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
7.2
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.13
Ron Tompkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.18
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.45
Ron Tompkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.68
Ron Tompkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.36
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
40
Ron Tompkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71.43
71.43
Ron Tompkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.5
2.5
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.45
Ron Tompkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Tompkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Tompkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.54
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
6.35
Ron Tompkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
3.96
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.35
6.35
Ron Tompkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.96
3.96
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.91
4.91
Ron Tompkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.22
3.22
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.79
4.79
Ron Tompkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.5
4.5
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.283
0.283
Ron Tompkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.217
0.217
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
119
27
Ron Tompkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
150
27
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.2
9
Ron Tompkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
9
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
10.21
Ron Tompkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
7.2
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.21
10.21
Ron Tompkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.2
7.2
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.68
Ron Tompkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.54
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Ron Tompkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.54
0.54
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Ron Tompkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
3.4
Ron Tompkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
4.32
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Tompkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.54
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.4
3.4
Ron Tompkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.32
4.32
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
2.5
Ron Tompkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
4.32
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.5
2.5
Ron Tompkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.32
4.32
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.57
1.57
Ron Tompkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.656
0.656
Ron Tompkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.96
0.96
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Tompkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.18
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.68
Ron Tompkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.72
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Tompkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.18
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
177
40.16
Ron Tompkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
214
38.52
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.23
Ron Tompkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
4.14
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
6.81
Ron Tompkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
3.96
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.81
6.81
Ron Tompkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.96
3.96
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Tompkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.18
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Tompkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.18
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Tompkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.513
1.513
Ron Tompkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.28
1.28
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
159
36.08
Ron Tompkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
184
33.12
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.29
4.29
Ron Tompkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.55
0.55
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Ron Tompkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.236
0.236
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.16
40.16
Ron Tompkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.52
38.52

Fielding Stats for Fred Archer and Ron Tompkins

Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Ron Tompkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Ron Tompkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
7.15
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Tompkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.18
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Tompkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
151
27
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Tompkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50.1
9
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Ron Tompkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.54
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Ron Tompkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
2.5
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Tompkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Ron Tompkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
3.04
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Ron Tompkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
3.04
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
Ron Tompkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.143
Ron Tompkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.425
0.425
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Tompkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.5
2.5
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
Ron Tompkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Tompkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Tompkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Tompkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Tompkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Fred Archer and Ron Tompkins

Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Ron Tompkins
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
7
247.06
Ron Tompkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
12000
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
600
Ron Tompkins
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
529.41
Ron Tompkins
Career
Per 600 PA
1
300
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Ron Tompkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.647
0.647
Ron Tompkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
141.18
Ron Tompkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
141.18
Ron Tompkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Tompkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Tompkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Tompkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Tompkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Tompkins
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Tompkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Tompkins
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.52
53.73
Ron Tompkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
141.18
Ron Tompkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
211.76
Ron Tompkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.353
0.353
Ron Tompkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Ron Tompkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.62
0.62
Ron Tompkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Tompkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Ron Tompkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.546
0.546
Ron Tompkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Ron Tompkins
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
35.29
Ron Tompkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
35.29
Ron Tompkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
70.59
Ron Tompkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.97
69.53
Ron Tompkins
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.08
-23.84
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Tompkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
70.59
Ron Tompkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Tompkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
105.88
Ron Tompkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
300
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.67
5.67
Ron Tompkins
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.67
0.67
Ron Tompkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Tompkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Tompkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Tompkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Tompkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Tompkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Tompkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Tompkins
Career
Per 600 PA