Fred Archer vs. Doc Tonkin — Career Comparison

Fred Archer
Greatest GenerationTennesseeThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Doc Tonkin
Pre-GenerationalNew HampshireThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Fred Archer built a career as a starting pitcher and Doc Tonkin as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Fred Archer posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 6.35 and WHIP 1.513 compared to 6.75 and 4.125 for Doc Tonkin. By the career numbers, Fred Archer had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Fred Archer and Doc Tonkin

Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Doc Tonkin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
1.59
Doc Tonkin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
3.38
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.13
Doc Tonkin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.45
Doc Tonkin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.68
Doc Tonkin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
40
Doc Tonkin
Career
Per 9 Innings
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71.43
71.43
Doc Tonkin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.45
Doc Tonkin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Tonkin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Tonkin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
6.35
Doc Tonkin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
6.75
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.35
6.35
Doc Tonkin
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.75
6.75
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.91
4.91
Doc Tonkin
Career
Per 9 Innings
19.04
19.04
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.79
4.79
Doc Tonkin
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.63
8.63
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.283
0.283
Doc Tonkin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.462
0.462
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
119
27
Doc Tonkin
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
27
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39.2
9
Doc Tonkin
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.2
9
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
10.21
Doc Tonkin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
20.25
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.21
10.21
Doc Tonkin
Career
Per 9 Innings
20.25
20.25
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.68
Doc Tonkin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Doc Tonkin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Doc Tonkin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
3.4
Doc Tonkin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
16.88
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Tonkin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.4
3.4
Doc Tonkin
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.88
16.88
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
2.5
Doc Tonkin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.5
2.5
Doc Tonkin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.57
1.57
Doc Tonkin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.656
0.656
Doc Tonkin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.875
1.875
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Tonkin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.68
Doc Tonkin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Tonkin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
177
40.16
Doc Tonkin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
60.75
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.23
Doc Tonkin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
6.81
Doc Tonkin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
10.13
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.81
6.81
Doc Tonkin
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.13
10.13
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Tonkin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Tonkin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Tonkin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.513
1.513
Doc Tonkin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.125
4.125
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
159
36.08
Doc Tonkin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
43.88
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.29
4.29
Doc Tonkin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Doc Tonkin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.462
0.462
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.16
40.16
Doc Tonkin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60.75
60.75

Fielding Stats for Fred Archer and Doc Tonkin

Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
Doc Tonkin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
Doc Tonkin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
3
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Tonkin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Tonkin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
27
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Tonkin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
9
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
Doc Tonkin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
Doc Tonkin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
6
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Tonkin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
Doc Tonkin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
6
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
Doc Tonkin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
6
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
Doc Tonkin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.143
Doc Tonkin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Tonkin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
Doc Tonkin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Tonkin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Tonkin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Tonkin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Tonkin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Fred Archer and Doc Tonkin

Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Doc Tonkin
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
247.06
Doc Tonkin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
600
Doc Tonkin
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
529.41
Doc Tonkin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.267
0.267
Doc Tonkin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.647
0.647
Doc Tonkin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
141.18
Doc Tonkin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
141.18
Doc Tonkin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Tonkin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Tonkin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Tonkin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Tonkin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Tonkin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Tonkin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Tonkin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
1.52
53.73
Doc Tonkin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
141.18
Doc Tonkin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
211.76
Doc Tonkin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.353
0.353
Doc Tonkin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.267
0.267
Doc Tonkin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.62
0.62
Doc Tonkin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Tonkin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.226
0.226
Doc Tonkin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.7
0.7
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.546
0.546
Doc Tonkin
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Doc Tonkin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
1
35.29
Doc Tonkin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
35.29
Doc Tonkin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
70.59
Doc Tonkin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.97
69.53
Doc Tonkin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.41
423.33
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Tonkin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
70.59
Doc Tonkin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Tonkin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
3
105.88
Doc Tonkin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.67
5.67
Doc Tonkin
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.67
0.67
Doc Tonkin
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Tonkin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Tonkin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Tonkin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Tonkin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Tonkin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Tonkin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Tonkin
Career
Per 600 PA