Fred Archer vs. Steve Toole — Career Comparison

Fred Archer
Greatest GenerationTennesseeThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Steve Toole
Pre-GenerationalLouisianaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaBrooklyn BridegroomsAmerican AssociationRelief Pitcher

Fred Archer built a career as a starting pitcher and Steve Toole as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Steve Toole posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.79 and WHIP 1.616 compared to 6.35 and 1.513 for Fred Archer. By the career numbers, Steve Toole had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Fred Archer and Steve Toole

Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Steve Toole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.59
Steve Toole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55
1.12
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.13
Steve Toole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
52
1.06
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.45
Steve Toole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.55
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.68
Steve Toole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.53
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
40
Steve Toole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50.94
50.94
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
71.43
71.43
Steve Toole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.55
94.55
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.45
Steve Toole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
1
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Toole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Toole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
6.35
Steve Toole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
236
4.79
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.35
6.35
Steve Toole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.79
4.79
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.91
4.91
Steve Toole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.54
4.54
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.79
4.79
Steve Toole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.46
4.46
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.283
0.283
Steve Toole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.262
0.262
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
119
27
Steve Toole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1329
27
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.2
9
Steve Toole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
443
9
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
10.21
Steve Toole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
457
9.28
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.21
10.21
Steve Toole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.28
9.28
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.68
Steve Toole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.1
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Steve Toole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Steve Toole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
3.4
Steve Toole
Career
Per 9 Innings
259
5.26
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Toole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.4
3.4
Steve Toole
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.26
5.26
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
2.5
Steve Toole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
141
2.86
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.5
2.5
Steve Toole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.86
2.86
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.57
1.57
Steve Toole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.56
2.56
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.656
0.656
Steve Toole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.903
0.903
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Toole
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.83
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.68
Steve Toole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.59
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Toole
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
177
40.16
Steve Toole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2030
41.24
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.23
Steve Toole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.06
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
6.81
Steve Toole
Career
Per 9 Innings
356
7.23
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.81
6.81
Steve Toole
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.23
7.23
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Toole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Toole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Toole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.513
1.513
Steve Toole
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.616
1.616
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
159
36.08
Steve Toole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1742
35.39
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.29
4.29
Steve Toole
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.47
6.47
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Steve Toole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.283
0.283
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.16
40.16
Steve Toole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.24
41.24

Fielding Stats for Fred Archer and Steve Toole

Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Steve Toole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Steve Toole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
1.13
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Toole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Toole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1512
27
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Toole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
504
9
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Steve Toole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
1.14
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Steve Toole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
1.63
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Steve Toole
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.39
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Steve Toole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
177
3.16
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Steve Toole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
155
2.77
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Steve Toole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.57
87.57
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.143
Steve Toole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.46
2.46
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Toole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Steve Toole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.09
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Toole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Toole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Toole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Toole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Fred Archer and Steve Toole

Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Steve Toole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
247.06
Steve Toole
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
59
151.28
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
17
600
Steve Toole
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
234
600
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
15
529.41
Steve Toole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
228
584.62
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Steve Toole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.263
0.263
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.647
0.647
Steve Toole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.675
0.675
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
4
141.18
Steve Toole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
153.85
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
141.18
Steve Toole
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
42
107.69
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Toole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
38.46
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Toole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.13
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Toole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.56
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Toole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
46.15
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Toole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Toole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Toole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.017
0.017
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
1.52
53.73
Steve Toole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24.15
61.93
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
4
141.18
Steve Toole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
82
210.26
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
211.76
Steve Toole
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
66
169.23
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.353
0.353
Steve Toole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.282
0.282
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.267
0.267
Steve Toole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.36
0.36
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.62
0.62
Steve Toole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.642
0.642
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Toole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.096
0.096
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Steve Toole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.217
0.217
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.546
0.546
Steve Toole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.577
0.577
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Steve Toole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.285
0.285
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
1
35.29
Steve Toole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
87.18
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
1
35.29
Steve Toole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
79.49
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
2
70.59
Steve Toole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64
164.1
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.97
69.53
Steve Toole
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26.31
67.46
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Toole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.56
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
70.59
Steve Toole
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
12.82
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Toole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
105.88
Steve Toole
Career
Per 600 PAverified
20
51.28
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
5.67
5.67
Steve Toole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.7
11.7
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.67
0.67
Steve Toole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Toole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Toole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Toole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Toole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
23.08
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Toole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Toole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
23.08
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Toole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100