Fred Archer vs. Rube Waddell — Career Comparison

Fred Archer
Greatest GenerationTennesseeThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Rube Waddell
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueHall of FameStarting Pitcher

On the career pitching numbers, Rube Waddell posted a stronger line than Fred Archer. Rube Waddell posted stronger numbers in ERA (2.16 vs 6.35) and WHIP (1.102 vs 1.513). By the career numbers, Rube Waddell 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 Rube Waddell

Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.59
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
407
1.24
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.13
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
340
1.03
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.45
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
193
0.59
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.68
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
0.43
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
40
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.44
57.44
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
71.43
71.43
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83.54
83.54
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.45
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
261
0.79
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.15
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.02
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
6.35
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
711
2.16
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.35
6.35
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.16
2.16
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.91
4.91
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.38
2.38
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.79
4.79
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.53
2.53
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.283
0.283
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.228
0.228
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
119
27
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8884
27
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.2
9
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2961.1
9
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
10.21
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2460
7.48
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.21
10.21
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.48
7.48
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.68
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.11
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
3.4
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
803
2.44
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.4
3.4
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.44
2.44
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
2.5
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2316
7.04
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.5
2.5
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.04
7.04
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.57
1.57
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.69
5.69
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.656
0.656
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.053
1.053
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
74
0.22
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.68
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
115
0.35
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.01
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
177
40.16
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11717
35.61
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.23
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
54
0.16
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
6.81
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1063
3.23
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.81
6.81
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.23
3.23
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.513
1.513
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.102
1.102
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
159
36.08
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10799
32.82
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.29
4.29
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.61
2.61
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.287
0.287
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.16
40.16
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.61
35.61

Fielding Stats for Fred Archer and Rube Waddell

Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
408
1.24
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
213
0.65
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8904
27
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2968
9
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
176
0.53
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
740
2.24
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
91
0.28
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1007
3.05
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
916
2.78
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.96
90.96
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.143
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.245
2.245
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.21
52.21
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.05
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Fred Archer and Rube Waddell

Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
247.06
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
410
216.36
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
17
600
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1137
600
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
15
529.41
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1066
562.53
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.161
0.161
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.647
0.647
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.444
0.444
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
141.18
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
172
90.77
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
141.18
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
129
68.07
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
15.3
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
5.28
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.11
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
22.69
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.023
0.023
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.52
53.73
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
50.21
26.5
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
141.18
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
233
122.96
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
211.76
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
220
116.09
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.353
0.353
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.198
0.198
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.219
0.219
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.62
0.62
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.416
0.416
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.057
0.057
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.144
0.144
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.546
0.546
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.321
0.321
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.221
0.221
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
35.29
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
61
32.19
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
1
35.29
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
83
43.8
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
2
70.59
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
140
73.88
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.97
69.53
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
37.89
19.99
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
3.17
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
70.59
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
42
22.16
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
105.88
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 600 PA
300
158.31
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.67
5.67
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 600 PA
3.79
3.79
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.67
0.67
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
12.14
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
3.17
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
3.17
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100