Fred Archer vs. Bruce Walton — Career Comparison

Fred Archer
Greatest GenerationTennesseeThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Bruce Walton
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaOakland AthleticsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Fred Archer built a career as a starting pitcher and Bruce Walton 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 8.21 and 1.794 for Bruce Walton. 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 Bruce Walton

Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Bruce Walton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.59
Bruce Walton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
7.15
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.13
Bruce Walton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.45
Bruce Walton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.53
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.68
Bruce Walton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
40
Bruce Walton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71.43
71.43
Bruce Walton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.45
Bruce Walton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Walton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Walton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
6.35
Bruce Walton
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
8.21
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.35
6.35
Bruce Walton
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.21
8.21
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.91
4.91
Bruce Walton
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.7
6.7
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.79
4.79
Bruce Walton
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.65
5.65
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.283
0.283
Bruce Walton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.317
0.317
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
119
27
Bruce Walton
Career
Per 9 Innings
102
27
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39.2
9
Bruce Walton
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
9
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
10.21
Bruce Walton
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
11.91
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.21
10.21
Bruce Walton
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.91
11.91
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.68
Bruce Walton
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.59
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.68
0.68
Bruce Walton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.59
1.59
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Bruce Walton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.22
0.22
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
3.4
Bruce Walton
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
3.97
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Walton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.26
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.4
3.4
Bruce Walton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
2.5
Bruce Walton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
4.76
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.5
2.5
Bruce Walton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.76
4.76
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.57
1.57
Bruce Walton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.656
0.656
Bruce Walton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.971
0.971
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Walton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.79
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.68
Bruce Walton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.26
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Walton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.53
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
177
40.16
Bruce Walton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
163
43.15
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.23
Bruce Walton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
3.18
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
6.81
Bruce Walton
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
8.21
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.81
6.81
Bruce Walton
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.21
8.21
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Walton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.79
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Walton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.53
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Walton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.26
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.513
1.513
Bruce Walton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.765
1.765
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
159
36.08
Bruce Walton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
142
37.59
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.29
4.29
Bruce Walton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.15
1.15
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Bruce Walton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.331
0.331
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.16
40.16
Bruce Walton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.15
43.15

Fielding Stats for Fred Archer and Bruce Walton

Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Bruce Walton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Bruce Walton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
7.15
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Walton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Walton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
27
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Walton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
9
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Bruce Walton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.53
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
Bruce Walton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.79
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Bruce Walton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.26
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
Bruce Walton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.59
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
Bruce Walton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.32
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Bruce Walton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
83.33
83.33
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.143
Bruce Walton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.185
0.185
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Walton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
Bruce Walton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Walton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Walton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Walton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Walton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Fred Archer and Bruce Walton

Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Bruce Walton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
7
247.06
Bruce Walton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
16200
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
600
Bruce Walton
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
529.41
Bruce Walton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Bruce Walton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.647
0.647
Bruce Walton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
141.18
Bruce Walton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
141.18
Bruce Walton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Walton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Walton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Walton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Walton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Walton
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Walton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Walton
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.52
53.73
Bruce Walton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
141.18
Bruce Walton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
211.76
Bruce Walton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.353
0.353
Bruce Walton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Bruce Walton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.62
0.62
Bruce Walton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Walton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Bruce Walton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.546
0.546
Bruce Walton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Bruce Walton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
35.29
Bruce Walton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
35.29
Bruce Walton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
70.59
Bruce Walton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.97
69.53
Bruce Walton
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.1
-60
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Walton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
70.59
Bruce Walton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Walton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
3
105.88
Bruce Walton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.67
5.67
Bruce Walton
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.67
0.67
Bruce Walton
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Walton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Walton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Walton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Walton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Walton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Walton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Walton
Career
Per 600 PA