Fred Archer vs. Bob Welch — Career Comparison

Fred Archer
Greatest GenerationTennesseeThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Bob Welch
Baby BoomersMichiganThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueStarting PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star

On the career pitching numbers, Bob Welch posted a stronger line than Fred Archer. Bob Welch posted stronger numbers in ERA (3.47 vs 6.35) and WHIP (1.290 vs 1.513). By the career numbers, Bob Welch 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 Bob Welch

Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Bob Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.59
Bob Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
506
1.47
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.13
Bob Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
462
1.34
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.45
Bob Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
211
0.61
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.68
Bob Welch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
146
0.42
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
40
Bob Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59.1
59.1
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
71.43
71.43
Bob Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.3
91.3
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.45
Bob Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
61
0.18
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.08
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.02
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
6.35
Bob Welch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1191
3.47
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.35
6.35
Bob Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.47
3.47
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.91
4.91
Bob Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.47
3.47
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.79
4.79
Bob Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.93
3.93
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.283
0.283
Bob Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
119
27
Bob Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9276
27
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.2
9
Bob Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3092
9
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
10.21
Bob Welch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2894
8.42
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.21
10.21
Bob Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.42
8.42
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.68
Bob Welch
Career
Per 9 Innings
267
0.78
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.68
0.68
Bob Welch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.78
0.78
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.43
0.43
Bob Welch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.53
0.53
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
3.4
Bob Welch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1034
3.01
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob Welch
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
0.17
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.4
3.4
Bob Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.01
3.01
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
2.5
Bob Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1969
5.73
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.5
2.5
Bob Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.73
5.73
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.57
1.57
Bob Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.89
3.89
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.656
0.656
Bob Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.971
0.971
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob Welch
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
0.16
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.68
Bob Welch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
0.23
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob Welch
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.13
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
177
40.16
Bob Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12956
37.71
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.23
Bob Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.06
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
6.81
Bob Welch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1310
3.81
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.81
6.81
Bob Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob Welch
Career
Per 9 Innings
122
0.36
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob Welch
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
0.24
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
0.61
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.513
1.513
Bob Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.27
1.27
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
159
36.08
Bob Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11638
33.88
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.29
4.29
Bob Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.59
2.59
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Bob Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.279
0.279
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.16
40.16
Bob Welch
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.71
37.71

Fielding Stats for Fred Archer and Bob Welch

Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Bob Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Bob Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
507
1.48
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
462
1.34
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9279
27
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3093
9
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Bob Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
243
0.71
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Bob Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
394
1.15
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Bob Welch
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.08
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Bob Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
663
1.93
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Bob Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
637
1.85
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Bob Welch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.08
96.08
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.143
Bob Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.256
1.256
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.12
91.12
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Bob Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.09
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Welch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Welch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Welch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Welch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Fred Archer and Bob Welch

Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Bob Welch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
7
247.06
Bob Welch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
520
467.07
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
17
600
Bob Welch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
668
600
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
529.41
Bob Welch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
582
522.75
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Bob Welch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.151
0.151
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.647
0.647
Bob Welch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.433
0.433
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
141.18
Bob Welch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
88
79.04
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
141.18
Bob Welch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
78
70.06
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Welch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
6.29
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Welch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.9
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Welch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.8
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Welch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
8.98
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Welch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.114
0.114
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Welch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.003
0.003
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Welch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.023
0.023
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.52
53.73
Bob Welch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19.24
17.28
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
141.18
Bob Welch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
103
92.51
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
211.76
Bob Welch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
113
101.5
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.353
0.353
Bob Welch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.186
0.186
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Bob Welch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.177
0.177
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.62
0.62
Bob Welch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.363
0.363
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Welch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.026
0.026
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Bob Welch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.128
0.128
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.546
0.546
Bob Welch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.257
0.257
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Bob Welch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.209
0.209
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
35.29
Bob Welch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
23.35
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
35.29
Bob Welch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
26.95
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
70.59
Bob Welch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
54
48.5
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.97
69.53
Bob Welch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11.96
10.74
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Welch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.69
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
70.59
Bob Welch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
19.76
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Welch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
105.88
Bob Welch
Career
Per 600 PA
171
153.59
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.67
5.67
Bob Welch
Career
Per 600 PA
3.91
3.91
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.67
0.67
Bob Welch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Welch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
52.99
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Welch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.8
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bob Welch
Career
Per 600 PA
4
3.59
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Welch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Welch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.9
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Welch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.9
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
Bob Welch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0