Fred Archer vs. Weldon West — Career Comparison

Fred Archer
Greatest GenerationTennesseeThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Weldon West
Greatest GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Fred Archer built a career as a starting pitcher and Weldon West as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Weldon West posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.29 and WHIP 1.571 compared to 6.35 and 1.513 for Fred Archer. By the career numbers, Weldon West had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Fred Archer and Weldon West

Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Weldon West
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.59
Weldon West
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
3.19
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.13
Weldon West
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.73
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.45
Weldon West
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.27
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.68
Weldon West
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.36
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
40
Weldon West
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.86
42.86
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71.43
71.43
Weldon West
Career
Per 9 Innings
22.86
22.86
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.45
Weldon West
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.09
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Weldon West
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Weldon West
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
6.35
Weldon West
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
4.29
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.35
6.35
Weldon West
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.29
4.29
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.91
4.91
Weldon West
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.35
4.35
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.79
4.79
Weldon West
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.95
3.95
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.283
0.283
Weldon West
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.267
0.267
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
119
27
Weldon West
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
296
27
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.2
9
Weldon West
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
98.2
9
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
10.21
Weldon West
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
9.58
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.21
10.21
Weldon West
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.58
9.58
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.68
Weldon West
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.27
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Weldon West
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Weldon West
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
3.4
Weldon West
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
4.56
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Weldon West
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.4
3.4
Weldon West
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.56
4.56
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
2.5
Weldon West
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
4.47
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.5
2.5
Weldon West
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.47
4.47
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.57
1.57
Weldon West
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.4
1.4
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.656
0.656
Weldon West
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.003
1.003
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Weldon West
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.68
Weldon West
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.09
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Weldon West
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
177
40.16
Weldon West
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
444
40.5
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.23
Weldon West
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
6.81
Weldon West
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
5.02
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.81
6.81
Weldon West
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.02
5.02
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Weldon West
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Weldon West
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Weldon West
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.513
1.513
Weldon West
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.571
1.571
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
159
36.08
Weldon West
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
393
35.85
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.29
4.29
Weldon West
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.57
1.57
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Weldon West
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.299
0.299
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.16
40.16
Weldon West
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.5
40.5

Fielding Stats for Fred Archer and Weldon West

Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Weldon West
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Weldon West
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Weldon West
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Weldon West
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Weldon West
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Weldon West
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Weldon West
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Weldon West
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Weldon West
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Weldon West
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
Weldon West
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.143
Weldon West
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.343
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Weldon West
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
Weldon West
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Weldon West
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Weldon West
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Weldon West
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Weldon West
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Fred Archer and Weldon West

Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Weldon West
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
7
247.06
Weldon West
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
600
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
17
600
Weldon West
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
35
600
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
15
529.41
Weldon West
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
582.86
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Weldon West
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.647
0.647
Weldon West
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
141.18
Weldon West
Career
Per 600 PA
3
51.43
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
141.18
Weldon West
Career
Per 600 PA
3
51.43
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Weldon West
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Weldon West
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Weldon West
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Weldon West
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Weldon West
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Weldon West
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Weldon West
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.52
53.73
Weldon West
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
2.52
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
141.18
Weldon West
Career
Per 600 PA
3
51.43
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
211.76
Weldon West
Career
Per 600 PA
3
51.43
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.353
0.353
Weldon West
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Weldon West
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.62
0.62
Weldon West
Career
Per 600 PA
0.176
0.176
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Weldon West
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Weldon West
Career
Per 600 PA
0.062
0.062
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.546
0.546
Weldon West
Career
Per 600 PA
0.094
0.094
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Weldon West
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
35.29
Weldon West
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
35.29
Weldon West
Career
Per 600 PA
1
17.14
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
70.59
Weldon West
Career
Per 600 PA
1
17.14
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.97
69.53
Weldon West
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.82
-31.15
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Weldon West
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
70.59
Weldon West
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Weldon West
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
105.88
Weldon West
Career
Per 600 PA
13
222.86
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.67
5.67
Weldon West
Career
Per 600 PA
2.69
2.69
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.67
0.67
Weldon West
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Weldon West
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
17.14
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Weldon West
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Weldon West
Career
Per 600 PA
1
17.14
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Weldon West
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Weldon West
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Weldon West
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
Weldon West
Career
Per 600 PA