Fred Archer vs. Jim Whitney — Career Comparison

Fred Archer
Greatest GenerationTennesseeThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Jim Whitney
Pre-GenerationalNew YorkThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Fred Archer built a career as a starting pitcher and Jim Whitney as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Jim Whitney posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.97 and WHIP 1.147 compared to 6.35 and 1.513 for Fred Archer. By the career numbers, Jim Whitney had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Fred Archer and Jim Whitney

Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Jim Whitney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.59
Jim Whitney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
413
1.06
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.13
Jim Whitney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
396
1.02
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.45
Jim Whitney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
191
0.49
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.68
Jim Whitney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
204
0.53
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
40
Jim Whitney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.35
48.35
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
71.43
71.43
Jim Whitney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.88
95.88
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.45
Jim Whitney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
377
0.97
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Whitney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.07
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Whitney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
6.35
Jim Whitney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1154
2.97
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.35
6.35
Jim Whitney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.97
2.97
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.91
4.91
Jim Whitney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.6
2.6
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.79
4.79
Jim Whitney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.77
2.77
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.283
0.283
Jim Whitney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.253
0.253
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
119
27
Jim Whitney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10489
27
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.2
9
Jim Whitney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3496.1
9
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
10.21
Jim Whitney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3598
9.26
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.21
10.21
Jim Whitney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.26
9.26
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.68
Jim Whitney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
0.2
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Jim Whitney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Jim Whitney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.19
0.19
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
3.4
Jim Whitney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
411
1.06
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Whitney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.4
3.4
Jim Whitney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.06
1.06
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
2.5
Jim Whitney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1571
4.04
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.5
2.5
Jim Whitney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.04
4.04
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.57
1.57
Jim Whitney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.8
3.8
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.656
0.656
Jim Whitney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.567
0.567
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Whitney
Career
Per 9 Innings
214
0.55
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.68
Jim Whitney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.07
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Whitney
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
177
40.16
Jim Whitney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14666
37.75
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.23
Jim Whitney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.04
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
6.81
Jim Whitney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2026
5.22
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.81
6.81
Jim Whitney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.22
5.22
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Whitney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Whitney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Whitney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.513
1.513
Jim Whitney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.147
1.147
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
159
36.08
Jim Whitney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14227
36.62
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.29
4.29
Jim Whitney
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.91
4.91
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Jim Whitney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.16
40.16
Jim Whitney
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.75
37.75

Fielding Stats for Fred Archer and Jim Whitney

Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Jim Whitney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Jim Whitney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
576
1.11
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Whitney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Whitney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13962
27
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Whitney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4654
9
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Jim Whitney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
492
0.95
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Jim Whitney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
797
1.54
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Jim Whitney
Career
Per 9 Innings
158
0.31
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Jim Whitney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1447
2.8
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Jim Whitney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1289
2.49
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Jim Whitney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
89.08
89.08
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.143
Jim Whitney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.238
2.238
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Whitney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Jim Whitney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.06
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Whitney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Whitney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Whitney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Whitney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Fred Archer and Jim Whitney

Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Jim Whitney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
247.06
Jim Whitney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
550
143.1
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
17
600
Jim Whitney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2306
600
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
15
529.41
Jim Whitney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2144
557.85
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Jim Whitney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.261
0.261
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.647
0.647
Jim Whitney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.703
0.703
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
4
141.18
Jim Whitney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
559
145.45
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
141.18
Jim Whitney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
389
101.21
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Whitney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
113
29.4
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Whitney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
10.15
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Whitney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
4.68
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Whitney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
170
44.23
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Whitney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.304
0.304
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Whitney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Whitney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.032
0.032
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
1.52
53.73
Jim Whitney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
262.92
68.41
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
4
141.18
Jim Whitney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
804
209.19
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
211.76
Jim Whitney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
721
187.6
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.353
0.353
Jim Whitney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.313
0.313
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.267
0.267
Jim Whitney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.62
0.62
Jim Whitney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.688
0.688
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Whitney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.114
0.114
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.226
0.226
Jim Whitney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.235
0.235
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.546
0.546
Jim Whitney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.622
0.622
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Jim Whitney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.283
0.283
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
1
35.29
Jim Whitney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
316
82.22
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
1
35.29
Jim Whitney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
280
72.85
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
2
70.59
Jim Whitney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
578
150.39
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
1.97
69.53
Jim Whitney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
284.17
73.94
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Whitney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.26
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
70.59
Jim Whitney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
161
41.89
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Whitney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
105.88
Jim Whitney
Career
Per 600 PAverified
211
54.9
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
5.67
5.67
Jim Whitney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.93
10.93
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.67
0.67
Jim Whitney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.76
0.76
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Whitney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Whitney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Whitney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Whitney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
5.2
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Whitney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Whitney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
5.2
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Whitney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100