Fred Archer vs. Charlie Williams — Career Comparison

Fred Archer
Greatest GenerationTennesseeThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Charlie Williams
Baby BoomersNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Fred Archer built a career as a starting pitcher and Charlie Williams as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Charlie Williams posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.97 and WHIP 1.587 compared to 6.35 and 1.513 for Fred Archer. By the career numbers, Charlie Williams had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Fred Archer and Charlie Williams

Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Charlie Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.59
Charlie Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
268
4.21
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.13
Charlie Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
0.52
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.45
Charlie Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
0.36
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.68
Charlie Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.35
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
40
Charlie Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.11
51.11
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71.43
71.43
Charlie Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.31
12.31
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.45
Charlie Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.06
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
6.35
Charlie Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
253
3.97
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.35
6.35
Charlie Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.91
4.91
Charlie Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.2
4.2
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.79
4.79
Charlie Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.48
4.48
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.283
0.283
Charlie Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.269
0.269
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
119
27
Charlie Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1720
27
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.2
9
Charlie Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
573.1
9
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
10.21
Charlie Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
581
9.12
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.21
10.21
Charlie Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.12
9.12
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.68
Charlie Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.6
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Charlie Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.6
0.6
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Charlie Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
3.4
Charlie Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
275
4.32
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Charlie Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
0.85
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.4
3.4
Charlie Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.32
4.32
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
2.5
Charlie Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
257
4.03
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.5
2.5
Charlie Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.03
4.03
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.57
1.57
Charlie Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.96
0.96
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.656
0.656
Charlie Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.928
0.928
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Charlie Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.38
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.68
Charlie Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.22
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Charlie Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
177
40.16
Charlie Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2507
39.35
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.23
Charlie Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
1.1
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
6.81
Charlie Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
287
4.51
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.81
6.81
Charlie Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.51
4.51
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Charlie Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.52
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Charlie Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.36
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.86
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.513
1.513
Charlie Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.493
1.493
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
159
36.08
Charlie Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2162
33.94
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.29
4.29
Charlie Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.07
1.07
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Charlie Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.291
0.291
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.16
40.16
Charlie Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.35
39.35

Fielding Stats for Fred Archer and Charlie Williams

Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Charlie Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Charlie Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
268
4.21
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charlie Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.52
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charlie Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1718
27
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charlie Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
572.2
9
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Charlie Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.53
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Charlie Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
1.6
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Charlie Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.13
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Charlie Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
144
2.26
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Charlie Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
136
2.14
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Charlie Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.44
94.44
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.143
Charlie Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.508
0.508
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charlie Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12.31
12.31
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Charlie Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.19
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charlie Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charlie Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charlie Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charlie Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Fred Archer and Charlie Williams

Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Charlie Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
7
247.06
Charlie Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
268
1461.82
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
17
600
Charlie Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
110
600
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
529.41
Charlie Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
97
529.09
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Charlie Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.134
0.134
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.647
0.647
Charlie Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.396
0.396
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
141.18
Charlie Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
70.91
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
141.18
Charlie Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
65.45
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.45
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.45
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.077
0.077
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.52
53.73
Charlie Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2.56
13.95
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
141.18
Charlie Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
81.82
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
211.76
Charlie Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
98.18
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.353
0.353
Charlie Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.177
0.177
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Charlie Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.155
0.155
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.62
0.62
Charlie Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.331
0.331
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.021
0.021
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Charlie Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.546
0.546
Charlie Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.235
0.235
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Charlie Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.203
0.203
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
35.29
Charlie Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
27.27
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
35.29
Charlie Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
10.91
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
70.59
Charlie Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
38.18
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.97
69.53
Charlie Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.94
5.1
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.45
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
70.59
Charlie Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
21.82
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
105.88
Charlie Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
33
180
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.67
5.67
Charlie Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
3.33
3.33
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.67
0.67
Charlie Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
0.12
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
43.64
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Charlie Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
1
5.45
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
Charlie Williams
Career
Per 600 PA