Fred Archer vs. Joe Willis — Career Comparison

Fred Archer
Greatest GenerationTennesseeThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Joe Willis
Lost GenerationOhioThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Looking at the career totals, Fred Archer and Joe Willis are fairly close on the surface numbers. Joe Willis posted stronger numbers in ERA (4.63 vs 6.35) and home runs allowed (0.17 per nine innings vs 0.68). Fred Archer had the advantage in WHIP (1.513 vs 1.568). By the career numbers, Joe Willis 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 Joe Willis

Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Joe Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.59
Joe Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
2.29
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.13
Joe Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
1.12
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.45
Joe Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.22
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.68
Joe Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.61
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
40
Joe Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
26.67
26.67
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71.43
71.43
Joe Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
48.78
48.78
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.45
Joe Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.28
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.17
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
6.35
Joe Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
4.63
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.35
6.35
Joe Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.63
4.63
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.91
4.91
Joe Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.41
4.41
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.79
4.79
Joe Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.283
0.283
Joe Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
119
27
Joe Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
484
27
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.2
9
Joe Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
161.1
9
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
10.21
Joe Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
173
9.65
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.21
10.21
Joe Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.65
9.65
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.68
Joe Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.17
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Joe Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Joe Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.07
0.07
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
3.4
Joe Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
4.46
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.4
3.4
Joe Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.46
4.46
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
2.5
Joe Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
3.68
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.5
2.5
Joe Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.68
3.68
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.57
1.57
Joe Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.61
1.61
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.656
0.656
Joe Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.905
0.905
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.28
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.68
Joe Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.28
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
177
40.16
Joe Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
719
40.11
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.23
Joe Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.56
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
6.81
Joe Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
5.91
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.81
6.81
Joe Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.91
5.91
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.513
1.513
Joe Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.568
1.568
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
159
36.08
Joe Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
634
35.37
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.29
4.29
Joe Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.59
2.59
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Joe Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.301
0.301
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.16
40.16
Joe Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.11
40.11

Fielding Stats for Fred Archer and Joe Willis

Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Joe Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Joe Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Joe Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Joe Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Joe Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Joe Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
Joe Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.143
Joe Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.878
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Joe Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Fred Archer and Joe Willis

Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Joe Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
7
247.06
Joe Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
473.08
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
17
600
Joe Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
52
600
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
15
529.41
Joe Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
553.85
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Joe Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.647
0.647
Joe Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.356
0.356
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
141.18
Joe Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
69.23
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
141.18
Joe Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
57.69
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.54
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.54
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.52
53.73
Joe Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
1.31
15.11
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
141.18
Joe Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
80.77
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
211.76
Joe Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
103.85
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.353
0.353
Joe Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.177
0.177
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Joe Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.146
0.146
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.62
0.62
Joe Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.322
0.322
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.021
0.021
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Joe Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.116
0.116
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.546
0.546
Joe Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.238
0.238
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Joe Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.177
0.177
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
35.29
Joe Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
23.08
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
35.29
Joe Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
34.62
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
70.59
Joe Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
57.69
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.97
69.53
Joe Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.3
3.45
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
70.59
Joe Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
34.62
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
105.88
Joe Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
14
161.54
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.67
5.67
Joe Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
3.71
3.71
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.67
0.67
Joe Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.21
0.21
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.54
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Willis
Career
Per 600 PA