Fred Archer vs. Lefty Willis — Career Comparison

Fred Archer
Greatest GenerationTennesseeThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Lefty Willis
Greatest GenerationWest VirginiaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Fred Archer built a career as a starting pitcher and Lefty Willis as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Lefty Willis posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.92 and WHIP 1.508 compared to 6.35 and 1.513 for Fred Archer. By the career numbers, Lefty Willis had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Fred Archer and Lefty Willis

Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Lefty Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.59
Lefty Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
4.06
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.13
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.56
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.45
Lefty Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.42
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.68
Lefty Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.14
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
40
Lefty Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
75
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71.43
71.43
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.79
13.79
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.45
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.14
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.14
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
6.35
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
3.92
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.35
6.35
Lefty Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.92
3.92
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.91
4.91
Lefty Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.57
4.57
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.79
4.79
Lefty Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.31
4.31
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.283
0.283
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.284
0.284
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
119
27
Lefty Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
193
27
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.2
9
Lefty Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64.1
9
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
10.21
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
10.07
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.21
10.21
Lefty Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.07
10.07
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.68
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.56
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Lefty Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.56
0.56
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Lefty Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
3.4
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
3.5
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.4
3.4
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.5
3.5
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
2.5
Lefty Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
3.22
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.5
2.5
Lefty Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.22
3.22
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.57
1.57
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.79
0.79
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.656
0.656
Lefty Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.746
0.746
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.28
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.68
Lefty Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.14
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
177
40.16
Lefty Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
280
39.17
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.23
Lefty Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.98
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
6.81
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
4.76
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.81
6.81
Lefty Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.76
4.76
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.513
1.513
Lefty Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.508
1.508
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
159
36.08
Lefty Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
254
35.53
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.29
4.29
Lefty Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.17
1.17
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.16
40.16
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.17
39.17

Fielding Stats for Fred Archer and Lefty Willis

Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Lefty Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Lefty Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Lefty Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Lefty Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Lefty Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Lefty Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.65
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.143
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.759
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Fred Archer and Lefty Willis

Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Lefty Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
7
247.06
Lefty Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
915.79
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
17
600
Lefty Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
600
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
15
529.41
Lefty Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
568.42
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.647
0.647
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.29
0.29
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
141.18
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
2
63.16
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
141.18
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
2
63.16
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.52
53.73
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.31
9.91
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
141.18
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
2
63.16
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
211.76
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
3
94.74
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.353
0.353
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.62
0.62
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.269
0.269
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.099
0.099
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.546
0.546
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.188
0.188
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.133
0.133
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
35.29
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
31.58
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
35.29
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
70.59
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
31.58
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.97
69.53
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.14
-4.46
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
70.59
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
31.58
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
3
105.88
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
94.74
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
5.67
5.67
Lefty Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.33
6.33
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.67
0.67
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.33
0.33
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PA