Fred Archer vs. Leon Williams — Career Comparison

Fred Archer
Greatest GenerationTennesseeThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Leon Williams
Greatest GenerationGeorgiaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Fred Archer built a career as a starting pitcher and Leon Williams as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Leon Williams posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 5.4 and WHIP 2.160 compared to 6.35 and 1.513 for Fred Archer. By the career numbers, Leon Williams had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Fred Archer and Leon Williams

Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.59
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8.64
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.13
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.45
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.68
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
40
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71.43
71.43
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.45
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
6.35
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5.4
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.35
6.35
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.4
5.4
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.91
4.91
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.44
8.44
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.79
4.79
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.283
0.283
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.41
0.41
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
119
27
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
27
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39.2
9
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.1
9
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
10.21
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
17.28
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.21
10.21
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
17.28
17.28
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.68
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
3.4
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2.16
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.4
3.4
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.16
2.16
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
2.5
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3.24
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.5
2.5
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.57
1.57
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.38
0.38
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.656
0.656
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.68
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.08
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
177
40.16
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
44.28
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.23
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7.56
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
6.81
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6.48
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.81
6.81
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.48
6.48
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.513
1.513
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.16
2.16
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
159
36.08
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
42.12
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.29
4.29
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.75
0.75
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.444
0.444
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.16
40.16
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.28
44.28

Fielding Stats for Fred Archer and Leon Williams

Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.143
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.556
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Fred Archer and Leon Williams

Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
7
247.06
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
1440
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
600
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
5
600
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
529.41
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
600
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.647
0.647
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.6
0.6
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
141.18
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
1
120
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
141.18
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.52
53.73
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.38
45.23
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
141.18
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
240
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
211.76
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
1
120
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.353
0.353
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.267
0.267
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.62
0.62
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.6
0.6
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.19
0.19
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.546
0.546
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
1
35.29
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
35.29
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
70.59
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.97
69.53
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.3
35.81
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
70.59
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
105.88
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
240
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.67
5.67
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
2.5
2.5
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.67
0.67
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA