Fred Archer vs. Mike Williams — Career Comparison

Fred Archer
Greatest GenerationTennesseeThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Mike Williams
Gen XVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star

Fred Archer built a career as a starting pitcher and Mike Williams as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Mike Williams posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.45 and WHIP 1.493 compared to 6.35 and 1.513 for Fred Archer. By the career numbers, Mike Williams had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Fred Archer and Mike Williams

Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Mike Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.59
Mike Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
468
5.48
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.13
Mike Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55
0.64
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.45
Mike Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
0.37
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.68
Mike Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
0.63
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
40
Mike Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.21
37.21
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71.43
71.43
Mike Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.75
11.75
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.45
Mike Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
144
1.69
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
6.35
Mike Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
380
4.45
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.35
6.35
Mike Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.45
4.45
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.91
4.91
Mike Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.37
4.37
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.79
4.79
Mike Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.4
4.4
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.283
0.283
Mike Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.26
0.26
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
119
27
Mike Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2305
27
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.2
9
Mike Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
768.1
9
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
10.21
Mike Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
764
8.95
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.21
10.21
Mike Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.95
8.95
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.68
Mike Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
89
1.04
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.68
0.68
Mike Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.04
1.04
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Mike Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.19
0.19
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
3.4
Mike Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
343
4.02
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.47
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.4
3.4
Mike Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.02
4.02
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
2.5
Mike Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
584
6.84
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.5
2.5
Mike Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.84
6.84
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.57
1.57
Mike Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.25
1.25
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.656
0.656
Mike Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.207
1.207
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.46
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.68
Mike Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.23
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
177
40.16
Mike Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3355
39.3
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.23
Mike Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
292
3.42
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
6.81
Mike Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
416
4.87
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.81
6.81
Mike Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.87
4.87
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.39
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.27
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.68
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.513
1.513
Mike Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.441
1.441
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
159
36.08
Mike Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2936
34.39
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.29
4.29
Mike Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.89
0.89
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Mike Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.298
0.298
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.16
40.16
Mike Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.3
39.3

Fielding Stats for Fred Archer and Mike Williams

Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Mike Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Mike Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
468
5.48
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.64
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2305
27
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
768.1
9
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Mike Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.68
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Mike Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
139
1.63
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Mike Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.13
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Mike Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
208
2.44
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Mike Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
197
2.31
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Mike Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.71
94.71
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.143
Mike Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.421
0.421
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11.75
11.75
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Mike Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.18
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Fred Archer and Mike Williams

Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Mike Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
7
247.06
Mike Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
469
2069.12
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
17
600
Mike Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
136
600
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
529.41
Mike Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
108
476.47
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Mike Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.157
0.157
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.647
0.647
Mike Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.491
0.491
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
141.18
Mike Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
75
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
141.18
Mike Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
66.18
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
8.82
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
8.82
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.118
0.118
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.52
53.73
Mike Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3.51
15.5
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
141.18
Mike Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
83.82
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
211.76
Mike Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
92.65
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.353
0.353
Mike Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.188
0.188
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Mike Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.176
0.176
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.62
0.62
Mike Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.363
0.363
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Mike Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.128
0.128
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.546
0.546
Mike Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.261
0.261
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Mike Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.227
0.227
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
35.29
Mike Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
30.88
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
35.29
Mike Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
30.88
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
70.59
Mike Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
61.76
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.97
69.53
Mike Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2.77
12.2
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.41
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
70.59
Mike Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
13.24
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
105.88
Mike Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
33
145.59
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.67
5.67
Mike Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
4.12
4.12
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.67
0.67
Mike Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
105.88
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Mike Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.41
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.41
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.41
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100