Fred Archer vs. Tom Williams — Career Comparison

Fred Archer
Greatest GenerationTennesseeThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Tom Williams
Pre-GenerationalOhioNorth AmericaCleveland SpidersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Fred Archer built a career as a starting pitcher and Tom Williams as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Tom Williams posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.36 and WHIP 1.606 compared to 6.35 and 1.513 for Fred Archer. By the career numbers, Tom Williams had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Fred Archer and Tom Williams

Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Tom Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.59
Tom Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.91
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.13
Tom Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.82
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.45
Tom Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.55
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.68
Tom Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.27
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
40
Tom Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71.43
71.43
Tom Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.86
42.86
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.45
Tom Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.82
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
6.35
Tom Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
4.36
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.35
6.35
Tom Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.36
4.36
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.91
4.91
Tom Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.11
5.11
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.79
4.79
Tom Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.33
4.33
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.283
0.283
Tom Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
119
27
Tom Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
99
27
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39.2
9
Tom Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
9
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
10.21
Tom Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
11.45
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.21
10.21
Tom Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.45
11.45
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.68
Tom Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.55
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Tom Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.55
0.55
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Tom Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
3.4
Tom Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
3
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.4
3.4
Tom Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
2.5
Tom Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
2.45
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.5
2.5
Tom Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.45
2.45
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.57
1.57
Tom Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.29
1.29
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.656
0.656
Tom Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.606
0.606
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tom Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.82
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.68
Tom Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.27
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
177
40.16
Tom Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
41.45
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.23
Tom Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.09
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
6.81
Tom Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
6
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.81
6.81
Tom Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.513
1.513
Tom Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.606
1.606
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
159
36.08
Tom Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
38.18
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.29
4.29
Tom Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.14
3.14
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Tom Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.16
40.16
Tom Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.45
41.45

Fielding Stats for Fred Archer and Tom Williams

Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Tom Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Tom Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.52
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
195
27
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
9
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Tom Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.55
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Tom Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
1.25
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Tom Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.97
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Tom Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
2.77
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Tom Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
1.8
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Tom Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
65
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.143
Tom Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.182
1.182
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
Tom Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Fred Archer and Tom Williams

Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Tom Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
247.06
Tom Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
206.25
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
17
600
Tom Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32
600
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
529.41
Tom Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
525
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Tom Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.647
0.647
Tom Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.612
0.612
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
141.18
Tom Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
112.5
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
141.18
Tom Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
112.5
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.52
53.73
Tom Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2.59
48.61
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
141.18
Tom Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
112.5
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
211.76
Tom Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
187.5
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.353
0.353
Tom Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.313
0.313
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Tom Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.62
0.62
Tom Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.527
0.527
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Tom Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.546
0.546
Tom Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.546
0.546
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Tom Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
1
35.29
Tom Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
112.5
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
1
35.29
Tom Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
37.5
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
2
70.59
Tom Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
150
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.97
69.53
Tom Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2.97
55.64
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
2
70.59
Tom Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
75
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
105.88
Tom Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
6
112.5
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.67
5.67
Tom Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
5.33
5.33
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.67
0.67
Tom Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.67
0.67
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
37.5
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
37.5
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100