Fred Archer vs. Earl Wilson — Career Comparison

Fred Archer
Greatest GenerationTennesseeThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Earl Wilson
Silent GenerationLouisianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Looking at the career totals, Fred Archer and Earl Wilson are fairly close on the surface numbers. Earl Wilson posted stronger numbers in ERA (3.69 vs 6.35) and WHIP (1.313 vs 1.513). Fred Archer had the advantage in home runs allowed (0.68 per nine innings vs 1.04). By the career numbers, Earl Wilson 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 Earl Wilson

Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Earl Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.59
Earl Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
338
1.48
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.13
Earl Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
310
1.36
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.45
Earl Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
121
0.53
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.68
Earl Wilson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
0.48
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
40
Earl Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.61
52.61
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
71.43
71.43
Earl Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.72
91.72
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.45
Earl Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
69
0.3
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earl Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.06
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earl Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
6.35
Earl Wilson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
842
3.69
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.35
6.35
Earl Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.69
3.69
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.91
4.91
Earl Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.79
4.79
Earl Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.29
4.29
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.283
0.283
Earl Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.238
0.238
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
119
27
Earl Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6155
27
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.2
9
Earl Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2051.2
9
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
10.21
Earl Wilson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1863
8.17
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.21
10.21
Earl Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.17
8.17
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.68
Earl Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
236
1.04
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.68
0.68
Earl Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.04
1.04
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.43
0.43
Earl Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.7
0.7
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
3.4
Earl Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
796
3.49
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Earl Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.15
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.4
3.4
Earl Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.49
3.49
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
2.5
Earl Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1452
6.37
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.5
2.5
Earl Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.37
6.37
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.57
1.57
Earl Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.3
4.3
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.656
0.656
Earl Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.096
1.096
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Earl Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
0.35
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.68
Earl Wilson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.13
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Earl Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.02
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
177
40.16
Earl Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8677
38.06
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.23
Earl Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.07
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
6.81
Earl Wilson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
934
4.1
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.81
6.81
Earl Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.1
4.1
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Earl Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.02
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Earl Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.02
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earl Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.513
1.513
Earl Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.296
1.296
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
159
36.08
Earl Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7842
34.4
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.29
4.29
Earl Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.76
2.76
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Earl Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.264
0.264
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.16
40.16
Earl Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.06
38.06

Fielding Stats for Fred Archer and Earl Wilson

Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Earl Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Earl Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
338
1.48
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Earl Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
310
1.36
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Earl Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6155
27
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Earl Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2051.2
9
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Earl Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
183
0.8
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Earl Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
295
1.29
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Earl Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.12
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Earl Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
506
2.22
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Earl Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
478
2.1
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Earl Wilson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.47
94.47
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.143
Earl Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.414
1.414
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Earl Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.72
91.72
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Earl Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.08
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Earl Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Earl Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Earl Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Earl Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Fred Archer and Earl Wilson

Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Earl Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
7
247.06
Earl Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
405
289.98
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
17
600
Earl Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
838
600
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
15
529.41
Earl Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
740
529.83
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Earl Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.195
0.195
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.647
0.647
Earl Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.658
0.658
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
141.18
Earl Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
144
103.1
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
141.18
Earl Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
91
65.16
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earl Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
8.59
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earl Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
4.3
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earl Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
25.06
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earl Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
37.95
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earl Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.368
0.368
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earl Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.047
0.047
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earl Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.243
0.243
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
1.52
53.73
Earl Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
81.9
58.64
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
4
141.18
Earl Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
273
195.47
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
211.76
Earl Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
216
154.65
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.353
0.353
Earl Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.265
0.265
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.267
0.267
Earl Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.369
0.369
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.62
0.62
Earl Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.634
0.634
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earl Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Earl Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.211
0.211
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.546
0.546
Earl Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.572
0.572
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Earl Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.249
0.249
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
1
35.29
Earl Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
95
68.02
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
1
35.29
Earl Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
111
79.47
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
2
70.59
Earl Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
171
122.43
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.97
69.53
Earl Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
75.81
54.28
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earl Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
3.58
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
70.59
Earl Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
67
47.97
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earl Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
105.88
Earl Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
271
194.03
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.67
5.67
Earl Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
3.09
3.09
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.67
0.67
Earl Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earl Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
15.75
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earl Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.86
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Earl Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
7
5.01
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earl Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earl Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earl Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
Earl Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA