Fred Archer vs. Zeke Wilson — Career Comparison

Fred Archer
Greatest GenerationTennesseeThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Zeke Wilson
Pre-GenerationalAlabamaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland SpidersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Fred Archer built a career as a starting pitcher and Zeke Wilson as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Zeke Wilson posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.03 and WHIP 1.501 compared to 6.35 and 1.513 for Fred Archer. By the career numbers, Zeke Wilson had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Fred Archer and Zeke Wilson

Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Zeke Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.59
Zeke Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
120
1.22
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.13
Zeke Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
106
1.08
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.45
Zeke Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
0.53
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.68
Zeke Wilson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
0.45
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
40
Zeke Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.17
54.17
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
71.43
71.43
Zeke Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.33
88.33
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.45
Zeke Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
0.86
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zeke Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.03
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zeke Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
6.35
Zeke Wilson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
395
4.03
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.35
6.35
Zeke Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.03
4.03
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.91
4.91
Zeke Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.45
4.45
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.79
4.79
Zeke Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.96
3.96
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.283
0.283
Zeke Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.294
0.294
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
119
27
Zeke Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2646
27
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.2
9
Zeke Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
882
9
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
10.21
Zeke Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1054
10.76
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.21
10.21
Zeke Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.76
10.76
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.68
Zeke Wilson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.28
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Zeke Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Zeke Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.23
0.23
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
3.4
Zeke Wilson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
270
2.76
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zeke Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.4
3.4
Zeke Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.76
2.76
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
2.5
Zeke Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
198
2.02
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.5
2.5
Zeke Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.02
2.02
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.57
1.57
Zeke Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.65
1.65
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.656
0.656
Zeke Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.531
0.531
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Zeke Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.19
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.68
Zeke Wilson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.29
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zeke Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
177
40.16
Zeke Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3886
39.65
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.23
Zeke Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.12
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
6.81
Zeke Wilson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
566
5.78
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.81
6.81
Zeke Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.78
5.78
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zeke Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zeke Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zeke Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.513
1.513
Zeke Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.501
1.501
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
159
36.08
Zeke Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3588
36.61
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.29
4.29
Zeke Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.72
4.72
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Zeke Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.305
0.305
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.16
40.16
Zeke Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.65
39.65

Fielding Stats for Fred Archer and Zeke Wilson

Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Zeke Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Zeke Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
1.26
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Zeke Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Zeke Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2700
27
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Zeke Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
900
9
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Zeke Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.65
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Zeke Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
264
2.64
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Zeke Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.18
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Zeke Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
347
3.47
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Zeke Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
329
3.29
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Zeke Wilson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.81
94.81
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.143
Zeke Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.611
2.611
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Zeke Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Zeke Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.06
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Zeke Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Zeke Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Zeke Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Zeke Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Fred Archer and Zeke Wilson

Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Zeke Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
247.06
Zeke Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
127
180.57
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
17
600
Zeke Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
422
600
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
15
529.41
Zeke Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
385
547.39
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Zeke Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.216
0.216
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.647
0.647
Zeke Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.56
0.56
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
141.18
Zeke Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
83
118.01
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
141.18
Zeke Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
73
103.79
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zeke Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
7.11
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zeke Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.69
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zeke Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.42
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zeke Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
14.22
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zeke Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.121
0.121
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zeke Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.003
0.003
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zeke Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.012
0.012
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.52
53.73
Zeke Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27.87
39.62
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
141.18
Zeke Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
99
140.76
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
211.76
Zeke Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
106
150.71
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.353
0.353
Zeke Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
0.26
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Zeke Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.257
0.257
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.62
0.62
Zeke Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.517
0.517
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zeke Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.042
0.042
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Zeke Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.181
0.181
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.546
0.546
Zeke Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.427
0.427
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Zeke Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.248
0.248
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
1
35.29
Zeke Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
71.09
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
1
35.29
Zeke Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
56.87
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
2
70.59
Zeke Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
89
126.54
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.97
69.53
Zeke Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
31.54
44.85
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zeke Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
4.27
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
70.59
Zeke Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
28.44
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zeke Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
105.88
Zeke Wilson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
53
75.36
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
5.67
5.67
Zeke Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.96
7.96
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.67
0.67
Zeke Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.38
0.38
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zeke Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
19.91
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zeke Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zeke Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zeke Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
9.95
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zeke Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zeke Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
9.95
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
Zeke Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100