Fred Archer vs. Bobby Witt — Career Comparison

Fred Archer
Greatest GenerationTennesseeThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Bobby Witt
Baby BoomersVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaTexas RangersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Looking at the career totals, Fred Archer and Bobby Witt are fairly close on the surface numbers. Fred Archer posted stronger numbers in WHIP (1.513 vs 1.584) and home runs allowed (0.68 per nine innings vs 0.92). Bobby Witt had the advantage in ERA (4.83 vs 6.35). By the career numbers, Fred Archer 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 Bobby Witt

Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Bobby Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.59
Bobby Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
430
1.57
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.13
Bobby Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
397
1.45
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.45
Bobby Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
142
0.52
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.68
Bobby Witt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
157
0.57
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
40
Bobby Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.49
47.49
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
71.43
71.43
Bobby Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.33
92.33
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.45
Bobby Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
47
0.17
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bobby Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.04
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bobby Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
6.35
Bobby Witt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1324
4.83
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.35
6.35
Bobby Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.83
4.83
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.91
4.91
Bobby Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.85
4.85
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.79
4.79
Bobby Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.46
4.46
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.283
0.283
Bobby Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.265
0.265
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
119
27
Bobby Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7395
27
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.2
9
Bobby Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2465
9
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
10.21
Bobby Witt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2493
9.1
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.21
10.21
Bobby Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.1
9.1
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.68
Bobby Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
252
0.92
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.68
0.68
Bobby Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.92
0.92
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.43
0.43
Bobby Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.59
0.59
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
3.4
Bobby Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1375
5.02
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bobby Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.14
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.4
3.4
Bobby Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.02
5.02
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
2.5
Bobby Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1955
7.14
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.5
2.5
Bobby Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.14
7.14
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.57
1.57
Bobby Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.55
4.55
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.656
0.656
Bobby Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.351
1.351
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bobby Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
128
0.47
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.68
Bobby Witt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.14
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bobby Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.09
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
177
40.16
Bobby Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11003
40.17
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.23
Bobby Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.05
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
6.81
Bobby Witt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1449
5.29
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.81
6.81
Bobby Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.29
5.29
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bobby Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
78
0.28
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bobby Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
97
0.35
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bobby Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
216
0.79
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.513
1.513
Bobby Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.569
1.569
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
159
36.08
Bobby Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9414
34.37
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.29
4.29
Bobby Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Bobby Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.311
0.311
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.16
40.16
Bobby Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.17
40.17

Fielding Stats for Fred Archer and Bobby Witt

Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Bobby Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Bobby Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
430
1.57
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bobby Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
397
1.45
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bobby Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7395
27
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bobby Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2465
9
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Bobby Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
148
0.54
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Bobby Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
294
1.07
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Bobby Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.11
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Bobby Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
472
1.72
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Bobby Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
442
1.61
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Bobby Witt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.64
93.64
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.143
Bobby Witt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.028
1.028
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bobby Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.33
92.33
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Bobby Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.1
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bobby Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bobby Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bobby Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bobby Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Fred Archer and Bobby Witt

Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Bobby Witt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
7
247.06
Bobby Witt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
438
3600
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
17
600
Bobby Witt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
73
600
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
529.41
Bobby Witt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
64
526.03
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Bobby Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.141
0.141
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.647
0.647
Bobby Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.466
0.466
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
141.18
Bobby Witt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
73.97
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
141.18
Bobby Witt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
41.1
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobby Witt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
24.66
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobby Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobby Witt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.22
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobby Witt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
32.88
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobby Witt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.444
0.444
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobby Witt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.016
0.016
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobby Witt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.52
53.73
Bobby Witt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3.04
24.97
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
141.18
Bobby Witt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
123.29
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
211.76
Bobby Witt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
90.41
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.353
0.353
Bobby Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.164
0.164
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Bobby Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.234
0.234
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.62
0.62
Bobby Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.399
0.399
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobby Witt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.094
0.094
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Bobby Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.133
0.133
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.546
0.546
Bobby Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.309
0.309
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Bobby Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.205
0.205
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
35.29
Bobby Witt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
16.44
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
1
35.29
Bobby Witt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
41.1
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
70.59
Bobby Witt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
49.32
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.97
69.53
Bobby Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
1.49
12.24
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobby Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
70.59
Bobby Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
2
16.44
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobby Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
105.88
Bobby Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
25
205.48
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.67
5.67
Bobby Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
2.92
2.92
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.67
0.67
Bobby Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobby Witt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
49.32
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobby Witt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.22
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobby Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobby Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobby Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobby Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
Bobby Witt
Career
Per 600 PA