Jim Archer vs. Brad Boxberger — Career Comparison

Jim Archer
Silent GenerationVirginiaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Brad Boxberger
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaTampa Bay RaysAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star

Jim Archer built a career as a starting pitcher and Brad Boxberger as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Brad Boxberger posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.5 and WHIP 1.302 compared to 3.94 and 1.373 for Jim Archer. By the career numbers, Brad Boxberger had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jim Archer and Brad Boxberger

Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Brad Boxberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
2.2
Brad Boxberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
506
9.53
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
1.08
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.35
Brad Boxberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.58
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.62
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.72
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
36
Brad Boxberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.93
44.93
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49.12
49.12
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.35
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.08
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.19
Brad Boxberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
1.58
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
102
3.94
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
186
3.5
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.94
3.94
Brad Boxberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.5
3.5
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.81
3.81
Brad Boxberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.98
3.98
Brad Boxberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.89
3.89
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.262
0.262
Brad Boxberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.215
0.215
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
699
27
Brad Boxberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1433
27
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
233
9
Brad Boxberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
477.2
9
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
244
9.42
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
372
7.01
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.42
9.42
Brad Boxberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.01
7.01
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.73
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
1.19
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.73
0.73
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.19
1.19
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Brad Boxberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
2.7
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
233
4.39
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.23
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.32
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.7
2.7
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.39
4.39
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
122
4.71
Brad Boxberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
581
10.95
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.71
4.71
Brad Boxberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.95
10.95
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.14
2.14
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.15
1.15
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.824
0.824
Brad Boxberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.704
1.704
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.08
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.3
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.19
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.43
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.15
Brad Boxberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.06
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1008
38.94
Brad Boxberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2021
38.08
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.54
Brad Boxberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
167
3.15
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
129
4.98
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
204
3.84
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.98
4.98
Brad Boxberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.84
3.84
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.3
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.3
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Boxberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.55
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.348
1.348
Brad Boxberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.267
1.267
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
933
36.04
Brad Boxberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1733
32.65
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.26
2.26
Brad Boxberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.4
0.4
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.284
0.284
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.284
0.284
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.94
38.94
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.08
38.08

Fielding Stats for Jim Archer and Brad Boxberger

Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Brad Boxberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
2.2
Brad Boxberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
506
9.53
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
1.08
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
699
27
Brad Boxberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1433
27
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
233
9
Brad Boxberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
477.2
9
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.31
Brad Boxberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.55
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
1.51
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.72
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.12
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.13
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
1.93
Brad Boxberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
74
1.39
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
1.82
Brad Boxberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
67
1.26
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
94
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.54
90.54
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.825
0.825
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.132
0.132
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49.12
49.12
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.08
Brad Boxberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.06
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jim Archer and Brad Boxberger

Jim Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Brad Boxberger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Jim Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
57
468.49
Brad Boxberger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
506
75900
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
73
600
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 600 PA
4
600
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64
526.03
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 600 PA
3
450
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.078
0.078
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.288
0.288
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
41.1
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
32.88
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.22
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.22
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.66
5.44
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
49.32
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
57.53
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.105
0.105
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.094
0.094
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.016
0.016
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.071
0.071
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.109
0.109
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
16.44
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
32.88
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
49.32
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Archer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-2.21
-18.13
Brad Boxberger
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.28
-41.92
Jim Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
16.44
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
19
156.16
Brad Boxberger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Jim Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
3.84
3.84
Brad Boxberger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
0.11
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
49.32
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.22
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 600 PA