Jim Archer vs. Rich DeLucia — Career Comparison

Jim Archer
Silent GenerationVirginiaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Rich DeLucia
Baby BoomersPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSeattle MarinersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Jim Archer built a career as a starting pitcher and Rich DeLucia as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Jim Archer posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.94 and WHIP 1.373 compared to 4.62 and 1.465 for Rich DeLucia. By the career numbers, Jim Archer had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jim Archer and Rich DeLucia

Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Rich DeLucia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
2.2
Rich DeLucia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
320
4.62
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
1.08
Rich DeLucia
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
0.71
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.35
Rich DeLucia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.55
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.62
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
0.74
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
36
Rich DeLucia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.7
42.7
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49.12
49.12
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.31
15.31
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.35
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.08
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.19
Rich DeLucia
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.1
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
3.94
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 9 Innings
320
4.62
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.94
3.94
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.62
4.62
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.46
4.46
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.98
3.98
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.81
4.81
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.262
0.262
Rich DeLucia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.252
0.252
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
699
27
Rich DeLucia
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1872
27
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
233
9
Rich DeLucia
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
624
9
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
244
9.42
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
590
8.51
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.42
9.42
Rich DeLucia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.51
8.51
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.73
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 9 Innings
91
1.31
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.73
0.73
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.31
1.31
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Rich DeLucia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
2.7
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 9 Innings
299
4.31
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.23
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.36
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.7
2.7
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.31
4.31
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
122
4.71
Rich DeLucia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
502
7.24
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.71
4.71
Rich DeLucia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.24
7.24
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.14
2.14
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.57
1.57
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.824
0.824
Rich DeLucia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.284
1.284
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.08
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.56
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.19
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.25
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.15
Rich DeLucia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1008
38.94
Rich DeLucia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2718
39.2
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.54
Rich DeLucia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
1.15
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
129
4.98
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 9 Innings
347
5
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.98
4.98
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.38
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.43
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich DeLucia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.53
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.348
1.348
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.425
1.425
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
933
36.04
Rich DeLucia
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2346
33.84
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.26
2.26
Rich DeLucia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.08
1.08
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.284
0.284
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.285
0.285
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.94
38.94
Rich DeLucia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.2
39.2

Fielding Stats for Jim Archer and Rich DeLucia

Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Rich DeLucia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
2.2
Rich DeLucia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
320
4.62
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
1.08
Rich DeLucia
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
0.71
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
699
27
Rich DeLucia
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1872
27
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
233
9
Rich DeLucia
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
624
9
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.31
Rich DeLucia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.43
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
1.51
Rich DeLucia
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
71
1.02
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.12
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.06
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
1.93
Rich DeLucia
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
105
1.51
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
1.82
Rich DeLucia
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
101
1.46
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
94
94
Rich DeLucia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.19
96.19
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.825
0.825
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.316
0.316
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49.12
49.12
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.31
15.31
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.08
Rich DeLucia
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.07
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jim Archer and Rich DeLucia

Jim Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Rich DeLucia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Jim Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
57
468.49
Rich DeLucia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
320
11294.12
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
73
600
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 600 PA
17
600
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64
526.03
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 600 PA
14
494.12
Jim Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.078
0.078
Rich DeLucia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Jim Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.288
0.288
Rich DeLucia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.588
0.588
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
41.1
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
105.88
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
32.88
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
105.88
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.22
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.22
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.66
5.44
Rich DeLucia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.67
23.79
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
49.32
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
105.88
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
57.53
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
176.47
Jim Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.105
0.105
Rich DeLucia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.313
0.313
Jim Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.094
0.094
Rich DeLucia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Jim Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.198
0.198
Rich DeLucia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.527
0.527
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.016
0.016
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.071
0.071
Rich DeLucia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Jim Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Rich DeLucia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.417
0.417
Jim Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.109
0.109
Rich DeLucia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Jim Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
2
16.44
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
70.59
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
32.88
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
49.32
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
70.59
Jim Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
-2.21
-18.13
Rich DeLucia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.01
35.65
Jim Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
2
16.44
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
70.59
Jim Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
19
156.16
Rich DeLucia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
105.88
Jim Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
3.84
3.84
Rich DeLucia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.67
5.67
Jim Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
Rich DeLucia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.67
0.67
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
49.32
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 600 PA
1
35.29
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.22
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 600 PA
1
35.29
Jim Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 600 PA