Jim Archer vs. Matt Duff — Career Comparison

Jim Archer
Silent GenerationVirginiaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Matt Duff
Gen XMississippiThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Jim Archer built a career as a starting pitcher and Matt Duff 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 4.76 and 2.294 for Matt Duff. 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 Matt Duff

Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Matt Duff
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57
2.2
Matt Duff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
11.12
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
1.08
Matt Duff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.35
Matt Duff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.62
Matt Duff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
36
Matt Duff
Career
Per 9 Innings
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49.12
49.12
Matt Duff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.35
Matt Duff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.08
Matt Duff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.19
Matt Duff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
3.94
Matt Duff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
4.76
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.94
3.94
Matt Duff
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.76
4.76
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.81
3.81
Matt Duff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.63
3.63
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.98
3.98
Matt Duff
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.82
5.82
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.262
0.262
Matt Duff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
699
27
Matt Duff
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
27
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
233
9
Matt Duff
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.2
9
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
244
9.42
Matt Duff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
4.76
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.42
9.42
Matt Duff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.76
4.76
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.73
Matt Duff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.73
0.73
Matt Duff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Matt Duff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
2.7
Matt Duff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
12.71
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.23
Matt Duff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
3.18
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.7
2.7
Matt Duff
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.71
12.71
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
122
4.71
Matt Duff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
6.35
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.71
4.71
Matt Duff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.35
6.35
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.14
2.14
Matt Duff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.57
0.57
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.824
0.824
Matt Duff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.118
2.118
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.08
Matt Duff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.19
Matt Duff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.15
Matt Duff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1008
38.94
Matt Duff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
44.47
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.54
Matt Duff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.59
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
129
4.98
Matt Duff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
4.76
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.98
4.98
Matt Duff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.76
4.76
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Duff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Duff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Duff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.348
1.348
Matt Duff
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.941
1.941
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
933
36.04
Matt Duff
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
31.76
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.26
2.26
Matt Duff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.43
0.43
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.284
0.284
Matt Duff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.188
0.188
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.94
38.94
Matt Duff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.47
44.47

Fielding Stats for Jim Archer and Matt Duff

Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Matt Duff
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57
2.2
Matt Duff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
11.12
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
1.08
Matt Duff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
699
27
Matt Duff
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
27
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
233
9
Matt Duff
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.2
9
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.31
Matt Duff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
1.51
Matt Duff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.59
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.12
Matt Duff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
1.93
Matt Duff
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.59
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
1.82
Matt Duff
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.59
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
94
94
Matt Duff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.825
0.825
Matt Duff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.143
0.143
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49.12
49.12
Matt Duff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.08
Matt Duff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Duff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Duff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Duff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Duff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jim Archer and Matt Duff

Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Matt Duff
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
57
468.49
Matt Duff
Career
Per 600 PA
7
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73
600
Matt Duff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64
526.03
Matt Duff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.078
0.078
Matt Duff
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.288
0.288
Matt Duff
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
41.1
Matt Duff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
32.88
Matt Duff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.22
Matt Duff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Duff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Duff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.22
Matt Duff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Matt Duff
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Duff
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Duff
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.66
5.44
Matt Duff
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
49.32
Matt Duff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
57.53
Matt Duff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.105
0.105
Matt Duff
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.094
0.094
Matt Duff
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Matt Duff
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.016
0.016
Matt Duff
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.071
0.071
Matt Duff
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Matt Duff
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.109
0.109
Matt Duff
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
16.44
Matt Duff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
32.88
Matt Duff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
49.32
Matt Duff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-2.21
-18.13
Matt Duff
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Duff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
16.44
Matt Duff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Duff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
19
156.16
Matt Duff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.84
3.84
Matt Duff
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
0.11
Matt Duff
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
49.32
Matt Duff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.22
Matt Duff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Duff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Duff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Duff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Duff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Duff
Career
Per 600 PA