Jim Archer vs. Dick McCabe — Career Comparison

Jim Archer
Silent GenerationVirginiaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Dick McCabe
Lost GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Jim Archer built a career as a starting pitcher and Dick McCabe as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Dick McCabe posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.46 and WHIP 1.462 compared to 3.94 and 1.373 for Jim Archer. By the career numbers, Dick McCabe had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jim Archer and Dick McCabe

Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Dick McCabe
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57
2.2
Dick McCabe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
4.15
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
1.08
Dick McCabe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.69
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.35
Dick McCabe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.69
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.62
Dick McCabe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.69
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
36
Dick McCabe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49.12
49.12
Dick McCabe
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.67
16.67
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.35
Dick McCabe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.08
Dick McCabe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.19
Dick McCabe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
102
3.94
Dick McCabe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
3.46
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.94
3.94
Dick McCabe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Dick McCabe
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.43
4.43
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.98
3.98
Dick McCabe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.85
2.85
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.262
0.262
Dick McCabe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
699
27
Dick McCabe
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
27
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
233
9
Dick McCabe
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
9
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
244
9.42
Dick McCabe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
11.77
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.42
9.42
Dick McCabe
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.77
11.77
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.73
Dick McCabe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.73
0.73
Dick McCabe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Dick McCabe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
70
2.7
Dick McCabe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.38
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.23
Dick McCabe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.7
2.7
Dick McCabe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.38
1.38
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
122
4.71
Dick McCabe
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
2.77
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.71
4.71
Dick McCabe
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.77
2.77
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.14
2.14
Dick McCabe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.824
0.824
Dick McCabe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.462
0.462
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.08
Dick McCabe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.19
Dick McCabe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.15
Dick McCabe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1008
38.94
Dick McCabe
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
36.69
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.54
Dick McCabe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2.77
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
129
4.98
Dick McCabe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
4.15
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.98
4.98
Dick McCabe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.15
4.15
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick McCabe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick McCabe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick McCabe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.348
1.348
Dick McCabe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.462
1.462
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
933
36.04
Dick McCabe
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
35.31
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.26
2.26
Dick McCabe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.284
0.284
Dick McCabe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.362
0.362
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.94
38.94
Dick McCabe
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.69
36.69

Fielding Stats for Jim Archer and Dick McCabe

Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Dick McCabe
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
2.2
Dick McCabe
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
1.08
Dick McCabe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
699
27
Dick McCabe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
233
9
Dick McCabe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.31
Dick McCabe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
1.51
Dick McCabe
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.12
Dick McCabe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
1.93
Dick McCabe
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
1.82
Dick McCabe
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
94
Dick McCabe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.825
0.825
Dick McCabe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.667
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49.12
49.12
Dick McCabe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.08
Dick McCabe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick McCabe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick McCabe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick McCabe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick McCabe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Jim Archer and Dick McCabe

Jim Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Dick McCabe
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
57
468.49
Dick McCabe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
1800
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
73
600
Dick McCabe
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
64
526.03
Dick McCabe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.078
0.078
Dick McCabe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.288
0.288
Dick McCabe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
41.1
Dick McCabe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
32.88
Dick McCabe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.22
Dick McCabe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick McCabe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick McCabe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.22
Dick McCabe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Dick McCabe
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick McCabe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick McCabe
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.66
5.44
Dick McCabe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
49.32
Dick McCabe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
57.53
Dick McCabe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.105
0.105
Dick McCabe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.094
0.094
Dick McCabe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Dick McCabe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.016
0.016
Dick McCabe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.071
0.071
Dick McCabe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Dick McCabe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.109
0.109
Dick McCabe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
16.44
Dick McCabe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
32.88
Dick McCabe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
49.32
Dick McCabe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Archer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-2.21
-18.13
Dick McCabe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.2
-60
Jim Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick McCabe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
16.44
Dick McCabe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick McCabe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
19
156.16
Dick McCabe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.84
3.84
Dick McCabe
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
0.11
Dick McCabe
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
49.32
Dick McCabe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.22
Dick McCabe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick McCabe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick McCabe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick McCabe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick McCabe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick McCabe
Career
Per 600 PA