Jim Archer vs. Thad Weber — Career Comparison

Jim Archer
Silent GenerationVirginiaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Thad Weber
MillenialNebraskaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaToronto Blue JaysAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Jim Archer built a career as a starting pitcher and Thad Weber as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Thad Weber posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.79 and WHIP 1.684 compared to 3.94 and 1.373 for Jim Archer. By the career numbers, Thad Weber had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jim Archer and Thad Weber

Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Thad Weber
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57
2.2
Thad Weber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
4.74
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
1.08
Thad Weber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.35
Thad Weber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.62
Thad Weber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.95
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
36
Thad Weber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49.12
49.12
Thad Weber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.35
Thad Weber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.08
Thad Weber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.19
Thad Weber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
102
3.94
Thad Weber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
3.79
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.94
3.94
Thad Weber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.79
3.79
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Thad Weber
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.69
5.69
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.98
3.98
Thad Weber
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.79
4.79
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.262
0.262
Thad Weber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.301
0.301
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
699
27
Thad Weber
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
27
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
233
9
Thad Weber
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
9
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
244
9.42
Thad Weber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
10.42
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.42
9.42
Thad Weber
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.42
10.42
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.73
Thad Weber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.95
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.73
0.73
Thad Weber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.95
0.95
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Thad Weber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
2.7
Thad Weber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
4.74
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.23
Thad Weber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.7
2.7
Thad Weber
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.74
4.74
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
122
4.71
Thad Weber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
5.21
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.71
4.71
Thad Weber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.21
5.21
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.14
2.14
Thad Weber
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.1
1.1
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.824
0.824
Thad Weber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.105
1.105
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.08
Thad Weber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.19
Thad Weber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.15
Thad Weber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1008
38.94
Thad Weber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
40.26
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.54
Thad Weber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
2.84
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
129
4.98
Thad Weber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
4.26
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.98
4.98
Thad Weber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.26
4.26
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thad Weber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Thad Weber
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.95
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thad Weber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.89
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.348
1.348
Thad Weber
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.684
1.684
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
933
36.04
Thad Weber
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
34.58
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.26
2.26
Thad Weber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.9
0.9
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.284
0.284
Thad Weber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.94
38.94
Thad Weber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.26
40.26

Fielding Stats for Jim Archer and Thad Weber

Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Thad Weber
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57
2.2
Thad Weber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
4.74
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
1.08
Thad Weber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
699
27
Thad Weber
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
27
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
233
9
Thad Weber
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
9
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.31
Thad Weber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.95
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
1.51
Thad Weber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.89
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.12
Thad Weber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.47
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
1.93
Thad Weber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
3.32
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
47
1.82
Thad Weber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
2.84
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
94
Thad Weber
Career
Per 9 Innings
85.71
85.71
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.825
0.825
Thad Weber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49.12
49.12
Thad Weber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.08
Thad Weber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thad Weber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thad Weber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thad Weber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thad Weber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jim Archer and Thad Weber

Jim Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Thad Weber
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
57
468.49
Thad Weber
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
2000
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
73
600
Thad Weber
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
64
526.03
Thad Weber
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
600
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.078
0.078
Thad Weber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.288
0.288
Thad Weber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
41.1
Thad Weber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
32.88
Thad Weber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.22
Thad Weber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thad Weber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thad Weber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.22
Thad Weber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Thad Weber
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thad Weber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thad Weber
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.66
5.44
Thad Weber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
49.32
Thad Weber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
57.53
Thad Weber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.105
0.105
Thad Weber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.094
0.094
Thad Weber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Thad Weber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.016
0.016
Thad Weber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.071
0.071
Thad Weber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Thad Weber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.109
0.109
Thad Weber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
16.44
Thad Weber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
32.88
Thad Weber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
49.32
Thad Weber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Archer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-2.21
-18.13
Thad Weber
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.3
-60
Jim Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thad Weber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
16.44
Thad Weber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thad Weber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
19
156.16
Thad Weber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.84
3.84
Thad Weber
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
0.11
Thad Weber
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
49.32
Thad Weber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.22
Thad Weber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thad Weber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thad Weber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thad Weber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thad Weber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
Thad Weber
Career
Per 600 PA