Jim Archer
James William Archer
Bats: Right , Throws: Left
Height: 6' 0" , Weight: 190 lb.

Born: May 25, 1932 in Max Meadows, VA
High School: Max Meadows (Max Meadows, VA)
Signed by the New York Yankees as an amateur free agent in 1951. (All Transactions)
Debut: April 30, 1961
Final Game: September 19, 1962
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Standard Pitching

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Year Age Tm Lg W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF ERA+ WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB Awards
1961 29 KCA AL 9 15 .375 3.20 39 27 7 9 2 5 205.1 204 99 73 11 60 6 110 5 4 2 879 130 1.286 8.9 0.5 2.6 4.8 1.83
1962 30 KCA AL 0 1 .000 9.43 18 1 7 0 0 0 27.2 40 30 29 8 10 0 12 0 0 0 129 45 1.807 13.0 2.6 3.3 3.9 1.20
2 Seasons 9 16 .360 3.94 57 28 14 9 2 5 233.0 244 129 102 19 70 6 122 5 4 2 1008 105 1.348 9.4 0.7 2.7 4.7 1.74
162 Game Avg. 7 13 .360 3.94 46 22 11 7 2 4 186 195 103 82 15 56 5 98 4 3 2 806 105 1.348 9.4 0.7 2.7 4.7 1.74

Batting Against -- Pitching*

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Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS BAbip TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1961 29 KCA AL 39 878 794 99 204 40 6 11 4 1 60 110 .257 .310 .364 .674 .283 289 19 5 9 10 6
1962 30 KCA AL 18 131 119 30 40 6 2 8 0 1 10 12 .336 .388 .622 1.009 .323 74 1 0 2 0 0
2 Seasons 57 1009 913 129 244 46 8 19 4 2 70 122 .267 .320 .398 .717 .288 363 20 5 11 10 6
162 Game Avg. 46 807 730 103 195 37 6 15 3 2 56 98 .267 .320 .398 .717 .288 290 16 4 9 8 5
MLB Averages

Starting Pitching*

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Year Age Tm Lg G GS Wgs Lgs ND Wchp Ltuf Wtm Ltm tmW-L% Wlst Lsv CG SHO QS QS% GmScA Best Wrst BQR BQS sDR lDR RS/GS RS/IP IP/GS Pit/GS <80 80-99 100-119 ≥120 Max
1961 29 KCA AL 39 27 8 14 5 2 6 11 16 .407 1 5 9 2 15 56% 52 78 25 17 7 10 5 3.9 3.3 6.9
1962 30 KCA AL 18 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0% 25 25 25 8 6 1 0 5.0 0.0 2.0
2 Seasons 57 28 8 15 5 2 6 11 17 .393 1 5 9 2 15 54% 51 78 25 25 13 11 5 3.9 3.3 6.8
MLB Averages

Reliever Pitching*

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Year Age Tm Lg G GR GF Wgr Lgr SVOpp SV BSv SV% SVSit Hold IR IS IS% 1stIP aLI LevHi LevMd LevLo Ahd Tie Bhd Runr Empt >3o <3o IPmult 0DR Out/GR Pit/GR
1961 29 KCA AL 39 12 7 1 1 6 5 1 83% 6 0 9 5 56% 8 1.160 8 1 3 6 1 5 8 4 4 3 4 2 4.5
1962 30 KCA AL 18 17 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 17 11 65% 8 0.575 5 1 10 0 2 15 7 10 8 5 8 1 4.5
2 Seasons 57 29 14 1 1 6 5 1 83% 6 0 26 16 62% 1.081 13 2 13 6 3 20 15 14 12 8 12 3 4.5

Ratio Pitching*

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Year Age Tm Lg PA Ptn% HR% SO% BB% XBH% X/H% GB/FB GO/AO IP% LD% HR/FB IF/FB DPopp DPs DP%
1961 29 KCA AL 878 77% 1.3% 12.5% 6.8% 6.5% 28% 1.18 78% 185 19 10%
1962 30 KCA AL 131 62% 6.1% 9.2% 7.6% 12.2% 40% 0.89 76% 28 1 4%
2 Seasons 1009 75% 1.9% 12.1% 6.9% 7.2% 30% 1.13 78% 213 20 9%
MLB Averages

Baserunning & Situational Stats*

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Hits Home Runs Advances Baserunning
Year Age Tm Lg PA H Inf Bnt All GS GSo vRH vLH Hm Rd <2,3B Scr SO % ROE WP PB SBO SB CS SB% SB2 CS2 SB3 CS3 SBH CSH PO PCS BT PAu
1961 29 KCA AL 838 204 11 0 16 8 3 5 6 57 34 7 60% 20 2 2 334 4 1 80% 2 1 2 0 0 0 2 0 30 40
1962 30 KCA AL 130 40 8 0 5 5 3 3 5 12 7 0 58% 2 0 0 51 0 1 0% 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
2 Seasons 968 244 19 0 21 13 6 8 11 69 41 7 59% 22 2 2 385 4 2 67% 2 2 2 0 0 0 2 0 30 41
MLB Averages

Cumulative Pitching

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Year Age W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF ERA+ WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB ERA+
1961 29 9 15 .375 3.20 39 27 7 9 2 5 205.1 204 99 73 11 60 6 110 5 4 2 879 130 1.286 8.9 0.5 2.6 4.8 1.83 130
1962 30 9 16 .360 3.94 57 28 14 9 2 5 233.0 244 129 102 19 70 6 122 5 4 2 1008 105 1.348 9.4 0.7 2.7 4.7 1.74 105

Neutralized Pitching

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Year Age W L W-L% ERA IP H R ER HR BB SO HBP WHIP H/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB HR/9 Gact
1961 29 14 8 .636 3.03 205.0 200 77 69 11 59 110 5 1.263 8.8 2.6 4.8 1.86 0.5 39
1962 30 0 2 .000 9.00 27.0 39 30 27 8 10 12 0 1.815 13.0 3.3 4.0 1.20 2.7 18
2 Seasons 14 10 .583 3.72 232.0 239 107 96 19 69 122 5 1.328 9.3 4.7 1.77 0.7 57

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Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

Earned Run Average s c a p y
1961 AL--3.200--9th

Bases On Balls per 9 IP s c a p y
1961 AL--2.630--10th

Home Runs per 9 IP s c a p y
1961 AL--.482--3rd

Losses s c a p y
1961 AL--15--8th

Adjusted ERA+ s c a p y
1961 AL--130--4th

                                         

Hall Of Fame Statistics

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Gray InkPitching - 6 (1720), Average HOFer ≈ 185

Similarity Scores

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