Bio
- Height
- 6' 2"
- Debut
- 2012
- Draft
- 2006Rd 5, Pk 161
Bio
- Height
- 6' 2"
- Debut
- 2012
- Draft
- 2006Rd 5, Pk 161
Stats
Standard
Career regular season
- GP
- 243
- W
- 63
- L
- 89
- ERA
- 3.93
- IP
- 1357.0
- K
- 1,454
- BB
- 476
- WHIP
- 1.26
Ranked among MLB players who qualify (W, IP, K: 10+ games; ERA, WHIP: 100+ IP) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.
| GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly. | W: Games in which this pitcher was credited with the win. | L: Games in which this pitcher was charged with the loss. | ERA: Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched — lower is better. Under 3.00 is excellent. | IP: Innings pitched. The decimal counts outs, so 6.2 is six innings and two more outs. | K: Batters this pitcher struck out. | BB: Times the batter reached first base on four balls. | WHIP: Walks and hits allowed per inning pitched — lower is better. Around 1.00 is elite. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | TB | 6 | 1 | 3 | 4.60 | 29.1 | 36 | 13 | 1.23 |
| 2013 | TB | 23 | 9 | 7 | 3.22 | 128.2 | 101 | 38 | 1.13 |
| 2014 | TB | 32 | 10 | 9 | 3.33 | 194.2 | 173 | 72 | 1.28 |
| 2015 | TB | 34 | 12 | 13 | 3.23 | 212.0 | 252 | 66 | 1.14 |
| 2016 | TB | 33 | 9 | 19 | 4.02 | 201.1 | 233 | 67 | 1.24 |
| 2017 | TB | 34 | 10 | 12 | 4.07 | 201.0 | 249 | 60 | 1.26 |
| 2018 |  TB/PIT | 27 | 6 | 8 | 4.31 | 148.1 | 162 | 49 | 1.38 |
| 2019 | PIT | 23 | 3 | 9 | 5.19 | 119.2 | 143 | 55 | 1.41 |
| 2021 | TB | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4.66 | 19.1 | 21 | 8 | 1.34 |
| 2022 | MIN | 25 | 2 | 8 | 4.56 | 102.2 | 84 | 48 | 1.31 |
Career Postseason
- GP
- 2
- W
- 0
- L
- 0
- ERA
- 0.00
- IP
- 1.2
- K
- 2
- BB
- 0
- WHIP
- 0.60
Expanded
Career regular season
- QS
- 111
- CG
- 3
- SHO
- 3
- K/9
- 9.6
- GB
- 1,709
- FB
- 2,038
- G/F
- 0.80
- WP
- 72
Ranked among MLB players who qualify (QS, CG, SHO: 10+ GS; K/9: 100+ IP) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.
| QS: Quality starts: six innings or more with no more than three earned runs. | CG: Complete games, pitched from the first out to the last. | SHO: Shutouts — complete games with no run allowed. | K/9: Strikeouts for every nine innings pitched. | GB: Ground balls hit against this pitcher. | FB: Fly balls hit against this pitcher. | G/F: Ground balls for every fly ball hit against this pitcher. | WP: Wild pitches — throws the catcher had no chance to stop. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | TB | 2 | 0 | 0 | 11.0 | 32 | 40 | 0.8 | 2 |
| 2013 | TB | 12 | 2 | 2 | 7.1 | 178 | 198 | 0.9 | 7 |
| 2014 | TB | 20 | 0 | 0 | 8.0 | 271 | 297 | 0.9 | 8 |
| 2015 | TB | 19 | 1 | 1 | 10.7 | 262 | 285 | 0.9 | 13 |
| 2016 | TB | 19 | 0 | 0 | 10.4 | 267 | 279 | 1 | 11 |
| 2017 | TB | 20 | 0 | 0 | 11.1 | 232 | 306 | 0.8 | 15 |
| 2018 | TB/PIT | 12 | 0 | 0 | 9.8 | 195 | 226 | 0.9 | 6 |
| 2019 | PIT | 7 | 0 | 0 | 10.8 | 123 | 201 | 0.6 | 6 |
| 2021 | TB | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.8 | 17 | 37 | 0.5 | 1 |
| 2022 | MIN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.4 | 132 | 169 | 0.8 | 3 |
Latest performance
Chris Archer
Sep 10 · vs CLE · L 6-4
- IP
- 2.0
- H
- 2
- R
- 2
- ER
- 2
- BB
- 1
- K
- 1
- HR
- 1
- ERA
- 4.56
Games
All games| Date | Opponent | IP | H | R | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat, Sep 10 | vs CLEL 6-4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Mon, Sep 05 | at NYYL 5-2 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Tue, Aug 30 | vs BOSW 10-5 | 4.1 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 |
| Thu, Aug 25 | at HOUL 6-3 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 2 |
| Sat, Aug 20 | vs TEXL 4-3 F/10 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| Sun, Aug 14 | at LAAL 4-2 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 5 |
What were Chris Archer's career stats?
Chris Archer played 10 seasons for the Rays, the Pirates and the Twins. He had 63 wins and 1,454 strikeouts with a 3.93 ERA over 1,357.0 innings. His best season was 2015: 12 wins, a 3.23 ERA and 252 strikeouts.
League leaderboards and awards
10 seasons, 1 postseason, 2012 to 2022
Chris Archer finished top 10 in a stat 3 times.
All-time career rank
- 257th in strikeouts (pitching) (1,454)
Among the 8,948 MLB players with a career line on file, regular season. A place deeper than 300th is not listed.
Season top 10 finishes
- Strikeouts (Pitching): 2015 (4th), 2016 (5th), 2017 (4th)
Among qualified MLB players each season, as the glossary defines each stat. All-time places are among players on file.
More on Chris Archer
Chris Archer against each club
- vs Detroit Tigers (3)
- vs Chicago White Sox (2)
- vs Cleveland Guardians (2)
- vs Houston Astros (2)
- vs Kansas City Royals (2)
- vs New York Yankees (2)
- vs Arizona Diamondbacks (1)
- vs Athletics (1)
- vs Baltimore Orioles (1)
- vs Boston Red Sox (1)
- vs Colorado Rockies (1)
- vs Los Angeles Angels (1)
- vs Los Angeles Dodgers (1)
- vs Milwaukee Brewers (1)
- vs Seattle Mariners (1)
- vs Tampa Bay Rays (1)
- vs Texas Rangers (1)
- vs Toronto Blue Jays (1)
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