What years did Chris Archer play?

Chris Archer played in Major League Baseball from 2012 to 2022.

Was Chris Archer a pitcher?

Yes. Chris Archer pitched in the major leagues, recording 63 wins and 1454 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Chris Archer hit?

Chris Archer hit 0 career home runs with 8 hits.

What was Chris Archer's career batting average?

Chris Archer batted .100 over his career, with 8 hits in 80 at bats.

How many RBI did Chris Archer have?

Chris Archer drove in 3 runs in his career.

What was Chris Archer's career ERA?

Chris Archer finished with a 3.93 career ERA, going 63-89 with 1,454 strikeouts.

Chris Archer

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (2012-2022)

Chris Archer was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 2012 to 2022 for the Tampa Bay Rays, the Pittsburgh Pirates, and the Minnesota Twins, a span of 11 seasons. Across 243 career appearances, he went 63-89 with a 3.93 ERA and 1,454 strikeouts. Chris Archer was a 2-time All-Star. His career Pitcher PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of pitching impact — is 13112.6.

W (Wins):: Games credited to a pitcher whose team took a lead it never surrendered while he was the pitcher of record.
ERA (Earned Run Average):: Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched: (ER × 9) ÷ IP. The primary measure of pitching effectiveness.
SO (Strikeouts):: For a batter, times retired on a third strike; for a pitcher, batters retired on a third strike.
WHIP (Walks and Hits per Inning Pitched):: Baserunners allowed per inning: (BB + H) ÷ IP. Under 1.00 is elite.

Data updated September 8, 2026

W–L 63–89

ERA 3.93

WHIP 1.26

SO 1,454

Pitcher PIV 13112.6

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 6'2" / 195 lb
Born: 9/26/1988 in Raleigh, NC, USA
MLB Debut: 2012-06-20
Last Game: 2022-09-10
Awards: 2× All-Star

Full name: Christopher Alan Archer

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Career Pitching Statistics

Chris Archer — Career Pitching Statistics
W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
63	89	243	240	3	3	0	1357.0	1,232	592	165	476	1,454	3.93	13112.6

Career ERA 3.93 vs. league average 4.10 across their career seasons — near league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Chris Archer Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
2012	TBA	AL	1	3	6	4	0	0	29.3	23	15	13	36	4.60	4.01 (-15%)	452.3
2013	TBA	AL	9	7	23	23	2	2	128.7	107	46	38	101	3.22	3.87 (+17%)	-645.0
2014	TBA	AL	10	9	32	32	0	0	194.7	177	72	72	173	3.33	3.74 (+11%)	1779.3
2015	TBA	AL	12	13	34	34	1	1	212.0	175	76	66	252	3.23	3.96 (+19%)	5883.8
2016	TBA	AL	9	19	33	33	0	0	201.3	183	90	67	233	4.02	4.19 (+4%)	1980.2
2017	TBA	AL	10	12	34	34	0	0	201.0	193	91	60	249	4.07	4.36 (+7%)	5031.6
2018	TBA	AL	3	5	17	17	0	0	96.0	102	46	31	102	4.31	4.15 (-4%)	1296.9
2018	PIT	NL	3	3	10	10	0	0	52.3	53	25	18	60	4.30	4.15 (-4%)	195.0
2019	PIT	NL	3	9	23	23	0	0	119.7	114	69	55	143	5.19	4.51 (-15%)	-1537.9
2021	TBA	AL	1	1	6	5	0	0	19.3	18	10	8	21	4.66	4.27 (-9%)	4.5
2022	MIN	AL	2	8	25	25	0	0	102.7	87	52	48	84	4.56	3.97 (-15%)	-1328.2
Career · 11 seasons			63	89	243	240	3	3	1,357.0	1,232	592	476	1,454	3.93	—	13,113

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Career Batting Statistics

Chris Archer — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
245	80	4	8	1	0	0	3	0	4	38	.100	.143	.113	.255	0

Career AVG .100 vs. league average .251 across their career seasons — 60.2% below league average.

Career OBP .143 vs. league average .318 across their career seasons — 55.1% below league average.

Career SLG .113 vs. league average .409 across their career seasons — 72.5% below league average.

Career OPS .255 vs. league average .727 across their career seasons — 64.9% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Chris Archer Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	RBI	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
2012	TBA	AL	8	3	1	0	0	0	0	1	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2013	TBA	AL	23	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2014	TBA	AL	32	4	0	0	0	0	0	2	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2015	TBA	AL	34	5	0	0	0	0	0	3	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2016	TBA	AL	33	7	1	0	0	0	1	3	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2017	TBA	AL	34	8	1	2	0	1	0	3	.250	—	—	—	—	0.0
2018	TBA	AL	17	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2018	PIT	NL	10	17	0	2	1	0	0	6	.118	—	—	—	—	0.0
2019	PIT	NL	23	35	1	4	0	2	3	19	.114	—	—	—	—	0.0
2021	TBA	AL	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2022	MIN	AL	25	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 11 seasons			245	80	4	8	1	3	4	38	.100	—	—	—	—	0

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Postseason Statistics

Playoff Career Batting

Chris Archer — Playoff Career Batting
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000

Playoff Batting by Year

Chris Archer — Playoff Batting by Year
Year	Round	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
2013	ALDS1	TBA	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000

Playoff Career Pitching

Chris Archer — Playoff Career Pitching
W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
0	0	2	0	0	1.7	1	0	0	2	0.00

Playoff Pitching by Year

Chris Archer — Playoff Pitching by Year
Year	Round	Team	W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
2013	ALDS1	TBA	0	0	2	0	0	1.7	1	0	0	2	0.00

Game Log & Splits

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Per-game data from Retrosheet (regular season, through 2025).

Batting — Home / Away

Chris Archer — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	119	23	0	1	0	1	.043
Away	126	57	4	7	0	2	.123

Pitching — Home / Away

Chris Archer — Pitching — Home / Away
Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	119	676.0	585	261	227	745	3.47
Away	124	681.0	647	331	249	709	4.37

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Chris Archer — Last 10 Games — Pitching
Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
2022-09-10	MIN	CLE	L	2.0	2	2	2	1	1	1
2022-09-05	MIN	NYY	—	5.0	4	2	2	2	2	1
2022-08-30	MIN	BOS	—	4.1	5	4	4	2	3	0
2022-08-25	MIN	HOU	L	4.0	8	5	5	1	2	1
2022-08-20	MIN	TEX	—	5.0	3	1	1	1	5	0
2022-08-14	MIN	LAA	L	4.0	4	3	3	1	5	0
2022-08-07	MIN	TOR	—	5.0	4	2	2	0	4	0
2022-08-02	MIN	DET	—	4.1	2	2	2	3	8	0
2022-07-27	MIN	MIL	L	3.0	3	6	6	6	2	1
2022-07-17	MIN	CHW	L	4.2	5	4	4	1	5	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Chris Archer — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	243	240	61	111	14	8

Season-by-Season Fielding

Chris Archer — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
2012	TBA	P	6	4	1	4	1	0
2013	TBA	P	23	23	6	13	2	1
2014	TBA	P	32	32	10	17	4	2
2015	TBA	P	34	34	5	22	2	3
2016	TBA	P	33	33	14	19	2	0
2017	TBA	P	34	34	8	6	1	0
2018	TBA	P	17	17	3	4	1	0
2018	PIT	P	10	10	5	6	0	1
2019	PIT	P	23	23	7	14	1	0
2021	TBA	P	6	5	0	0	0	0
2022	MIN	P	25	25	2	6	0	1

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Chris Archer Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position	Games
Pitcher	243

Awards & Honors

Chris Archer — Awards & Honors
Year	Award	Notes
2015	Player of the Week	Week of 2015-06-07
2015	This Year in Baseball Best Social Media Personality	Esurance
2013	Pitcher of the Month	July
2013	Rookie of the Month	July

Salary History

Chris Archer — Salary History
Year	Team	League	Salary
2016	TBA	AL	$2,916,667
2015	TBA	AL	$1,166,667
2014	TBA	AL	$500,000
Total Career Earnings			$4,583,334

Award Voting History

Chris Archer — Award Voting History
Year	Award	League	Finish	Points Won	Points Max	Votes First
2015	Cy Young Award	AL	5th	29.0	210	0
2013	Rookie of the Year	AL	3rd	35.0	150	1

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Frequently Asked Questions about Chris Archer

What years did Chris Archer play?: Chris Archer played in Major League Baseball from 2012 to 2022.
Was Chris Archer a pitcher?: Yes. Chris Archer pitched in the major leagues, recording 63 wins and 1454 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Chris Archer hit?: Chris Archer hit 0 career home runs with 8 hits.
What was Chris Archer's career batting average?: Chris Archer batted .100 over his career, with 8 hits in 80 at bats.
How many RBI did Chris Archer have?: Chris Archer drove in 3 runs in his career.
What was Chris Archer's career ERA?: Chris Archer finished with a 3.93 career ERA, going 63-89 with 1,454 strikeouts.