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 teams did Chris Archer play for?

Chris Archer played for 3 teams: the Tampa Bay Rays (2012–2018, 2021), the Pittsburgh Pirates (2018–2019), and the Minnesota Twins (2022).

Did Chris Archer win a Cy Young Award?

No. Chris Archer did not win the Cy Young Award.

What awards did Chris Archer win?

Chris Archer was selected to 2 All-Star Games.

What were Chris Archer's career stats?

In 243 games, Chris Archer went 63-89 with a 3.93 ERA, 1,454 strikeouts, and 1,357.0 innings pitched.

What was Chris Archer's salary?

Chris Archer's last recorded salary was $2,916,667, in 2016. His highest recorded salary was $2,916,667, in 2016, and his lowest was $500,000, in 2014. The Salary History table lists each season from 2014 to 2016.

What position did Chris Archer play?

Chris Archer played primarily as a pitcher, the position where he appeared in the most games.

How tall was Chris Archer and how much did he weigh?

Chris Archer was listed at 6 feet 2 inches and 195 pounds.

What was Chris Archer's career ERA?

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

How many strikeouts did Chris Archer have?

Chris Archer recorded 1,454 career strikeouts.

Is Chris Archer in the Hall of Fame?

No. Chris Archer has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.

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 October 23, 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	29.1	23	15	13	36	4.60	4.01 (-15%)	452.3
2013	TBA	AL	9	7	23	23	2	2	128.2	107	46	38	101	3.22	3.87 (+17%)	-645.0
2014	TBA	AL	10	9	32	32	0	0	194.2	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	201.1	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	52.1	53	25	18	60	4.30	4.15 (-4%)	195.0
2019	PIT	NL	3	9	23	23	0	0	119.2	114	69	55	143	5.19	4.51 (-15%)	-1537.9
2021	TBA	AL	1	1	6	5	0	0	19.1	18	10	8	21	4.66	4.27 (-9%)	4.5
2022	MIN	AL	2	8	25	25	0	0	102.2	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	1.2	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	1.2	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

Circle size = games played at each position.

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's recorded salaries total $4,583,334 over 3 seasons, 2014 to 2016. This total is partial: the salary data covers 1985 to 2016, and Archer's career ran from 2012 to 2022. His seasons after 2016 are not included, and no salary is recorded for 2012 and 2013.

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 recorded salary (partial)			$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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Career Spans

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Chris Archer: the record in brief

Chris Archer played a first major league game on June 20, 2012 and a last one on September 10, 2022. Club by club, the record runs the Tampa Bay Rays (2012 through 2021), the Pittsburgh Pirates (2018 to 2019), and the Minnesota Twins (2022). Archer is listed as a pitcher at 195 pounds on a 6-foot-2 frame. The bio says Archer batted and threw right-handed. The recorded birth is September 26, 1988, in Raleigh, NC, USA. Archer's full given name, per the bio, is Christopher Alan Archer.

Archer went 63-89 with a 3.93 ERA in 243 games, 240 of them starts. Also on Archer's record: 1,454 strikeouts. Archer's 3.93 ERA was close to the 4.10 league figure for those seasons. No season topped the 12 wins of 2015. 2013 was Archer's sharpest full season, a 3.22 ERA against the league's 3.87. By Pitcher PIV, Baseball Data Hub's measure of run prevention relative to each season's league, Archer's career adds up to 13,112.6.

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 teams did Chris Archer play for?: Chris Archer played for 3 teams: the Tampa Bay Rays (2012–2018, 2021), the Pittsburgh Pirates (2018–2019), and the Minnesota Twins (2022).
Did Chris Archer win a Cy Young Award?: No. Chris Archer did not win the Cy Young Award.
What awards did Chris Archer win?: Chris Archer was selected to 2 All-Star Games.
What were Chris Archer's career stats?: In 243 games, Chris Archer went 63-89 with a 3.93 ERA, 1,454 strikeouts, and 1,357.0 innings pitched.
How much did Chris Archer earn in his career?: Chris Archer's recorded salaries total $4,583,334 over 3 seasons, 2014 to 2016. This total is partial: the salary data covers 1985 to 2016, and Archer's career ran from 2012 to 2022. His seasons after 2016 are not included, and no salary is recorded for 2012 and 2013.
What was Chris Archer's salary?: Chris Archer's last recorded salary was $2,916,667, in 2016. His highest recorded salary was $2,916,667, in 2016, and his lowest was $500,000, in 2014. The Salary History table lists each season from 2014 to 2016.
What position did Chris Archer play?: Chris Archer played primarily as a pitcher, the position where he appeared in the most games.
How tall was Chris Archer and how much did he weigh?: Chris Archer was listed at 6 feet 2 inches and 195 pounds.
What was Chris Archer's career ERA?: Chris Archer finished with a 3.93 career ERA, going 63-89 with 1,454 strikeouts.
How many strikeouts did Chris Archer have?: Chris Archer recorded 1,454 career strikeouts.
Is Chris Archer in the Hall of Fame?: No. Chris Archer has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.