I too have heard that it is very tough to combine architecture studies with baseball. It can be done in some cases, but probably takes a very special student, not to mention special baseball player.
As to what they earn, I am in the mortgage business, so I see what many professions earn. I can tell you that I've provided home loans for architects that make good six figure incomes, as good or better than primary care physicians. Possibly the highest paid individual I've ever provided a home loan for, was an architect. He may have been the extreme exception to the rule, but he did have a 7 figure annual income. One thing is for sure, many primary care physicians don't get paid enough for what they do, or the education they obtained to earn a low six figure income in many cases. I've seen family practitioners who earned under 100K per year, and architects don't have to worry about malpractice like your doc does.