Jeremy Affeldt vs. Bernie Boland — Career Comparison

Jeremy Affeldt
Gen XArizonaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Bernie Boland
Lost GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Bernie Boland built a career as a starting pitcher and Jeremy Affeldt as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Bernie Boland posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.25 and WHIP 1.278 compared to 3.97 and 1.448 for Jeremy Affeldt. By the career numbers, Bernie Boland had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jeremy Affeldt and Bernie Boland

Jeremy Affeldt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Bernie Boland
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Jeremy Affeldt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
774
7.52
Bernie Boland
Career
Per 9 Innings
209
1.77
Jeremy Affeldt
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.41
Bernie Boland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
1.01
Jeremy Affeldt
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.42
Bernie Boland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
0.58
Jeremy Affeldt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
46
0.45
Bernie Boland
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.45
Jeremy Affeldt
Career
Per 9 Innings
48.31
48.31
Bernie Boland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.2
56.2
Jeremy Affeldt
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.43
5.43
Bernie Boland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.94
56.94
Jeremy Affeldt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bernie Boland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
0.5
Jeremy Affeldt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bernie Boland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.08
Jeremy Affeldt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.27
Bernie Boland
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.1
Jeremy Affeldt
Career
Per 9 Innings
408
3.97
Bernie Boland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
383
3.25
Jeremy Affeldt
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Bernie Boland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Jeremy Affeldt
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.02
4.02
Bernie Boland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.03
3.03
Jeremy Affeldt
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.93
3.93
Bernie Boland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.78
3.78
Jeremy Affeldt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.256
0.256
Bernie Boland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Jeremy Affeldt
Career
Per 9 Innings
2778
27
Bernie Boland
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3186
27
Jeremy Affeldt
Career
Per 9 Innings
926
9
Bernie Boland
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1062
9
Jeremy Affeldt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
904
8.79
Bernie Boland
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
925
7.84
Jeremy Affeldt
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.79
8.79
Bernie Boland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.84
7.84
Jeremy Affeldt
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
0.74
Bernie Boland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.11
Jeremy Affeldt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.74
0.74
Bernie Boland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Jeremy Affeldt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.1
0.1
Bernie Boland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.06
0.06
Jeremy Affeldt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
396
3.85
Bernie Boland
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
432
3.66
Jeremy Affeldt
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.4
Bernie Boland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jeremy Affeldt
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.85
3.85
Bernie Boland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.66
3.66
Jeremy Affeldt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
720
7
Bernie Boland
Career
Per 9 Innings
364
3.08
Jeremy Affeldt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Bernie Boland
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.08
3.08
Jeremy Affeldt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.93
0.93
Bernie Boland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.74
1.74
Jeremy Affeldt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.205
1.205
Bernie Boland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.75
0.75
Jeremy Affeldt
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
0.53
Bernie Boland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.09
Jeremy Affeldt
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.41
Bernie Boland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.25
Jeremy Affeldt
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.09
Bernie Boland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jeremy Affeldt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4034
39.21
Bernie Boland
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4324
36.64
Jeremy Affeldt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
1.57
Bernie Boland
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
0.44
Jeremy Affeldt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
455
4.42
Bernie Boland
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
460
3.9
Jeremy Affeldt
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.42
4.42
Bernie Boland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.9
3.9
Jeremy Affeldt
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.41
Bernie Boland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jeremy Affeldt
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.24
Bernie Boland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jeremy Affeldt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
0.99
Bernie Boland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jeremy Affeldt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.404
1.404
Bernie Boland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.278
1.278
Jeremy Affeldt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3529
34.3
Bernie Boland
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3863
32.74
Jeremy Affeldt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.59
0.59
Bernie Boland
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.2
2.2
Jeremy Affeldt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.303
0.303
Bernie Boland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.262
0.262
Jeremy Affeldt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.21
39.21
Bernie Boland
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.64
36.64

Fielding Stats for Jeremy Affeldt and Bernie Boland

Jeremy Affeldt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Bernie Boland
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Jeremy Affeldt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
774
7.52
Bernie Boland
Career
Per 9 Innings
210
Jeremy Affeldt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.41
Bernie Boland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jeremy Affeldt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2778
27
Bernie Boland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jeremy Affeldt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
926
9
Bernie Boland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jeremy Affeldt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.44
Bernie Boland
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
Jeremy Affeldt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
184
1.79
Bernie Boland
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
268
Jeremy Affeldt
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.13
Bernie Boland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
Jeremy Affeldt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
242
2.35
Bernie Boland
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
335
Jeremy Affeldt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
229
2.23
Bernie Boland
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
324
Jeremy Affeldt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.63
94.63
Bernie Boland
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96.72
Jeremy Affeldt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.296
0.296
Bernie Boland
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.543
Jeremy Affeldt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.43
5.43
Bernie Boland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jeremy Affeldt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.13
Bernie Boland
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
Jeremy Affeldt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bernie Boland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jeremy Affeldt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bernie Boland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jeremy Affeldt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bernie Boland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jeremy Affeldt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bernie Boland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Jeremy Affeldt and Bernie Boland

Jeremy Affeldt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Bernie Boland
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Jeremy Affeldt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
774
24442.11
Bernie Boland
Career
Per 600 PA
216
351.22
Jeremy Affeldt
Career
Per 600 PA
19
600
Bernie Boland
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
369
600
Jeremy Affeldt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
536.84
Bernie Boland
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
327
531.71
Jeremy Affeldt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.177
0.177
Bernie Boland
Career
Per 600 PA
0.138
0.138
Jeremy Affeldt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.474
0.474
Bernie Boland
Career
Per 600 PA
0.43
0.43
Jeremy Affeldt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
94.74
Bernie Boland
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
45
73.17
Jeremy Affeldt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
94.74
Bernie Boland
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
36
58.54
Jeremy Affeldt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bernie Boland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
11.38
Jeremy Affeldt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bernie Boland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.25
Jeremy Affeldt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bernie Boland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeremy Affeldt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bernie Boland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
14.63
Jeremy Affeldt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bernie Boland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Jeremy Affeldt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bernie Boland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeremy Affeldt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bernie Boland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeremy Affeldt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.85
26.78
Bernie Boland
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13.32
21.67
Jeremy Affeldt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
94.74
Bernie Boland
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
56
91.06
Jeremy Affeldt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
157.89
Bernie Boland
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
76
123.58
Jeremy Affeldt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.263
0.263
Bernie Boland
Career
Per 600 PA
0.212
0.212
Jeremy Affeldt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.177
0.177
Bernie Boland
Career
Per 600 PA
0.171
0.171
Jeremy Affeldt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.44
0.44
Bernie Boland
Career
Per 600 PA
0.384
0.384
Jeremy Affeldt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bernie Boland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.034
0.034
Jeremy Affeldt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.163
0.163
Bernie Boland
Career
Per 600 PA
0.138
0.138
Jeremy Affeldt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.357
0.357
Bernie Boland
Career
Per 600 PA
0.309
0.309
Jeremy Affeldt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Bernie Boland
Career
Per 600 PA
0.184
0.184
Jeremy Affeldt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bernie Boland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
47.15
Jeremy Affeldt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
63.16
Bernie Boland
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
17.89
Jeremy Affeldt
Career
Per 600 PA
2
63.16
Bernie Boland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
65.04
Jeremy Affeldt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.98
30.85
Bernie Boland
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9.85
16.01
Jeremy Affeldt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bernie Boland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeremy Affeldt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
63.16
Bernie Boland
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
31
50.41
Jeremy Affeldt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bernie Boland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeremy Affeldt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
189.47
Bernie Boland
Career
Per 600 PAverified
83
134.96
Jeremy Affeldt
Career
Per 600 PA
3.17
3.17
Bernie Boland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.45
4.45
Jeremy Affeldt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.33
0.33
Bernie Boland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.37
0.37
Jeremy Affeldt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bernie Boland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
17.89
Jeremy Affeldt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bernie Boland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeremy Affeldt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bernie Boland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeremy Affeldt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bernie Boland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeremy Affeldt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bernie Boland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeremy Affeldt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bernie Boland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeremy Affeldt
Career
Per 600 PA
Bernie Boland
Career
Per 600 PA