Matt Albers vs. Bernie Boland — Career Comparison

Matt Albers
MillenialTexasThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Bernie Boland
Lost GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Bernie Boland built a career as a starting pitcher and Matt Albers 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 4.35 and 1.443 for Matt Albers. By the career numbers, Bernie Boland had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Matt Albers and Bernie Boland

Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Bernie Boland
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
616
7.3
Bernie Boland
Career
Per 9 Innings
209
1.77
Matt Albers
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.28
Bernie Boland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
1.01
Matt Albers
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.56
Bernie Boland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
0.58
Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
0.57
Bernie Boland
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.45
Matt Albers
Career
Per 9 Innings
49.47
49.47
Bernie Boland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.2
56.2
Matt Albers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.9
3.9
Bernie Boland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.94
56.94
Matt Albers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bernie Boland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
0.5
Matt Albers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bernie Boland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.08
Matt Albers
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.08
Bernie Boland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.1
Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
367
4.35
Bernie Boland
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
383
3.25
Matt Albers
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.35
4.35
Bernie Boland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Matt Albers
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.32
4.32
Bernie Boland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.03
3.03
Matt Albers
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.37
4.37
Bernie Boland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.78
3.78
Matt Albers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.261
0.261
Bernie Boland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Matt Albers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2277
27
Bernie Boland
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3186
27
Matt Albers
Career
Per 9 Innings
759
9
Bernie Boland
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1062
9
Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
751
8.91
Bernie Boland
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
925
7.84
Matt Albers
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.91
8.91
Bernie Boland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.84
7.84
Matt Albers
Career
Per 9 Innings
87
1.03
Bernie Boland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.11
Matt Albers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.03
1.03
Bernie Boland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Matt Albers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.14
0.14
Bernie Boland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.06
0.06
Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
314
3.72
Bernie Boland
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
432
3.66
Matt Albers
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.36
Bernie Boland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Albers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.72
3.72
Bernie Boland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.66
3.66
Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
571
6.77
Bernie Boland
Career
Per 9 Innings
364
3.08
Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.77
6.77
Bernie Boland
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.08
3.08
Matt Albers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.93
0.93
Bernie Boland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.74
1.74
Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.166
1.166
Bernie Boland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.75
0.75
Matt Albers
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.34
Bernie Boland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.09
Matt Albers
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.42
Bernie Boland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.25
Matt Albers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Bernie Boland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Albers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3288
38.99
Bernie Boland
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4324
36.64
Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
1.72
Bernie Boland
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
0.44
Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
399
4.73
Bernie Boland
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
460
3.9
Matt Albers
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.73
4.73
Bernie Boland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.9
3.9
Matt Albers
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.34
Bernie Boland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Albers
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.33
Bernie Boland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
1.09
Bernie Boland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Albers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.403
1.403
Bernie Boland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.278
1.278
Matt Albers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2882
34.17
Bernie Boland
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3863
32.74
Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.65
0.65
Bernie Boland
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.2
2.2
Matt Albers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.299
0.299
Bernie Boland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.262
0.262
Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.99
38.99
Bernie Boland
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.64
36.64

Fielding Stats for Matt Albers and Bernie Boland

Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Bernie Boland
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
616
7.3
Bernie Boland
Career
Per 9 Innings
210
Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.28
Bernie Boland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2277
27
Bernie Boland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
759
9
Bernie Boland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Albers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.49
Bernie Boland
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
Matt Albers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
1.17
Bernie Boland
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
268
Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.09
Bernie Boland
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
Matt Albers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
148
1.75
Bernie Boland
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
335
Matt Albers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
1.66
Bernie Boland
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
324
Matt Albers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.59
94.59
Bernie Boland
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96.72
Matt Albers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.227
0.227
Bernie Boland
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.543
Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.9
3.9
Bernie Boland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.13
Bernie Boland
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
Matt Albers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bernie Boland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Albers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bernie Boland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Albers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bernie Boland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Albers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bernie Boland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Matt Albers and Bernie Boland

Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Bernie Boland
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
616
9726.32
Bernie Boland
Career
Per 600 PA
216
351.22
Matt Albers
Career
Per 600 PA
38
600
Bernie Boland
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
369
600
Matt Albers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
35
552.63
Bernie Boland
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
327
531.71
Matt Albers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.086
0.086
Bernie Boland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.138
0.138
Matt Albers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.263
0.263
Bernie Boland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.43
0.43
Matt Albers
Career
Per 600 PA
3
47.37
Bernie Boland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
73.17
Matt Albers
Career
Per 600 PA
2
31.58
Bernie Boland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
58.54
Matt Albers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
15.79
Bernie Boland
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
11.38
Matt Albers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bernie Boland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.25
Matt Albers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bernie Boland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Albers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
15.79
Bernie Boland
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
14.63
Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Bernie Boland
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Matt Albers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bernie Boland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Albers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bernie Boland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Albers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.35
5.47
Bernie Boland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.32
21.67
Matt Albers
Career
Per 600 PA
4
63.16
Bernie Boland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56
91.06
Matt Albers
Career
Per 600 PA
3
47.37
Bernie Boland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76
123.58
Matt Albers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.086
0.086
Bernie Boland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.212
0.212
Matt Albers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.114
0.114
Bernie Boland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.171
0.171
Matt Albers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Bernie Boland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.384
0.384
Matt Albers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.029
0.029
Bernie Boland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.034
0.034
Matt Albers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Bernie Boland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.138
0.138
Matt Albers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Bernie Boland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.309
0.309
Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Bernie Boland
Career
Per 600 PA
0.184
0.184
Matt Albers
Career
Per 600 PA
1
15.79
Bernie Boland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
47.15
Matt Albers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bernie Boland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
17.89
Matt Albers
Career
Per 600 PA
1
15.79
Bernie Boland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
65.04
Matt Albers
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.47
-23.22
Bernie Boland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.85
16.01
Matt Albers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bernie Boland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Albers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bernie Boland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
50.41
Matt Albers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bernie Boland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
331.58
Bernie Boland
Career
Per 600 PAverified
83
134.96
Matt Albers
Career
Per 600 PA
1.81
1.81
Bernie Boland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.45
4.45
Matt Albers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bernie Boland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.37
0.37
Matt Albers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
47.37
Bernie Boland
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
17.89
Matt Albers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bernie Boland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Albers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bernie Boland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Albers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bernie Boland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Albers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bernie Boland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Albers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bernie Boland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Albers
Career
Per 600 PA
Bernie Boland
Career
Per 600 PA