Tony Balsamo vs. Ollie Boyd — Career Comparison

Tony Balsamo
Silent GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Ollie Boyd
Greatest GenerationKansasThrows RightNorth AmericaKansas City MonarchsNegro American LeagueStarting Pitcher

Ollie Boyd built a career as a starting pitcher and Tony Balsamo as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Tony Balsamo posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 6.44 and WHIP 1.909 compared to 7.27 and 1.846 for Ollie Boyd. By the career numbers, Tony Balsamo had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Tony Balsamo and Ollie Boyd

Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ollie Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Tony Balsamo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
5.52
Ollie Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2.08
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ollie Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.04
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ollie Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.04
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.31
Ollie Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ollie Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ollie Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ollie Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ollie Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ollie Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
6.44
Ollie Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
7.27
Tony Balsamo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.44
6.44
Ollie Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.27
7.27
Tony Balsamo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.59
5.59
Ollie Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.85
5.85
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.75
3.75
Ollie Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.65
2.65
Tony Balsamo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.286
0.286
Ollie Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.342
0.342
Tony Balsamo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
88
27
Ollie Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
27
Tony Balsamo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29.1
9
Ollie Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.2
9
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
10.43
Ollie Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
13.5
Tony Balsamo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.43
10.43
Ollie Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.5
13.5
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.31
Ollie Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Ollie Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.06
0.06
Ollie Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
6.14
Ollie Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3.12
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.61
Ollie Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.14
6.14
Ollie Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.12
3.12
Tony Balsamo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
8.28
Ollie Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6.23
Tony Balsamo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.28
8.28
Ollie Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.23
6.23
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.5
1.5
Ollie Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Tony Balsamo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.602
1.602
Ollie Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.039
1.039
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
2.45
Ollie Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.31
Ollie Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.31
Ollie Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tony Balsamo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
140
42.95
Ollie Boyd
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
43.62
Tony Balsamo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.53
Ollie Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
6.75
Ollie Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
7.27
Tony Balsamo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.75
6.75
Ollie Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.27
7.27
Tony Balsamo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ollie Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.04
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ollie Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ollie Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Balsamo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.841
1.841
Ollie Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.846
1.846
Tony Balsamo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
119
36.51
Ollie Boyd
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
39.46
Tony Balsamo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.22
1.22
Ollie Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.5
3.5
Tony Balsamo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.363
0.363
Ollie Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.406
0.406
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.95
42.95
Ollie Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.62
43.62

Fielding Stats for Tony Balsamo and Ollie Boyd

Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ollie Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Tony Balsamo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
5.52
Ollie Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2.08
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ollie Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.04
Tony Balsamo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
88
27
Ollie Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
27
Tony Balsamo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29.1
9
Ollie Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.2
9
Tony Balsamo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.92
Ollie Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Balsamo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
1.84
Ollie Boyd
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3.12
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.31
Ollie Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tony Balsamo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
3.07
Ollie Boyd
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3.12
Tony Balsamo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
2.76
Ollie Boyd
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3.12
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
90
Ollie Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Ollie Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.5
1.5
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ollie Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Tony Balsamo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.61
Ollie Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ollie Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ollie Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ollie Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ollie Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Tony Balsamo and Ollie Boyd

Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Ollie Boyd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Tony Balsamo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
2160
Ollie Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
2
240
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 600 PA
5
600
Ollie Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
5
600
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 600 PA
5
600
Ollie Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
5
600
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Ollie Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Tony Balsamo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Ollie Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 600 PA
1
120
Ollie Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
1
120
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ollie Boyd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Tony Balsamo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Ollie Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ollie Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ollie Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Balsamo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Ollie Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Balsamo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Ollie Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ollie Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ollie Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Balsamo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.38
45.23
Ollie Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
21.64
Tony Balsamo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
240
Ollie Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
1
120
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 600 PA
1
120
Ollie Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
1
120
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Ollie Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Tony Balsamo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Ollie Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Tony Balsamo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Ollie Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Tony Balsamo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Ollie Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Balsamo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Ollie Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Tony Balsamo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Ollie Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Tony Balsamo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Ollie Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Tony Balsamo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Ollie Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ollie Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Balsamo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Ollie Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Balsamo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
34.43
Ollie Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0.19
23.33
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ollie Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ollie Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ollie Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 600 PA
3
360
Ollie Boyd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Tony Balsamo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.67
1.67
Ollie Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ollie Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ollie Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ollie Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ollie Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ollie Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ollie Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ollie Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 600 PA
Ollie Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA