Ben Beville vs. Ollie Boyd — Career Comparison

Pre-GenerationalCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Greatest GenerationKansasThrows RightNorth AmericaKansas City MonarchsNegro American LeagueStarting Pitcher

Ollie Boyd built a career as a starting pitcher and Ben Beville as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Ben Beville posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4 and WHIP 1.889 compared to 7.27 and 1.846 for Ollie Boyd. By the career numbers, Ben Beville had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ben Beville and Ollie Boyd

Ben Beville
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ollie Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Ben Beville
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Ollie Boyd
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2.08
Ben Beville
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Ollie Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.04
Ben Beville
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ollie Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.04
Ben Beville
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Ollie Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ben Beville
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ollie Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Ben Beville
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Ollie Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Ben Beville
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Ollie Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Beville
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ollie Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Beville
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ollie Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Beville
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Ollie Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7.27
Ben Beville
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Ollie Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.27
7.27
Ben Beville
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.39
5.39
Ollie Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.85
5.85
Ben Beville
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.11
6.11
Ollie Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.65
2.65
Ben Beville
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.235
0.235
Ollie Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.342
0.342
Ben Beville
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
27
Ollie Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
27
Ben Beville
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Ollie Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.2
9
Ben Beville
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Ollie Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
13.5
Ben Beville
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Ollie Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.5
13.5
Ben Beville
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ollie Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Beville
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ollie Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Beville
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ollie Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Beville
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Ollie Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3.12
Ben Beville
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ollie Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Beville
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Ollie Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.12
3.12
Ben Beville
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ollie Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6.23
Ben Beville
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ollie Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.23
6.23
Ben Beville
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Ollie Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Ben Beville
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.111
1.111
Ollie Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.039
1.039
Ben Beville
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ollie Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Beville
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ollie Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ben Beville
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ollie Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Beville
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
44
Ollie Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
43.62
Ben Beville
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ollie Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Beville
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Ollie Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7.27
Ben Beville
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Ollie Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.27
7.27
Ben Beville
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ollie Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.04
Ben Beville
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ollie Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Beville
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ollie Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Beville
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.889
1.889
Ollie Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.846
1.846
Ben Beville
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
34
Ollie Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
39.46
Ben Beville
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.5
3.5
Ollie Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.5
3.5
Ben Beville
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.242
0.242
Ollie Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.406
0.406
Ben Beville
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
44
Ollie Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.62
43.62

Fielding Stats for Ben Beville and Ollie Boyd

Ben Beville
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ollie Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Ben Beville
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
1.93
Ollie Boyd
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2.08
Ben Beville
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ollie Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.04
Ben Beville
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
27
Ollie Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
27
Ben Beville
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
9
Ollie Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.2
9
Ben Beville
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
3.21
Ollie Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Beville
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.29
Ollie Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3.12
Ben Beville
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.64
Ollie Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ben Beville
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
5.14
Ollie Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3.12
Ben Beville
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
4.5
Ollie Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3.12
Ben Beville
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.5
87.5
Ollie Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Ben Beville
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.333
2.333
Ollie Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.5
1.5
Ben Beville
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ollie Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Ben Beville
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ollie Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Beville
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ollie Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Beville
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ollie Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Beville
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ollie Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Beville
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ollie Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ben Beville and Ollie Boyd

Ben Beville
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Ollie Boyd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Ben Beville
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
257.14
Ollie Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
2
240
Ben Beville
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
600
Ollie Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
5
600
Ben Beville
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
600
Ollie Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
5
600
Ben Beville
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Ollie Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Ben Beville
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.857
0.857
Ollie Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Ben Beville
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
171.43
Ollie Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
1
120
Ben Beville
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ollie Boyd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Ben Beville
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
171.43
Ollie Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Beville
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ollie Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Beville
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ollie Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Beville
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
171.43
Ollie Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Beville
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Ollie Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Beville
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ollie Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Beville
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ollie Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Beville
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.98
84.32
Ollie Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
21.64
Ben Beville
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
342.86
Ollie Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
1
120
Ben Beville
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
171.43
Ollie Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
1
120
Ben Beville
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Ollie Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Ben Beville
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.571
0.571
Ollie Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Ben Beville
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.857
0.857
Ollie Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Ben Beville
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Ollie Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Beville
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.271
0.271
Ollie Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Ben Beville
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
0.8
Ollie Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Ben Beville
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Ollie Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Ben Beville
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
171.43
Ollie Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Beville
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Ollie Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Beville
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
257.14
Ollie Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Beville
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.98
83.6
Ollie Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0.19
23.33
Ben Beville
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ollie Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Beville
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ollie Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Beville
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ollie Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Beville
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ollie Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Beville
Career
Per 600 PA
Ollie Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
Ben Beville
Career
Per 600 PA
Ollie Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
Ben Beville
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ollie Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Beville
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ollie Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Beville
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ollie Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Beville
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ollie Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Beville
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ollie Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Beville
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ollie Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Beville
Career
Per 600 PA
Ollie Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA