Brian Boehringer vs. Bill Piercy — Career Comparison

Brian Boehringer
Gen XMissouriThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Bill Piercy
Lost GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Bill Piercy built a career as a starting pitcher and Brian Boehringer as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Bill Piercy posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.26 and WHIP 1.546 compared to 4.36 and 1.552 for Brian Boehringer. By the career numbers, Bill Piercy had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Brian Boehringer and Bill Piercy

Brian Boehringer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Bill Piercy
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Brian Boehringer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
356
5.99
Bill Piercy
Career
Per 9 Innings
116
1.71
Brian Boehringer
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.35
Bill Piercy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
1.03
Brian Boehringer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.44
Bill Piercy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
0.4
Brian Boehringer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.54
Bill Piercy
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.63
Brian Boehringer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.83
44.83
Bill Piercy
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.57
38.57
Brian Boehringer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.9
5.9
Bill Piercy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60.34
60.34
Brian Boehringer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Piercy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.41
Brian Boehringer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Piercy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Brian Boehringer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.05
Bill Piercy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Boehringer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
259
4.36
Bill Piercy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
289
4.26
Brian Boehringer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.36
4.36
Bill Piercy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.26
4.26
Brian Boehringer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.54
4.54
Bill Piercy
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.9
5.9
Brian Boehringer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.58
4.58
Bill Piercy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.33
4.33
Brian Boehringer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.257
0.257
Bill Piercy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.362
0.362
Brian Boehringer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1604
27
Bill Piercy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1832
27
Brian Boehringer
Career
Per 9 Innings
534.2
9
Bill Piercy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
610.2
9
Brian Boehringer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
522
8.79
Bill Piercy
Career
Per 9 Innings
676
9.96
Brian Boehringer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.79
8.79
Bill Piercy
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.96
9.96
Brian Boehringer
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
1.08
Bill Piercy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.24
Brian Boehringer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.08
1.08
Bill Piercy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Brian Boehringer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.18
0.18
Bill Piercy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Brian Boehringer
Career
Per 9 Innings
274
4.61
Bill Piercy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
268
3.95
Brian Boehringer
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.57
Bill Piercy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brian Boehringer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.61
4.61
Bill Piercy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.95
3.95
Brian Boehringer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
432
7.27
Bill Piercy
Career
Per 9 Innings
165
2.43
Brian Boehringer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.27
7.27
Bill Piercy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.43
2.43
Brian Boehringer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.21
1.21
Bill Piercy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.42
1.42
Brian Boehringer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.32
1.32
Bill Piercy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.709
0.709
Brian Boehringer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.17
Bill Piercy
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.31
Brian Boehringer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.3
Bill Piercy
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.63
Brian Boehringer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Bill Piercy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Brian Boehringer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2375
39.98
Bill Piercy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2180
32.13
Brian Boehringer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
1.65
Bill Piercy
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.44
Brian Boehringer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
280
4.71
Bill Piercy
Career
Per 9 Innings
362
5.34
Brian Boehringer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.71
4.71
Bill Piercy
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.34
5.34
Brian Boehringer
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.49
Bill Piercy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brian Boehringer
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.4
Bill Piercy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brian Boehringer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.61
Bill Piercy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Boehringer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.489
1.489
Bill Piercy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.546
1.546
Brian Boehringer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2030
34.17
Bill Piercy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1869
27.55
Brian Boehringer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.79
0.79
Bill Piercy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.12
3.12
Brian Boehringer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.299
0.299
Bill Piercy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.391
0.391
Brian Boehringer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.98
39.98
Bill Piercy
Career
Per 9 Innings
32.13
32.13

Fielding Stats for Brian Boehringer and Bill Piercy

Brian Boehringer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Bill Piercy
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Brian Boehringer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
356
5.99
Bill Piercy
Career
Per 9 Innings
116
Brian Boehringer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.35
Bill Piercy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brian Boehringer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1604
27
Bill Piercy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brian Boehringer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
534.2
9
Bill Piercy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brian Boehringer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.44
Bill Piercy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
Brian Boehringer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.69
Bill Piercy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
191
Brian Boehringer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Bill Piercy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
Brian Boehringer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
1.14
Bill Piercy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
234
Brian Boehringer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
1.13
Bill Piercy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
218
Brian Boehringer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.53
98.53
Bill Piercy
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.16
Brian Boehringer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.188
0.188
Bill Piercy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.879
Brian Boehringer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.9
5.9
Bill Piercy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brian Boehringer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Bill Piercy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
Brian Boehringer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Piercy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brian Boehringer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Piercy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brian Boehringer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Piercy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brian Boehringer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Piercy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Brian Boehringer and Bill Piercy

Brian Boehringer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Bill Piercy
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Brian Boehringer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
356
5772.97
Bill Piercy
Career
Per 600 PA
116
320.74
Brian Boehringer
Career
Per 600 PA
37
600
Bill Piercy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
217
600
Brian Boehringer
Career
Per 600 PA
31
502.7
Bill Piercy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
191
528.11
Brian Boehringer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.065
0.065
Bill Piercy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.173
0.173
Brian Boehringer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.338
0.338
Bill Piercy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Brian Boehringer
Career
Per 600 PA
2
32.43
Bill Piercy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
91.24
Brian Boehringer
Career
Per 600 PA
1
16.22
Bill Piercy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
60.83
Brian Boehringer
Career
Per 600 PA
1
16.22
Bill Piercy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
27.65
Brian Boehringer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Piercy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.76
Brian Boehringer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Piercy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Boehringer
Career
Per 600 PA
1
16.22
Bill Piercy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
30.41
Brian Boehringer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Bill Piercy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Brian Boehringer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Piercy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Boehringer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Piercy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Boehringer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
4.1
Bill Piercy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.87
27.28
Brian Boehringer
Career
Per 600 PA
3
48.65
Bill Piercy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
124.42
Brian Boehringer
Career
Per 600 PA
5
81.08
Bill Piercy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
116.13
Brian Boehringer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.147
0.147
Bill Piercy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Brian Boehringer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.097
0.097
Bill Piercy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.236
0.236
Brian Boehringer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.244
0.244
Bill Piercy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.446
0.446
Brian Boehringer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.032
0.032
Bill Piercy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.063
0.063
Brian Boehringer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Bill Piercy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.153
0.153
Brian Boehringer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Bill Piercy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.342
0.342
Brian Boehringer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.133
0.133
Bill Piercy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.228
0.228
Brian Boehringer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Piercy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
24.88
Brian Boehringer
Career
Per 600 PA
2
32.43
Bill Piercy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
38.71
Brian Boehringer
Career
Per 600 PA
2
32.43
Bill Piercy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
63.59
Brian Boehringer
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.42
-23.01
Bill Piercy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.6
23.77
Brian Boehringer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Piercy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.53
Brian Boehringer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
48.65
Bill Piercy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
19.35
Brian Boehringer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Piercy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Boehringer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
259.46
Bill Piercy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
46
127.19
Brian Boehringer
Career
Per 600 PA
2.31
2.31
Bill Piercy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.72
4.72
Brian Boehringer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Bill Piercy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Brian Boehringer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
48.65
Bill Piercy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
47
Brian Boehringer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Piercy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Boehringer
Career
Per 600 PA
2
32.43
Bill Piercy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Brian Boehringer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Piercy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Boehringer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Piercy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Boehringer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Piercy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Boehringer
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Piercy
Career
Per 600 PA