Joe Boever vs. Jimmy Boyd — Career Comparison

Joe Boever
Baby BoomersMissouriThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Jimmy Boyd
Greatest GenerationSouth CarolinaNorth AmericaNewark EaglesNegro National League IIStarting Pitcher

Jimmy Boyd built a career as a starting pitcher and Joe Boever as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Jimmy Boyd posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 1.29 and WHIP 0.857 compared to 3.93 and 1.543 for Joe Boever. By the career numbers, Jimmy Boyd had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joe Boever and Jimmy Boyd

Joe Boever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Jimmy Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Joe Boever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
516
6.16
Jimmy Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2.57
Joe Boever
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jimmy Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.29
Joe Boever
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
0.41
Jimmy Boyd
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.29
Joe Boever
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.54
Jimmy Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Boever
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.04
43.04
Jimmy Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Joe Boever
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jimmy Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Joe Boever
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jimmy Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Boever
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jimmy Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Boever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.58
Jimmy Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Boever
Career
Per 9 Innings
329
3.93
Jimmy Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.29
Joe Boever
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.93
3.93
Jimmy Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.29
1.29
Joe Boever
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
Jimmy Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.04
1.04
Joe Boever
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.29
4.29
Jimmy Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Joe Boever
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.262
0.262
Jimmy Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Joe Boever
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2263
27
Jimmy Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
27
Joe Boever
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
754.1
9
Jimmy Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
9
Joe Boever
Career
Per 9 Innings
751
8.96
Jimmy Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
5.14
Joe Boever
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.96
8.96
Jimmy Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.14
5.14
Joe Boever
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
0.89
Jimmy Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Boever
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.89
0.89
Jimmy Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Boever
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.15
0.15
Jimmy Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Boever
Career
Per 9 Innings
343
4.09
Jimmy Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2.57
Joe Boever
Career
Per 9 Innings
70
0.84
Jimmy Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Boever
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.09
4.09
Jimmy Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.57
2.57
Joe Boever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
541
6.45
Jimmy Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3.86
Joe Boever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.45
6.45
Jimmy Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.86
3.86
Joe Boever
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Jimmy Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.5
1.5
Joe Boever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.172
1.172
Jimmy Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.714
0.714
Joe Boever
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.36
Jimmy Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Boever
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.19
Jimmy Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Boever
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.05
Jimmy Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Boever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3301
39.38
Jimmy Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
34.71
Joe Boever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
257
3.07
Jimmy Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Boever
Career
Per 9 Innings
362
4.32
Jimmy Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2.57
Joe Boever
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.32
4.32
Jimmy Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.57
2.57
Joe Boever
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
0.52
Jimmy Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Boever
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.37
Jimmy Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Boever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.56
Jimmy Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Boever
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.45
1.45
Jimmy Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.857
0.857
Joe Boever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2867
34.21
Jimmy Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
32.14
Joe Boever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.7
0.7
Jimmy Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Joe Boever
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Jimmy Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.182
0.182
Joe Boever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.38
39.38
Jimmy Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.71
34.71

Fielding Stats for Joe Boever and Jimmy Boyd

Joe Boever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Jimmy Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Joe Boever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
516
6.16
Jimmy Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2.57
Joe Boever
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jimmy Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.29
Joe Boever
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2263
27
Jimmy Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
27
Joe Boever
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
754.1
9
Jimmy Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
9
Joe Boever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.55
Jimmy Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Boever
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
94
1.12
Jimmy Boyd
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2.57
Joe Boever
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.08
Jimmy Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Boever
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
147
1.75
Jimmy Boyd
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2.57
Joe Boever
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
140
1.67
Jimmy Boyd
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2.57
Joe Boever
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.24
95.24
Jimmy Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Joe Boever
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.271
0.271
Jimmy Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Joe Boever
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jimmy Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Joe Boever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.07
Jimmy Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Boever
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jimmy Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Boever
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jimmy Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Boever
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jimmy Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Boever
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jimmy Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Boever and Jimmy Boyd

Joe Boever
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Jimmy Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Joe Boever
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
516
18211.76
Jimmy Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
2
400
Joe Boever
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
600
Jimmy Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Joe Boever
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
600
Jimmy Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Joe Boever
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.118
0.118
Jimmy Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Boever
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.235
0.235
Jimmy Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Boever
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
70.59
Jimmy Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Boever
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
70.59
Jimmy Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Boever
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Boever
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Boever
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Boever
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Boever
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Boever
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Boever
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Boever
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
7.41
Jimmy Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Boever
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
70.59
Jimmy Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Boever
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
70.59
Jimmy Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Boever
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.118
0.118
Jimmy Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Boever
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.118
0.118
Jimmy Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Boever
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.235
0.235
Jimmy Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Boever
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Boever
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.082
0.082
Jimmy Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Boever
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.133
0.133
Jimmy Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Boever
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Jimmy Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Boever
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Boever
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Boever
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Boever
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-0.38
-13.37
Jimmy Boyd
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.3
-60
Joe Boever
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Boever
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Boever
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Boever
Career
Per 600 PA
4
141.18
Jimmy Boyd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Joe Boever
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.25
4.25
Jimmy Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Boever
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Boever
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Boever
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Boever
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Boever
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Boever
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Boever
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Boever
Career
Per 600 PA
Jimmy Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA