Joe Boever vs. Dave Johnson — Career Comparison

Joe Boever
Baby BoomersMissouriThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Dave Johnson
Baby BoomersMarylandThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Dave Johnson 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. Joe Boever posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.93 and WHIP 1.543 compared to 5.11 and 1.489 for Dave Johnson. By the career numbers, Joe Boever had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joe Boever and Dave Johnson

Joe Boever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Dave Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Joe Boever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
516
6.16
Dave Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
77
1.88
Joe Boever
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
1.39
Joe Boever
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
0.41
Dave Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.54
Joe Boever
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.54
Dave Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.61
Joe Boever
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.04
43.04
Dave Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.81
46.81
Joe Boever
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74.03
74.03
Joe Boever
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.17
Joe Boever
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Boever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.58
Dave Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Boever
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
329
3.93
Dave Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
209
5.11
Joe Boever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.93
3.93
Dave Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.11
5.11
Joe Boever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.19
4.19
Dave Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.39
5.39
Joe Boever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.29
4.29
Dave Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.39
5.39
Joe Boever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.262
0.262
Dave Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.298
0.298
Joe Boever
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2263
27
Dave Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1104
27
Joe Boever
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
754.1
9
Dave Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
368
9
Joe Boever
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
751
8.96
Dave Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
439
10.74
Joe Boever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.96
8.96
Dave Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.74
10.74
Joe Boever
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
0.89
Dave Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
63
1.54
Joe Boever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.89
0.89
Dave Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.54
1.54
Joe Boever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Dave Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Joe Boever
Career
Per 9 Innings
343
4.09
Dave Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
2.49
Joe Boever
Career
Per 9 Innings
70
0.84
Dave Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.17
Joe Boever
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.09
4.09
Dave Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.49
2.49
Joe Boever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
541
6.45
Dave Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
143
3.5
Joe Boever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.45
6.45
Dave Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.5
3.5
Joe Boever
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Dave Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.86
1.86
Joe Boever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.172
1.172
Dave Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.666
0.666
Joe Boever
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.36
Dave Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Joe Boever
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.19
Dave Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.32
Joe Boever
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.05
Dave Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.1
Joe Boever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3301
39.38
Dave Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1606
39.28
Joe Boever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
257
3.07
Dave Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.22
Joe Boever
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
362
4.32
Dave Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
215
5.26
Joe Boever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.32
4.32
Dave Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.26
5.26
Joe Boever
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
0.52
Dave Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.2
Joe Boever
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.37
Dave Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.29
Joe Boever
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
47
0.56
Dave Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.81
Joe Boever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.45
1.45
Dave Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.47
1.47
Joe Boever
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2867
34.21
Dave Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1471
35.98
Joe Boever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.7
0.7
Dave Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.79
2.79
Joe Boever
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Dave Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.297
0.297
Joe Boever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.38
39.38
Dave Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.28
39.28

Fielding Stats for Joe Boever and Dave Johnson

Joe Boever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Dave Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Joe Boever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
516
6.16
Dave Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
77
1.88
Joe Boever
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
1.39
Joe Boever
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2263
27
Dave Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1104
27
Joe Boever
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
754.1
9
Dave Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
368
9
Joe Boever
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
46
0.55
Dave Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.68
Joe Boever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
1.12
Dave Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.56
Joe Boever
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.08
Dave Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.07
Joe Boever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
147
1.75
Dave Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
1.32
Joe Boever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
1.67
Dave Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
1.25
Joe Boever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.24
95.24
Dave Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.44
94.44
Joe Boever
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.271
0.271
Dave Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.662
0.662
Joe Boever
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74.03
74.03
Joe Boever
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.07
Dave Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.07
Joe Boever
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Boever
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Boever
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Boever
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Boever and Dave Johnson

Joe Boever
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Dave Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
5
Joe Boever
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
516
18211.76
Dave Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
77
Joe Boever
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
600
Dave Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Boever
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
600
Dave Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Boever
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.118
0.118
Dave Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Boever
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.235
0.235
Dave Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Boever
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
70.59
Dave Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Boever
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
70.59
Dave Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Boever
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Boever
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Boever
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Boever
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Boever
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Boever
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Boever
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Boever
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
7.41
Dave Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Boever
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
70.59
Dave Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Boever
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
70.59
Dave Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Boever
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.118
0.118
Dave Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Boever
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.118
0.118
Dave Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Boever
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.235
0.235
Dave Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Boever
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Boever
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.082
0.082
Dave Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Boever
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.133
0.133
Dave Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Boever
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Dave Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Boever
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Boever
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Boever
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Boever
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.38
-13.37
Dave Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Boever
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Boever
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Boever
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Boever
Career
Per 600 PA
4
141.18
Dave Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Joe Boever
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.25
4.25
Dave Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Boever
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Boever
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Boever
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Boever
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Boever
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Boever
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Boever
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Boever
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA