Joe Boever vs. Steve Renko — Career Comparison

Joe Boever
Baby BoomersMissouriThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Steve Renko
Silent GenerationKansasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMontreal ExposNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Steve Renko 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 led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 95 vs 79), home run suppression (HR9+ 88 vs 76), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 95 vs 85). Role difference aside, Joe Boever holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Joe Boever and Steve Renko

Joe Boever
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Joe Boever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
516
6.16
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Innings
451
1.63
Joe Boever
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
365
1.32
Joe Boever
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.41
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
134
0.48
Joe Boever
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
0.54
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
146
0.53
Joe Boever
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.04
43.04
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.86
47.86
Joe Boever
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80.93
80.93
Joe Boever
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.21
Joe Boever
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.03
Joe Boever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.58
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.02
Joe Boever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
329
3.93
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Innings
1107
3.99
Joe Boever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.93
3.93
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.99
3.99
Joe Boever
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.95
3.95
Joe Boever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.29
4.29
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.37
4.37
Joe Boever
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.262
0.262
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.256
0.256
Joe Boever
Career
Per 9 Innings
2263
27
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7482
27
Joe Boever
Career
Per 9 Innings
754.1
9
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2494
9
Joe Boever
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
751
8.96
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2438
8.8
Joe Boever
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.96
8.96
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.8
8.8
Joe Boever
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
75
0.89
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Innings
248
0.89
Joe Boever
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.89
0.89
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.89
0.89
Joe Boever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.55
0.55
Joe Boever
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
343
4.09
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1010
3.64
Joe Boever
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
70
0.84
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
0.31
Joe Boever
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.09
4.09
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.64
3.64
Joe Boever
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
541
6.45
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1455
5.25
Joe Boever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.45
6.45
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.25
5.25
Joe Boever
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.23
3.23
Joe Boever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.172
1.172
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.988
0.988
Joe Boever
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
0.36
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.26
Joe Boever
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.19
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.08
Joe Boever
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.05
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.01
Joe Boever
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3301
39.38
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10704
38.63
Joe Boever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
257
3.07
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.13
Joe Boever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
362
4.32
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Innings
1233
4.45
Joe Boever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.32
4.32
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.45
4.45
Joe Boever
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
0.52
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
0.29
Joe Boever
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
0.37
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.24
Joe Boever
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.56
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
107
0.39
Joe Boever
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.45
1.45
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.383
1.383
Joe Boever
Career
Per 9 Innings
2867
34.21
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9525
34.37
Joe Boever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.7
0.7
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.73
2.73
Joe Boever
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Joe Boever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.38
39.38
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.63
38.63

Fielding Stats for Joe Boever and Steve Renko

Joe Boever
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Joe Boever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
516
6.16
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Innings
452
1.63
Joe Boever
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
365
1.32
Joe Boever
Career
Per 9 Innings
2263
27
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7493
27
Joe Boever
Career
Per 9 Innings
754.1
9
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2497.2
9
Joe Boever
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.55
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
166
0.6
Joe Boever
Career
Per 9 Innings
94
1.12
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
316
1.14
Joe Boever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.08
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.09
Joe Boever
Career
Per 9 Innings
147
1.75
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
508
1.83
Joe Boever
Career
Per 9 Innings
140
1.67
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
482
1.74
Joe Boever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.24
95.24
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.88
94.88
Joe Boever
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.271
0.271
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.066
1.066
Joe Boever
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80.75
80.75
Joe Boever
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.07
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.06
Joe Boever
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Boever
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Boever
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Boever
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Boever and Steve Renko

Joe Boever
Career
Per 600 PA
12
12
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Joe Boever
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
516
18211.76
Steve Renko
Career
Per 600 PA
462
477.93
Joe Boever
Career
Per 600 PA
17
600
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
580
600
Joe Boever
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
600
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
531
549.31
Joe Boever
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.215
0.215
Joe Boever
Career
Per 600 PA
0.235
0.235
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.569
0.569
Joe Boever
Career
Per 600 PA
2
70.59
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
114
117.93
Joe Boever
Career
Per 600 PA
2
70.59
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
90
93.1
Joe Boever
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16.55
Joe Boever
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.07
Joe Boever
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6.21
Joe Boever
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
24.83
Joe Boever
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.211
0.211
Joe Boever
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.011
0.011
Joe Boever
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.053
0.053
Joe Boever
Career
Per 600 PA
0.21
7.41
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37.45
38.74
Joe Boever
Career
Per 600 PA
2
70.59
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
152
157.24
Joe Boever
Career
Per 600 PA
2
70.59
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
139
143.79
Joe Boever
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Joe Boever
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Joe Boever
Career
Per 600 PA
0.235
0.235
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.536
0.536
Joe Boever
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.072
0.072
Joe Boever
Career
Per 600 PA
0.082
0.082
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.184
0.184
Joe Boever
Career
Per 600 PA
0.133
0.133
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.42
0.42
Joe Boever
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Joe Boever
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
45.52
Joe Boever
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
43.45
Joe Boever
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
80
82.76
Joe Boever
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.38
-13.37
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37.57
38.86
Joe Boever
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Renko
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Boever
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
25.86
Joe Boever
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Renko
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Boever
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
141.18
Steve Renko
Career
Per 600 PA
139
143.79
Joe Boever
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.25
4.25
Steve Renko
Career
Per 600 PA
4.17
4.17
Joe Boever
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Joe Boever
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
24.83
Joe Boever
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Renko
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Boever
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Steve Renko
Career
Per 600 PA
12
12.41
Joe Boever
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.1
Joe Boever
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Renko
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Boever
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.1
Joe Boever
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100