Joe Boever vs. Rudy Schwenck — Career Comparison

Joe Boever
Baby BoomersMissouriThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Rudy Schwenck
Lost GenerationKentuckyThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Rudy Schwenck 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. Rudy Schwenck posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.86 and WHIP 1.357 compared to 3.93 and 1.543 for Joe Boever. By the career numbers, Rudy Schwenck had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joe Boever and Rudy Schwenck

Joe Boever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Rudy Schwenck
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Joe Boever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
516
6.16
Rudy Schwenck
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.93
Joe Boever
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rudy Schwenck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.29
Joe Boever
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
0.41
Rudy Schwenck
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.64
Joe Boever
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.54
Rudy Schwenck
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.64
Joe Boever
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.04
43.04
Rudy Schwenck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Joe Boever
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rudy Schwenck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Joe Boever
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rudy Schwenck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Boever
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rudy Schwenck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Boever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.58
Rudy Schwenck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Boever
Career
Per 9 Innings
329
3.93
Rudy Schwenck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
3.86
Joe Boever
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.93
3.93
Rudy Schwenck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Joe Boever
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
Rudy Schwenck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.06
4.06
Joe Boever
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.29
4.29
Rudy Schwenck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.43
3.43
Joe Boever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.262
0.262
Rudy Schwenck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.308
0.308
Joe Boever
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2263
27
Rudy Schwenck
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
27
Joe Boever
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
754.1
9
Rudy Schwenck
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
9
Joe Boever
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
751
8.96
Rudy Schwenck
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
10.29
Joe Boever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.96
8.96
Rudy Schwenck
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.29
10.29
Joe Boever
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
0.89
Rudy Schwenck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Boever
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.89
0.89
Rudy Schwenck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Boever
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.15
0.15
Rudy Schwenck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Boever
Career
Per 9 Innings
343
4.09
Rudy Schwenck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.93
Joe Boever
Career
Per 9 Innings
70
0.84
Rudy Schwenck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Boever
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.09
4.09
Rudy Schwenck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.93
1.93
Joe Boever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
541
6.45
Rudy Schwenck
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.93
Joe Boever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.45
6.45
Rudy Schwenck
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.93
1.93
Joe Boever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.05
1.05
Rudy Schwenck
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Joe Boever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.172
1.172
Rudy Schwenck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.429
0.429
Joe Boever
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.36
Rudy Schwenck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Boever
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.19
Rudy Schwenck
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.64
Joe Boever
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.05
Rudy Schwenck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Boever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3301
39.38
Rudy Schwenck
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
36
Joe Boever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
257
3.07
Rudy Schwenck
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.64
Joe Boever
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
362
4.32
Rudy Schwenck
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
4.5
Joe Boever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.32
4.32
Rudy Schwenck
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Joe Boever
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
0.52
Rudy Schwenck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Boever
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.37
Rudy Schwenck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Boever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.56
Rudy Schwenck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Boever
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.45
1.45
Rudy Schwenck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.357
1.357
Joe Boever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2867
34.21
Rudy Schwenck
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
33.43
Joe Boever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.7
0.7
Rudy Schwenck
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.33
2.33
Joe Boever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.3
0.3
Rudy Schwenck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.327
0.327
Joe Boever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.38
39.38
Rudy Schwenck
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
36

Fielding Stats for Joe Boever and Rudy Schwenck

Joe Boever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Rudy Schwenck
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Joe Boever
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
516
6.16
Rudy Schwenck
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
6.75
Joe Boever
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rudy Schwenck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
4.5
Joe Boever
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2263
27
Rudy Schwenck
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
27
Joe Boever
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
754.1
9
Rudy Schwenck
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
9
Joe Boever
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
46
0.55
Rudy Schwenck
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
4.5
Joe Boever
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
94
1.12
Rudy Schwenck
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
11.25
Joe Boever
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.08
Rudy Schwenck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Boever
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
147
1.75
Rudy Schwenck
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
15.75
Joe Boever
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
140
1.67
Rudy Schwenck
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
15.75
Joe Boever
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.24
95.24
Rudy Schwenck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Joe Boever
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.271
0.271
Rudy Schwenck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.333
2.333
Joe Boever
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rudy Schwenck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Joe Boever
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.07
Rudy Schwenck
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
2.25
Joe Boever
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rudy Schwenck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Boever
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rudy Schwenck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Boever
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rudy Schwenck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Boever
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rudy Schwenck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Boever and Rudy Schwenck

Joe Boever
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Rudy Schwenck
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Joe Boever
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
516
18211.76
Rudy Schwenck
Career
Per 600 PA
3
360
Joe Boever
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
600
Rudy Schwenck
Career
Per 600 PA
5
600
Joe Boever
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
600
Rudy Schwenck
Career
Per 600 PA
4
480
Joe Boever
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
Rudy Schwenck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Joe Boever
Career
Per 600 PA
0.235
0.235
Rudy Schwenck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.7
0.7
Joe Boever
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
70.59
Rudy Schwenck
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Joe Boever
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
70.59
Rudy Schwenck
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Joe Boever
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rudy Schwenck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Boever
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rudy Schwenck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Boever
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rudy Schwenck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Boever
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rudy Schwenck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Boever
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rudy Schwenck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Boever
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rudy Schwenck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Boever
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rudy Schwenck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Boever
Career
Per 600 PA
0.21
7.41
Rudy Schwenck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
59.55
Joe Boever
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
70.59
Rudy Schwenck
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Joe Boever
Career
Per 600 PA
2
70.59
Rudy Schwenck
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
240
Joe Boever
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
Rudy Schwenck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Joe Boever
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
Rudy Schwenck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Joe Boever
Career
Per 600 PA
0.235
0.235
Rudy Schwenck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.65
0.65
Joe Boever
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rudy Schwenck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Boever
Career
Per 600 PA
0.082
0.082
Rudy Schwenck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.243
0.243
Joe Boever
Career
Per 600 PA
0.133
0.133
Rudy Schwenck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Joe Boever
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Rudy Schwenck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Joe Boever
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rudy Schwenck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Boever
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rudy Schwenck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Boever
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rudy Schwenck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Boever
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.38
-13.37
Rudy Schwenck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.62
74.51
Joe Boever
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rudy Schwenck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Boever
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rudy Schwenck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Joe Boever
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rudy Schwenck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Boever
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
141.18
Rudy Schwenck
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
240
Joe Boever
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.25
4.25
Rudy Schwenck
Career
Per 600 PA
2.5
2.5
Joe Boever
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rudy Schwenck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Joe Boever
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rudy Schwenck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Boever
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rudy Schwenck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Boever
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rudy Schwenck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Boever
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rudy Schwenck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Boever
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rudy Schwenck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Boever
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rudy Schwenck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Boever
Career
Per 600 PA
Rudy Schwenck
Career
Per 600 PA