Bob Boken vs. John Farrell — Career Comparison

Bob Boken
Greatest GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueSecond Baseman
John Farrell
Pre-GenerationalKentuckyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueSecond Baseman

On the career numbers, John Farrell posted the stronger offensive profile against Bob Boken. John Farrell posted stronger numbers in OPS (.659 vs .628) and on-base percentage (.324 vs .291). Bob Boken had the advantage in home run production (6 career HR at a higher rate). By the career numbers, John Farrell had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Bob Boken and John Farrell

Bob Boken
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
John Farrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Bob Boken
Career
Per 600 PAverified
147
178.9
John Farrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
541
135.36
Bob Boken
Career
Per 600 PA
493
600
John Farrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2398
600
Bob Boken
Career
Per 600 PAverified
457
556.19
John Farrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2172
543.45
Bob Boken
Career
Per 600 PA
0.247
0.247
John Farrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.261
0.261
Bob Boken
Career
Per 600 PA
0.648
0.648
John Farrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.698
0.698
Bob Boken
Career
Per 600 PA
113
137.53
John Farrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
567
141.87
Bob Boken
Career
Per 600 PA
88
107.1
John Farrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
442
110.59
Bob Boken
Career
Per 600 PA
15
18.26
John Farrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
93
23.27
Bob Boken
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4.87
John Farrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
7.01
Bob Boken
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
7.3
John Farrell
Career
Per 600 PA
4
1
Bob Boken
Career
Per 600 PA
25
30.43
John Farrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
125
31.28
Bob Boken
Career
Per 600 PA
0.221
0.221
John Farrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.221
0.221
Bob Boken
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.013
0.013
John Farrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.002
0.002
Bob Boken
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.053
0.053
John Farrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.007
0.007
Bob Boken
Career
Per 600 PA
46.69
56.82
John Farrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
263.72
65.98
Bob Boken
Career
Per 600 PAverified
154
187.42
John Farrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
728
182.15
Bob Boken
Career
Per 600 PA
141
171.6
John Farrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
770
192.66
Bob Boken
Career
Per 600 PA
0.291
0.291
John Farrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.324
0.324
Bob Boken
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.337
0.337
John Farrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.335
0.335
Bob Boken
Career
Per 600 PA
0.628
0.628
John Farrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.659
0.659
Bob Boken
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
John Farrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.074
0.074
Bob Boken
Career
Per 600 PA
0.215
0.215
John Farrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
0.23
Bob Boken
Career
Per 600 PA
0.539
0.539
John Farrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.622
0.622
Bob Boken
Career
Per 600 PA
0.266
0.266
John Farrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Bob Boken
Career
Per 600 PA
54
65.72
John Farrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
329
82.32
Bob Boken
Career
Per 600 PAverified
72
87.63
John Farrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
141
35.28
Bob Boken
Career
Per 600 PAverified
120
146.04
John Farrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
466
116.6
Bob Boken
Career
Per 600 PA
51.61
62.81
John Farrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
290.98
72.81
Bob Boken
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.22
John Farrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
2.5
Bob Boken
Career
Per 600 PA
27
32.86
John Farrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
193
48.29
Bob Boken
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Farrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Boken
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
49
59.63
John Farrell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
154
38.53
Bob Boken
Career
Per 600 PA
10.06
10.06
John Farrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15.57
15.57
Bob Boken
Career
Per 600 PA
0.55
0.55
John Farrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.25
1.25
Bob Boken
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
9.74
John Farrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
5.75
Bob Boken
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Farrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Boken
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Farrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Boken
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4.87
John Farrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
68
17.01
Bob Boken
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.22
John Farrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Boken
Career
Per 600 PA
5
6.09
John Farrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
68
17.01
Bob Boken
Career
Per 600 PA
80
80
John Farrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100

Fielding Stats for Bob Boken and John Farrell

Bob Boken
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
John Farrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Bob Boken
Career
Per 9 Innings
146
John Farrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
541
1
Bob Boken
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
John Farrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
0.25
Bob Boken
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
John Farrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14604
27
Bob Boken
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
John Farrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4868
9
Bob Boken
Career
Per 9 Innings
245
John Farrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1305
2.41
Bob Boken
Career
Per 9 Innings
350
John Farrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1626
3.01
Bob Boken
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
John Farrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
214
0.4
Bob Boken
Career
Per 9 Innings
639
John Farrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3145
5.81
Bob Boken
Career
Per 9 Innings
595
John Farrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2931
5.42
Bob Boken
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.11
John Farrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.2
93.2
Bob Boken
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.075
John Farrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.418
5.418
Bob Boken
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
John Farrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25.32
25.32
Bob Boken
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
John Farrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
229
0.42
Bob Boken
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
John Farrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Boken
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
John Farrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Boken
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
John Farrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Boken
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
John Farrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0