Bernie Boland vs. Will Sawyer — Career Comparison

Bernie Boland
Lost GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Will Sawyer
Pre-GenerationalOhioThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland BluesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Bernie Boland built a career as a starting pitcher and Will Sawyer as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Will Sawyer posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.36 and WHIP 1.177 compared to 3.25 and 1.278 for Bernie Boland. By the career numbers, Will Sawyer had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bernie Boland and Will Sawyer

Bernie Boland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bernie Boland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
1.77
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
1.09
Bernie Boland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
1.01
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.96
Bernie Boland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
0.58
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.26
Bernie Boland
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.45
Will Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.64
Bernie Boland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.2
56.2
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
28.57
28.57
Bernie Boland
Career
Per 9 Innings
56.94
56.94
Will Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.24
88.24
Bernie Boland
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
59
0.5
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.96
Bernie Boland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.08
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bernie Boland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.1
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bernie Boland
Career
Per 9 Innings
383
3.25
Will Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
2.36
Bernie Boland
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.25
3.25
Will Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.36
2.36
Bernie Boland
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.03
3.03
Will Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.31
2.31
Bernie Boland
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.78
3.78
Will Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.01
3.01
Bernie Boland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.24
0.24
Will Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.217
0.217
Bernie Boland
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3186
27
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
423
27
Bernie Boland
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1062
9
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
141
9
Bernie Boland
Career
Per 9 Innings
925
7.84
Will Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
7.6
Bernie Boland
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.84
7.84
Will Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.6
7.6
Bernie Boland
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.11
Will Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.06
Bernie Boland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.11
0.11
Will Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.06
0.06
Bernie Boland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.06
0.06
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.06
0.06
Bernie Boland
Career
Per 9 Innings
432
3.66
Will Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
3
Bernie Boland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bernie Boland
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.66
3.66
Will Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Bernie Boland
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
364
3.08
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
4.85
Bernie Boland
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.08
3.08
Will Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.85
4.85
Bernie Boland
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.74
1.74
Will Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.47
4.47
Bernie Boland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.75
0.75
Will Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.872
0.872
Bernie Boland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.09
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.83
Bernie Boland
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.25
Will Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bernie Boland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bernie Boland
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4324
36.64
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
596
38.04
Bernie Boland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
0.44
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.13
Bernie Boland
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
460
3.9
Will Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
79
5.04
Bernie Boland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.9
3.9
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.04
5.04
Bernie Boland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bernie Boland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bernie Boland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bernie Boland
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.278
1.278
Will Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.177
1.177
Bernie Boland
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3863
32.74
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
549
35.04
Bernie Boland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.2
2.2
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.65
4.65
Bernie Boland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.262
0.262
Will Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Bernie Boland
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.64
36.64
Will Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.04
38.04

Fielding Stats for Bernie Boland and Will Sawyer

Bernie Boland
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Bernie Boland
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
210
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
1.09
Bernie Boland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bernie Boland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Will Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
423
27
Bernie Boland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Will Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
141
9
Bernie Boland
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.38
Bernie Boland
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
268
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.7
Bernie Boland
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
Will Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.26
Bernie Boland
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
335
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
1.34
Bernie Boland
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
324
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
1.09
Bernie Boland
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96.72
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
80.95
80.95
Bernie Boland
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.543
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Bernie Boland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bernie Boland
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bernie Boland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bernie Boland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bernie Boland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bernie Boland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bernie Boland and Will Sawyer

Bernie Boland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Bernie Boland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
216
351.22
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 600 PA
17
204
Bernie Boland
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
369
600
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 600 PA
50
600
Bernie Boland
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
327
531.71
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
47
564
Bernie Boland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.138
0.138
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.021
0.021
Bernie Boland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.43
0.43
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Bernie Boland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
73.17
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 600 PA
1
12
Bernie Boland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
58.54
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 600 PA
1
12
Bernie Boland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
11.38
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bernie Boland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.25
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bernie Boland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bernie Boland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
14.63
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bernie Boland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bernie Boland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bernie Boland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bernie Boland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.32
21.67
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
1.23
Bernie Boland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56
91.06
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 600 PA
1
12
Bernie Boland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76
123.58
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 600 PA
4
48
Bernie Boland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.212
0.212
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Bernie Boland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.171
0.171
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.021
0.021
Bernie Boland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.384
0.384
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.101
0.101
Bernie Boland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.034
0.034
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bernie Boland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.138
0.138
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.041
0.041
Bernie Boland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.309
0.309
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.087
0.087
Bernie Boland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.184
0.184
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.036
0.036
Bernie Boland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
47.15
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 600 PA
3
36
Bernie Boland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
17.89
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bernie Boland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
65.04
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 600 PA
3
36
Bernie Boland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.85
16.01
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 600 PA
-3.29
-39.5
Bernie Boland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bernie Boland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
50.41
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 600 PA
3
36
Bernie Boland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bernie Boland
Career
Per 600 PAverified
83
134.96
Will Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
228
Bernie Boland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.45
4.45
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 600 PA
2.63
2.63
Bernie Boland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.37
0.37
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Bernie Boland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
17.89
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bernie Boland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bernie Boland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bernie Boland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bernie Boland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bernie Boland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bernie Boland
Career
Per 600 PA
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 600 PA