Bernie Boland vs. Joe Smith — Career Comparison

Bernie Boland
Lost GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Joe Smith
UnknownThrows RightSt. Louis GiantsNegro National LeagueStarting Pitcher

Looking at the career totals, Bernie Boland and Joe Smith are fairly close on the surface numbers. Joe Smith posted stronger numbers in ERA (2.1 vs 3.25) and WHIP (1.000 vs 1.278). Bernie Boland had the advantage in home runs allowed (0.11 per nine innings vs 0.6). By the career numbers, Joe Smith had the better of this comparison — though ERA and WHIP alone don't account for era, park factors, or the defenses each pitcher worked behind.

Pitching Stats for Bernie Boland and Joe Smith

Bernie Boland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bernie Boland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
1.77
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.2
Bernie Boland
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
119
1.01
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.2
Bernie Boland
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
68
0.58
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.6
Bernie Boland
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.45
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.3
Bernie Boland
Career
Per 9 Innings
56.2
56.2
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Bernie Boland
Career
Per 9 Innings
56.94
56.94
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Bernie Boland
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
59
0.5
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.6
Bernie Boland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.08
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bernie Boland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.1
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bernie Boland
Career
Per 9 Innings
383
3.25
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.1
Bernie Boland
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.25
3.25
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.1
2.1
Bernie Boland
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.03
3.03
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.35
2.35
Bernie Boland
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.78
3.78
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.47
3.47
Bernie Boland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.243
0.243
Bernie Boland
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3186
27
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
27
Bernie Boland
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1062
9
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
9
Bernie Boland
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
925
7.84
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
8.1
Bernie Boland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.84
7.84
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.1
8.1
Bernie Boland
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.11
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.6
Bernie Boland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Bernie Boland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.06
0.06
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Bernie Boland
Career
Per 9 Innings
432
3.66
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.9
Bernie Boland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bernie Boland
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.66
3.66
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.9
0.9
Bernie Boland
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
364
3.08
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
3.6
Bernie Boland
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.08
3.08
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Bernie Boland
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.74
1.74
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Bernie Boland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.75
0.75
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Bernie Boland
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.09
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bernie Boland
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.25
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.3
Bernie Boland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bernie Boland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4324
36.64
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
119
35.7
Bernie Boland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
0.44
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bernie Boland
Career
Per 9 Innings
460
3.9
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
3.3
Bernie Boland
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.9
3.9
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Bernie Boland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.2
Bernie Boland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bernie Boland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.3
Bernie Boland
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.278
1.278
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Bernie Boland
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3863
32.74
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
111
33.3
Bernie Boland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.2
2.2
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.75
2.75
Bernie Boland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.262
0.262
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.258
0.258
Bernie Boland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36.64
36.64
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.7
35.7

Fielding Stats for Bernie Boland and Joe Smith

Bernie Boland
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Bernie Boland
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
210
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.2
Bernie Boland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bernie Boland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
27
Bernie Boland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
9
Bernie Boland
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.9
Bernie Boland
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
268
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
3
Bernie Boland
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.3
Bernie Boland
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
335
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
4.2
Bernie Boland
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
324
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
3.9
Bernie Boland
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96.72
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.86
92.86
Bernie Boland
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.543
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Bernie Boland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bernie Boland
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bernie Boland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bernie Boland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bernie Boland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bernie Boland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bernie Boland and Joe Smith

Bernie Boland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Bernie Boland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
216
351.22
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
4
184.62
Bernie Boland
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
369
600
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
13
600
Bernie Boland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
327
531.71
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
10
461.54
Bernie Boland
Career
Per 600 PA
0.138
0.138
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Bernie Boland
Career
Per 600 PA
0.43
0.43
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.825
0.825
Bernie Boland
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
45
73.17
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
138.46
Bernie Boland
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
36
58.54
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
138.46
Bernie Boland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
11.38
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bernie Boland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.25
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bernie Boland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bernie Boland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
14.63
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bernie Boland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bernie Boland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bernie Boland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bernie Boland
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13.32
21.67
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.77
81.89
Bernie Boland
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
56
91.06
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
138.46
Bernie Boland
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
76
123.58
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
230.77
Bernie Boland
Career
Per 600 PA
0.212
0.212
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.417
0.417
Bernie Boland
Career
Per 600 PA
0.171
0.171
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Bernie Boland
Career
Per 600 PA
0.384
0.384
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.717
0.717
Bernie Boland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.034
0.034
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bernie Boland
Career
Per 600 PA
0.138
0.138
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.263
0.263
Bernie Boland
Career
Per 600 PA
0.309
0.309
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.857
0.857
Bernie Boland
Career
Per 600 PA
0.184
0.184
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Bernie Boland
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
47.15
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
138.46
Bernie Boland
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
17.89
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
Bernie Boland
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
40
65.04
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
184.62
Bernie Boland
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9.85
16.01
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.01
92.81
Bernie Boland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
Bernie Boland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
50.41
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
46.15
Bernie Boland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bernie Boland
Career
Per 600 PA
83
134.96
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bernie Boland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.45
4.45
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Bernie Boland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.37
0.37
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Bernie Boland
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
17.89
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
Bernie Boland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bernie Boland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bernie Boland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
Bernie Boland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bernie Boland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
Bernie Boland
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100