Ed Boland vs. Bob Davis — Career Comparison

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On the career numbers, Ed Boland posted the stronger offensive profile against Bob Davis. Ed Boland posted stronger numbers in OPS (.587 vs .518) and on-base percentage (.279 vs .256). Bob Davis had the advantage in home run production (6 career HR at a higher rate). By the career numbers, Ed Boland had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Ed Boland and Bob Davis

Ed Boland
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Bob Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Ed Boland
Career
Per 600 PAverified
57
244.29
Bob Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
290
237.06
Ed Boland
Career
Per 600 PA
140
600
Bob Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
734
600
Ed Boland
Career
Per 600 PAverified
136
582.86
Bob Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
665
543.6
Ed Boland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.257
0.257
Bob Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.197
0.197
Ed Boland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.604
0.604
Bob Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.541
0.541
Ed Boland
Career
Per 600 PAverified
35
150
Bob Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
131
107.08
Ed Boland
Career
Per 600 PAverified
29
124.29
Bob Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
103
84.2
Ed Boland
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
21.43
Bob Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
15.53
Ed Boland
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.29
Bob Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
2.45
Ed Boland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
4.9
Ed Boland
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
25.71
Bob Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
22.89
Ed Boland
Career
Per 600 PA
0.171
0.171
Bob Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Ed Boland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
Ed Boland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.046
0.046
Ed Boland
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11.57
49.57
Bob Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
41.42
33.86
Ed Boland
Career
Per 600 PAverified
42
180
Bob Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
174
142.23
Ed Boland
Career
Per 600 PAverified
39
167.14
Bob Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
178
145.5
Ed Boland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.279
0.279
Bob Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.249
0.249
Ed Boland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.309
0.309
Bob Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.262
0.262
Ed Boland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.587
0.587
Bob Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.511
0.511
Ed Boland
Career
Per 600 PA
0.051
0.051
Bob Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.065
0.065
Ed Boland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.203
0.203
Bob Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.178
0.178
Ed Boland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.471
0.471
Bob Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.395
0.395
Ed Boland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.287
0.287
Bob Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.23
0.23
Ed Boland
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
47.14
Bob Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
50
40.87
Ed Boland
Career
Per 600 PAverified
23
98.57
Bob Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
51
41.69
Ed Boland
Career
Per 600 PAverified
34
145.71
Bob Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
95
77.66
Ed Boland
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13.3
57.01
Bob Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
38.46
31.44
Ed Boland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
5.72
Ed Boland
Career
Per 600 PA
4
17.14
Bob Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
32.7
Ed Boland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
5.72
Ed Boland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
60
Bob Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
118
96.46
Ed Boland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Bob Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
6.22
6.22
Ed Boland
Career
Per 600 PA
0.29
0.29
Bob Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.34
0.34
Ed Boland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
15.53
Ed Boland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.45
Ed Boland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.29
Bob Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
24
19.62
Ed Boland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
8.57
Bob Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Boland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.82
Ed Boland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
8.57
Bob Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.82
Ed Boland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Bob Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0

Fielding Stats for Ed Boland and Bob Davis

Ed Boland
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Bob Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Ed Boland
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
Bob Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
279
1.35
Ed Boland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
211
1.02
Ed Boland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5584
27
Ed Boland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1861.1
9
Ed Boland
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
Bob Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
959
4.64
Ed Boland
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Bob Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
0.48
Ed Boland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
Bob Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.12
Ed Boland
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
Bob Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1083
5.24
Ed Boland
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
Bob Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1059
5.12
Ed Boland
Career
Per 9 Innings
85.19
Bob Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.78
97.78
Ed Boland
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.484
Bob Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.796
3.796
Ed Boland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75.63
75.63
Ed Boland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.07
Ed Boland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Bob Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.05
Ed Boland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Boland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Bob Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
131
0.63
Ed Boland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.35