Ed Boland vs. Joe DeSa — Career Comparison

Ed Boland
Greatest GenerationNew YorkThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueRight Fielder
Joe DeSa
Baby BoomersHawaiiThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueUnknown

Looking at the career totals, Ed Boland and Joe DeSa are closely matched on the surface stats. Joe DeSa posted stronger numbers in OPS (.600 vs .587) and slugging (.345 vs .309). Ed Boland had the advantage in on-base percentage (.279 vs .254). By the career numbers, Joe DeSa 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 Joe DeSa

Ed Boland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Joe DeSa
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Ed Boland
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
57
244.29
Joe DeSa
Career
Per 600 PAverified
35
355.93
Ed Boland
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
140
600
Joe DeSa
Career
Per 600 PA
59
600
Ed Boland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
136
582.86
Joe DeSa
Career
Per 600 PA
55
559.32
Ed Boland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.257
0.257
Joe DeSa
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Ed Boland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.604
0.604
Joe DeSa
Career
Per 600 PA
0.602
0.602
Ed Boland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
150
Joe DeSa
Career
Per 600 PA
11
111.86
Ed Boland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
124.29
Joe DeSa
Career
Per 600 PA
7
71.19
Ed Boland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
21.43
Joe DeSa
Career
Per 600 PA
2
20.34
Ed Boland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.29
Joe DeSa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Boland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe DeSa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
20.34
Ed Boland
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
25.71
Joe DeSa
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
40.68
Ed Boland
Career
Per 600 PA
0.171
0.171
Joe DeSa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.364
0.364
Ed Boland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe DeSa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.036
0.036
Ed Boland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe DeSa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Ed Boland
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11.57
49.57
Joe DeSa
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5.07
51.53
Ed Boland
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
42
180
Joe DeSa
Career
Per 600 PAverified
19
193.22
Ed Boland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
167.14
Joe DeSa
Career
Per 600 PA
14
142.37
Ed Boland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.279
0.279
Joe DeSa
Career
Per 600 PA
0.241
0.241
Ed Boland
Career
Per 600 PA
0.309
0.309
Joe DeSa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.346
0.346
Ed Boland
Career
Per 600 PA
0.587
0.587
Joe DeSa
Career
Per 600 PA
0.587
0.587
Ed Boland
Career
Per 600 PA
0.051
0.051
Joe DeSa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.146
0.146
Ed Boland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.203
0.203
Joe DeSa
Career
Per 600 PA
0.195
0.195
Ed Boland
Career
Per 600 PA
0.471
0.471
Joe DeSa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.489
0.489
Ed Boland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.287
0.287
Joe DeSa
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Ed Boland
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
47.14
Joe DeSa
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
50.85
Ed Boland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
98.57
Joe DeSa
Career
Per 600 PA
7
71.19
Ed Boland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
145.71
Joe DeSa
Career
Per 600 PA
10
101.69
Ed Boland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.3
57.01
Joe DeSa
Career
Per 600 PA
4.36
44.3
Ed Boland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe DeSa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Boland
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
17.14
Joe DeSa
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
30.51
Ed Boland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe DeSa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.17
Ed Boland
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
60
Joe DeSa
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
81.36
Ed Boland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Joe DeSa
Career
Per 600 PA
7.38
7.38
Ed Boland
Career
Per 600 PA
0.29
0.29
Joe DeSa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.38
0.38
Ed Boland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe DeSa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.17
Ed Boland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe DeSa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Boland
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.29
Joe DeSa
Career
Per 600 PA
1
10.17
Ed Boland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
8.57
Joe DeSa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Boland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe DeSa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Boland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
8.57
Joe DeSa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Boland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Joe DeSa
Career
Per 600 PA

Fielding Stats for Ed Boland and Joe DeSa

Ed Boland
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
Joe DeSa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Ed Boland
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
Joe DeSa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
1.48
Ed Boland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe DeSa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.86
Ed Boland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe DeSa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
27
Ed Boland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe DeSa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
9
Ed Boland
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
Joe DeSa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
9
Ed Boland
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Joe DeSa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.86
Ed Boland
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Joe DeSa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Boland
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
Joe DeSa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
9.86
Ed Boland
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
Joe DeSa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
9.86
Ed Boland
Career
Per 9 Innings
85.19
Joe DeSa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Ed Boland
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.484
Joe DeSa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.667
6.667
Ed Boland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe DeSa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58.33
58.33
Ed Boland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe DeSa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.49
Ed Boland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe DeSa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Boland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe DeSa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Boland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe DeSa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Boland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe DeSa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0