Ed Boland vs. Tim Foli — Career Comparison

Ed Boland
Greatest GenerationNew YorkThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueRight Fielder
Tim Foli
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMontreal ExposNational LeagueShortstop

Looking at the career totals, Ed Boland and Tim Foli are closely matched on the surface stats. Tim Foli posted stronger numbers in on-base percentage (.287 vs .279) and home run production (25 career HR at a higher rate). Ed Boland had the advantage in batting average (.257 vs .251). By the career numbers, Tim Foli 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 Tim Foli

Ed Boland
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Tim Foli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Ed Boland
Career
Per 600 PAverified
57
244.29
Tim Foli
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1696
154.82
Ed Boland
Career
Per 600 PA
140
600
Tim Foli
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6573
600
Ed Boland
Career
Per 600 PAverified
136
582.86
Tim Foli
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6047
551.99
Ed Boland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.257
0.257
Tim Foli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.251
0.251
Ed Boland
Career
Per 600 PA
0.604
0.604
Tim Foli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.623
0.623
Ed Boland
Career
Per 600 PAverified
35
150
Tim Foli
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1515
138.29
Ed Boland
Career
Per 600 PAverified
29
124.29
Tim Foli
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1229
112.19
Ed Boland
Career
Per 600 PA
5
21.43
Tim Foli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
241
22
Ed Boland
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.29
Tim Foli
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
1.83
Ed Boland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Foli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
2.28
Ed Boland
Career
Per 600 PA
6
25.71
Tim Foli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
286
26.11
Ed Boland
Career
Per 600 PA
0.171
0.171
Tim Foli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.189
0.189
Ed Boland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Foli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Ed Boland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Foli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.017
0.017
Ed Boland
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11.57
49.57
Tim Foli
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
511.42
46.68
Ed Boland
Career
Per 600 PAverified
42
180
Tim Foli
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1871
170.79
Ed Boland
Career
Per 600 PAverified
39
167.14
Tim Foli
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1815
165.68
Ed Boland
Career
Per 600 PA
0.279
0.279
Tim Foli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.283
0.283
Ed Boland
Career
Per 600 PA
0.309
0.309
Tim Foli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.309
0.309
Ed Boland
Career
Per 600 PA
0.587
0.587
Tim Foli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.593
0.593
Ed Boland
Career
Per 600 PA
0.051
0.051
Tim Foli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.059
0.059
Ed Boland
Career
Per 600 PA
0.203
0.203
Tim Foli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Ed Boland
Career
Per 600 PA
0.471
0.471
Tim Foli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.479
0.479
Ed Boland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.287
0.287
Tim Foli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.262
0.262
Ed Boland
Career
Per 600 PA
11
47.14
Tim Foli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
576
52.58
Ed Boland
Career
Per 600 PAverified
23
98.57
Tim Foli
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
501
45.73
Ed Boland
Career
Per 600 PAverified
34
145.71
Tim Foli
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1052
96.03
Ed Boland
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13.3
57.01
Tim Foli
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
570.03
52.03
Ed Boland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Foli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
3.19
Ed Boland
Career
Per 600 PA
4
17.14
Tim Foli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
265
24.19
Ed Boland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Foli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
2.65
Ed Boland
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
60
Tim Foli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
399
36.42
Ed Boland
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Tim Foli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16.47
16.47
Ed Boland
Career
Per 600 PA
0.29
0.29
Tim Foli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.66
0.66
Ed Boland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Foli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
169
15.43
Ed Boland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Foli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
57
5.2
Ed Boland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.29
Tim Foli
Career
Per 600 PA
119
10.86
Ed Boland
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
8.57
Tim Foli
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
81
7.39
Ed Boland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Foli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
5.02
Ed Boland
Career
Per 600 PA
2
8.57
Tim Foli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
136
12.41
Ed Boland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Tim Foli
Career
Per 600 PA
59.56
59.56

Fielding Stats for Ed Boland and Tim Foli

Ed Boland
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Tim Foli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Ed Boland
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
Tim Foli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1687
1.09
Ed Boland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tim Foli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1554
1.01
Ed Boland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tim Foli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41603
27
Ed Boland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tim Foli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13867.2
9
Ed Boland
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
Tim Foli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2913
1.89
Ed Boland
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Tim Foli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5108
3.32
Ed Boland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
Tim Foli
Career
Per 9 Innings
228
0.15
Ed Boland
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
Tim Foli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8249
5.35
Ed Boland
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
Tim Foli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8021
5.21
Ed Boland
Career
Per 9 Innings
85.19
Tim Foli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.24
97.24
Ed Boland
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.484
Tim Foli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.755
4.755
Ed Boland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tim Foli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.12
92.12
Ed Boland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tim Foli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1092
0.71
Ed Boland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tim Foli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Boland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tim Foli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Boland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tim Foli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Boland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tim Foli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0