Ed Boland vs. Tom Forster — Career Comparison

Ed Boland
Greatest GenerationNew YorkThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueRight Fielder
Tom Forster
Pre-GenerationalNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York MetropolitansAmerican AssociationSecond Baseman

On the career numbers, Ed Boland posted the stronger offensive profile against Tom Forster. Ed Boland posted stronger numbers in OPS (.587 vs .492) and on-base percentage (.279 vs .256). Tom Forster had the advantage in home run production (1 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 Tom Forster

Ed Boland
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Tom Forster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Ed Boland
Career
Per 600 PAverified
57
244.29
Tom Forster
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
180
150.21
Ed Boland
Career
Per 600 PA
140
600
Tom Forster
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
719
600
Ed Boland
Career
Per 600 PAverified
136
582.86
Tom Forster
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
666
555.77
Ed Boland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.257
0.257
Tom Forster
Career
Per 600 PA
0.197
0.197
Ed Boland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.604
0.604
Tom Forster
Career
Per 600 PA
0.522
0.522
Ed Boland
Career
Per 600 PAverified
35
150
Tom Forster
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
131
109.32
Ed Boland
Career
Per 600 PAverified
29
124.29
Tom Forster
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
111
92.63
Ed Boland
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
21.43
Tom Forster
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
12.52
Ed Boland
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.29
Tom Forster
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
3.34
Ed Boland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Forster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.83
Ed Boland
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
25.71
Tom Forster
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
16.69
Ed Boland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.171
0.171
Tom Forster
Career
Per 600 PA
0.153
0.153
Ed Boland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Forster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Ed Boland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Forster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
Ed Boland
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11.57
49.57
Tom Forster
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
44.49
37.12
Ed Boland
Career
Per 600 PAverified
42
180
Tom Forster
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
157
131.02
Ed Boland
Career
Per 600 PAverified
39
167.14
Tom Forster
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
184
153.55
Ed Boland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.279
0.279
Tom Forster
Career
Per 600 PA
0.256
0.256
Ed Boland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.309
0.309
Tom Forster
Career
Per 600 PA
0.236
0.236
Ed Boland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.587
0.587
Tom Forster
Career
Per 600 PA
0.492
0.492
Ed Boland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.051
0.051
Tom Forster
Career
Per 600 PA
0.039
0.039
Ed Boland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.203
0.203
Tom Forster
Career
Per 600 PA
0.174
0.174
Ed Boland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.471
0.471
Tom Forster
Career
Per 600 PA
0.409
0.409
Ed Boland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.287
0.287
Tom Forster
Career
Per 600 PA
0.199
0.199
Ed Boland
Career
Per 600 PA
11
47.14
Tom Forster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76
63.42
Ed Boland
Career
Per 600 PAverified
23
98.57
Tom Forster
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
40
33.38
Ed Boland
Career
Per 600 PAverified
34
145.71
Tom Forster
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
115
95.97
Ed Boland
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13.3
57.01
Tom Forster
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
48.23
40.24
Ed Boland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Forster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
3.34
Ed Boland
Career
Per 600 PA
4
17.14
Tom Forster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
40.89
Ed Boland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Forster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Boland
Career
Per 600 PA
14
60
Tom Forster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
10.01
Ed Boland
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Tom Forster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59.92
59.92
Ed Boland
Career
Per 600 PA
0.29
0.29
Tom Forster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.08
4.08
Ed Boland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Forster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Boland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Forster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Boland
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.29
Tom Forster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ed Boland
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
8.57
Tom Forster
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
7.51
Ed Boland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Forster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Boland
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
8.57
Tom Forster
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
7.51
Ed Boland
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100
Tom Forster
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100

Fielding Stats for Ed Boland and Tom Forster

Ed Boland
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Tom Forster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Ed Boland
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
Tom Forster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
180
1.05
Ed Boland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Forster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Boland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Forster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4641
27
Ed Boland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Forster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1547
9
Ed Boland
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
Tom Forster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
406
2.36
Ed Boland
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Tom Forster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
515
3
Ed Boland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
Tom Forster
Career
Per 9 Innings
127
0.74
Ed Boland
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
Tom Forster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1048
6.1
Ed Boland
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
Tom Forster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
921
5.36
Ed Boland
Career
Per 9 Innings
85.19
Tom Forster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.88
87.88
Ed Boland
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.484
Tom Forster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.117
5.117
Ed Boland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Forster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Boland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Forster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.37
Ed Boland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Forster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Boland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Forster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Boland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Forster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Boland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Forster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0