Ed Boland vs. Danny Shay — Career Comparison

Ed Boland
Greatest GenerationNew YorkThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueRight Fielder
Danny Shay
Pre-GenerationalOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueShortstop

Looking at the career totals, Ed Boland and Danny Shay are closely matched on the surface stats. Danny Shay posted stronger numbers in OPS (.620 vs .587) and on-base percentage (.325 vs .279). Ed Boland had the advantage in slugging (.309 vs .294). By the career numbers, Danny Shay 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 Danny Shay

Ed Boland
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Danny Shay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Ed Boland
Career
Per 600 PAverified
57
244.29
Danny Shay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
231
156.43
Ed Boland
Career
Per 600 PA
140
600
Danny Shay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
886
600
Ed Boland
Career
Per 600 PAverified
136
582.86
Danny Shay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
775
524.83
Ed Boland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.257
0.257
Danny Shay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.24
0.24
Ed Boland
Career
Per 600 PA
0.604
0.604
Danny Shay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.693
0.693
Ed Boland
Career
Per 600 PAverified
35
150
Danny Shay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
186
125.96
Ed Boland
Career
Per 600 PAverified
29
124.29
Danny Shay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
153
103.61
Ed Boland
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
21.43
Danny Shay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
17.61
Ed Boland
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.29
Danny Shay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
3.39
Ed Boland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Shay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.35
Ed Boland
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
25.71
Danny Shay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
22.35
Ed Boland
Career
Per 600 PA
0.171
0.171
Danny Shay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.177
0.177
Ed Boland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Shay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.003
0.003
Ed Boland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Shay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.011
0.011
Ed Boland
Career
Per 600 PA
11.57
49.57
Danny Shay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
93.74
63.48
Ed Boland
Career
Per 600 PAverified
42
180
Danny Shay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
228
154.4
Ed Boland
Career
Per 600 PA
39
167.14
Danny Shay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
284
192.33
Ed Boland
Career
Per 600 PA
0.279
0.279
Danny Shay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.325
0.325
Ed Boland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.309
0.309
Danny Shay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.294
0.294
Ed Boland
Career
Per 600 PA
0.587
0.587
Danny Shay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.62
0.62
Ed Boland
Career
Per 600 PA
0.051
0.051
Danny Shay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.054
0.054
Ed Boland
Career
Per 600 PA
0.203
0.203
Danny Shay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Ed Boland
Career
Per 600 PA
0.471
0.471
Danny Shay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.642
0.642
Ed Boland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.287
0.287
Danny Shay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.256
0.256
Ed Boland
Career
Per 600 PA
11
47.14
Danny Shay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
89
60.27
Ed Boland
Career
Per 600 PAverified
23
98.57
Danny Shay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
62
41.99
Ed Boland
Career
Per 600 PAverified
34
145.71
Danny Shay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
149
100.9
Ed Boland
Career
Per 600 PA
13.3
57.01
Danny Shay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
101.58
68.79
Ed Boland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Shay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
6.77
Ed Boland
Career
Per 600 PA
4
17.14
Danny Shay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
88
59.59
Ed Boland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Shay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Boland
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
60
Danny Shay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
54
36.57
Ed Boland
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Danny Shay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16.41
16.41
Ed Boland
Career
Per 600 PA
0.29
0.29
Danny Shay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.63
1.63
Ed Boland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Shay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
8.8
Ed Boland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Shay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Boland
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.29
Danny Shay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ed Boland
Career
Per 600 PA
2
8.57
Danny Shay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
35.21
Ed Boland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Shay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Boland
Career
Per 600 PA
2
8.57
Danny Shay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
35.21
Ed Boland
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100
Danny Shay
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100

Fielding Stats for Ed Boland and Danny Shay

Ed Boland
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Danny Shay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Ed Boland
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
Danny Shay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
220
1.05
Ed Boland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Danny Shay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
0.91
Ed Boland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Danny Shay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5682
27
Ed Boland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Danny Shay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1894
9
Ed Boland
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
Danny Shay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
403
1.91
Ed Boland
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Danny Shay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
660
3.14
Ed Boland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
Danny Shay
Career
Per 9 Innings
101
0.48
Ed Boland
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
Danny Shay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1164
5.53
Ed Boland
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
Danny Shay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1063
5.05
Ed Boland
Career
Per 9 Innings
85.19
Danny Shay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.32
91.32
Ed Boland
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.484
Danny Shay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.832
4.832
Ed Boland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Danny Shay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.27
87.27
Ed Boland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Danny Shay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.28
Ed Boland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Danny Shay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Boland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Danny Shay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Boland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Danny Shay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Boland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Danny Shay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0