Ed Boland vs. Horace Speed — Career Comparison

Ed Boland
Greatest GenerationNew YorkThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueRight Fielder
Horace Speed
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueRight Fielder

Looking at the career totals, Ed Boland and Horace Speed are closely matched on the surface stats. Ed Boland posted stronger numbers in slugging (.309 vs .259) and batting average (.257 vs .207). Horace Speed had the advantage in on-base percentage (.321 vs .279). 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 Horace Speed

Ed Boland
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Horace Speed
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Ed Boland
Career
Per 600 PA
57
244.29
Horace Speed
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
113
423.75
Ed Boland
Career
Per 600 PA
140
600
Horace Speed
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
160
600
Ed Boland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
136
582.86
Horace Speed
Career
Per 600 PA
135
506.25
Ed Boland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.257
0.257
Horace Speed
Career
Per 600 PA
0.207
0.207
Ed Boland
Career
Per 600 PA
0.604
0.604
Horace Speed
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.619
0.619
Ed Boland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
150
Horace Speed
Career
Per 600 PA
28
105
Ed Boland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
124.29
Horace Speed
Career
Per 600 PA
22
82.5
Ed Boland
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
21.43
Horace Speed
Career
Per 600 PA
5
18.75
Ed Boland
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.29
Horace Speed
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.75
Ed Boland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Horace Speed
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Boland
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
25.71
Horace Speed
Career
Per 600 PA
6
22.5
Ed Boland
Career
Per 600 PA
0.171
0.171
Horace Speed
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Ed Boland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Horace Speed
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Boland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Horace Speed
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Boland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.57
49.57
Horace Speed
Career
Per 600 PA
10.79
40.46
Ed Boland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
180
Horace Speed
Career
Per 600 PA
35
131.25
Ed Boland
Career
Per 600 PA
39
167.14
Horace Speed
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
187.5
Ed Boland
Career
Per 600 PA
0.279
0.279
Horace Speed
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.317
0.317
Ed Boland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.309
0.309
Horace Speed
Career
Per 600 PA
0.259
0.259
Ed Boland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.587
0.587
Horace Speed
Career
Per 600 PA
0.576
0.576
Ed Boland
Career
Per 600 PA
0.051
0.051
Horace Speed
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.052
0.052
Ed Boland
Career
Per 600 PA
0.203
0.203
Horace Speed
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Ed Boland
Career
Per 600 PA
0.471
0.471
Horace Speed
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.521
0.521
Ed Boland
Career
Per 600 PA
0.287
0.287
Horace Speed
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.311
0.311
Ed Boland
Career
Per 600 PA
11
47.14
Horace Speed
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
78.75
Ed Boland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
98.57
Horace Speed
Career
Per 600 PA
6
22.5
Ed Boland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
145.71
Horace Speed
Career
Per 600 PA
27
101.25
Ed Boland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.3
57.01
Horace Speed
Career
Per 600 PA
11.07
41.52
Ed Boland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Horace Speed
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.5
Ed Boland
Career
Per 600 PA
4
17.14
Horace Speed
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
75
Ed Boland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Horace Speed
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.75
Ed Boland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
60
Horace Speed
Career
Per 600 PA
46
172.5
Ed Boland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Horace Speed
Career
Per 600 PA
3.48
3.48
Ed Boland
Career
Per 600 PA
0.29
0.29
Horace Speed
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.43
0.43
Ed Boland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Horace Speed
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.5
Ed Boland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Horace Speed
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.75
Ed Boland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.29
Horace Speed
Career
Per 600 PA
5
18.75
Ed Boland
Career
Per 600 PA
2
8.57
Horace Speed
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
15
Ed Boland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Horace Speed
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
18.75
Ed Boland
Career
Per 600 PA
2
8.57
Horace Speed
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
33.75
Ed Boland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Horace Speed
Career
Per 600 PA
44.44
44.44

Fielding Stats for Ed Boland and Horace Speed

Ed Boland
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Horace Speed
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Ed Boland
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
Horace Speed
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
1.88
Ed Boland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Horace Speed
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.7
Ed Boland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Horace Speed
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1234
27
Ed Boland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Horace Speed
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
411.1
9
Ed Boland
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
Horace Speed
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
108
2.36
Ed Boland
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
Horace Speed
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Ed Boland
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
Horace Speed
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.11
Ed Boland
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
Horace Speed
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
114
2.49
Ed Boland
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
Horace Speed
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
2.38
Ed Boland
Career
Per 9 Innings
85.19
Horace Speed
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.61
95.61
Ed Boland
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.484
Horace Speed
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.267
1.267
Ed Boland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Horace Speed
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.21
37.21
Ed Boland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Horace Speed
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Boland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Horace Speed
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Boland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Horace Speed
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Boland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Horace Speed
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Boland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Horace Speed
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0