Ed Boland vs. Tom Upton — Career Comparison

Ed Boland
Greatest GenerationNew YorkThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueRight Fielder
Tom Upton
Greatest GenerationMissouriThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueShortstop

Looking at the career totals, Ed Boland and Tom Upton are closely matched on the surface stats. Tom Upton posted stronger numbers in OPS (.600 vs .587) and on-base percentage (.313 vs .279). Ed Boland had the advantage in slugging (.309 vs .288). By the career numbers, Tom Upton 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 Upton

Ed Boland
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Tom Upton
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Ed Boland
Career
Per 600 PAverified
57
244.29
Tom Upton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
181
179.5
Ed Boland
Career
Per 600 PA
140
600
Tom Upton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
605
600
Ed Boland
Career
Per 600 PAverified
136
582.86
Tom Upton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
525
520.66
Ed Boland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.257
0.257
Tom Upton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.225
0.225
Ed Boland
Career
Per 600 PA
0.604
0.604
Tom Upton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.64
0.64
Ed Boland
Career
Per 600 PAverified
35
150
Tom Upton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
118
117.02
Ed Boland
Career
Per 600 PAverified
29
124.29
Tom Upton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
98
97.19
Ed Boland
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
21.43
Tom Upton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
8.93
Ed Boland
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.29
Tom Upton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
8.93
Ed Boland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Upton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.98
Ed Boland
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
25.71
Tom Upton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
19.83
Ed Boland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.171
0.171
Tom Upton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Ed Boland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Upton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Ed Boland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Upton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.017
0.017
Ed Boland
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11.57
49.57
Tom Upton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
49.32
48.91
Ed Boland
Career
Per 600 PAverified
42
180
Tom Upton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
151
149.75
Ed Boland
Career
Per 600 PA
39
167.14
Tom Upton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
185
183.47
Ed Boland
Career
Per 600 PA
0.279
0.279
Tom Upton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.313
0.313
Ed Boland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.309
0.309
Tom Upton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.288
0.288
Ed Boland
Career
Per 600 PA
0.587
0.587
Tom Upton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Ed Boland
Career
Per 600 PA
0.051
0.051
Tom Upton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.063
0.063
Ed Boland
Career
Per 600 PA
0.203
0.203
Tom Upton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.213
0.213
Ed Boland
Career
Per 600 PA
0.471
0.471
Tom Upton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.534
0.534
Ed Boland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.287
0.287
Tom Upton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.254
0.254
Ed Boland
Career
Per 600 PA
11
47.14
Tom Upton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
59.5
Ed Boland
Career
Per 600 PAverified
23
98.57
Tom Upton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
42
41.65
Ed Boland
Career
Per 600 PAverified
34
145.71
Tom Upton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
100
99.17
Ed Boland
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13.3
57.01
Tom Upton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
55.21
54.75
Ed Boland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Upton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.98
Ed Boland
Career
Per 600 PA
4
17.14
Tom Upton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65
64.46
Ed Boland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Upton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Boland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
60
Tom Upton
Career
Per 600 PA
67
66.45
Ed Boland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Tom Upton
Career
Per 600 PA
9.03
9.03
Ed Boland
Career
Per 600 PA
0.29
0.29
Tom Upton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.97
0.97
Ed Boland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Upton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
12.89
Ed Boland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Upton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Boland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.29
Tom Upton
Career
Per 600 PA
13
12.89
Ed Boland
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
8.57
Tom Upton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
7.93
Ed Boland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Upton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.98
Ed Boland
Career
Per 600 PA
2
8.57
Tom Upton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
10.91
Ed Boland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Tom Upton
Career
Per 600 PA
72.73
72.73

Fielding Stats for Ed Boland and Tom Upton

Ed Boland
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Tom Upton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Ed Boland
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
Tom Upton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
168
Ed Boland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Upton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Boland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Upton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Boland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Upton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Boland
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
Tom Upton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
282
Ed Boland
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Tom Upton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
446
Ed Boland
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
Tom Upton
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
Ed Boland
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
Tom Upton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
768
Ed Boland
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
Tom Upton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
728
Ed Boland
Career
Per 9 Innings
85.19
Tom Upton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
94.79
Ed Boland
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.484
Tom Upton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4.333
Ed Boland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Upton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Boland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Upton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
99
Ed Boland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Upton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Boland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Upton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Boland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Upton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Boland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Upton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0