Lefty Boone vs. Jim Bouton — Career Comparison

Lefty Boone
Greatest GenerationIllinoisThrows LeftNorth AmericaMemphis Red SoxNegro American LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Jim Bouton
Silent GenerationNew JerseyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Looking at the career totals, Lefty Boone and Jim Bouton are fairly close on the surface numbers. Jim Bouton posted stronger numbers in ERA (3.57 vs 5.87) and WHIP (1.286 vs 1.638). Lefty Boone had the advantage in home runs allowed (0.2 per nine innings vs 0.92). By the career numbers, Jim Bouton had the better of this comparison — though ERA and WHIP alone don't account for era, park factors, or the defenses each pitcher worked behind.

Pitching Stats for Lefty Boone and Jim Bouton

Lefty Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
2.22
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
304
2.21
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
1.83
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
144
1.05
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.46
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
62
0.45
Lefty Boone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.85
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.46
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
35
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49.6
49.6
Lefty Boone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82.35
82.35
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.37
47.37
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.39
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
0.25
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.08
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.04
Lefty Boone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
90
5.87
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
492
3.57
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.87
5.87
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.57
3.57
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.49
4.49
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.47
3.47
Lefty Boone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.28
3.28
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.28
4.28
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.26
0.26
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.239
0.239
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
414
27
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3716
27
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
138
9
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1238.2
9
Lefty Boone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
140
9.13
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1131
8.22
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.13
9.13
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.22
8.22
Lefty Boone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.2
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 9 Innings
127
0.92
Lefty Boone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.92
0.92
Lefty Boone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.42
0.42
Lefty Boone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
86
5.61
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
435
3.16
Lefty Boone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.2
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.61
5.61
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.16
3.16
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
8.93
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
720
5.23
Lefty Boone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.93
8.93
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.23
5.23
Lefty Boone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.03
4.03
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.37
2.37
Lefty Boone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.616
1.616
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.933
0.933
Lefty Boone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.72
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.28
Lefty Boone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.33
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.17
Lefty Boone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.13
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.03
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
641
41.8
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5200
37.78
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.41
Lefty Boone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
112
7.3
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
566
4.11
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.3
7.3
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.11
4.11
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.65
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.04
Lefty Boone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Lefty Boone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.52
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.638
1.638
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.264
1.264
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
539
35.15
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4734
34.4
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.29
3.29
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.86
1.86
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.343
0.343
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.258
0.258
Lefty Boone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.8
41.8
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.78
37.78

Fielding Stats for Lefty Boone and Jim Bouton

Lefty Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
2.22
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
304
2.21
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
1.83
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
144
1.05
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
414
27
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3715
27
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
138
9
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1238.1
9
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.2
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
0.81
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
1.3
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
177
1.29
Lefty Boone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.59
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.11
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
2.09
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
304
2.21
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
1.5
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
289
2.1
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
71.88
71.88
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.07
95.07
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.677
0.677
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.951
0.951
Lefty Boone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82.35
82.35
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.37
47.37
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.09
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Lefty Boone and Jim Bouton

Lefty Boone
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 600 PA
35
362.07
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
307
467.51
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 600 PA
58
600
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
394
600
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 600 PAverified
52
537.93
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
347
528.43
Lefty Boone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.101
0.101
Lefty Boone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.369
0.369
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.326
0.326
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
62.07
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
35
53.3
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
51.72
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32
48.73
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.34
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
4.57
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.34
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
4.57
Lefty Boone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.086
0.086
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.35
14
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5.26
8
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
72.41
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
38
57.87
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
93.1
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
52
79.19
Lefty Boone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.164
0.164
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Lefty Boone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.135
0.135
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
Lefty Boone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.298
0.298
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.252
0.252
Lefty Boone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.009
0.009
Lefty Boone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.107
0.107
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.092
0.092
Lefty Boone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.239
0.239
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.175
0.175
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.186
0.186
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
31.03
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
12.18
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
51.72
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
31.98
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
82.76
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
44.16
Lefty Boone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
2.57
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 600 PA
-6.35
-9.67
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
4.57
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
31.03
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
21.32
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Boone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.34
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 600 PA
160
243.65
Lefty Boone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
58
58
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 600 PA
2.46
2.46
Lefty Boone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 600 PA
3
31.03
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
44.16
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.52
Lefty Boone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 600 PA
2
3.05
Lefty Boone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.34
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Boone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.34
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Boone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 600 PA