Lefty Boone vs. Dick Woodson — Career Comparison

Lefty Boone
Greatest GenerationIllinoisThrows LeftNorth AmericaMemphis Red SoxNegro American LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Dick Woodson
Silent GenerationIowaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Looking at the career totals, Lefty Boone and Dick Woodson are fairly close on the surface numbers. Dick Woodson posted stronger numbers in ERA (3.47 vs 5.87) and WHIP (1.333 vs 1.638). Lefty Boone had the advantage in home runs allowed (0.2 per nine innings vs 0.84). By the career numbers, Dick Woodson 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 Dick Woodson

Lefty Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Dick Woodson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
2.22
Dick Woodson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
137
2.09
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
1.83
Dick Woodson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
76
1.16
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.46
Dick Woodson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.52
Lefty Boone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.85
Dick Woodson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.49
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
35
Dick Woodson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.52
51.52
Lefty Boone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82.35
82.35
Dick Woodson
Career
Per 9 Innings
55.47
55.47
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.39
Dick Woodson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.23
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Woodson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.08
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Woodson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Lefty Boone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
90
5.87
Dick Woodson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
227
3.47
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.87
5.87
Dick Woodson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.47
3.47
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.49
4.49
Dick Woodson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.55
3.55
Lefty Boone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.28
3.28
Dick Woodson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.48
4.48
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.26
0.26
Dick Woodson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.236
0.236
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
414
27
Dick Woodson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1767
27
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
138
9
Dick Woodson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
589
9
Lefty Boone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
140
9.13
Dick Woodson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
522
7.98
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.13
9.13
Dick Woodson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.98
7.98
Lefty Boone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.2
Dick Woodson
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
0.84
Lefty Boone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Dick Woodson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.84
0.84
Lefty Boone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Dick Woodson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Lefty Boone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
86
5.61
Dick Woodson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
253
3.87
Lefty Boone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Woodson
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.15
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.61
5.61
Dick Woodson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.87
3.87
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
8.93
Dick Woodson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
315
4.81
Lefty Boone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.93
8.93
Dick Woodson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.81
4.81
Lefty Boone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.03
4.03
Dick Woodson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.3
2.3
Lefty Boone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.616
1.616
Dick Woodson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.964
0.964
Lefty Boone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.72
Dick Woodson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.24
Lefty Boone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.33
Dick Woodson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.14
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.13
Dick Woodson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
641
41.8
Dick Woodson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2505
38.28
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Dick Woodson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.28
Lefty Boone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
112
7.3
Dick Woodson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
263
4.02
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.3
7.3
Dick Woodson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.02
4.02
Lefty Boone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.65
Dick Woodson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.26
Lefty Boone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Dick Woodson
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.15
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.52
Dick Woodson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.23
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.638
1.638
Dick Woodson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.316
1.316
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
539
35.15
Dick Woodson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2216
33.86
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.29
3.29
Dick Woodson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.92
1.92
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.343
0.343
Dick Woodson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.253
0.253
Lefty Boone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.8
41.8
Dick Woodson
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.28
38.28

Fielding Stats for Lefty Boone and Dick Woodson

Lefty Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Dick Woodson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
2.22
Dick Woodson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
137
2.09
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
1.83
Dick Woodson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
76
1.16
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
414
27
Dick Woodson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1769
27
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
138
9
Dick Woodson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
589.2
9
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.2
Dick Woodson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.53
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
1.3
Dick Woodson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93
1.42
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.59
Dick Woodson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.12
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
2.09
Dick Woodson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
136
2.08
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
1.5
Dick Woodson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
1.95
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
71.88
71.88
Dick Woodson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.12
94.12
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.677
0.677
Dick Woodson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.934
0.934
Lefty Boone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82.35
82.35
Dick Woodson
Career
Per 9 Innings
55.47
55.47
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Dick Woodson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.08
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Woodson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Woodson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Woodson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Woodson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Lefty Boone and Dick Woodson

Lefty Boone
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Dick Woodson
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 600 PA
35
362.07
Dick Woodson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
137
637.21
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 600 PA
58
600
Dick Woodson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
129
600
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 600 PA
52
537.93
Dick Woodson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
117
544.19
Lefty Boone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
Dick Woodson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Lefty Boone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.369
0.369
Dick Woodson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.248
0.248
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
62.07
Dick Woodson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
41.86
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
51.72
Dick Woodson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
41.86
Lefty Boone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.34
Dick Woodson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Woodson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Woodson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Boone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.34
Dick Woodson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Boone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Dick Woodson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Woodson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Woodson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Boone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.35
14
Dick Woodson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.93
4.34
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
72.41
Dick Woodson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
41.86
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
93.1
Dick Woodson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
60.47
Lefty Boone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.164
0.164
Dick Woodson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.107
0.107
Lefty Boone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.135
0.135
Dick Woodson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Lefty Boone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.298
0.298
Dick Woodson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.184
0.184
Lefty Boone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Dick Woodson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Boone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.107
0.107
Dick Woodson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.068
0.068
Lefty Boone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.239
0.239
Dick Woodson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
0.12
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
Dick Woodson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 600 PA
3
31.03
Dick Woodson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
32.56
Lefty Boone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
51.72
Dick Woodson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
9.3
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
82.76
Dick Woodson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
41.86
Lefty Boone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
2.57
Dick Woodson
Career
Per 600 PA
-4.62
-21.51
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Woodson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
31.03
Dick Woodson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
18.6
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Woodson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Boone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.34
Dick Woodson
Career
Per 600 PA
54
251.16
Lefty Boone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
58
58
Dick Woodson
Career
Per 600 PA
2.39
2.39
Lefty Boone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Dick Woodson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
0.07
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 600 PA
3
31.03
Dick Woodson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
37.21
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Woodson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Woodson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Boone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.34
Dick Woodson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Woodson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Boone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.34
Dick Woodson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Boone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Dick Woodson
Career
Per 600 PA