Andy Boswell vs. Rube Dessau — Career Comparison

Andy Boswell
Pre-GenerationalNew JerseyThrows RightNorth AmericaWashington NationalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Rube Dessau
Lost GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Looking at the career totals, Andy Boswell and Rube Dessau are fairly close on the surface numbers. Andy Boswell carried a career ERA of 5.91 against Rube Dessau's 6.53. The surface numbers don't cleanly separate Andy Boswell and Rube Dessau — era context would be needed for a firmer verdict.

Pitching Stats for Andy Boswell and Rube Dessau

Andy Boswell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Rube Dessau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Andy Boswell
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
1.55
Rube Dessau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
3.12
Andy Boswell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.98
Rube Dessau
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.3
Andy Boswell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.42
Rube Dessau
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.3
Andy Boswell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.56
Rube Dessau
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.59
Andy Boswell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.86
42.86
Rube Dessau
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Andy Boswell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.64
63.64
Rube Dessau
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.52
9.52
Andy Boswell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.84
Rube Dessau
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.15
Andy Boswell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Dessau
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andy Boswell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Dessau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.15
Andy Boswell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
5.91
Rube Dessau
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
6.53
Andy Boswell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.91
5.91
Rube Dessau
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.53
6.53
Andy Boswell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.74
6.74
Rube Dessau
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.97
6.97
Andy Boswell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.63
4.63
Rube Dessau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.4
4.4
Andy Boswell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.314
0.314
Rube Dessau
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.338
0.338
Andy Boswell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
192
27
Rube Dessau
Career
Per 9 Innings
182
27
Andy Boswell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
9
Rube Dessau
Career
Per 9 Innings
60.2
9
Andy Boswell
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
11.95
Rube Dessau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
11.87
Andy Boswell
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.95
11.95
Rube Dessau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11.87
11.87
Andy Boswell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.28
Rube Dessau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Andy Boswell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Rube Dessau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Andy Boswell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.18
0.18
Rube Dessau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Andy Boswell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
5.77
Rube Dessau
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
5.79
Andy Boswell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Dessau
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andy Boswell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.77
5.77
Rube Dessau
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.79
5.79
Andy Boswell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
4.22
Rube Dessau
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
3.71
Andy Boswell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.22
4.22
Rube Dessau
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.71
3.71
Andy Boswell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.73
2.73
Rube Dessau
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.19
1.19
Andy Boswell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.109
1.109
Rube Dessau
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.055
1.055
Andy Boswell
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.98
Rube Dessau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.3
Andy Boswell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.7
Rube Dessau
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.89
Andy Boswell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Dessau
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andy Boswell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
317
44.58
Rube Dessau
Career
Per 9 Innings
282
41.84
Andy Boswell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.56
Rube Dessau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
2.67
Andy Boswell
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
9.42
Rube Dessau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
8.75
Andy Boswell
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.42
9.42
Rube Dessau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.75
8.75
Andy Boswell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Dessau
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andy Boswell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Dessau
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andy Boswell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Dessau
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andy Boswell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.969
1.969
Rube Dessau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.962
1.962
Andy Boswell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
271
38.11
Rube Dessau
Career
Per 9 Innings
237
35.16
Andy Boswell
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.09
6.09
Rube Dessau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.81
2.81
Andy Boswell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.347
0.347
Rube Dessau
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.377
0.377
Andy Boswell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.58
44.58
Rube Dessau
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.84
41.84

Fielding Stats for Andy Boswell and Rube Dessau

Andy Boswell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Rube Dessau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Andy Boswell
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
1.52
Rube Dessau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
3.15
Andy Boswell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Dessau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.3
Andy Boswell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
213
27
Rube Dessau
Career
Per 9 Innings
180
27
Andy Boswell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
71
9
Rube Dessau
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
9
Andy Boswell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
1.77
Rube Dessau
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.15
Andy Boswell
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.76
Rube Dessau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.65
Andy Boswell
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.63
Rube Dessau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.6
Andy Boswell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
3.17
Rube Dessau
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
2.4
Andy Boswell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
2.54
Rube Dessau
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
1.8
Andy Boswell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
80
Rube Dessau
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
75
Andy Boswell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.667
1.667
Rube Dessau
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.571
0.571
Andy Boswell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Dessau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.52
9.52
Andy Boswell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Dessau
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andy Boswell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Dessau
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andy Boswell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Dessau
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andy Boswell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Dessau
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andy Boswell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Dessau
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Andy Boswell and Rube Dessau

Andy Boswell
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Rube Dessau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Andy Boswell
Career
Per 600 PA
12
218.18
Rube Dessau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
547.83
Andy Boswell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
600
Rube Dessau
Career
Per 600 PA
23
600
Andy Boswell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
545.45
Rube Dessau
Career
Per 600 PA
19
495.65
Andy Boswell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Rube Dessau
Career
Per 600 PA
0.053
0.053
Andy Boswell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.609
0.609
Rube Dessau
Career
Per 600 PA
0.326
0.326
Andy Boswell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
127.27
Rube Dessau
Career
Per 600 PA
1
26.09
Andy Boswell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
127.27
Rube Dessau
Career
Per 600 PA
1
26.09
Andy Boswell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Dessau
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Boswell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Dessau
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Boswell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Dessau
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Boswell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Dessau
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Boswell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Dessau
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Boswell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Dessau
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Boswell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Dessau
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Boswell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.69
48.94
Rube Dessau
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
6.57
Andy Boswell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
127.27
Rube Dessau
Career
Per 600 PA
1
26.09
Andy Boswell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
181.82
Rube Dessau
Career
Per 600 PA
4
104.35
Andy Boswell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.303
0.303
Rube Dessau
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Andy Boswell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Rube Dessau
Career
Per 600 PA
0.053
0.053
Andy Boswell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.536
0.536
Rube Dessau
Career
Per 600 PA
0.234
0.234
Andy Boswell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Dessau
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Boswell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.195
0.195
Rube Dessau
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Andy Boswell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.522
0.522
Rube Dessau
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Andy Boswell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.259
0.259
Rube Dessau
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Andy Boswell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
90.91
Rube Dessau
Career
Per 600 PA
2
52.17
Andy Boswell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
36.36
Rube Dessau
Career
Per 600 PA
1
26.09
Andy Boswell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
127.27
Rube Dessau
Career
Per 600 PA
3
78.26
Andy Boswell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.18
57.86
Rube Dessau
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.3
-7.82
Andy Boswell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.18
Rube Dessau
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Boswell
Career
Per 600 PA
2
36.36
Rube Dessau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
78.26
Andy Boswell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Dessau
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Boswell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
54.55
Rube Dessau
Career
Per 600 PA
7
182.61
Andy Boswell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Rube Dessau
Career
Per 600 PA
3.29
3.29
Andy Boswell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.67
0.67
Rube Dessau
Career
Per 600 PA
0.43
0.43
Andy Boswell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Dessau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
26.09
Andy Boswell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Dessau
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Boswell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Dessau
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Boswell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
36.36
Rube Dessau
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Boswell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Dessau
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Boswell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
36.36
Rube Dessau
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Boswell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Rube Dessau
Career
Per 600 PA