Andy Boswell vs. Joe Dobson — Career Comparison

Andy Boswell
Pre-GenerationalNew JerseyThrows RightNorth AmericaWashington NationalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Joe Dobson
Greatest GenerationOklahomaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Joe Dobson built a career as a starting pitcher and Andy Boswell as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Joe Dobson posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.62 and WHIP 1.336 compared to 5.91 and 1.969 for Andy Boswell. By the career numbers, Joe Dobson had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Andy Boswell and Joe Dobson

Andy Boswell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Andy Boswell
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
1.55
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
414
1.72
Andy Boswell
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.98
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
273
1.13
Andy Boswell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.42
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
0.57
Andy Boswell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.56
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
0.43
Andy Boswell
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.86
42.86
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.08
57.08
Andy Boswell
Career
Per 9 Innings
63.64
63.64
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.94
65.94
Andy Boswell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.84
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
112
0.46
Andy Boswell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.09
Andy Boswell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.07
Andy Boswell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
5.91
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
874
3.62
Andy Boswell
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.91
5.91
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.62
3.62
Andy Boswell
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.74
6.74
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.53
3.53
Andy Boswell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.63
4.63
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.1
4.1
Andy Boswell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.314
0.314
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.247
0.247
Andy Boswell
Career
Per 9 Innings
192
27
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6510
27
Andy Boswell
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
9
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2170
9
Andy Boswell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
85
11.95
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2048
8.49
Andy Boswell
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.95
11.95
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.49
8.49
Andy Boswell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.28
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
137
0.57
Andy Boswell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.57
0.57
Andy Boswell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.18
0.18
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Andy Boswell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
5.77
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
851
3.53
Andy Boswell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andy Boswell
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.77
5.77
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.53
3.53
Andy Boswell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
4.22
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
992
4.11
Andy Boswell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.22
4.22
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.11
4.11
Andy Boswell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.73
2.73
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.4
2.4
Andy Boswell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.109
1.109
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.849
0.849
Andy Boswell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.98
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.23
Andy Boswell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.7
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.04
Andy Boswell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.04
Andy Boswell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
317
44.58
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9159
37.99
Andy Boswell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.56
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
84
0.35
Andy Boswell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
67
9.42
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
981
4.07
Andy Boswell
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.42
9.42
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.07
4.07
Andy Boswell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andy Boswell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andy Boswell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andy Boswell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.969
1.969
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.336
1.336
Andy Boswell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
271
38.11
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8298
34.42
Andy Boswell
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.09
6.09
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.37
2.37
Andy Boswell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.347
0.347
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.267
0.267
Andy Boswell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.58
44.58
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.99
37.99

Fielding Stats for Andy Boswell and Joe Dobson

Andy Boswell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Andy Boswell
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
1.52
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
414
1397.25
Andy Boswell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andy Boswell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
213
27
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
27
Andy Boswell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
71
9
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.2
9
Andy Boswell
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
1.77
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
425.25
Andy Boswell
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.76
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
341
1150.88
Andy Boswell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.63
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
37.13
Andy Boswell
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
3.17
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
478
1613.25
Andy Boswell
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
2.54
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
467
1576.13
Andy Boswell
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
80
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.7
97.7
Andy Boswell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.667
1.667
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.128
1.128
Andy Boswell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andy Boswell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
81
Andy Boswell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andy Boswell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andy Boswell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andy Boswell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Andy Boswell and Joe Dobson

Andy Boswell
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Andy Boswell
Career
Per 600 PA
12
218.18
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
414
302.19
Andy Boswell
Career
Per 600 PA
33
600
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
822
600
Andy Boswell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
30
545.45
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
697
508.76
Andy Boswell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.152
0.152
Andy Boswell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.609
0.609
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.466
0.466
Andy Boswell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
127.27
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
106
77.37
Andy Boswell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
127.27
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
96
70.07
Andy Boswell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
5.11
Andy Boswell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.73
Andy Boswell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.46
Andy Boswell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
7.3
Andy Boswell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.094
0.094
Andy Boswell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.003
0.003
Andy Boswell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Andy Boswell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.69
48.94
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27.74
20.25
Andy Boswell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
127.27
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
121
88.32
Andy Boswell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
181.82
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
167
121.9
Andy Boswell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.303
0.303
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
0.22
Andy Boswell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.174
0.174
Andy Boswell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.536
0.536
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.394
0.394
Andy Boswell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.022
0.022
Andy Boswell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.195
0.195
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Andy Boswell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.522
0.522
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.306
0.306
Andy Boswell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.259
0.259
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.231
0.231
Andy Boswell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
90.91
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
46
33.58
Andy Boswell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
36.36
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
35
25.55
Andy Boswell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
127.27
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
79
57.66
Andy Boswell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3.18
57.86
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23.67
17.27
Andy Boswell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.18
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
5.11
Andy Boswell
Career
Per 600 PA
2
36.36
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
39.42
Andy Boswell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Boswell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
54.55
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 600 PA
244
178.1
Andy Boswell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 600 PA
3.37
3.37
Andy Boswell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.67
0.67
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
0.22
Andy Boswell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64
46.72
Andy Boswell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Boswell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 600 PA
7
5.11
Andy Boswell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
36.36
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.73
Andy Boswell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Boswell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
36.36
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.73
Andy Boswell
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100