Andy Boswell vs. Dick Drott — Career Comparison

Andy Boswell
Pre-GenerationalNew JerseyThrows RightNorth AmericaWashington NationalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Dick Drott
Silent GenerationOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Dick Drott 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. Dick Drott posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.78 and WHIP 1.515 compared to 5.91 and 1.969 for Andy Boswell. By the career numbers, Dick Drott had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Andy Boswell and Dick Drott

Andy Boswell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Dick Drott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Andy Boswell
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
1.55
Dick Drott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
176
2.3
Andy Boswell
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.98
Dick Drott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
1.32
Andy Boswell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.42
Dick Drott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
0.35
Andy Boswell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.56
Dick Drott
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.6
Andy Boswell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.86
42.86
Dick Drott
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.99
36.99
Andy Boswell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.64
63.64
Dick Drott
Career
Per 9 Innings
57.39
57.39
Andy Boswell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.84
Dick Drott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.18
Andy Boswell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Drott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.07
Andy Boswell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Drott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andy Boswell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
5.91
Dick Drott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
365
4.78
Andy Boswell
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.91
5.91
Dick Drott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.78
4.78
Andy Boswell
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.74
6.74
Dick Drott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.54
4.54
Andy Boswell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.63
4.63
Dick Drott
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.12
5.12
Andy Boswell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.314
0.314
Dick Drott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.236
0.236
Andy Boswell
Career
Per 9 Innings
192
27
Dick Drott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2063
27
Andy Boswell
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
9
Dick Drott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
687.2
9
Andy Boswell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
85
11.95
Dick Drott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
626
8.19
Andy Boswell
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.95
11.95
Dick Drott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.19
8.19
Andy Boswell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.28
Dick Drott
Career
Per 9 Innings
84
1.1
Andy Boswell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Dick Drott
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.1
1.1
Andy Boswell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.18
0.18
Dick Drott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.48
0.48
Andy Boswell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
5.77
Dick Drott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
405
5.3
Andy Boswell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Drott
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.14
Andy Boswell
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.77
5.77
Dick Drott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.3
5.3
Andy Boswell
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
4.22
Dick Drott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
460
6.02
Andy Boswell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.22
4.22
Dick Drott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.02
6.02
Andy Boswell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.73
2.73
Dick Drott
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.61
2.61
Andy Boswell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.109
1.109
Dick Drott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.258
1.258
Andy Boswell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.98
Dick Drott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.5
Andy Boswell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.7
Dick Drott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.3
Andy Boswell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Drott
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.05
Andy Boswell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
317
44.58
Dick Drott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3078
40.28
Andy Boswell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.56
Dick Drott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
0.42
Andy Boswell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
67
9.42
Dick Drott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
420
5.5
Andy Boswell
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.42
9.42
Dick Drott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.5
5.5
Andy Boswell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Drott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andy Boswell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Drott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andy Boswell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Drott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andy Boswell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.969
1.969
Dick Drott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.499
1.499
Andy Boswell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
271
38.11
Dick Drott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2650
34.68
Andy Boswell
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.09
6.09
Dick Drott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.39
2.39
Andy Boswell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.347
0.347
Dick Drott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.257
0.257
Andy Boswell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.58
44.58
Dick Drott
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.28
40.28

Fielding Stats for Andy Boswell and Dick Drott

Andy Boswell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Dick Drott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Andy Boswell
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
1.52
Dick Drott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
176
2.3
Andy Boswell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Drott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
1.32
Andy Boswell
Career
Per 9 Innings
213
27
Dick Drott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2063
27
Andy Boswell
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
9
Dick Drott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
687.2
9
Andy Boswell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
1.77
Dick Drott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.31
Andy Boswell
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.76
Dick Drott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
1.26
Andy Boswell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.63
Dick Drott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.08
Andy Boswell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
3.17
Dick Drott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
126
1.65
Andy Boswell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
2.54
Dick Drott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
120
1.57
Andy Boswell
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
80
Dick Drott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.24
95.24
Andy Boswell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.667
1.667
Dick Drott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.682
0.682
Andy Boswell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Drott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.39
57.39
Andy Boswell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Drott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Andy Boswell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Drott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andy Boswell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Drott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andy Boswell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Drott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andy Boswell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Drott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Andy Boswell and Dick Drott

Andy Boswell
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Dick Drott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Andy Boswell
Career
Per 600 PA
12
218.18
Dick Drott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
176
495.77
Andy Boswell
Career
Per 600 PA
33
600
Dick Drott
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
213
600
Andy Boswell
Career
Per 600 PA
30
545.45
Dick Drott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
202
569.01
Andy Boswell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Dick Drott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.168
0.168
Andy Boswell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.609
0.609
Dick Drott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.394
0.394
Andy Boswell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
127.27
Dick Drott
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
34
95.77
Andy Boswell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
127.27
Dick Drott
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
92.96
Andy Boswell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Drott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Boswell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Drott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.82
Andy Boswell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Drott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Boswell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Drott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.82
Andy Boswell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Drott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.029
0.029
Andy Boswell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Drott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Boswell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Drott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Boswell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.69
48.94
Dick Drott
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5.69
16.04
Andy Boswell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
127.27
Dick Drott
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
36
101.41
Andy Boswell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
181.82
Dick Drott
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
40
112.68
Andy Boswell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.303
0.303
Dick Drott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Andy Boswell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Dick Drott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.178
0.178
Andy Boswell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.536
0.536
Dick Drott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.371
0.371
Andy Boswell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Drott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.01
Andy Boswell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.195
0.195
Dick Drott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.131
0.131
Andy Boswell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.522
0.522
Dick Drott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.243
0.243
Andy Boswell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.259
0.259
Dick Drott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Andy Boswell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
90.91
Dick Drott
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
33.8
Andy Boswell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
36.36
Dick Drott
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
19.72
Andy Boswell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
127.27
Dick Drott
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
53.52
Andy Boswell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3.18
57.86
Dick Drott
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3.42
9.65
Andy Boswell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.18
Dick Drott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Boswell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
36.36
Dick Drott
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
16.9
Andy Boswell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Drott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Boswell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
54.55
Dick Drott
Career
Per 600 PA
66
185.92
Andy Boswell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Dick Drott
Career
Per 600 PA
3.23
3.23
Andy Boswell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.67
0.67
Dick Drott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Andy Boswell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Drott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
14.08
Andy Boswell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Drott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Boswell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Dick Drott
Career
Per 600 PA
5
14.08
Andy Boswell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
36.36
Dick Drott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Boswell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Drott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Boswell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
36.36
Dick Drott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Boswell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Dick Drott
Career
Per 600 PA