Andy Boswell vs. Mal Eason — Career Comparison

Andy Boswell
Pre-GenerationalNew JerseyThrows RightNorth AmericaWashington NationalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Mal Eason
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Mal Eason 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. Mal Eason posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.42 and WHIP 1.385 compared to 5.91 and 1.969 for Andy Boswell. By the career numbers, Mal Eason had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Andy Boswell and Mal Eason

Andy Boswell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Mal Eason
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Andy Boswell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.55
Mal Eason
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
125
1.18
Andy Boswell
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.98
Mal Eason
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
114
1.08
Andy Boswell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.42
Mal Eason
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
0.34
Andy Boswell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.56
Mal Eason
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
0.69
Andy Boswell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.86
42.86
Mal Eason
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.03
33.03
Andy Boswell
Career
Per 9 Innings
63.64
63.64
Mal Eason
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.2
91.2
Andy Boswell
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.84
Mal Eason
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
0.85
Andy Boswell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mal Eason
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.09
Andy Boswell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mal Eason
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Andy Boswell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
5.91
Mal Eason
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
362
3.42
Andy Boswell
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.91
5.91
Mal Eason
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.42
3.42
Andy Boswell
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.74
6.74
Mal Eason
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.87
3.87
Andy Boswell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.63
4.63
Mal Eason
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Andy Boswell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.314
0.314
Mal Eason
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.279
0.279
Andy Boswell
Career
Per 9 Innings
192
27
Mal Eason
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2854
27
Andy Boswell
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
9
Mal Eason
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
951.1
9
Andy Boswell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
85
11.95
Mal Eason
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1027
9.72
Andy Boswell
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.95
11.95
Mal Eason
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.72
9.72
Andy Boswell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.28
Mal Eason
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.19
Andy Boswell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Mal Eason
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.19
0.19
Andy Boswell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.18
0.18
Mal Eason
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Andy Boswell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
5.77
Mal Eason
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
291
2.75
Andy Boswell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mal Eason
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andy Boswell
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.77
5.77
Mal Eason
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.75
2.75
Andy Boswell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
4.22
Mal Eason
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
274
2.59
Andy Boswell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.22
4.22
Mal Eason
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.59
2.59
Andy Boswell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.73
2.73
Mal Eason
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.19
2.19
Andy Boswell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.109
1.109
Mal Eason
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.594
0.594
Andy Boswell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.98
Mal Eason
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.12
Andy Boswell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.7
Mal Eason
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.4
Andy Boswell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mal Eason
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andy Boswell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
317
44.58
Mal Eason
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4011
37.95
Andy Boswell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.56
Mal Eason
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.1
Andy Boswell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
67
9.42
Mal Eason
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
515
4.87
Andy Boswell
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.42
9.42
Mal Eason
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.87
4.87
Andy Boswell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mal Eason
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andy Boswell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mal Eason
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andy Boswell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mal Eason
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andy Boswell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.969
1.969
Mal Eason
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.385
1.385
Andy Boswell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
271
38.11
Mal Eason
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3678
34.8
Andy Boswell
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.09
6.09
Mal Eason
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.12
4.12
Andy Boswell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.347
0.347
Mal Eason
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.298
0.298
Andy Boswell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.58
44.58
Mal Eason
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.95
37.95

Fielding Stats for Andy Boswell and Mal Eason

Andy Boswell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Mal Eason
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Andy Boswell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
1.52
Mal Eason
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
129
1.17
Andy Boswell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mal Eason
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.51
Andy Boswell
Career
Per 9 Innings
213
27
Mal Eason
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2976
27
Andy Boswell
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
9
Mal Eason
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
992
9
Andy Boswell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
1.77
Mal Eason
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
0.44
Andy Boswell
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.76
Mal Eason
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
277
2.51
Andy Boswell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.63
Mal Eason
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.19
Andy Boswell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
3.17
Mal Eason
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
347
3.15
Andy Boswell
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
2.54
Mal Eason
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
326
2.96
Andy Boswell
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
80
Mal Eason
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.95
93.95
Andy Boswell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.667
1.667
Mal Eason
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.527
2.527
Andy Boswell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mal Eason
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.41
43.41
Andy Boswell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mal Eason
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.04
Andy Boswell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mal Eason
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andy Boswell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mal Eason
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andy Boswell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mal Eason
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andy Boswell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mal Eason
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Andy Boswell and Mal Eason

Andy Boswell
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Mal Eason
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Andy Boswell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
218.18
Mal Eason
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
130
206.35
Andy Boswell
Career
Per 600 PA
33
600
Mal Eason
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
378
600
Andy Boswell
Career
Per 600 PA
30
545.45
Mal Eason
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
356
565.08
Andy Boswell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Mal Eason
Career
Per 600 PA
0.121
0.121
Andy Boswell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.609
0.609
Mal Eason
Career
Per 600 PA
0.313
0.313
Andy Boswell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
127.27
Mal Eason
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
68.25
Andy Boswell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
127.27
Mal Eason
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
40
63.49
Andy Boswell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mal Eason
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
4.76
Andy Boswell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mal Eason
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Boswell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mal Eason
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Boswell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mal Eason
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
4.76
Andy Boswell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mal Eason
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.07
0.07
Andy Boswell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mal Eason
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Boswell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mal Eason
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Boswell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.69
48.94
Mal Eason
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6.87
10.91
Andy Boswell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
127.27
Mal Eason
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
46
73.02
Andy Boswell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
181.82
Mal Eason
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
54
85.71
Andy Boswell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.303
0.303
Mal Eason
Career
Per 600 PA
0.147
0.147
Andy Boswell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Mal Eason
Career
Per 600 PA
0.129
0.129
Andy Boswell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.536
0.536
Mal Eason
Career
Per 600 PA
0.276
0.276
Andy Boswell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mal Eason
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
Andy Boswell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.195
0.195
Mal Eason
Career
Per 600 PA
0.099
0.099
Andy Boswell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.522
0.522
Mal Eason
Career
Per 600 PA
0.189
0.189
Andy Boswell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.259
0.259
Mal Eason
Career
Per 600 PA
0.156
0.156
Andy Boswell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
90.91
Mal Eason
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
26.98
Andy Boswell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
36.36
Mal Eason
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
23.81
Andy Boswell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
127.27
Mal Eason
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32
50.79
Andy Boswell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.18
57.86
Mal Eason
Career
Per 600 PA
-2.45
-3.89
Andy Boswell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.18
Mal Eason
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.59
Andy Boswell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
36.36
Mal Eason
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
15.87
Andy Boswell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mal Eason
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Boswell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
54.55
Mal Eason
Career
Per 600 PA
81
128.57
Andy Boswell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Mal Eason
Career
Per 600 PA
4.67
4.67
Andy Boswell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.67
0.67
Mal Eason
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
0.12
Andy Boswell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mal Eason
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
17.46
Andy Boswell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mal Eason
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Boswell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mal Eason
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Boswell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
36.36
Mal Eason
Career
Per 600 PA
2
3.17
Andy Boswell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mal Eason
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Boswell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
36.36
Mal Eason
Career
Per 600 PA
2
3.17
Andy Boswell
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100
Mal Eason
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100