Andy Boswell vs. Dick Errickson — Career Comparison

Andy Boswell
Pre-GenerationalNew JerseyThrows RightNorth AmericaWashington NationalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Dick Errickson
Greatest GenerationNew JerseyThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Dick Errickson 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 Errickson posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.85 and WHIP 1.486 compared to 5.91 and 1.969 for Andy Boswell. By the career numbers, Dick Errickson had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Andy Boswell and Dick Errickson

Andy Boswell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Dick Errickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Andy Boswell
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
1.55
Dick Errickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
168
2.05
Andy Boswell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.98
Dick Errickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
77
0.94
Andy Boswell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.42
Dick Errickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.44
Andy Boswell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.56
Dick Errickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.57
Andy Boswell
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.86
42.86
Dick Errickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.37
43.37
Andy Boswell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.64
63.64
Dick Errickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.83
45.83
Andy Boswell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.84
Dick Errickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
0.38
Andy Boswell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Errickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.07
Andy Boswell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Errickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.15
Andy Boswell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
5.91
Dick Errickson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
315
3.85
Andy Boswell
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.91
5.91
Dick Errickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.85
3.85
Andy Boswell
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.74
6.74
Dick Errickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.3
4.3
Andy Boswell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.63
4.63
Dick Errickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.38
4.38
Andy Boswell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.314
0.314
Dick Errickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.277
0.277
Andy Boswell
Career
Per 9 Innings
192
27
Dick Errickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2209
27
Andy Boswell
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
9
Dick Errickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
736.1
9
Andy Boswell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
85
11.95
Dick Errickson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
804
9.83
Andy Boswell
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.95
11.95
Dick Errickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.83
9.83
Andy Boswell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.28
Dick Errickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.44
Andy Boswell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Dick Errickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.44
0.44
Andy Boswell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.18
0.18
Dick Errickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.21
0.21
Andy Boswell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
5.77
Dick Errickson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
290
3.54
Andy Boswell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Errickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andy Boswell
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.77
5.77
Dick Errickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.54
3.54
Andy Boswell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
4.22
Dick Errickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
176
2.15
Andy Boswell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.22
4.22
Dick Errickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.15
2.15
Andy Boswell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.73
2.73
Dick Errickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Andy Boswell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.109
1.109
Dick Errickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.633
0.633
Andy Boswell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.98
Dick Errickson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.15
Andy Boswell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.7
Dick Errickson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.11
Andy Boswell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Errickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.04
Andy Boswell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
317
44.58
Dick Errickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3198
39.09
Andy Boswell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.56
Dick Errickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
0.64
Andy Boswell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
67
9.42
Dick Errickson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
353
4.31
Andy Boswell
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.42
9.42
Dick Errickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.31
4.31
Andy Boswell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Errickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andy Boswell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Errickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andy Boswell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Errickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andy Boswell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.969
1.969
Dick Errickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.486
1.486
Andy Boswell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
271
38.11
Dick Errickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2899
35.43
Andy Boswell
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.09
6.09
Dick Errickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.1
2.1
Andy Boswell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.347
0.347
Dick Errickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.286
0.286
Andy Boswell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.58
44.58
Dick Errickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.09
39.09

Fielding Stats for Andy Boswell and Dick Errickson

Andy Boswell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Dick Errickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
Andy Boswell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
1.52
Dick Errickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
168
Andy Boswell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Errickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Andy Boswell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
213
27
Dick Errickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Andy Boswell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
9
Dick Errickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Andy Boswell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
1.77
Dick Errickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
Andy Boswell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.76
Dick Errickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
185
Andy Boswell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.63
Dick Errickson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
Andy Boswell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
3.17
Dick Errickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
221
Andy Boswell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
2.54
Dick Errickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
214
Andy Boswell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
80
Dick Errickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96.83
Andy Boswell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.667
1.667
Dick Errickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.274
Andy Boswell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Errickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Andy Boswell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Errickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
Andy Boswell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Errickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Andy Boswell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Errickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Andy Boswell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Errickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Andy Boswell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Errickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Andy Boswell and Dick Errickson

Andy Boswell
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Dick Errickson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Andy Boswell
Career
Per 600 PA
12
218.18
Dick Errickson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
168
403.2
Andy Boswell
Career
Per 600 PA
33
600
Dick Errickson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
250
600
Andy Boswell
Career
Per 600 PA
30
545.45
Dick Errickson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
228
547.2
Andy Boswell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Dick Errickson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.162
0.162
Andy Boswell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.609
0.609
Dick Errickson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.406
0.406
Andy Boswell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
127.27
Dick Errickson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
37
88.8
Andy Boswell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
127.27
Dick Errickson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
34
81.6
Andy Boswell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Errickson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.2
Andy Boswell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Errickson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Boswell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Errickson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Boswell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Errickson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.2
Andy Boswell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Errickson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.081
0.081
Andy Boswell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Errickson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Boswell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Errickson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Boswell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.69
48.94
Dick Errickson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6.38
15.32
Andy Boswell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
127.27
Dick Errickson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
40
96
Andy Boswell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
181.82
Dick Errickson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
42
100.8
Andy Boswell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.303
0.303
Dick Errickson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
0.18
Andy Boswell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Dick Errickson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.175
0.175
Andy Boswell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.536
0.536
Dick Errickson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.356
0.356
Andy Boswell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Errickson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.013
0.013
Andy Boswell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.195
0.195
Dick Errickson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Andy Boswell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.522
0.522
Dick Errickson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.232
0.232
Andy Boswell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.259
0.259
Dick Errickson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.201
0.201
Andy Boswell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
90.91
Dick Errickson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
24
Andy Boswell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
36.36
Dick Errickson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
14.4
Andy Boswell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
127.27
Dick Errickson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
38.4
Andy Boswell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3.18
57.86
Dick Errickson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3.8
9.11
Andy Boswell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.18
Dick Errickson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Boswell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
36.36
Dick Errickson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
12
Andy Boswell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Errickson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Boswell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
54.55
Dick Errickson
Career
Per 600 PA
44
105.6
Andy Boswell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Dick Errickson
Career
Per 600 PA
5.68
5.68
Andy Boswell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.67
0.67
Dick Errickson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
Andy Boswell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Errickson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
40.8
Andy Boswell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Errickson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Boswell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Dick Errickson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
7.2
Andy Boswell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
36.36
Dick Errickson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Boswell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Errickson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Boswell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
36.36
Dick Errickson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Boswell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Dick Errickson
Career
Per 600 PA