Brad Boxberger vs. Spec Harkness — Career Comparison

Brad Boxberger
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaTampa Bay RaysAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star
Spec Harkness
Lost GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Spec Harkness built a career as a starting pitcher and Brad Boxberger as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Spec Harkness posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.37 and WHIP 1.424 compared to 3.5 and 1.302 for Brad Boxberger. By the career numbers, Spec Harkness had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Brad Boxberger and Spec Harkness

Brad Boxberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Spec Harkness
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Brad Boxberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
506
9.53
Spec Harkness
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
1.8
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Spec Harkness
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
1.04
Brad Boxberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.58
Spec Harkness
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.57
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.72
Spec Harkness
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.43
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
44.93
44.93
Spec Harkness
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.14
57.14
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Spec Harkness
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.89
57.89
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Spec Harkness
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.43
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Spec Harkness
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.05
Brad Boxberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
1.58
Spec Harkness
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.05
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
186
3.5
Spec Harkness
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
3.37
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.5
3.5
Spec Harkness
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Brad Boxberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Spec Harkness
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.94
3.94
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.89
3.89
Spec Harkness
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Brad Boxberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.215
0.215
Spec Harkness
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Brad Boxberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1433
27
Spec Harkness
Career
Per 9 Innings
569
27
Brad Boxberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
477.2
9
Spec Harkness
Career
Per 9 Innings
189.2
9
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
372
7.01
Spec Harkness
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
194
9.21
Brad Boxberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.01
7.01
Spec Harkness
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.21
9.21
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
1.19
Spec Harkness
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.14
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.19
1.19
Spec Harkness
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.12
0.12
Spec Harkness
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
233
4.39
Spec Harkness
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
3.61
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.32
Spec Harkness
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.39
4.39
Spec Harkness
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.61
3.61
Brad Boxberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
581
10.95
Spec Harkness
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
4.03
Brad Boxberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.95
10.95
Spec Harkness
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.03
4.03
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.15
1.15
Spec Harkness
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.24
2.24
Brad Boxberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.704
1.704
Spec Harkness
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.849
0.849
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.3
Spec Harkness
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.14
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.43
Spec Harkness
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.14
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.06
Spec Harkness
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brad Boxberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2021
38.08
Spec Harkness
Career
Per 9 Innings
773
36.68
Brad Boxberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
167
3.15
Spec Harkness
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.57
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
204
3.84
Spec Harkness
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
99
4.7
Brad Boxberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.84
3.84
Spec Harkness
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.7
4.7
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.3
Spec Harkness
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.3
Spec Harkness
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brad Boxberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.55
Spec Harkness
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Boxberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.267
1.267
Spec Harkness
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.424
1.424
Brad Boxberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1733
32.65
Spec Harkness
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
694
32.93
Brad Boxberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.4
0.4
Spec Harkness
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.61
2.61
Brad Boxberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.284
0.284
Spec Harkness
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.315
0.315
Brad Boxberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.08
38.08
Spec Harkness
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.68
36.68

Fielding Stats for Brad Boxberger and Spec Harkness

Brad Boxberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Spec Harkness
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Brad Boxberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
506
9.53
Spec Harkness
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
2.51
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Spec Harkness
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
1.06
Brad Boxberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1433
27
Spec Harkness
Career
Per 9 Innings
408
27
Brad Boxberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
477.2
9
Spec Harkness
Career
Per 9 Innings
136
9
Brad Boxberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.55
Spec Harkness
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.33
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.72
Spec Harkness
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
2.98
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.13
Spec Harkness
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.13
Brad Boxberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
74
1.39
Spec Harkness
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
3.44
Brad Boxberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
67
1.26
Spec Harkness
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
3.31
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.54
90.54
Spec Harkness
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.15
96.15
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.132
0.132
Spec Harkness
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.316
1.316
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Spec Harkness
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.11
42.11
Brad Boxberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.06
Spec Harkness
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Spec Harkness
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Spec Harkness
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Spec Harkness
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Spec Harkness
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Brad Boxberger and Spec Harkness

Brad Boxberger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Spec Harkness
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Brad Boxberger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
506
75900
Spec Harkness
Career
Per 600 PA
38
312.33
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 600 PA
4
600
Spec Harkness
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
73
600
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 600 PA
3
450
Spec Harkness
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69
567.12
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spec Harkness
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Spec Harkness
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.486
0.486
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spec Harkness
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
106.85
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spec Harkness
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
82.19
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spec Harkness
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
16.44
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spec Harkness
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.22
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spec Harkness
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spec Harkness
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
24.66
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 600 PA
Spec Harkness
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spec Harkness
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 600 PA
Spec Harkness
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spec Harkness
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.88
31.89
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spec Harkness
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
139.73
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spec Harkness
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
131.51
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spec Harkness
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spec Harkness
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.246
0.246
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spec Harkness
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.469
0.469
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spec Harkness
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.058
0.058
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spec Harkness
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.162
0.162
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spec Harkness
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.357
0.357
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spec Harkness
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.351
0.351
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spec Harkness
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
32.88
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spec Harkness
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
41.1
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spec Harkness
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
73.97
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.28
-41.92
Spec Harkness
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.56
29.24
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spec Harkness
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spec Harkness
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
24.66
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spec Harkness
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Boxberger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Spec Harkness
Career
Per 600 PA
32
263.01
Brad Boxberger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Spec Harkness
Career
Per 600 PA
2.28
2.28
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spec Harkness
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Spec Harkness
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.22
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spec Harkness
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spec Harkness
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spec Harkness
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spec Harkness
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spec Harkness
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 600 PA
Spec Harkness
Career
Per 600 PA