Brad Boxberger vs. Corey Kluber — Career Comparison

Brad Boxberger
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaTampa Bay RaysAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star
Corey Kluber
MillenialAlabamaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star

Corey Kluber 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. Corey Kluber led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 166 vs 89), home run suppression (HR9+ 121 vs 89), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 131 vs 108). Brad Boxberger held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 138 vs 122). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Corey Kluber.

Pitching Stats for Brad Boxberger and Corey Kluber

Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Corey Kluber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Brad Boxberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
506
9.53
Corey Kluber
Career
Per 9 Innings
271
1.49
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Corey Kluber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
260
1.43
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.58
Corey Kluber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
116
0.64
Brad Boxberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
0.72
Corey Kluber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
0.42
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
44.93
44.93
Corey Kluber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60.1
60.1
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Corey Kluber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.94
95.94
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Corey Kluber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.1
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Corey Kluber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.04
Brad Boxberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
1.58
Corey Kluber
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Brad Boxberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
186
3.5
Corey Kluber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
627
3.44
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.5
3.5
Corey Kluber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.44
3.44
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.56
3.56
Corey Kluber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.1
3.1
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.89
3.89
Corey Kluber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.09
3.09
Brad Boxberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.215
0.215
Corey Kluber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.24
0.24
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
1433
27
Corey Kluber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4925
27
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
477.2
9
Corey Kluber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1641.2
9
Brad Boxberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
372
7.01
Corey Kluber
Career
Per 9 Innings
1486
8.15
Brad Boxberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.01
7.01
Corey Kluber
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.15
8.15
Brad Boxberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
63
1.19
Corey Kluber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
177
0.97
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.19
1.19
Corey Kluber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.97
0.97
Brad Boxberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Corey Kluber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.65
0.65
Brad Boxberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
233
4.39
Corey Kluber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
368
2.02
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.32
Corey Kluber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.05
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.39
4.39
Corey Kluber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.02
2.02
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
581
10.95
Corey Kluber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1725
9.46
Brad Boxberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.95
10.95
Corey Kluber
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.46
9.46
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.15
1.15
Corey Kluber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.37
6.37
Brad Boxberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.704
1.704
Corey Kluber
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.275
1.275
Brad Boxberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.3
Corey Kluber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.17
Brad Boxberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
0.43
Corey Kluber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.36
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.06
Corey Kluber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2021
38.08
Corey Kluber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6688
36.67
Brad Boxberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
167
3.15
Corey Kluber
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.02
Brad Boxberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
204
3.84
Corey Kluber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
684
3.75
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.84
3.84
Corey Kluber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Brad Boxberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.3
Corey Kluber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.18
Brad Boxberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.3
Corey Kluber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.13
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.55
Corey Kluber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
115
0.63
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.267
1.267
Corey Kluber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.129
1.129
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
1733
32.65
Corey Kluber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6200
33.99
Brad Boxberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.4
0.4
Corey Kluber
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.52
2.52
Brad Boxberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.284
0.284
Corey Kluber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.305
0.305
Brad Boxberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.08
38.08
Corey Kluber
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.67
36.67

Fielding Stats for Brad Boxberger and Corey Kluber

Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Corey Kluber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Brad Boxberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
506
9.53
Corey Kluber
Career
Per 9 Innings
271
1.49
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Corey Kluber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
260
1.43
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
1433
27
Corey Kluber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4925
27
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
477.2
9
Corey Kluber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1641.2
9
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.55
Corey Kluber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
117
0.64
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.72
Corey Kluber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
131
0.72
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.13
Corey Kluber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.03
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
74
1.39
Corey Kluber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
254
1.39
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
1.26
Corey Kluber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
248
1.36
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.54
90.54
Corey Kluber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.64
97.64
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.132
0.132
Corey Kluber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.915
0.915
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Corey Kluber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.94
95.94
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.06
Corey Kluber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.04
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Corey Kluber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Corey Kluber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Corey Kluber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Corey Kluber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Brad Boxberger and Corey Kluber

Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 600 PA
12
12
Corey Kluber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Brad Boxberger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
506
75900
Corey Kluber
Career
Per 600 PA
273
5118.75
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 600 PA
4
600
Corey Kluber
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32
600
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 600 PA
3
450
Corey Kluber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
525
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Corey Kluber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.107
0.107
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Corey Kluber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.359
0.359
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Corey Kluber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
56.25
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Corey Kluber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
37.5
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Corey Kluber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.75
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Corey Kluber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Corey Kluber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Corey Kluber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.75
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 600 PA
Corey Kluber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Corey Kluber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 600 PA
Corey Kluber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Corey Kluber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.45
8.45
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Corey Kluber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
75
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Corey Kluber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
75
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Corey Kluber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.138
0.138
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Corey Kluber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Corey Kluber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.281
0.281
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Corey Kluber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.036
0.036
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Corey Kluber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.098
0.098
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Corey Kluber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Corey Kluber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Corey Kluber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
37.5
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Corey Kluber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Corey Kluber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
37.5
Brad Boxberger
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.28
-41.92
Corey Kluber
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-0.72
-13.42
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Corey Kluber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Corey Kluber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.75
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Corey Kluber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Boxberger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Corey Kluber
Career
Per 600 PA
15
281.25
Brad Boxberger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Corey Kluber
Career
Per 600 PA
2.13
2.13
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Corey Kluber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.07
0.07
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Corey Kluber
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
56.25
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Corey Kluber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Boxberger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Corey Kluber
Career
Per 600 PA
1
18.75
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Corey Kluber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Corey Kluber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Corey Kluber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 600 PA
Corey Kluber
Career
Per 600 PA