Brad Boxberger vs. John Smiley — Career Comparison

Brad Boxberger
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaTampa Bay RaysAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star
John Smiley
Gen XPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

John Smiley 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. Brad Boxberger led in strikeout rate (K%+ 138 vs 98), run prevention (ERA+ 123 vs 94), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 108 vs 97). John Smiley held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 135 vs 89). Role difference aside, Brad Boxberger holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Brad Boxberger and John Smiley

Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
John Smiley
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Brad Boxberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
506
9.53
John Smiley
Career
Per 9 Innings
361
1.7
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Smiley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
280
1.32
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.58
John Smiley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
0.59
Brad Boxberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
0.72
John Smiley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
0.49
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
44.93
44.93
John Smiley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.02
55.02
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Smiley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77.56
77.56
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Smiley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.13
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Smiley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.04
Brad Boxberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
1.58
John Smiley
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.02
Brad Boxberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
186
3.5
John Smiley
Career
Per 9 Innings
806
3.8
Brad Boxberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.5
3.5
John Smiley
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.8
3.8
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.56
3.56
John Smiley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.4
3.4
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.89
3.89
John Smiley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.76
3.76
Brad Boxberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.215
0.215
John Smiley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.255
0.255
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
1433
27
John Smiley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5723
27
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
477.2
9
John Smiley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1907.2
9
Brad Boxberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
372
7.01
John Smiley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1842
8.69
Brad Boxberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.01
7.01
John Smiley
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.69
8.69
Brad Boxberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
63
1.19
John Smiley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
185
0.87
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.19
1.19
John Smiley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.87
0.87
Brad Boxberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
John Smiley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.51
0.51
Brad Boxberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
233
4.39
John Smiley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
496
2.34
Brad Boxberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.32
John Smiley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.15
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.39
4.39
John Smiley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.34
2.34
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
581
10.95
John Smiley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1284
6.06
Brad Boxberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.95
10.95
John Smiley
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.06
6.06
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.15
1.15
John Smiley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Brad Boxberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.704
1.704
John Smiley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.933
0.933
Brad Boxberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.3
John Smiley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.23
Brad Boxberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
0.43
John Smiley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.18
Brad Boxberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.06
John Smiley
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.08
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2021
38.08
John Smiley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7900
37.27
Brad Boxberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
167
3.15
John Smiley
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.1
Brad Boxberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
204
3.84
John Smiley
Career
Per 9 Innings
888
4.19
Brad Boxberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.84
3.84
John Smiley
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
Brad Boxberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.3
John Smiley
Career
Per 9 Innings
101
0.48
Brad Boxberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.3
John Smiley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
0.25
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.55
John Smiley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
142
0.67
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.267
1.267
John Smiley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.226
1.226
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
1733
32.65
John Smiley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7212
34.02
Brad Boxberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.4
0.4
John Smiley
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.46
2.46
Brad Boxberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.284
0.284
John Smiley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.289
0.289
Brad Boxberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.08
38.08
John Smiley
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.27
37.27

Fielding Stats for Brad Boxberger and John Smiley

Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
John Smiley
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Brad Boxberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
506
9.53
John Smiley
Career
Per 9 Innings
361
1.7
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Smiley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
280
1.32
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
1433
27
John Smiley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5723
27
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
477.2
9
John Smiley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1907.2
9
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.55
John Smiley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
70
0.33
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.72
John Smiley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
261
1.23
Brad Boxberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.13
John Smiley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.05
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
74
1.39
John Smiley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
342
1.61
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
1.26
John Smiley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
1.56
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.54
90.54
John Smiley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.78
96.78
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.132
0.132
John Smiley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.917
0.917
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Smiley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77.56
77.56
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.06
John Smiley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.08
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Smiley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Smiley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Smiley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Smiley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Brad Boxberger and John Smiley

Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 600 PA
12
12
John Smiley
Career
Per 600 PA
12
12
Brad Boxberger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
506
75900
John Smiley
Career
Per 600 PA
361
376.04
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 600 PA
4
600
John Smiley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
576
600
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 600 PA
3
450
John Smiley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
504
525
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Smiley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.145
0.145
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
John Smiley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.435
0.435
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Smiley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73
76.04
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Smiley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
57
59.38
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Smiley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14.58
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Smiley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Smiley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.08
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Smiley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16.67
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 600 PA
John Smiley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.219
0.219
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Smiley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 600 PA
John Smiley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.027
0.027
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Smiley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17.67
18.41
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Smiley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
93
96.88
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Smiley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
98
102.08
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Smiley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.185
0.185
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Smiley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.185
0.185
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Smiley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.369
0.369
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Smiley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Smiley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.129
0.129
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Smiley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Smiley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.221
0.221
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Smiley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
21.88
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Smiley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
36.46
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Smiley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
56.25
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.28
-41.92
John Smiley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.74
9.1
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Smiley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Smiley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
26.04
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Smiley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Boxberger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
John Smiley
Career
Per 600 PA
183
190.63
Brad Boxberger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
John Smiley
Career
Per 600 PA
3.15
3.15
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Smiley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
John Smiley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
45
46.88
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Smiley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.08
Brad Boxberger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
John Smiley
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6.25
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Smiley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Smiley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Smiley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 600 PA
John Smiley
Career
Per 600 PA