Brad Boxberger vs. Justin Verlander — Career Comparison

Brad Boxberger
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaTampa Bay RaysAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star
Justin Verlander
MillenialVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueStarting PitcherCy Young AwardMVPRookie of the YearAll-Star

Justin Verlander 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 107), run prevention (ERA+ 123 vs 109), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 108 vs 107). Justin Verlander held the edge in home run suppression (HR9+ 122 vs 89). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Brad Boxberger.

Pitching Stats for Brad Boxberger and Justin Verlander

Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Justin Verlander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
20
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
506
9.53
Justin Verlander
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
555
1.4
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Justin Verlander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
555
1.4
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.58
Justin Verlander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
266
0.67
Brad Boxberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
0.72
Justin Verlander
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
158
0.4
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
44.93
44.93
Justin Verlander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.74
62.74
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Justin Verlander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Justin Verlander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.07
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Justin Verlander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.02
Brad Boxberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
1.58
Justin Verlander
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Boxberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
186
3.5
Justin Verlander
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1317
3.32
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.5
3.5
Justin Verlander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.32
3.32
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.56
3.56
Justin Verlander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.99
2.99
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.89
3.89
Justin Verlander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.31
3.31
Brad Boxberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.215
0.215
Justin Verlander
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.228
0.228
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
1433
27
Justin Verlander
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10703
27
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
477.2
9
Justin Verlander
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3567.2
9
Brad Boxberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
372
7.01
Justin Verlander
Career
Per 9 Innings
3046
7.68
Brad Boxberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.01
7.01
Justin Verlander
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.68
7.68
Brad Boxberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
63
1.19
Justin Verlander
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
371
0.94
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.19
1.19
Justin Verlander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.94
0.94
Brad Boxberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Justin Verlander
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Brad Boxberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
233
4.39
Justin Verlander
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1004
2.53
Brad Boxberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.32
Justin Verlander
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.07
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.39
4.39
Justin Verlander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.53
2.53
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
581
10.95
Justin Verlander
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3553
8.96
Brad Boxberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.95
10.95
Justin Verlander
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.96
8.96
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.15
1.15
Justin Verlander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.4
6.4
Brad Boxberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.704
1.704
Justin Verlander
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.277
1.277
Brad Boxberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.3
Justin Verlander
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
0.25
Brad Boxberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
0.43
Justin Verlander
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
121
0.31
Brad Boxberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.06
Justin Verlander
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.05
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2021
38.08
Justin Verlander
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14607
36.85
Brad Boxberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
167
3.15
Justin Verlander
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Boxberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
204
3.84
Justin Verlander
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1428
3.6
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.84
3.84
Justin Verlander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Brad Boxberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.3
Justin Verlander
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.12
Brad Boxberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.3
Justin Verlander
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
0.21
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.55
Justin Verlander
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
186
0.47
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.267
1.267
Justin Verlander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.135
1.135
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
1733
32.65
Justin Verlander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13351
33.68
Brad Boxberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.4
0.4
Justin Verlander
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.57
2.57
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.284
0.284
Justin Verlander
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.284
0.284
Brad Boxberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.08
38.08
Justin Verlander
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.85
36.85

Fielding Stats for Brad Boxberger and Justin Verlander

Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Justin Verlander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
20
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
506
9.53
Justin Verlander
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
555
1.4
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Justin Verlander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
555
1.4
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
1433
27
Justin Verlander
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10703
27
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
477.2
9
Justin Verlander
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3567.2
9
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.55
Justin Verlander
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
214
0.54
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.72
Justin Verlander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
325
0.82
Brad Boxberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.13
Justin Verlander
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.09
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
74
1.39
Justin Verlander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
574
1.45
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
1.26
Justin Verlander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
539
1.36
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.54
90.54
Justin Verlander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.9
93.9
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.132
0.132
Justin Verlander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.971
0.971
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Justin Verlander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.06
Justin Verlander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.08
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Justin Verlander
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Justin Verlander
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Justin Verlander
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Justin Verlander
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Brad Boxberger and Justin Verlander

Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 600 PA
12
12
Justin Verlander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
20
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 600 PAverified
506
75900
Justin Verlander
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
555
5550
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 600 PA
4
600
Justin Verlander
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
60
600
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 600 PA
3
450
Justin Verlander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
500
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Justin Verlander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Justin Verlander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Justin Verlander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
50
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Justin Verlander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
50
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Justin Verlander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Justin Verlander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Justin Verlander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Justin Verlander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 600 PA
Justin Verlander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Justin Verlander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 600 PA
Justin Verlander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Justin Verlander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
2.45
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Justin Verlander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
50
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Justin Verlander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
50
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Justin Verlander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Justin Verlander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Justin Verlander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Justin Verlander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Justin Verlander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.07
0.07
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Justin Verlander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.106
0.106
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Justin Verlander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Justin Verlander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
20
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Justin Verlander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
10
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Justin Verlander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
30
Brad Boxberger
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.28
-41.92
Justin Verlander
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-2.22
-22.21
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Justin Verlander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Justin Verlander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Justin Verlander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Boxberger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Justin Verlander
Career
Per 600 PA
24
240
Brad Boxberger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Justin Verlander
Career
Per 600 PA
2.5
2.5
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Justin Verlander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Justin Verlander
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
100
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Justin Verlander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Boxberger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Justin Verlander
Career
Per 600 PA
2
20
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Justin Verlander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Justin Verlander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Justin Verlander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 600 PA
Justin Verlander
Career
Per 600 PA