Brad Boxberger vs. Rube Vickers — Career Comparison

Brad Boxberger
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaTampa Bay RaysAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star
Rube Vickers
Pre-GenerationalMichiganThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Rube Vickers 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. Rube Vickers posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.93 and WHIP 1.190 compared to 3.5 and 1.302 for Brad Boxberger. By the career numbers, Rube Vickers had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Brad Boxberger and Rube Vickers

Brad Boxberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Rube Vickers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Brad Boxberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
506
9.53
Rube Vickers
Career
Per 9 Innings
88
1.73
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Vickers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.88
Brad Boxberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.58
Rube Vickers
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.43
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.72
Rube Vickers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.53
Brad Boxberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.93
44.93
Rube Vickers
Career
Per 9 Innings
44.9
44.9
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Vickers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.14
51.14
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Vickers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.57
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Vickers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.14
Brad Boxberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
1.58
Rube Vickers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
186
3.5
Rube Vickers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
149
2.93
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.5
3.5
Rube Vickers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.93
2.93
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.56
3.56
Rube Vickers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.76
2.76
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.89
3.89
Rube Vickers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.98
2.98
Brad Boxberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.215
0.215
Rube Vickers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Brad Boxberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1433
27
Rube Vickers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1374
27
Brad Boxberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
477.2
9
Rube Vickers
Career
Per 9 Innings
458
9
Brad Boxberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
372
7.01
Rube Vickers
Career
Per 9 Innings
426
8.37
Brad Boxberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.01
7.01
Rube Vickers
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.37
8.37
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
1.19
Rube Vickers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.19
1.19
Rube Vickers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.02
0.02
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.12
0.12
Rube Vickers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.01
0.01
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
233
4.39
Rube Vickers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
2.34
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.32
Rube Vickers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.39
4.39
Rube Vickers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.34
2.34
Brad Boxberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
581
10.95
Rube Vickers
Career
Per 9 Innings
213
4.19
Brad Boxberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.95
10.95
Rube Vickers
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.15
1.15
Rube Vickers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.42
2.42
Brad Boxberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.704
1.704
Rube Vickers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.725
0.725
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.3
Rube Vickers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.24
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.43
Rube Vickers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.31
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.06
Rube Vickers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brad Boxberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2021
38.08
Rube Vickers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1839
36.14
Brad Boxberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
167
3.15
Rube Vickers
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.67
Brad Boxberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
204
3.84
Rube Vickers
Career
Per 9 Innings
216
4.24
Brad Boxberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.84
3.84
Rube Vickers
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.24
4.24
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.3
Rube Vickers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.3
Rube Vickers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brad Boxberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.55
Rube Vickers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.267
1.267
Rube Vickers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.19
1.19
Brad Boxberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1733
32.65
Rube Vickers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1704
33.48
Brad Boxberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.4
0.4
Rube Vickers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.45
2.45
Brad Boxberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.284
0.284
Rube Vickers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.285
0.285
Brad Boxberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.08
38.08
Rube Vickers
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.14
36.14

Fielding Stats for Brad Boxberger and Rube Vickers

Brad Boxberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Rube Vickers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Brad Boxberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
506
9.53
Rube Vickers
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
1.75
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Vickers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.8
Brad Boxberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1433
27
Rube Vickers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1392
27
Brad Boxberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
477.2
9
Rube Vickers
Career
Per 9 Innings
464
9
Brad Boxberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.55
Rube Vickers
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.31
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.72
Rube Vickers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
2.42
Brad Boxberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.13
Rube Vickers
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.19
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
74
1.39
Rube Vickers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
151
2.93
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
1.26
Rube Vickers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
141
2.73
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.54
90.54
Rube Vickers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.38
93.38
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.132
0.132
Rube Vickers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.567
1.567
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Vickers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.56
45.56
Brad Boxberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.06
Rube Vickers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Brad Boxberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rube Vickers
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.12
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Vickers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Vickers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Vickers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02

Hitting Stats for Brad Boxberger and Rube Vickers

Brad Boxberger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Rube Vickers
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Brad Boxberger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
506
75900
Rube Vickers
Career
Per 600 PA
90
301.68
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 600 PA
4
600
Rube Vickers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
179
600
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 600 PA
3
450
Rube Vickers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
163
546.37
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Vickers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Rube Vickers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.43
0.43
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Vickers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
87.15
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Vickers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
73.74
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Vickers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
13.41
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Vickers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Vickers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Vickers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
13.41
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 600 PA
Rube Vickers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Vickers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 600 PA
Rube Vickers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Vickers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.49
21.76
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Vickers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
100.56
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Vickers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
120.67
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Vickers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.208
0.208
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Vickers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.184
0.184
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Vickers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.392
0.392
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Vickers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.025
0.025
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Vickers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Vickers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.292
0.292
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Vickers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.202
0.202
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Vickers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
13.41
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Vickers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
43.58
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Vickers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
56.98
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.28
-41.92
Rube Vickers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.3
17.76
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Vickers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Vickers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
33.52
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Vickers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Boxberger
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
150
Rube Vickers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
34
113.97
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Rube Vickers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.26
5.26
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Vickers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Rube Vickers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
20.11
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Vickers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Vickers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Vickers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Vickers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Vickers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 600 PA
Rube Vickers
Career
Per 600 PA