Bill Boyd vs. Art Devlin — Career Comparison

Bill Boyd
Pre-GenerationalNew YorkNorth AmericaBrooklyn AtlanticsUnknownThird Baseman
Art Devlin
Pre-GenerationalDistrict of ColumbiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York GiantsNational LeagueThird Baseman

Looking at the career totals, Bill Boyd and Art Devlin are closely matched on the surface stats. Bill Boyd posted stronger numbers in slugging (.374 vs .338) and batting average (.288 vs .269). Art Devlin had the advantage in OPS (.702 vs .673). By the career numbers, Bill Boyd had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Bill Boyd and Art Devlin

Bill Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Art Devlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Bill Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
146
129.59
Art Devlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1313
150.31
Bill Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
676
600
Art Devlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5241
600
Bill Boyd
Career
Per 600 PAverified
666
591.12
Art Devlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4412
505.09
Bill Boyd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.288
0.288
Art Devlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.269
0.269
Bill Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0.678
0.678
Art Devlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.773
0.773
Bill Boyd
Career
Per 600 PAverified
192
170.41
Art Devlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1185
135.66
Bill Boyd
Career
Per 600 PAverified
150
133.14
Art Devlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
954
109.22
Bill Boyd
Career
Per 600 PAverified
30
26.63
Art Devlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
164
18.78
Bill Boyd
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
7.99
Art Devlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
57
6.53
Bill Boyd
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.66
Art Devlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
1.14
Bill Boyd
Career
Per 600 PAverified
42
37.28
Art Devlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
231
26.45
Bill Boyd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.219
0.219
Art Devlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.195
0.195
Bill Boyd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Art Devlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.002
0.002
Bill Boyd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.016
0.016
Art Devlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.008
0.008
Bill Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
71.05
63.06
Art Devlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
676.09
77.4
Bill Boyd
Career
Per 600 PAverified
249
221.01
Art Devlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1493
170.92
Bill Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
202
179.29
Art Devlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1845
211.22
Bill Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0.299
0.299
Art Devlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.364
0.364
Bill Boyd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.374
0.374
Art Devlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.338
0.338
Bill Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0.673
0.673
Art Devlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.702
0.702
Bill Boyd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.086
0.086
Art Devlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
0.07
Bill Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0.228
0.228
Art Devlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.248
0.248
Bill Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0.553
0.553
Art Devlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.756
0.756
Bill Boyd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.291
0.291
Art Devlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.29
0.29
Bill Boyd
Career
Per 600 PAverified
94
83.43
Art Devlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
603
69.03
Bill Boyd
Career
Per 600 PAverified
91
80.77
Art Devlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
505
57.81
Bill Boyd
Career
Per 600 PAverified
182
161.54
Art Devlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1098
125.7
Bill Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
82.37
73.11
Art Devlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
726.95
83.22
Bill Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Art Devlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
84
9.62
Bill Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
10
8.88
Art Devlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
576
65.94
Bill Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Art Devlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Boyd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
11.54
Art Devlin
Career
Per 600 PA
345
39.5
Bill Boyd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
52
Art Devlin
Career
Per 600 PA
15.19
15.19
Bill Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0.77
0.77
Art Devlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.67
1.67
Bill Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Art Devlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
169
19.35
Bill Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Art Devlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.78
Art Devlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bill Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
6
5.33
Art Devlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
285
32.63
Bill Boyd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.66
Art Devlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
9
7.99
Art Devlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
285
32.63
Bill Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
66.67
66.67
Art Devlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100

Fielding Stats for Bill Boyd and Art Devlin

Bill Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Art Devlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Bill Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
153
1.06
Art Devlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1309
1.31
Bill Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
0.42
Art Devlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1019
1.02
Bill Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
3897
27
Art Devlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27078
27
Bill Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
1299
9
Art Devlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9026
9
Bill Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
235
1.63
Art Devlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2186
2.18
Bill Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
192
1.33
Art Devlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2591
2.58
Bill Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
165
1.14
Art Devlin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
273
0.27
Bill Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
592
4.1
Art Devlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5050
5.04
Bill Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
427
2.96
Art Devlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4777
4.76
Bill Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
72.13
72.13
Art Devlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.59
94.59
Bill Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.791
2.791
Art Devlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.649
3.649
Bill Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.87
39.87
Art Devlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77.85
77.85
Bill Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.09
Art Devlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
179
0.18
Bill Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Art Devlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Art Devlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Art Devlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Art Devlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0