Gary Boyd vs. Cliff Politte — Career Comparison

Gary Boyd
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Cliff Politte
Gen XMissouriThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Gary Boyd built a career as a starting pitcher and Cliff Politte as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Cliff Politte posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.4 and WHIP 1.434 compared to 9 and 2.091 for Gary Boyd. By the career numbers, Cliff Politte had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Gary Boyd and Cliff Politte

Gary Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Cliff Politte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Gary Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
6.55
Cliff Politte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
330
7.22
Gary Boyd
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
2.45
Cliff Politte
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.35
Gary Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Politte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.48
Gary Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
1.64
Cliff Politte
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.5
Gary Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Politte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.89
48.89
Gary Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.5
37.5
Cliff Politte
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.85
4.85
Gary Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Politte
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Politte
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Politte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.33
Gary Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
9
Cliff Politte
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
201
4.4
Gary Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Cliff Politte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.4
4.4
Gary Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.55
5.55
Cliff Politte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.14
4.14
Gary Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.36
6.36
Cliff Politte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.43
4.43
Gary Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.195
0.195
Cliff Politte
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.251
0.251
Gary Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
27
Cliff Politte
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1234
27
Gary Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
9
Cliff Politte
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
411.1
9
Gary Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
6.55
Cliff Politte
Career
Per 9 Innings
393
8.6
Gary Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.55
6.55
Cliff Politte
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.6
8.6
Gary Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.82
Cliff Politte
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
1.23
Gary Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.82
0.82
Cliff Politte
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.23
1.23
Gary Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Cliff Politte
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.17
0.17
Gary Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
11.45
Cliff Politte
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
171
3.74
Gary Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.82
Cliff Politte
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.57
Gary Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.45
11.45
Cliff Politte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.74
3.74
Gary Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
7.36
Cliff Politte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
342
7.48
Gary Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.36
7.36
Cliff Politte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.48
7.48
Gary Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.13
1.13
Cliff Politte
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.04
1.04
Gary Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.091
2.091
Cliff Politte
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.247
1.247
Gary Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
2.45
Cliff Politte
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.31
Gary Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cliff Politte
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.24
Gary Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.82
Cliff Politte
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Gary Boyd
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
45
Cliff Politte
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1775
38.84
Gary Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.82
Cliff Politte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
2.06
Gary Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
9
Cliff Politte
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
214
4.68
Gary Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Cliff Politte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.68
4.68
Gary Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cliff Politte
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.26
Gary Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cliff Politte
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.37
Gary Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Politte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.61
Gary Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Cliff Politte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.371
1.371
Gary Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
33.55
Cliff Politte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1564
34.22
Gary Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.38
1.38
Cliff Politte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.65
0.65
Gary Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.226
0.226
Cliff Politte
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.289
0.289
Gary Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
45
Cliff Politte
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.84
38.84

Fielding Stats for Gary Boyd and Cliff Politte

Gary Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Cliff Politte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Gary Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
6.55
Cliff Politte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
330
7.22
Gary Boyd
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
2.45
Cliff Politte
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.35
Gary Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
27
Cliff Politte
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1234
27
Gary Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
9
Cliff Politte
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
411.1
9
Gary Boyd
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.64
Cliff Politte
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.37
Gary Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Politte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.79
Gary Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cliff Politte
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.09
Gary Boyd
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.64
Cliff Politte
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57
1.25
Gary Boyd
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.64
Cliff Politte
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53
1.16
Gary Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Cliff Politte
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.98
92.98
Gary Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Cliff Politte
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.161
0.161
Gary Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.5
37.5
Cliff Politte
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.85
4.85
Gary Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Politte
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Politte
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Politte
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Politte
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Politte
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Gary Boyd and Cliff Politte

Gary Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Cliff Politte
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Gary Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
8
4800
Cliff Politte
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
330
4950
Gary Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Cliff Politte
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
40
600
Gary Boyd
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Cliff Politte
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
495
Gary Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Politte
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.121
0.121
Gary Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Politte
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.438
0.438
Gary Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Politte
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
60
Gary Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Politte
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
45
Gary Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Politte
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
15
Gary Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Politte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Politte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Politte
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
15
Gary Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
Cliff Politte
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Gary Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Politte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
Cliff Politte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Politte
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.9
13.43
Gary Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Politte
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
75
Gary Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Politte
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
105
Gary Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Politte
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.189
0.189
Gary Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Politte
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.152
0.152
Gary Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Politte
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.341
0.341
Gary Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Politte
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.03
0.03
Gary Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Politte
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.123
0.123
Gary Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Politte
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Gary Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
Cliff Politte
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Gary Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Politte
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
45
Gary Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Politte
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
45
Gary Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Politte
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
90
Gary Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.11
-66.4
Cliff Politte
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
2.8
Gary Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Politte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Politte
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
45
Gary Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Politte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Boyd
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
600
Cliff Politte
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
210
Gary Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Cliff Politte
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.86
2.86
Gary Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Politte
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Gary Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Politte
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
45
Gary Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Politte
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
15
Gary Boyd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Cliff Politte
Career
Per 600 PA
1
15
Gary Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Politte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Politte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Politte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
Cliff Politte
Career
Per 600 PA