Jake Boyd vs. Ed Donnelly — Career Comparison

Jake Boyd
Pre-GenerationalWest VirginiaThrows LeftNorth AmericaWashington NationalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Ed Donnelly
Pre-GenerationalNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Ed Donnelly built a career as a starting pitcher and Jake Boyd as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Ed Donnelly posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.03 and WHIP 1.534 compared to 7.02 and 1.970 for Jake Boyd. By the career numbers, Ed Donnelly had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jake Boyd and Ed Donnelly

Jake Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Jake Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
1.38
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
1.71
Jake Boyd
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
1.13
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.9
Jake Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.19
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.33
Jake Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
1
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.49
Jake Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.79
15.79
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
40
Jake Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81.82
81.82
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
52.38
52.38
Jake Boyd
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.81
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.57
Jake Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Jake Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
112
7.02
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
4.03
Jake Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.02
7.02
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.03
4.03
Jake Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.11
7.11
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.6
4.6
Jake Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.6
4.6
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.03
4.03
Jake Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.34
0.34
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.286
0.286
Jake Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
431
27
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
663
27
Jake Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
143.2
9
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
221
9
Jake Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
214
13.41
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
258
10.51
Jake Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.41
13.41
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.51
10.51
Jake Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.13
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.41
Jake Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.41
0.41
Jake Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.24
0.24
Jake Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
69
4.32
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
3.3
Jake Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.32
4.32
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Jake Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
1.69
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
3.38
Jake Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.69
1.69
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Jake Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.23
1.23
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.98
1.98
Jake Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.668
0.668
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.742
0.742
Jake Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.31
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.41
Jake Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
1.06
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.29
Jake Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.12
Jake Boyd
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
716
44.85
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
989
40.28
Jake Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.25
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.53
Jake Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
164
10.27
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
142
5.78
Jake Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.27
10.27
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.78
5.78
Jake Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.97
1.97
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.534
1.534
Jake Boyd
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
630
39.47
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
901
36.69
Jake Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.45
7.45
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Jake Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.353
0.353
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.307
0.307
Jake Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.85
44.85
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.28
40.28

Fielding Stats for Jake Boyd and Ed Donnelly

Jake Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Jake Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
1.44
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
Jake Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jake Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1221
27
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jake Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
407
9
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jake Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
1.22
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
Jake Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
1.59
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
Jake Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.6
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
Jake Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
154
3.41
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
Jake Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
2.81
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
70
Jake Boyd
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
82.47
82.47
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
93.33
Jake Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.954
1.954
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.667
Jake Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jake Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.11
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Jake Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jake Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jake Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jake Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Jake Boyd and Ed Donnelly

Jake Boyd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Jake Boyd
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
62
166.82
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
43
286.67
Jake Boyd
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
223
600
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 600 PA
90
600
Jake Boyd
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
193
519.28
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
83
553.33
Jake Boyd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.244
0.244
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.241
0.241
Jake Boyd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.682
0.682
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.592
0.592
Jake Boyd
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
47
126.46
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
20
133.33
Jake Boyd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
107.62
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 600 PA
16
106.67
Jake Boyd
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
13.45
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
26.67
Jake Boyd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.69
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Boyd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.69
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Boyd
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
18.83
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
26.67
Jake Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0.149
0.149
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Jake Boyd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Boyd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.021
0.021
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Boyd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23.32
62.75
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 600 PA
6.55
43.66
Jake Boyd
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
57
153.36
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
24
160
Jake Boyd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
77
207.17
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 600 PA
23
153.33
Jake Boyd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.345
0.345
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.267
0.267
Jake Boyd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.295
0.295
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.289
0.289
Jake Boyd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.641
0.641
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.557
0.557
Jake Boyd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.052
0.052
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.048
0.048
Jake Boyd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.229
0.229
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.193
0.193
Jake Boyd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.623
0.623
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.444
0.444
Jake Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0.289
0.289
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.318
0.318
Jake Boyd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
83.41
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 600 PA
11
73.33
Jake Boyd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
48.43
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 600 PA
2
13.33
Jake Boyd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
129.15
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 600 PA
13
86.67
Jake Boyd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26.11
70.24
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 600 PA
7.31
48.73
Jake Boyd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
21.52
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.67
Jake Boyd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
59.19
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 600 PA
2
13.33
Jake Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Boyd
Career
Per 600 PAverified
33
88.79
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
133.33
Jake Boyd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.76
6.76
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 600 PA
4.5
4.5
Jake Boyd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.67
0.67
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Jake Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
26.67
Jake Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Boyd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
10.76
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.67
Jake Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Boyd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
10.76
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.67
Jake Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100