Jake Boyd vs. Mike Walker — Career Comparison

Jake Boyd
Pre-GenerationalWest VirginiaThrows LeftNorth AmericaWashington NationalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Mike Walker
Gen XTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSeattle MarinersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Mike Walker 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. Jake Boyd posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 7.02 and WHIP 1.970 compared to 7.36 and 2.250 for Mike Walker. By the career numbers, Jake Boyd had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jake Boyd and Mike Walker

Jake Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Mike Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jake Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
1.38
Mike Walker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
3.07
Jake Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
1.13
Mike Walker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.84
Jake Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.19
Mike Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Boyd
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
1
Mike Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
1.84
Jake Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15.79
15.79
Mike Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81.82
81.82
Mike Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
60
Jake Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.81
Mike Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Boyd
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
7.02
Mike Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
7.36
Jake Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.02
7.02
Mike Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.36
7.36
Jake Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.11
7.11
Mike Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.54
8.54
Jake Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.6
4.6
Mike Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.7
7.7
Jake Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.34
0.34
Mike Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.333
0.333
Jake Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
431
27
Mike Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
27
Jake Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
143.2
9
Mike Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.2
9
Jake Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
214
13.41
Mike Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
12.89
Jake Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.41
13.41
Mike Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12.89
12.89
Jake Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.13
Mike Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
2.45
Jake Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Mike Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.45
2.45
Jake Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Mike Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.8
0.8
Jake Boyd
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
4.32
Mike Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
5.52
Jake Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.84
Jake Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.32
4.32
Mike Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.52
5.52
Jake Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
1.69
Mike Walker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
3.07
Jake Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.69
1.69
Mike Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.07
3.07
Jake Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.23
1.23
Mike Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jake Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.668
0.668
Mike Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.955
0.955
Jake Boyd
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.31
Mike Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.61
Jake Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
1.06
Mike Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jake Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
716
44.85
Mike Walker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
45.41
Jake Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.25
Mike Walker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.61
Jake Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
164
10.27
Mike Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
8.59
Jake Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.27
10.27
Mike Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.59
8.59
Jake Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.61
Jake Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.61
Jake Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.61
Jake Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.97
1.97
Mike Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.046
2.046
Jake Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
630
39.47
Mike Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
38.66
Jake Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.45
7.45
Mike Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.8
2.8
Jake Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.353
0.353
Mike Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.315
0.315
Jake Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
44.85
44.85
Mike Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.41
45.41

Fielding Stats for Jake Boyd and Mike Walker

Jake Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Mike Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jake Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
1.44
Mike Walker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
3.07
Jake Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.84
Jake Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1221
27
Mike Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
27
Jake Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
407
9
Mike Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.2
9
Jake Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
1.22
Mike Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.61
Jake Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
72
1.59
Mike Walker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.84
Jake Boyd
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.6
Mike Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
1.23
Jake Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
154
3.41
Mike Walker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
3.68
Jake Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
2.81
Mike Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
2.45
Jake Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82.47
82.47
Mike Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
66.67
66.67
Jake Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.954
1.954
Mike Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.8
0.8
Jake Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
60
Jake Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.11
Mike Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jake Boyd and Mike Walker

Jake Boyd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Mike Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Jake Boyd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62
166.82
Mike Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
5
Jake Boyd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
223
600
Mike Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jake Boyd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
193
519.28
Mike Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jake Boyd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.244
0.244
Mike Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
Jake Boyd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.682
0.682
Mike Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
Jake Boyd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
126.46
Mike Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jake Boyd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
107.62
Mike Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jake Boyd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
13.45
Mike Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jake Boyd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.69
Mike Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jake Boyd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.69
Mike Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jake Boyd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
18.83
Mike Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jake Boyd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.149
0.149
Mike Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
Jake Boyd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Mike Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
Jake Boyd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.021
0.021
Mike Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
Jake Boyd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23.32
62.75
Mike Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
Jake Boyd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
57
153.36
Mike Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jake Boyd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
77
207.17
Mike Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jake Boyd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.345
0.345
Mike Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
Jake Boyd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.295
0.295
Mike Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
Jake Boyd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.641
0.641
Mike Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
Jake Boyd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.052
0.052
Mike Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
Jake Boyd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.229
0.229
Mike Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
Jake Boyd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.623
0.623
Mike Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
Jake Boyd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.289
0.289
Mike Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
Jake Boyd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
83.41
Mike Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jake Boyd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
48.43
Mike Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jake Boyd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
129.15
Mike Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jake Boyd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26.11
70.24
Mike Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
Jake Boyd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
21.52
Mike Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jake Boyd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
59.19
Mike Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jake Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jake Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
33
88.79
Mike Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Jake Boyd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.76
6.76
Mike Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
Jake Boyd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.67
0.67
Mike Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
Jake Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jake Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jake Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jake Boyd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
10.76
Mike Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jake Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jake Boyd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
10.76
Mike Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jake Boyd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Mike Walker
Career
Per 600 PA