Matt Boyd vs. Jeff Wallace — Career Comparison

Matt Boyd
MillenialWashingtonThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Jeff Wallace
Gen XWest VirginiaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Matt Boyd built a career as a starting pitcher and Jeff Wallace as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Matt Boyd led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 113 vs 56), skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 105 vs 87), and strikeout rate (K%+ 108 vs 99). Jeff Wallace held the edge in home run suppression (HR9+ 158 vs 103). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Matt Boyd.

Pitching Stats for Matt Boyd and Jeff Wallace

Matt Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Jeff Wallace
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Matt Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
213
1.76
Jeff Wallace
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
7.82
Matt Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
1.65
Jeff Wallace
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Matt Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.5
Jeff Wallace
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.2
Matt Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
77
0.64
Jeff Wallace
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.2
Matt Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.8
43.8
Jeff Wallace
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Matt Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.43
93.43
Jeff Wallace
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.84
0.84
Matt Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Jeff Wallace
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Jeff Wallace
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jeff Wallace
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
553
4.57
Jeff Wallace
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
4.2
Matt Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.57
4.57
Jeff Wallace
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.2
4.2
Matt Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.15
4.15
Jeff Wallace
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.08
5.08
Matt Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.25
4.25
Jeff Wallace
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.96
4.96
Matt Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.252
0.252
Jeff Wallace
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.237
0.237
Matt Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3264
27
Jeff Wallace
Career
Per 9 Innings
411
27
Matt Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1088
9
Jeff Wallace
Career
Per 9 Innings
137
9
Matt Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
1053
8.71
Jeff Wallace
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
7.82
Matt Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.71
8.71
Jeff Wallace
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.82
7.82
Matt Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
176
1.46
Jeff Wallace
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.72
Matt Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.46
1.46
Jeff Wallace
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.72
0.72
Matt Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.83
0.83
Jeff Wallace
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Matt Boyd
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
336
2.78
Jeff Wallace
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
117
7.69
Matt Boyd
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.06
Jeff Wallace
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.2
Matt Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.78
2.78
Jeff Wallace
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.69
7.69
Matt Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1045
8.64
Jeff Wallace
Career
Per 9 Innings
120
7.88
Matt Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.64
8.64
Jeff Wallace
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.88
7.88
Matt Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.91
4.91
Jeff Wallace
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.01
1.01
Matt Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.269
1.269
Jeff Wallace
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.73
1.73
Matt Boyd
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.26
Jeff Wallace
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.92
Matt Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.44
Jeff Wallace
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.33
Matt Boyd
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.06
Jeff Wallace
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Matt Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4614
38.17
Jeff Wallace
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
636
41.78
Matt Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Jeff Wallace
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
1.51
Matt Boyd
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
589
4.87
Jeff Wallace
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
77
5.06
Matt Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.87
4.87
Jeff Wallace
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.06
5.06
Matt Boyd
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.15
Jeff Wallace
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.46
Matt Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.29
Jeff Wallace
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.26
Matt Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
77
0.64
Jeff Wallace
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.99
Matt Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.277
1.277
Jeff Wallace
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.723
1.723
Matt Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4172
34.51
Jeff Wallace
Career
Per 9 Innings
503
33.04
Matt Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.77
2.77
Jeff Wallace
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.65
0.65
Matt Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.297
0.297
Jeff Wallace
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Matt Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.17
38.17
Jeff Wallace
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.78
41.78

Fielding Stats for Matt Boyd and Jeff Wallace

Matt Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Jeff Wallace
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Matt Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
213
1.76
Jeff Wallace
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
7.82
Matt Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
1.65
Jeff Wallace
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Matt Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3264
27
Jeff Wallace
Career
Per 9 Innings
411
27
Matt Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1088
9
Jeff Wallace
Career
Per 9 Innings
137
9
Matt Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.31
Jeff Wallace
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.13
Matt Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
109
0.9
Jeff Wallace
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
1.05
Matt Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.1
Jeff Wallace
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Matt Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
158
1.31
Jeff Wallace
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
1.25
Matt Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
146
1.21
Jeff Wallace
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
1.18
Matt Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.41
92.41
Jeff Wallace
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.74
94.74
Matt Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.685
0.685
Jeff Wallace
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.151
0.151
Matt Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.43
93.43
Jeff Wallace
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.84
0.84
Matt Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.05
Jeff Wallace
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jeff Wallace
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jeff Wallace
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jeff Wallace
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jeff Wallace
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Matt Boyd and Jeff Wallace

Matt Boyd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Jeff Wallace
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Matt Boyd
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
213
10650
Jeff Wallace
Career
Per 600 PAverified
119
35700
Matt Boyd
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
600
Jeff Wallace
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Matt Boyd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
500
Jeff Wallace
Career
Per 600 PA
1
300
Matt Boyd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Jeff Wallace
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0.708
0.708
Jeff Wallace
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.75
0.75
Matt Boyd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
150
Jeff Wallace
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Boyd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
150
Jeff Wallace
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Wallace
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Wallace
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Wallace
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Wallace
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Wallace
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Wallace
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Wallace
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Boyd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.13
56.41
Jeff Wallace
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
29.73
Matt Boyd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
150
Jeff Wallace
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Boyd
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
200
Jeff Wallace
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Matt Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0.364
0.364
Jeff Wallace
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Matt Boyd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Jeff Wallace
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Boyd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.664
0.664
Jeff Wallace
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Matt Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Wallace
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Boyd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.239
0.239
Jeff Wallace
Career
Per 600 PA
0.225
0.225
Matt Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0.571
0.571
Jeff Wallace
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Matt Boyd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Jeff Wallace
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Wallace
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Wallace
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Wallace
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Boyd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.46
73.06
Jeff Wallace
Career
Per 600 PA
0.23
68.03
Matt Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Wallace
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Jeff Wallace
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Matt Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Wallace
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
4
200
Jeff Wallace
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Matt Boyd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Jeff Wallace
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Boyd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Jeff Wallace
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Boyd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Jeff Wallace
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Wallace
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Wallace
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Wallace
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Wallace
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Wallace
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
Jeff Wallace
Career
Per 600 PA