Clete Boyer vs. Ed Putman — Career Comparison

Clete Boyer
Silent GenerationMissouriThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueThird BasemanGold Glove
Ed Putman
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueCatcher

Looking at the career totals, Clete Boyer and Ed Putman are closely matched on the surface stats. Ed Putman had the edge in on-base percentage (.316 vs .307). By the career numbers, Ed Putman had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Clete Boyer and Ed Putman

Clete Boyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Ed Putman
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Clete Boyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1725
162.61
Ed Putman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
43
326.58
Clete Boyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6365
600
Ed Putman
Career
Per 600 PA
79
600
Clete Boyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5780
544.85
Ed Putman
Career
Per 600 PA
71
539.24
Clete Boyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.242
0.242
Ed Putman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.239
0.239
Clete Boyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.69
0.69
Ed Putman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.688
0.688
Clete Boyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1396
131.59
Ed Putman
Career
Per 600 PA
17
129.11
Clete Boyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1001
94.36
Ed Putman
Career
Per 600 PA
12
91.14
Clete Boyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
200
18.85
Ed Putman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
22.78
Clete Boyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
3.11
Ed Putman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clete Boyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
162
15.27
Ed Putman
Career
Per 600 PA
2
15.19
Clete Boyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
395
37.23
Ed Putman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
37.97
Clete Boyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.283
0.283
Ed Putman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.294
0.294
Clete Boyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.028
0.028
Ed Putman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.028
0.028
Clete Boyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.116
0.116
Ed Putman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.118
0.118
Clete Boyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
658.05
62.03
Ed Putman
Career
Per 600 PA
7.71
58.53
Clete Boyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2148
202.48
Ed Putman
Career
Per 600 PA
26
197.47
Clete Boyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1891
178.26
Ed Putman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
25
189.87
Clete Boyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.299
0.299
Ed Putman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.317
0.317
Clete Boyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.372
0.372
Ed Putman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.366
0.366
Clete Boyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.67
0.67
Ed Putman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.683
0.683
Clete Boyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Ed Putman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.127
0.127
Clete Boyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.227
0.227
Ed Putman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.234
0.234
Clete Boyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.59
0.59
Ed Putman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.586
0.586
Clete Boyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
0.26
Ed Putman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.294
0.294
Clete Boyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
645
60.8
Ed Putman
Career
Per 600 PA
6
45.57
Clete Boyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
654
61.65
Ed Putman
Career
Per 600 PA
7
53.16
Clete Boyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1137
107.18
Ed Putman
Career
Per 600 PA
11
83.54
Clete Boyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
664.13
62.6
Ed Putman
Career
Per 600 PA
7.73
58.7
Clete Boyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
2.36
Ed Putman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clete Boyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
470
44.3
Ed Putman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
60.76
Clete Boyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
6.98
Ed Putman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clete Boyer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
931
87.76
Ed Putman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
136.71
Clete Boyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.84
6.84
Ed Putman
Career
Per 600 PA
4.39
4.39
Clete Boyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Ed Putman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.44
0.44
Clete Boyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
3.49
Ed Putman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clete Boyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
5
Ed Putman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clete Boyer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
136
12.82
Ed Putman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
22.78
Clete Boyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
3.86
Ed Putman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clete Boyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
2.64
Ed Putman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.59
Clete Boyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
69
6.5
Ed Putman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.59
Clete Boyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59.42
59.42
Ed Putman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0

Fielding Stats for Clete Boyer and Ed Putman

Clete Boyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Ed Putman
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Clete Boyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1689
1.08
Ed Putman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
2.04
Clete Boyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1577
1
Ed Putman
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.75
Clete Boyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42389
27
Ed Putman
Career
Per 9 Innings
504
27
Clete Boyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14129.2
9
Ed Putman
Career
Per 9 Innings
168
9
Clete Boyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1902
1.21
Ed Putman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
5.68
Clete Boyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3810
2.43
Ed Putman
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
1.07
Clete Boyer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
198
0.13
Ed Putman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.16
Clete Boyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5910
3.76
Ed Putman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
129
6.91
Clete Boyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5712
3.64
Ed Putman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
6.75
Clete Boyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.65
96.65
Ed Putman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.67
97.67
Clete Boyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.382
3.382
Ed Putman
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.316
3.316
Clete Boyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.37
93.37
Ed Putman
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.84
36.84
Clete Boyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
443
0.28
Ed Putman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.32
Clete Boyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Putman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.11
Clete Boyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Putman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clete Boyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Putman
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.27
Clete Boyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Putman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.11