Henry Boyle vs. Lefty Williams — Career Comparison

Henry Boyle
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaIndianapolis HoosiersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Lefty Williams
Lost GenerationVirginiaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaHomestead GraysNegro National League IIStarting Pitcher

Lefty Williams built a career as a starting pitcher and Henry Boyle as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Henry Boyle posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.06 and WHIP 1.206 compared to 4.41 and 1.319 for Lefty Williams. By the career numbers, Henry Boyle had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Henry Boyle and Lefty Williams

Henry Boyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Henry Boyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
207
1.06
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
1.5
Henry Boyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
1.02
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
1
Henry Boyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
89
0.46
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.7
Henry Boyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
111
0.57
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.3
Henry Boyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
44.5
44.5
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
70
Henry Boyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.14
96.14
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
66.67
66.67
Henry Boyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
189
0.97
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.7
Henry Boyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.05
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.1
Henry Boyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Henry Boyle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
597
3.06
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
176
4.41
Henry Boyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.06
3.06
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.41
4.41
Henry Boyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.83
2.83
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.34
3.34
Henry Boyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.36
3.36
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.35
3.35
Henry Boyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.247
0.247
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.271
0.271
Henry Boyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5269
27
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1078
27
Henry Boyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1756.1
9
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
359.1
9
Henry Boyle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1740
8.92
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
369
9.24
Henry Boyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.92
8.92
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.24
9.24
Henry Boyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.24
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.15
Henry Boyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.24
0.24
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Henry Boyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.22
0.22
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Henry Boyle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
378
1.94
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
105
2.63
Henry Boyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Henry Boyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.94
1.94
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.63
2.63
Henry Boyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
602
3.08
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
148
3.71
Henry Boyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.08
3.08
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.71
3.71
Henry Boyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.91
2.91
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.47
2.47
Henry Boyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.558
0.558
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.704
0.704
Henry Boyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
84
0.43
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Henry Boyle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.18
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.23
Henry Boyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Henry Boyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7447
38.16
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1522
38.12
Henry Boyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.04
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.33
Henry Boyle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
983
5.04
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
209
5.23
Henry Boyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.04
5.04
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.23
5.23
Henry Boyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
1.18
Henry Boyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Henry Boyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.8
Henry Boyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.206
1.206
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.319
1.319
Henry Boyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7033
36.04
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1361
34.09
Henry Boyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.75
4.75
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.48
3.48
Henry Boyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.265
0.265
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.301
0.301
Henry Boyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.16
38.16
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.12
38.12

Fielding Stats for Henry Boyle and Lefty Williams

Henry Boyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Henry Boyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
302
1.08
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
1.53
Henry Boyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.99
Henry Boyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7563
27
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1150
27
Henry Boyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2521
9
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
383.1
9
Henry Boyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
240
0.86
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.47
Henry Boyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
341
1.22
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
2.65
Henry Boyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
0.24
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.16
Henry Boyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
648
2.31
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
3.29
Henry Boyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
581
2.07
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
133
3.12
Henry Boyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
89.66
89.66
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
95
Henry Boyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.924
1.924
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.046
2.046
Henry Boyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.62
64.62
Henry Boyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.05
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.07
Henry Boyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Henry Boyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Henry Boyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Henry Boyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Henry Boyle and Lefty Williams

Henry Boyle
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Henry Boyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
291
158.15
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
65
234.94
Henry Boyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1104
600
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
166
600
Henry Boyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1049
570.11
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
149
538.55
Henry Boyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.219
0.219
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.228
0.228
Henry Boyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.574
0.574
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.575
0.575
Henry Boyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
230
125
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
34
122.89
Henry Boyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
171
92.93
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
27
97.59
Henry Boyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
42
22.83
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
25.3
Henry Boyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
3.8
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Henry Boyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
5.43
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Henry Boyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
32.07
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
7
25.3
Henry Boyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.257
0.257
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.206
0.206
Henry Boyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.01
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Henry Boyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.044
0.044
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Henry Boyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86.36
46.93
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
10.87
39.28
Henry Boyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
316
171.74
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
41
148.19
Henry Boyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
285
154.89
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
41
148.19
Henry Boyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.258
0.258
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.263
0.263
Henry Boyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.301
0.301
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.275
0.275
Henry Boyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.559
0.559
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.538
0.538
Henry Boyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.082
0.082
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.047
0.047
Henry Boyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.187
0.187
Henry Boyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.462
0.462
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.417
0.417
Henry Boyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.242
0.242
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.235
0.235
Henry Boyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
120
65.22
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
28
101.2
Henry Boyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
70
38.04
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
57.83
Henry Boyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
180
97.83
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
44
159.04
Henry Boyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
90.16
49
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
12.47
45.07
Henry Boyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
2.17
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.61
Henry Boyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
27.72
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
6
21.69
Henry Boyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Henry Boyle
Career
Per 600 PA
129
70.11
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
14.46
Henry Boyle
Career
Per 600 PA
8.56
8.56
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41.5
41.5
Henry Boyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.5
1.5
Henry Boyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
36.14
Henry Boyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Henry Boyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Henry Boyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
3.8
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Henry Boyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Henry Boyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
3.8
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Henry Boyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA