Joe Boyle vs. James Durham — Career Comparison

Joe Boyle
Gen ZMarylandThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaTampa Bay RaysAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
James Durham
Pre-GenerationalKansasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Joe Boyle built a career as a starting pitcher and James Durham as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Joe Boyle posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.98 and WHIP 1.444 compared to 5.85 and 1.850 for James Durham. By the career numbers, Joe Boyle had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joe Boyle and James Durham

Joe Boyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
James Durham
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Joe Boyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
2.26
James Durham
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.35
Joe Boyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
1.71
James Durham
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.35
Joe Boyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.47
James Durham
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.45
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.78
James Durham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.45
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.5
37.5
James Durham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
75.86
75.86
James Durham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Durham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.35
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Durham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Durham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
4.98
James Durham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
5.85
Joe Boyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.98
4.98
James Durham
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.85
5.85
Joe Boyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.04
4.04
James Durham
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.18
5.18
Joe Boyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.08
4.08
James Durham
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.1
5.1
Joe Boyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.217
0.217
James Durham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.269
0.269
Joe Boyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
347
27
James Durham
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
27
Joe Boyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
115.2
9
James Durham
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
9
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
93
7.24
James Durham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
9.45
Joe Boyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.24
7.24
James Durham
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.45
9.45
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.86
James Durham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.86
0.86
James Durham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.38
0.38
James Durham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
5.68
James Durham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
7.2
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
James Durham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Boyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.68
5.68
James Durham
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.2
7.2
Joe Boyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
129
10.04
James Durham
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.35
Joe Boyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.04
10.04
James Durham
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.35
1.35
Joe Boyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.45
4.45
James Durham
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Joe Boyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.746
1.746
James Durham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.95
0.95
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.7
James Durham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.9
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.54
James Durham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
James Durham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Boyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
512
39.84
James Durham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
42.3
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Durham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
5.6
James Durham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
6.75
Joe Boyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.6
5.6
James Durham
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.75
6.75
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
James Durham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.23
James Durham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Boyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.62
James Durham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Boyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.435
1.435
James Durham
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.85
1.85
Joe Boyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
428
33.3
James Durham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
35.1
Joe Boyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.48
2.48
James Durham
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.285
0.285
James Durham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.84
39.84
James Durham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.3
42.3

Fielding Stats for Joe Boyle and James Durham

Joe Boyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
James Durham
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Joe Boyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
2.26
James Durham
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.32
Joe Boyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
1.71
James Durham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Boyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
347
27
James Durham
Career
Per 9 Innings
102
27
Joe Boyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
115.2
9
James Durham
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
9
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.23
James Durham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.79
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.47
James Durham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.59
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.16
James Durham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.26
Joe Boyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.86
James Durham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
2.65
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.7
James Durham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
2.38
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
81.82
81.82
James Durham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
90
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
James Durham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.8
1.8
Joe Boyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75.86
75.86
James Durham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
James Durham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.26
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Durham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Durham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Durham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Durham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Boyle and James Durham

Joe Boyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
James Durham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Joe Boyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
James Durham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
176.47
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
James Durham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
600
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
James Durham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
529.41
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 600 PA
James Durham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.067
0.067
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 600 PA
James Durham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.294
0.294
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
James Durham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
35.29
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
James Durham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
35.29
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
James Durham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
James Durham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
James Durham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
James Durham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 600 PA
James Durham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 600 PA
James Durham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 600 PA
James Durham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 600 PA
James Durham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
7.71
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
James Durham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
35.29
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
James Durham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
105.88
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 600 PA
James Durham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.177
0.177
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 600 PA
James Durham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.067
0.067
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 600 PA
James Durham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.243
0.243
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 600 PA
James Durham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 600 PA
James Durham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.096
0.096
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 600 PA
James Durham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 600 PA
James Durham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.071
0.071
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
James Durham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
105.88
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
James Durham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
James Durham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
105.88
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 600 PA
James Durham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.19
-6.62
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
James Durham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
James Durham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
70.59
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
James Durham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Boyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
James Durham
Career
Per 600 PA
1
35.29
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 600 PA
James Durham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 600 PA
James Durham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
James Durham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
James Durham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
James Durham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
James Durham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
James Durham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
James Durham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 600 PA
James Durham
Career
Per 600 PA