Joe Boyle vs. Howie Nunn — Career Comparison

Joe Boyle
Gen ZMarylandThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaTampa Bay RaysAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Howie Nunn
Silent GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Joe Boyle built a career as a starting pitcher and Howie Nunn 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 5.11 and 1.820 for Howie Nunn. 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 Howie Nunn

Joe Boyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
2.26
Howie Nunn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
6.03
Joe Boyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
1.71
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Boyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.47
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.52
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.78
Howie Nunn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.39
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.5
37.5
Howie Nunn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.14
57.14
Joe Boyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75.86
75.86
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
4.98
Howie Nunn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
5.11
Joe Boyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.98
4.98
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.11
5.11
Joe Boyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.04
4.04
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.67
4.67
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.08
4.08
Howie Nunn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Joe Boyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.217
0.217
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.271
0.271
Joe Boyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
347
27
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 9 Innings
206
27
Joe Boyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
115.2
9
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 9 Innings
68.2
9
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
93
7.24
Howie Nunn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
73
9.57
Joe Boyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.24
7.24
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.57
9.57
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.86
Howie Nunn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.39
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.86
0.86
Howie Nunn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.39
0.39
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.38
0.38
Howie Nunn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.07
0.07
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
5.68
Howie Nunn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
5.5
Joe Boyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
1.31
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.68
5.68
Howie Nunn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.5
5.5
Joe Boyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
129
10.04
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
6.55
Joe Boyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.04
10.04
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.55
6.55
Joe Boyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.45
4.45
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.09
1.09
Joe Boyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.746
1.746
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.34
1.34
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.7
Howie Nunn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.26
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.54
Howie Nunn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.13
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Howie Nunn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Boyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
512
39.84
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
312
40.89
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howie Nunn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
2.62
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
72
5.6
Howie Nunn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
5.37
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.6
5.6
Howie Nunn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.37
5.37
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Howie Nunn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.23
Howie Nunn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Boyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.62
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Boyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.435
1.435
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.675
1.675
Joe Boyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
428
33.3
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
269
35.26
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.48
2.48
Howie Nunn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.89
0.89
Joe Boyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.285
0.285
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.324
0.324
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.84
39.84
Howie Nunn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.89
40.89

Fielding Stats for Joe Boyle and Howie Nunn

Joe Boyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
2.26
Howie Nunn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
6.03
Joe Boyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
1.71
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Boyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
347
27
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 9 Innings
206
27
Joe Boyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
115.2
9
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 9 Innings
68.2
9
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.23
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.39
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.47
Howie Nunn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
1.83
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.16
Howie Nunn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.86
Howie Nunn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
2.23
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.7
Howie Nunn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
2.23
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
81.82
81.82
Howie Nunn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Howie Nunn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.37
0.37
Joe Boyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75.86
75.86
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Howie Nunn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.26
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Boyle and Howie Nunn

Joe Boyle
Career
Per 600 PA
3
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 600 PA
29
Howie Nunn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
2509.09
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Howie Nunn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
600
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Howie Nunn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
545.45
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 600 PA
Howie Nunn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 600 PA
Howie Nunn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.455
0.455
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Howie Nunn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
109.09
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Howie Nunn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
109.09
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 600 PA
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 600 PA
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 600 PA
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 600 PA
Howie Nunn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.36
19.67
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Howie Nunn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
109.09
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Howie Nunn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
109.09
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 600 PA
Howie Nunn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 600 PA
Howie Nunn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 600 PA
Howie Nunn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 600 PA
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 600 PA
Howie Nunn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 600 PA
Howie Nunn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 600 PA
Howie Nunn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Howie Nunn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
54.55
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Howie Nunn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
54.55
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 600 PA
Howie Nunn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
21.93
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Boyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 600 PA
2
109.09
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 600 PA
Howie Nunn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.5
5.5
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 600 PA
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Howie Nunn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
54.55
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 600 PA
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 600 PA