Joe Boyle vs. Harry Smythe — Career Comparison

Joe Boyle
Gen ZMarylandThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaTampa Bay RaysAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Harry Smythe
Greatest GenerationGeorgiaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Joe Boyle built a career as a starting pitcher and Harry Smythe 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 6.4 and 1.901 for Harry Smythe. 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 Harry Smythe

Joe Boyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Harry Smythe
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
2.26
Harry Smythe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
3.49
Joe Boyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
1.71
Harry Smythe
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.58
Joe Boyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.47
Harry Smythe
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.29
Joe Boyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.78
Harry Smythe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.7
Joe Boyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.5
37.5
Harry Smythe
Career
Per 9 Innings
29.41
29.41
Joe Boyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75.86
75.86
Harry Smythe
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.67
16.67
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Smythe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.12
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Smythe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Smythe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.23
Joe Boyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
4.98
Harry Smythe
Career
Per 9 Innings
110
6.4
Joe Boyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.98
4.98
Harry Smythe
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.4
6.4
Joe Boyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.04
4.04
Harry Smythe
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.93
6.93
Joe Boyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.08
4.08
Harry Smythe
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.71
4.71
Joe Boyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.217
0.217
Harry Smythe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.342
0.342
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
347
27
Harry Smythe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
464
27
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
115.2
9
Harry Smythe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
154.2
9
Joe Boyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93
7.24
Harry Smythe
Career
Per 9 Innings
232
13.5
Joe Boyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.24
7.24
Harry Smythe
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.5
13.5
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.86
Harry Smythe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.58
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.86
0.86
Harry Smythe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.58
0.58
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.38
0.38
Harry Smythe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
5.68
Harry Smythe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
3.61
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Harry Smythe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.68
5.68
Harry Smythe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.61
3.61
Joe Boyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
129
10.04
Harry Smythe
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
1.92
Joe Boyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.04
10.04
Harry Smythe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.92
1.92
Joe Boyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.45
4.45
Harry Smythe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.55
0.55
Joe Boyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.746
1.746
Harry Smythe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.614
0.614
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.7
Harry Smythe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.23
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.54
Harry Smythe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.29
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Harry Smythe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
512
39.84
Harry Smythe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
746
43.41
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Smythe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
1.69
Joe Boyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
5.6
Harry Smythe
Career
Per 9 Innings
142
8.26
Joe Boyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.6
5.6
Harry Smythe
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.26
8.26
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Harry Smythe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.23
Harry Smythe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Boyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.62
Harry Smythe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Boyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.435
1.435
Harry Smythe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.901
1.901
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
428
33.3
Harry Smythe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
679
39.51
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.48
2.48
Harry Smythe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.37
2.37
Joe Boyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.285
0.285
Harry Smythe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.349
0.349
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.84
39.84
Harry Smythe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.41
43.41

Fielding Stats for Joe Boyle and Harry Smythe

Joe Boyle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Harry Smythe
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
2.26
Harry Smythe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
60
Joe Boyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
1.71
Harry Smythe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Boyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
347
27
Harry Smythe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Boyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
115.2
9
Harry Smythe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.23
Harry Smythe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.47
Harry Smythe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
46
Joe Boyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.16
Harry Smythe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.86
Harry Smythe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.7
Harry Smythe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
54
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
81.82
81.82
Harry Smythe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
93.1
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.31
0.31
Harry Smythe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.9
Joe Boyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75.86
75.86
Harry Smythe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Harry Smythe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Smythe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Smythe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Smythe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Smythe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Boyle and Harry Smythe

Joe Boyle
Career
Per 600 PA
3
Harry Smythe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 600 PA
29
Harry Smythe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
651.72
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Harry Smythe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
58
600
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Harry Smythe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
558.62
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Smythe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.241
0.241
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Smythe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.569
0.569
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Harry Smythe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
134.48
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Harry Smythe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
113.79
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Harry Smythe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
20.69
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Harry Smythe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Harry Smythe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Harry Smythe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
20.69
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Smythe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Smythe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Smythe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Smythe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.97
41.03
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Harry Smythe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
155.17
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Harry Smythe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
155.17
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Smythe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.268
0.268
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Smythe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.278
0.278
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Smythe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.546
0.546
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Smythe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.037
0.037
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Smythe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Smythe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.415
0.415
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Smythe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.277
0.277
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Harry Smythe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
72.41
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Harry Smythe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
62.07
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Harry Smythe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
134.48
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Smythe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.64
48
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Harry Smythe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Harry Smythe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
20.69
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Harry Smythe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Boyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Harry Smythe
Career
Per 600 PA
7
72.41
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Smythe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.29
8.29
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Smythe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Harry Smythe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
20.69
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Harry Smythe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Harry Smythe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Harry Smythe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Harry Smythe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Harry Smythe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Smythe
Career
Per 600 PA