Ken Boyer vs. Bob Nieman — Career Comparison

Ken Boyer
Silent GenerationMissouriThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueThird BasemanGold GloveMVPAll-Star
Bob Nieman
Greatest GenerationOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesAmerican LeagueLeft Fielder

Ken Boyer and Bob Nieman are a strikingly close offensive match — their adjusted numbers sit nearly on top of each other across the most important hitting dimensions. Their on-base numbers were nearly identical (OBP+ 114 for Ken Boyer, 113 for Bob Nieman), and so was their slugging (SLG+ 126 vs 124). The overall lean goes to Ken Boyer, but the margin between these two hitters is genuinely razor-thin.

Hitting Stats for Ken Boyer and Bob Nieman

Ken Boyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Bob Nieman
Career
Per 600 PA
12
12
Ken Boyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2034
147.61
Bob Nieman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1113
169.19
Ken Boyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8268
600
Bob Nieman
Career
Per 600 PA
3947
600
Ken Boyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7455
541
Bob Nieman
Career
Per 600 PA
3452
524.75
Ken Boyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.288
0.288
Bob Nieman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.295
0.295
Ken Boyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.82
0.82
Bob Nieman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.85
0.85
Ken Boyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2143
155.52
Bob Nieman
Career
Per 600 PA
1018
154.75
Ken Boyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1475
107.04
Bob Nieman
Career
Per 600 PA
681
103.52
Ken Boyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
318
23.08
Bob Nieman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
180
27.36
Ken Boyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
68
4.93
Bob Nieman
Career
Per 600 PA
32
4.86
Ken Boyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
282
20.46
Bob Nieman
Career
Per 600 PA
125
19
Ken Boyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
668
48.48
Bob Nieman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
337
51.23
Ken Boyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.312
0.312
Bob Nieman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.331
0.331
Ken Boyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.038
0.038
Bob Nieman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.036
0.036
Ken Boyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.132
0.132
Bob Nieman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.123
0.123
Ken Boyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1180.52
85.67
Bob Nieman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
591.19
89.87
Ken Boyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3443
249.85
Bob Nieman
Career
Per 600 PA
1637
248.85
Ken Boyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2876
208.71
Bob Nieman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1462
222.24
Ken Boyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.349
0.349
Bob Nieman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.373
0.373
Ken Boyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.462
0.462
Bob Nieman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.474
0.474
Ken Boyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.81
0.81
Bob Nieman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.847
0.847
Ken Boyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.174
0.174
Bob Nieman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.179
0.179
Ken Boyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.272
0.272
Bob Nieman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Ken Boyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.768
0.768
Bob Nieman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.814
0.814
Ken Boyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.299
0.299
Bob Nieman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.314
0.314
Ken Boyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1104
80.12
Bob Nieman
Career
Per 600 PA
455
69.17
Ken Boyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1141
82.8
Bob Nieman
Career
Per 600 PA
544
82.7
Ken Boyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1963
142.45
Bob Nieman
Career
Per 600 PA
874
132.86
Ken Boyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1213.44
88.06
Bob Nieman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
610.89
92.86
Ken Boyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
1.45
Bob Nieman
Career
Per 600 PA
9
1.37
Ken Boyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
713
51.74
Bob Nieman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
435
66.13
Ken Boyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
97
7.04
Bob Nieman
Career
Per 600 PA
18
2.74
Ken Boyer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1017
73.8
Bob Nieman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
512
77.83
Ken Boyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.13
8.13
Bob Nieman
Career
Per 600 PA
7.71
7.71
Ken Boyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.7
0.7
Bob Nieman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.85
0.85
Ken Boyer
Career
Per 600 PA
17
1.23
Bob Nieman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
3.95
Ken Boyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
4.57
Bob Nieman
Career
Per 600 PA
25
3.8
Ken Boyer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
185
13.43
Bob Nieman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
104
15.81
Ken Boyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
105
7.62
Bob Nieman
Career
Per 600 PA
10
1.52
Ken Boyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
77
5.59
Bob Nieman
Career
Per 600 PA
30
4.56
Ken Boyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
182
13.21
Bob Nieman
Career
Per 600 PA
40
6.08
Ken Boyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
57.69
57.69
Bob Nieman
Career
Per 600 PA
25
25

Fielding Stats for Ken Boyer and Bob Nieman

Ken Boyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Bob Nieman
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Ken Boyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1992
1.06
Bob Nieman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
926
1.65
Ken Boyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1910
1.02
Bob Nieman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
631
1.13
Ken Boyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50711
27
Bob Nieman
Career
Per 9 Innings
15121
27
Ken Boyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16903.2
9
Bob Nieman
Career
Per 9 Innings
5040.1
9
Ken Boyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2376
1.27
Bob Nieman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1672
2.99
Ken Boyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3737
1.99
Bob Nieman
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.08
Ken Boyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
274
0.15
Bob Nieman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
0.08
Ken Boyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6387
3.4
Bob Nieman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1763
3.15
Ken Boyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6113
3.25
Bob Nieman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1719
3.07
Ken Boyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.71
95.71
Bob Nieman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.5
97.5
Ken Boyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.069
3.069
Bob Nieman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.856
1.856
Ken Boyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.88
95.88
Bob Nieman
Career
Per 9 Innings
68.14
68.14
Ken Boyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
417
0.22
Bob Nieman
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.02
Ken Boyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Nieman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Boyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Nieman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Boyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Nieman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Boyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Nieman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0