Joe Boever

Q: When was Joe Boever born?

Joe Boever was born on October 4, 1960.

Q: Where was Joe Boever born?

Joe Boever was born in Kirkwood, MO .

Q: How tall is Joe Boever?

Joe Boever is 6-1 (185 cm) tall.

Q: How much did Joe Boever weigh when playing?

Joe Boever weighed 200 lbs (90 kg) when playing.

Q: Is Joe Boever in the Hall of Fame?

Joe Boever has not been elected into the Hall of Fame.

Q: How many strikeouts did Joe Boever have?

Joe Boever had 541 strikeouts over his career.

Q: How many teams has Joe Boever played for?

Joe Boever played for 7 teams; the St. Louis Cardinals, Atlanta Braves, Philadelphia Phillies, Houston Astros, Detroit Tigers, Oakland Athletics and Pittsburgh Pirates.

Q: When did Joe Boever retire?

Joe Boever last played in 1996.

Q: What are Joe Boever's nicknames?

Boever the Saver is a nickname for Joe Boever.

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-1, 200lb (185cm, 90kg)

Born: October 4, 1960 in Kirkwood, MO us

High School: Lindbergh HS (Sappington, MO)

Schools: Crowder College (Neosho, MO), St. Louis Community College, Meramec Campus (Kirkwood, MO), University of Nevada, Las Vegas (Paradise, NV)

Debut: July 19, 1985 (Age 24-288d, 15,054th in major league history)
vs. LAD 1.0 IP, 0 H, 1 SO, 0 BB, 0 ER

Last Game: September 29, 1996 (Age 35-361d)
vs. CHC 1.1 IP, 0 H, 0 SO, 0 BB, 0 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1987 season

Full Name: Joseph Martin Boever

Nicknames: Boever the Saver

Pronunciation: \BAY-ver\

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

5.4

ERA

3.93

516

754.1

541

WHIP

1.450

Standard Pitching

Standard Pitching
Year	Age	Tm	Lg	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	ERA+	FIP	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W	Awards
1982	21	STL-min	A-,A	2	3	.400	1.96	22	0	20	0	0	9	36.2	23	9	8	0	14	5	70	1	0	0				1.009	5.6	0.0	3.4	17.2	5.00	ERI,SPR NYPL,MIDW
1983	22	STL-min	A	5	6	.455	3.02	53	0	46	0	0	26	80.1	61	29	27	2	37	12	57	3	1	1				1.220	6.8	0.2	4.1	6.4	1.54	SPT FLOR
1984	23	STL-min	A,AA	6	5	.545	3.65	56	0	46	0	0	17	88.2	62	42	36	3	57	5	93	1	1	2				1.342	6.3	0.3	5.8	9.4	1.63	SPT,ARK FLOR,TL
1985	24	STL-min	AA,AAA	6	3	.667	1.60	48	0	33	0	0	10	73.0	49	16	13	1	45	4	82	0	1	5				1.288	6.0	0.1	5.5	10.1	1.82	ARK,LOU TL,AA
1985	24	STL	NL	0	0		4.41	13	0	5	0	0	0	16.1	17	8	8	3	4	1	20	0	0	1	69	83	3.36	1.286	9.4	1.7	2.2	11.0	5.00
1986	25	STL-min	AAA	4	5	.444	2.25	51	0	26	0	0	5	88.0	71	25	22	1	48	6	75	2	1	10				1.352	7.3	0.1	4.9	7.7	1.56	LOU AA
1986	25	STL	NL	0	1	.000	1.66	11	0	4	0	0	0	21.2	19	5	4	2	11	0	8	0	0	1	93	224	4.76	1.385	7.9	0.8	4.6	3.3	0.73
1987	26	STL-ATL-min	AAA	4	2	.667	3.04	49	0	40	0	0	22	68.0	60	23	23	7	31	3	87	2	0	1				1.338	7.9	0.9	4.1	11.5	2.81	LOU,RMD AA,IL
1987	26	ATL	NL	1	0	1.000	7.36	14	0	10	0	0	0	18.1	29	15	15	4	12	1	18	0	0	1	93	60	5.71	2.236	14.2	2.0	5.9	8.8	1.50
1988	27	ATL-min	AAA	6	3	.667	2.14	48	0	43	0	0	22	71.1	47	17	17	5	22	4	71	1	3	2				0.967	5.9	0.6	2.8	9.0	3.23	RMD IL
1988	27	ATL	NL	0	2	.000	1.77	16	0	13	0	0	1	20.1	12	4	4	1	1	0	7	1	0	0	70	211	3.01	0.639	5.3	0.4	0.4	3.1	7.00
1989	28	ATL	NL	4	11	.267	3.94	66	0	53	0	0	21	82.1	78	37	36	6	34	5	68	1	0	5	349	92	3.33	1.360	8.5	0.7	3.7	7.4	2.00
1990	29	TOT	NL	3	6	.333	3.36	67	0	34	0	0	14	88.1	77	35	33	6	51	12	75	0	2	3	388	117	3.72	1.449	7.8	0.6	5.2	7.6	1.47
1990	29	ATL	NL	1	3	.250	4.68	33	0	21	0	0	8	42.1	40	23	22	6	35	10	35	0	0	2	198	87	5.48	1.772	8.5	1.3	7.4	7.4	1.00
1990	29	PHI	NL	2	3	.400	2.15	34	0	13	0	0	6	46.0	37	12	11	0	16	2	40	0	2	1	190	178	2.11	1.152	7.2	0.0	3.1	7.8	2.50
1991	30	PHI	NL	3	5	.375	3.84	68	0	27	0	0	0	98.1	90	45	42	10	54	11	89	0	1	6	431	95	4.02	1.464	8.2	0.9	4.9	8.1	1.65
1992	31	HOU	NL	3	6	.333	2.51	81	0	26	0	0	2	111.1	103	38	31	3	45	9	67	4	0	4	479	135	3.25	1.329	8.3	0.2	3.6	5.4	1.49
1993	32	TOT	AL	6	3	.667	3.61	61	0	22	0	0	3	102.1	101	50	41	9	44	7	63	4	0	1	449	115	4.31	1.417	8.9	0.8	3.9	5.5	1.43
1993	32	OAK	AL	4	2	.667	3.86	42	0	19	0	0	0	79.1	87	40	34	8	33	4	49	4	0	1	353	106	4.46	1.513	9.9	0.9	3.7	5.6	1.48
1993	32	DET	AL	2	1	.667	2.74	19	0	3	0	0	3	23.0	14	10	7	1	11	3	14	0	0	0	96	159	3.77	1.087	5.5	0.4	4.3	5.5	1.27
1994	33	DET	AL	9	2	.818	3.98	46	0	27	0	0	3	81.1	80	40	36	12	37	12	49	2	0	4	349	122	5.28	1.439	8.9	1.3	4.1	5.4	1.32
1995	34	DET	AL	5	7	.417	6.39	60	0	27	0	0	3	98.2	128	74	70	17	44	12	71	3	1	1	463	76	5.33	1.743	11.7	1.6	4.0	6.5	1.61
1996	35	PIT-min	AAA,AA	12	1	.923	2.13	45	0	13	0	0	4	84.2	78	24	20	1	19	2	67	0	0	2	344			1.146	8.3	0.1	2.0	7.1	3.53	CGY,CAR PCL,SOUL
1996	35	PIT	NL	0	2	.000	5.40	13	0	9	0	0	2	15.0	17	11	9	2	6	0	6	1	0	3	68	83	5.51	1.533	10.2	1.2	3.6	3.6	1.00
1997	36	PIT-OAK-min	AAA	10	8	.556	4.99	53	3	36	0	0	9	92.0	112	54	51	13	23	3	81	0	0	2	408			1.467	11.0	1.3	2.3	7.9	3.52	CGY,EDM PCL
12 Yrs				34	45	.430	3.93	516	0	257	0	0	49	754.1	751	362	329	75	343	70	541	16	4	30	3301	103	4.19	1.450	9.0	0.9	4.1	6.5	1.58
162 Game Avg.				4	6	.430	3.93	68	0	34	0	0	6	99	99	48	43	10	45	9	71	2	1	4	435	103	4.19	1.450	9.0	0.9	4.1	6.5	1.58

ATL (4 yrs)				6	16	.273	4.24	129	0	97	0	0	30	163.1	159	79	77	17	82	16	128	2	0	8	710	91	4.12	1.476	8.8	0.9	4.5	7.1	1.56
DET (3 yrs)				16	10	.615	5.01	125	0	57	0	0	9	203.0	222	124	113	30	92	27	134	5	1	5	908	96	5.14	1.547	9.8	1.3	4.1	5.9	1.46
PHI (2 yrs)				5	8	.385	3.30	102	0	40	0	0	6	144.1	127	57	53	10	70	13	129	0	3	7	621	113	3.41	1.365	7.9	0.6	4.4	8.0	1.84
STL (2 yrs)				0	1	.000	2.84	24	0	9	0	0	0	38.0	36	13	12	5	15	1	28	0	0	2	162	130	4.15	1.342	8.5	1.2	3.6	6.6	1.87
PIT (1 yr)				0	2	.000	5.40	13	0	9	0	0	2	15.0	17	11	9	2	6	0	6	1	0	3	68	83	5.51	1.533	10.2	1.2	3.6	3.6	1.00
OAK (1 yr)				4	2	.667	3.86	42	0	19	0	0	0	79.1	87	40	34	8	33	4	49	4	0	1	353	106	4.46	1.513	9.9	0.9	3.7	5.6	1.48
HOU (1 yr)				3	6	.333	2.51	81	0	26	0	0	2	111.1	103	38	31	3	45	9	67	4	0	4	479	135	3.25	1.329	8.3	0.2	3.6	5.4	1.49

NL (9 yrs)				14	33	.298	3.47	349	0	181	0	0	40	472.0	442	198	182	37	218	39	358	7	3	24	2040	107	3.74	1.398	8.4	0.7	4.2	6.8	1.64
AL (3 yrs)				20	12	.625	4.69	167	0	76	0	0	9	282.1	309	164	147	38	125	31	183	9	1	6	1261	98	4.95	1.537	9.9	1.2	4.0	5.8	1.46

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Season	Age	Team	Lg	WAR	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+	rOBA	Rbat+	TB	GIDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB	Pos
1985	24	STL	NL	0.0	13	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0								0	0	0	0	0	0	1
1986	25	STL	NL	0.1	11	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.500	.500	.500	1.000	178	.454	186	1	0	0	0	0	0	1
1987	26	ATL	NL	0.0	14	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0								0	0	0	0	0	0	1
1988	27	ATL	NL	0.0	16	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0								0	0	0	0	0	0	1
1989	28	ATL	NL	0.0	66	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100	.000	-140	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
1990	29	2TM	NL	0.0	67	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100	.000	-139	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
1990	29	ATL	NL	0.0	33	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100	.000	-141	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
1990	29	PHI	NL	0.0	34	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100	.000	-136	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
1991	30	PHI	NL	0.0	68	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.333	.333	.667	90	.304	81	1	0	0	0	0	0	1
1992	31	HOU	NL	-0.1	81	7	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100	.000	-139	0	0	0	0	0	0	1

1996	35	PIT	NL	0.0	13	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100	.000	-142	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
9 Yrs				-0.1	349	17	17	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	.118	.118	.118	.235	-33	.107	-61	2	0	0	0	0	0	1
162 Game Avg				0.0	162	8	8	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.118	.118	.118	.235	-33	.107	-61	1	0	0	0	0	0

ATL (4 Yrs)				0.0	129	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100	.000	-141	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
PHI (2 Yrs)				0.0	102	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.250	.250	.500	41	.228	26	1	0	0	0	0	0	1
STL (2 Yrs)				0.1	24	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.500	.500	.500	1.000	178	.454	186	1	0	0	0	0	0	1
HOU (1 Yr)				-0.1	81	7	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100	.000	-139	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
PIT (1 Yr)				0.0	13	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100	.000	-142	0	0	0	0	0	0	1

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					Standard											Range Factor				Baserunners
Season	Age	Team	Lg	Pos	G	GS	CG	Inn	Ch	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	lgFld%	RF/9	lgRF9	RF/G	lgRFG	WP	SB	CS	CS%	lgCS%	Pick	Awards
1985	24	STL	NL	P	13	0	0	16.1	0	0	0	0	0			0.00	1.93	0.00	1.92	1	2	0	0.0	30.5	0
1986	25	STL	NL	P	11	0	0	21.2	3	1	2	0	0	1.000	.953	1.25	1.95	0.27	1.94	1	2	1	33.3	31.7	0
1987	26	ATL	NL	P	14	0	0	18.1	2	0	2	0	0	1.000	.955	0.98	1.91	0.14	1.90	1	6	1	14.3	29.0	0
1988	27	ATL	NL	P	16	0	0	20.1	5	2	3	0	1	1.000	.954	2.21	1.95	0.31	1.96	0	3	2	40.0	29.0	0
1989	28	ATL	NL	P	66	0	0	82.1	22	7	15	0	0	1.000	.947	2.40	1.87	0.33	1.87	5	10	6	37.5	31.9	2
1990	29	2TM	NL	P	67	0	0	88.1	15	6	7	2	1	.867	.957	1.32	1.80	0.19	1.79	3	12	3	20.0	28.9	0
1990	29	ATL	NL	P	33	0	0	42.1	5	1	2	2	1	.600	.956	0.64	1.81	0.09	1.79	2	6	2	25.0	28.9	0
1990	29	PHI	NL	P	34	0	0	46.0	10	5	5	0	0	1.000	.957	1.96	1.80	0.29	1.79	1	6	1	14.3	28.9	0
1991	30	PHI	NL	P	68	0	0	98.1	11	1	10	0	0	1.000	.955	1.01	1.86	0.16	1.85	6	12	2	14.3	32.9	1
1992	31	HOU	NL	P	81	0	0	111.1	25	4	19	2	2	.920	.954	1.86	1.94	0.28	1.94	4	7	5	41.7	32.2	0
1993	32	2TM	AL	P	61	0	0	102.1	22	9	12	1	1	.955	.953	1.85	1.79	0.34	1.78	1	4	3	42.9	36.0	0
1993	32	OAK	AL	P	42	0	0	79.1	17	7	10	0	1	1.000	.953	1.93	1.79	0.40	1.78	1	4	3	42.9	36.0	0
1993	32	DET	AL	P	19	0	0	23.0	5	2	2	1	0	.800	.952	1.57	1.80	0.21	1.78	0	0	0			0
1994	33	DET	AL	P	46	0	0	81.1	24	10	13	1	1	.958	.956	2.55	1.72	0.50	1.71	4	13	4	23.5	31.1	0
1995	34	DET	AL	P	60	0	0	98.2	15	4	10	1	0	.933	.960	1.28	1.79	0.23	1.77	1	8	3	27.3	30.5	0
1996	35	PIT	NL	P	13	0	0	15.0	3	2	1	0	0	1.000	.953	1.80	1.86	0.23	1.83	3	1	1	50.0	28.5	0
12 Yrs					516	0	0	754.1	147	46	94	7	6	.952	.954	1.67	1.84	0.27	1.84	30	80	31	27.9	31.2	3

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Frequently Asked Questions

How old is Joe Boever?

Joe Boever is 64 years old.

When was Joe Boever born?

Joe Boever was born on October 4, 1960.

Where was Joe Boever born?

Joe Boever was born in Kirkwood, MO.

How tall is Joe Boever?

Joe Boever is 6-1 (185 cm) tall.

How much did Joe Boever weigh when playing?

Joe Boever weighed 200 lbs (90 kg) when playing.

How many seasons did Joe Boever play?

Joe Boever played 12 seasons.

Is Joe Boever in the Hall of Fame?

Joe Boever has not been elected into the Hall of Fame.

What position did Joe Boever play?

Joe Boever was a Pitcher.

How many strikeouts did Joe Boever have?

Joe Boever had 541 strikeouts over his career.

How many teams has Joe Boever played for?

Joe Boever played for 7 teams; the St. Louis Cardinals, Atlanta Braves, Philadelphia Phillies, Houston Astros, Detroit Tigers, Oakland Athletics and Pittsburgh Pirates.

When did Joe Boever retire?

Joe Boever last played in 1996.

What are Joe Boever's nicknames?

Boever the Saver is a nickname for Joe Boever.

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