Oil Can Boyd was born on Tuesday, October 6, 1959, in Meridian, Mississippi. Boyd was 22 years old when he broke into the big leagues on September 13, 1982, with the Boston Red Sox. His biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable), career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest are presented by Baseball Almanac on this comprehensive Oil Can Boyd baseball stats page.
"I'm the pitcher you want out there when the heat is on. I can win anywhere against anybody. I know I can pitch. I hope everybody else knows that." - Oil Can Boyd in USA Today Baseball Weekly (September 6-12, 1991)
Oil Can BoydOil Can Boyd Autograph on a 1991 Donruss Baseball Card (#194) |
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Oil Can BoydOil Can Boyd Pitching Stats |
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Year | Age | Team | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD |
1982 | 23 | Red Sox | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 5.40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.1 | 37 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - |
1983 | 24 | Red Sox | 15 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 8 | .333 | 3.28 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 98.2 | 413 | 103 | 36 | 46 | 9 | 23 | 0 | 43 | 3 | 1 | 1 | - |
1984 | 25 | Red Sox | 29 | 26 | 2 | 12 | 12 | .500 | 4.37 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 197.2 | 835 | 207 | 96 | 109 | 18 | 53 | 5 | 134 | 5 | 1 | 1 | - |
1985 | 26 | Red Sox | 35 | 35 | 0 | 15 | 13 | .536 | 3.70 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 272.1 | 1,132 | 273 | 112 | 117 | 26 | 67 | 3 | 154 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
1986 | 27 | Red Sox | 30 | 30 | 0 | 16 | 10 | .615 | 3.78 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 214.1 | 893 | 222 | 90 | 99 | 32 | 45 | 1 | 129 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
1987 | 28 | Red Sox | 7 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .250 | 5.89 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36.2 | 167 | 47 | 24 | 31 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
1988 | 29 | Red Sox | 23 | 23 | 0 | 9 | 7 | .563 | 5.34 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 129.2 | 561 | 147 | 77 | 82 | 25 | 41 | 2 | 71 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 |
1989 | 30 | Red Sox | 10 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 2 | .600 | 4.42 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 59.0 | 246 | 57 | 29 | 31 | 8 | 19 | 0 | 26 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1990 | 31 | Expos | 31 | 31 | 0 | 10 | 6 | .625 | 2.93 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 190.2 | 774 | 164 | 62 | 64 | 19 | 52 | 10 | 113 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
1991 | 32 | Expos | 19 | 19 | 0 | 6 | 8 | .429 | 3.52 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 120.1 | 496 | 115 | 47 | 49 | 9 | 40 | 2 | 82 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
1991 | 32 | Rangers | 12 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 7 | .222 | 6.68 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 62.0 | 277 | 81 | 46 | 47 | 12 | 17 | 1 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Career | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD | ||
10 Years | 214 | 207 | 4 | 78 | 77 | .503 | 4.04 | 43 | 10 | 0 | 1,389.2 | 5,831 | 1,427 | 624 | 680 | 166 | 368 | 25 | 799 | 20 | 15 | 17 | 0 |
Oil Can BoydOil Can Boyd Hitting Stats |
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Year | Age | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG |
1982 | 23 | Red Sox | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
1983 | 24 | Red Sox | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
1984 | 25 | Red Sox | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
1985 | 26 | Red Sox | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
1986 | 27 | Red Sox | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
1987 | 28 | Red Sox | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
1988 | 29 | Red Sox | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
1989 | 30 | Red Sox | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
1990 | 31 | Expos | 31 | 59 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .051 | .051 | .051 |
1991 | 32 | Expos | 19 | 36 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 19 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .083 | .154 | .083 |
1991 | 32 | Rangers | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
Career | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG | ||
10 Years | 214 | 95 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 39 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .063 | .092 | .063 |
Oil Can BoydOil Can Boyd Fielding Stats |
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Team | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
1982 Red Sox | P | 3 | 1 | 25 | 1 | 0.3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.08 |
1983 Red Sox | P | 15 | 13 | 296 | 16 | 1.1 | 15 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .938 | 1.37 |
1984 Red Sox | P | 29 | 26 | 593 | 53 | 1.8 | 51 | 20 | 31 | 2 | 3 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .962 | 2.32 |
1985 Red Sox | P | 35 | 35 | 817 | 84 | 2.4 | 83 | 42 | 41 | 1 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .988 | 2.74 |
1986 Red Sox | P | 30 | 30 | 643 | 53 | 1.8 | 51 | 24 | 27 | 2 | 4 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .962 | 2.14 |
1987 Red Sox | P | 7 | 7 | 110 | 15 | 2.1 | 15 | 4 | 11 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 3.68 |
1988 Red Sox | P | 23 | 23 | 389 | 25 | 1.1 | 23 | 8 | 15 | 2 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .920 | 1.60 |
1989 Red Sox | P | 10 | 10 | 177 | 17 | 1.7 | 17 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.59 |
1990 Expos | P | 31 | 31 | 572 | 34 | 1.1 | 31 | 7 | 24 | 3 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .912 | 1.46 |
1991 Expos | P | 19 | 19 | 361 | 18 | 0.9 | 18 | 7 | 11 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.35 |
1991 Rangers | P | 12 | 12 | 186 | 10 | 0.8 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.45 |
Career | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
P Totals | 214 | 207 | 4,169 | 326 | 1.5 | 315 | 128 | 187 | 11 | 13 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .966 | 2.04 | |
10 Years | 214 | 207 | 4,169 | 326 | 1.5 | 315 | 128 | 187 | 11 | 13 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .966 | 2.04 |
Oil Can BoydOil Can Boyd Miscellaneous Stats |
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Baserunning Statistics | Other Positions | Common Hitting Ratios | Common Pitching Ratios | |||||||||
Team | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
1982 Red Sox | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.00 | 2.16 | 2.16 |
1983 Red Sox | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.87 | 3.92 | 2.10 |
1984 Red Sox | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.53 | 6.10 | 2.41 |
1985 Red Sox | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.30 | 5.09 | 2.21 |
1986 Red Sox | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.87 | 5.42 | 1.89 |
1987 Red Sox | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.33 | 2.95 | 2.21 |
1988 Red Sox | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.73 | 4.93 | 2.85 |
1989 Red Sox | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.37 | 3.97 | 2.90 |
1990 Expos | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 2.17 | 5.33 | 2.45 |
1991 Expos | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 1.9 | 18.0 | 2.05 | 6.13 | 2.99 |
1991 Rangers | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.94 | 4.79 | 2.47 |
Career | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
10 Years | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2.4 | 47.5 | 2.17 | 5.17 | 2.38 |
Oil Can BoydOil Can Boyd Miscellaneous Items of Interest |
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Team | Roster | Uniform Numbers | Salary | All-Star | World Series |
1982 Boston Red Sox | 23 | $33,500.00 | - | - |
1983 Boston Red Sox | 23 | $35,000.00 | - | - |
1984 Boston Red Sox | 23 | $40,000.00 | - | - |
1985 Boston Red Sox | 23 | $177,500.00 | - | - |
1986 Boston Red Sox | 23 | $375,000.00 | - | Stats |
1987 Boston Red Sox | 23 | $550,000.00 | - | - |
1988 Boston Red Sox | 23 | $550,000.00 | - | - |
1989 Boston Red Sox | 23 | $550,000.00 | - | - |
1990 Montreal Expos | 23 | $400,000.00 | - | - |
1991 Montreal Expos | 23 | $1,500,000.00 | - | - |
1991 Texas Rangers | 29 | Undetermined | - | - |
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