What years did Joe Boever play?

Joe Boever played in Major League Baseball from 1985 to 1996.

Was Joe Boever a pitcher?

Yes. Joe Boever pitched in the major leagues, recording 34 wins and 541 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Joe Boever hit?

Joe Boever hit 0 career home runs with 2 hits.

What was Joe Boever's career batting average?

Joe Boever batted .118 over his career, with 2 hits in 17 at bats.

What was Joe Boever's career ERA?

Joe Boever finished with a 3.93 career ERA, going 34-45 with 541 strikeouts.

How many strikeouts did Joe Boever have?

Joe Boever recorded 541 career strikeouts.

Joe Boever

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1985-1996)

Joe Boever was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 1985 to 1996 for 7 teams, including the St. Louis Cardinals, a span of 12 seasons. Across 516 career appearances, he went 34-45 with a 3.93 ERA, 541 strikeouts, and 49 saves.

W (Wins):: Games credited to a pitcher whose team took a lead it never surrendered while he was the pitcher of record.
ERA (Earned Run Average):: Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched: (ER × 9) ÷ IP. The primary measure of pitching effectiveness.
SO (Strikeouts):: For a batter, times retired on a third strike; for a pitcher, batters retired on a third strike.
WHIP (Walks and Hits per Inning Pitched):: Baserunners allowed per inning: (BB + H) ÷ IP. Under 1.00 is elite.

Data updated October 12, 2026

W–L 34–45

ERA 3.93

WHIP 1.45

SO 541

Pitcher PIV -2599.8

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 6'1" / 200 lb
Born: 10/4/1960 in Kirkwood, MO, USA
MLB Debut: 1985-07-19
Last Game: 1996-09-29

Full name: Joseph Martin Boever

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Career Pitching Statistics

Joe Boever — Career Pitching Statistics
W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
34	45	516	0	0	0	49	754.1	751	329	75	343	541	3.93	-2599.8

Career ERA 3.93 vs. league average 4.07 across their career seasons — near league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

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Joe Boever Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1985	SLN	NL	0	0	13	0	16.1	17	8	4	20	4.41	3.89 (-13%)	219.5
1986	SLN	NL	0	1	11	0	21.2	19	4	11	8	1.66	3.97 (+58%)	-424.2
1987	ATL	NL	1	0	14	0	18.1	29	15	12	18	7.36	4.29 (-72%)	-648.0
1988	ATL	NL	0	2	16	1	20.1	12	4	1	7	1.77	3.73 (+53%)	366.9
1989	ATL	NL	4	11	66	21	82.1	78	36	34	68	3.94	3.71 (-6%)	788.4
1990	ATL	NL	1	3	33	8	42.1	40	22	35	35	4.68	3.86 (-21%)	-1710.6
1990	PHI	NL	2	3	34	6	46.0	37	11	16	40	2.15	3.86 (+44%)	2030.0
1991	PHI	NL	3	5	68	0	98.1	90	42	54	89	3.84	3.91 (+2%)	-255.2
1992	HOU	NL	3	6	81	2	111.1	103	31	45	67	2.51	3.75 (+33%)	1410.0
1993	OAK	AL	4	2	42	0	79.1	87	34	33	49	3.86	4.19 (+8%)	-540.5
1993	DET	AL	2	1	19	3	23.0	14	7	11	14	2.74	4.19 (+35%)	242.4
1994	DET	AL	9	2	46	3	81.1	80	36	37	49	3.98	4.51 (+12%)	-1567.7
1995	DET	AL	5	7	60	3	98.2	128	70	44	71	6.39	4.45 (-43%)	-2175.4
1996	PIT	NL	0	2	13	2	15.0	17	9	6	6	5.40	4.61 (-17%)	-335.2
Career · 14 seasons			34	45	516	49	754.1	751	329	343	541	3.93	—	-2,600

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Career Batting Statistics

Joe Boever — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
516	17	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	.118	.118	.118	.235	0

Career AVG .118 vs. league average .261 across their career seasons — 54.8% below league average.

Career OBP .118 vs. league average .328 across their career seasons — 64.1% below league average.

Career SLG .118 vs. league average .398 across their career seasons — 70.4% below league average.

Career OPS .235 vs. league average .726 across their career seasons — 67.6% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

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Joe Boever Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	H	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1985	SLN	NL	13	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1986	SLN	NL	11	2	1	0	.500	—	—	—	—	0.0
1987	ATL	NL	14	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1988	ATL	NL	16	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1989	ATL	NL	66	1	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1990	ATL	NL	33	2	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1990	PHI	NL	34	1	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1991	PHI	NL	68	3	1	0	.333	—	—	—	—	0.0
1992	HOU	NL	81	7	0	3	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1993	OAK	AL	42	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1993	DET	AL	19	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1994	DET	AL	46	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1995	DET	AL	60	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1996	PIT	NL	13	1	0	1	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 14 seasons			516	17	2	4	.118	—	—	—	—	0

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Game Log & Splits

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Per-game data from Retrosheet (regular season, through 2025).

Batting — Home / Away

Joe Boever — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	271	13	0	2	0	0	.154
Away	245	4	0	0	0	0	.000

Pitching — Home / Away

Joe Boever — Pitching — Home / Away
Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	271	418.1	411	162	164	292	3.49
Away	245	336.0	340	167	179	249	4.47

Last 10 Games — Batting

Joe Boever — Last 10 Games — Batting
Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	SO
1996-09-29	PIT	CHC	W	0	0
1996-09-27	PIT	CHC	L	0	0
1996-09-25	PIT	STL	L	0	0
1996-09-22	PIT	CHC	W	1	1
1996-09-15	PIT	SFG	W	0	0
1996-09-14	PIT	SFG	W	0	0
1996-09-12	PIT	SFG	W	0	0
1996-09-10	PIT	SDP	L	0	0
1996-05-09	PIT	SDP	L	0	0
1996-05-06	PIT	LAD	L	0	0

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Joe Boever — Last 10 Games — Pitching
Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
1996-09-29	PIT	CHC	—	1.1	0	0	0	0	0	0
1996-09-27	PIT	CHC	L	1.0	2	1	0	1	0	0
1996-09-25	PIT	STL	—	1.1	0	0	0	2	0	0
1996-09-22	PIT	CHC	—	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0
1996-09-15	PIT	SFG	—	1.0	2	1	1	1	1	0
1996-09-14	PIT	SFG	SV	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1996-09-12	PIT	SFG	SV	1.2	0	0	0	0	1	0
1996-09-10	PIT	SDP	L	1.2	3	2	2	1	0	1
1996-05-09	PIT	SDP	—	2.0	4	3	2	1	1	0
1996-05-06	PIT	LAD	—	1.0	3	3	3	0	1	1

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Joe Boever — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	516	0	46	94	7	6

Season-by-Season Fielding

Joe Boever — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	PO	A	E	DP
1985	SLN	P	13	0	0	0	0
1986	SLN	P	11	1	2	0	0
1987	ATL	P	14	0	2	0	0
1988	ATL	P	16	2	3	0	1
1989	ATL	P	66	7	15	0	0
1990	ATL	P	33	1	2	2	1
1990	PHI	P	34	5	5	0	0
1991	PHI	P	68	1	10	0	0
1992	HOU	P	81	4	19	2	2
1993	OAK	P	42	7	10	0	1
1993	DET	P	19	2	2	1	0
1994	DET	P	46	10	13	1	1
1995	DET	P	60	4	10	1	0
1996	PIT	P	13	2	1	0	0

Career Games by Position

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Joe Boever Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position	Games
Pitcher	516

Salary History

Joe Boever — Salary History
Year	Team	League	Salary
1995	DET	AL	$600,000
1994	DET	AL	$800,000
1993	DET	AL	$109,000
1993	OAK	AL	$585,500
1992	HOU	NL	$725,000
1991	PHI	NL	$725,000
1990	ATL	NL	$215,000
1989	ATL	NL	$167,000
1987	ATL	NL	$625,000
Total Career Earnings			$4,551,500

College History

Joe Boever — College History
School Name	City	State	Years Attended
St. Louis Community College - Meramec Campus	Kirkwood	MO	1981
Crowder College	Neosho	MO	1980
University of Nevada-Las Vegas	Las Vegas	NV	1982

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Joe Boever: the record in brief

Joe Boever played a first major league game on July 19, 1985 and a last one on September 29, 1996. By club, Boever's seasons break down as the St. Louis Cardinals (1985 through 1986), the Atlanta Braves (1987 to 1990), the Philadelphia Phillies (1990 to 1991), the Houston Astros (1992), the Oakland Athletics (1993), the Detroit Tigers (1993 through 1995), and the Pittsburgh Pirates (1996). The bio lists Boever as a pitcher who both batted and threw right-handed. Height and weight on file: 200 pounds on a 6-foot-1 frame. The birth record reads October 4, 1960, in Kirkwood, MO, USA. On the record, Joe Boever was born Joseph Martin Boever.

Boever pitched in 516 games, starting 0, and finished with a 34-45 record and 3.93 ERA. The totals include 541 strikeouts and 49 saves. Boever's 3.93 ERA was close to the 4.07 league figure for those seasons. The best win total was 9, in 1994. 1991 produced Boever's most strikeouts, 89. The most saves in one season was 21, in 1989.

Frequently Asked Questions about Joe Boever

What years did Joe Boever play?: Joe Boever played in Major League Baseball from 1985 to 1996.
Was Joe Boever a pitcher?: Yes. Joe Boever pitched in the major leagues, recording 34 wins and 541 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Joe Boever hit?: Joe Boever hit 0 career home runs with 2 hits.
What was Joe Boever's career batting average?: Joe Boever batted .118 over his career, with 2 hits in 17 at bats.
What was Joe Boever's career ERA?: Joe Boever finished with a 3.93 career ERA, going 34-45 with 541 strikeouts.
How many strikeouts did Joe Boever have?: Joe Boever recorded 541 career strikeouts.