Bert Abbey vs. Hank Borowy — Career Comparison

Bert Abbey
Pre-GenerationalVermontThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Hank Borowy
Greatest GenerationNew JerseyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Hank Borowy built a career as a starting pitcher and Bert Abbey as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Hank Borowy posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.5 and WHIP 1.330 compared to 4.52 and 1.546 for Bert Abbey. By the career numbers, Hank Borowy had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bert Abbey and Hank Borowy

Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
1.25
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
314
1.65
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
1.03
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
214
1.12
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.35
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
108
0.57
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
0.63
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
0.43
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.48
35.48
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.84
56.84
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82.28
82.28
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 9 Innings
68.15
68.15
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
0.82
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
94
0.49
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.08
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.04
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
285
4.52
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
668
3.5
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.52
4.52
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.5
3.5
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.64
4.64
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.52
3.52
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.11
4.11
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.292
0.292
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1704
27
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5151
27
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
568
9
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1717
9
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
686
10.87
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1660
8.7
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.87
10.87
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.7
8.7
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.29
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 9 Innings
108
0.57
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.57
0.57
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.23
0.23
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.34
0.34
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
3.04
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 9 Innings
623
3.27
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.04
3.04
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.27
3.27
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
161
2.55
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
690
3.62
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.55
2.55
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.62
3.62
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.04
2.04
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.2
2.2
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.622
0.622
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.765
0.765
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.29
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.18
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.41
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.04
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2568
40.69
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7265
38.08
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.22
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.28
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
442
7
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
769
4.03
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.03
4.03
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.546
1.546
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.33
1.33
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2350
37.24
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6635
34.78
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.59
5.59
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.45
2.45
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.308
0.308
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.266
0.266
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.69
40.69
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.08
38.08

Fielding Stats for Bert Abbey and Hank Borowy

Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
1.25
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
314
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1704
27
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
568
9
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.27
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
85
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
134
2.12
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
350
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.35
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
173
2.74
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
446
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
151
2.39
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
435
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.28
87.28
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.53
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.911
1.911
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.385
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.06
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Bert Abbey and Hank Borowy

Bert Abbey
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 600 PA
79
188.1
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
316
293.5
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 600 PA
252
600
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
646
600
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
225
535.71
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
571
530.34
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.169
0.169
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.173
0.173
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.496
0.496
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.498
0.498
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 600 PA
38
90.48
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
99
91.95
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
32
76.19
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
71
65.94
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 600 PA
3
7.14
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
20.43
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.14
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
5.57
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 600 PA
6
14.29
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
26.01
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.283
0.283
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12.95
30.83
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27.23
25.29
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 600 PA
47
111.9
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
133
123.53
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
59
140.48
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
128
118.89
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.213
0.213
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.209
0.209
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.449
0.449
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.446
0.446
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.04
0.04
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.38
0.38
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.335
0.335
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.229
0.229
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
21
50
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
39.94
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 600 PA
17
40.48
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
44.58
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
38
90.48
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
91
84.52
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12.76
30.37
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22.67
21.05
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.93
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
21
50
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
26.01
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
54
128.57
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
138
128.17
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 600 PA
4.67
4.67
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.68
4.68
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.39
0.39
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 600 PA
6
14.29
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
42.72
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 600 PA
12
11.15
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.14
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.14
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 600 PA