Joe Adams vs. Hank Borowy — Career Comparison

Joe Adams
Pre-GenerationalIllinoisThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Hank Borowy
Greatest GenerationNew JerseyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Hank Borowy built a career as a starting pitcher and Joe Adams 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 9 and 2.750 for Joe Adams. By the career numbers, Hank Borowy had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joe Adams and Hank Borowy

Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
2.25
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
314
1.65
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
214
1.12
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
108
0.57
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
0.43
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.84
56.84
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68.15
68.15
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
0.49
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.08
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.04
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
9
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
668
3.5
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.5
3.5
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.21
13.21
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.52
3.52
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.25
5.25
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.11
4.11
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.45
0.45
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
27
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5151
27
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
9
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1717
9
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
20.25
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1660
8.7
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
20.25
20.25
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.7
8.7
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 9 Innings
108
0.57
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.57
0.57
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.34
0.34
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
4.5
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
623
3.27
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.27
3.27
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
690
3.62
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.62
3.62
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.2
2.2
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.765
0.765
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.18
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
2.25
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.04
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
51.75
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7265
38.08
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
2.25
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53
0.28
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
13.5
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
769
4.03
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.5
13.5
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.03
4.03
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.75
2.75
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.33
1.33
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
45
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6635
34.78
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.45
2.45
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.45
0.45
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.266
0.266
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.75
51.75
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.08
38.08

Fielding Stats for Joe Adams and Hank Borowy

Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
2.25
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
314
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
27
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
9
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
2.25
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
85
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
6.75
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
350
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
9
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
446
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
9
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
435
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.53
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.385
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
4.5
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Adams and Hank Borowy

Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
316
293.5
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
646
600
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
571
530.34
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.173
0.173
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.498
0.498
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
99
91.95
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
71
65.94
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
20.43
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
5.57
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
26.01
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.283
0.283
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27.23
25.29
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
133
123.53
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
128
118.89
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.213
0.213
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.446
0.446
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.335
0.335
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.229
0.229
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
39.94
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
44.58
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
91
84.52
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.2
-60
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22.67
21.05
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.93
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
26.01
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 600 PA
138
128.17
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.68
4.68
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
42.72
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 600 PA
12
11.15
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 600 PA