Jack Aker vs. Hank Borowy — Career Comparison

Jack Aker
Silent GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City AthleticsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Hank Borowy
Greatest GenerationNew JerseyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Hank Borowy built a career as a starting pitcher and Jack Aker as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Jack Aker posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.28 and WHIP 1.369 compared to 3.5 and 1.330 for Hank Borowy. By the career numbers, Jack Aker had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jack Aker and Hank Borowy

Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
495
5.97
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 9 Innings
314
1.65
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
214
1.12
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.57
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
108
0.57
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
0.54
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
0.43
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.09
51.09
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.84
56.84
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68.15
68.15
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
0.49
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.08
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
1.48
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.04
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
272
3.28
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 9 Innings
668
3.5
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.28
3.28
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.5
3.5
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.45
3.45
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.52
3.52
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.29
4.29
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.11
4.11
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.244
0.244
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2238
27
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5151
27
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
746
9
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1717
9
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
679
8.19
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1660
8.7
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.19
8.19
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.7
8.7
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
0.77
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
108
0.57
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.77
0.77
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.57
0.57
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.34
0.34
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
274
3.31
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
623
3.27
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
0.82
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.31
3.31
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.27
3.27
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
404
4.87
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
690
3.62
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.87
4.87
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.62
3.62
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.2
2.2
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.909
0.909
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.765
0.765
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.16
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.18
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.48
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.04
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3144
37.93
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7265
38.08
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
321
3.87
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.28
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
312
3.76
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 9 Innings
769
4.03
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.76
3.76
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.03
4.03
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.39
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.14
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.23
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.278
1.278
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.33
1.33
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2786
33.61
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6635
34.78
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.63
0.63
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.45
2.45
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.265
0.265
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.266
0.266
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.93
37.93
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.08
38.08

Fielding Stats for Jack Aker and Hank Borowy

Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
495
5.97
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 9 Innings
314
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2240
27
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
746.2
9
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.78
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
85
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
167
2.01
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
350
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.1
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
240
2.89
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
446
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
232
2.8
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
435
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.67
96.67
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.53
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.469
0.469
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.385
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.24
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Jack Aker and Hank Borowy

Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
496
2861.54
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 600 PA
316
293.5
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
104
600
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
646
600
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
92
530.77
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
571
530.34
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.076
0.076
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.173
0.173
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.279
0.279
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.498
0.498
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
7
40.38
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
99
91.95
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
5
28.85
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
71
65.94
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
2
11.54
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
20.43
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
5.57
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
2
11.54
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
26.01
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.283
0.283
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.81
4.66
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27.23
25.29
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
9
51.92
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
133
123.53
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
9
51.92
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
128
118.89
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.096
0.096
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.213
0.213
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.098
0.098
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.446
0.446
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.022
0.022
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.068
0.068
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.128
0.128
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.335
0.335
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.171
0.171
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.229
0.229
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
3
17.31
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
39.94
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
4
23.08
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
44.58
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
7
40.38
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
91
84.52
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
-4.13
-23.83
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22.67
21.05
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.77
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.93
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
1
5.77
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
26.01
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
51
294.23
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
138
128.17
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
2.04
2.04
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.68
4.68
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.02
0.02
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
57.69
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
46
42.72
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.77
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 600 PA
12
11.15
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 600 PA