Jose Alvarez vs. Hank Borowy — Career Comparison

Jose Alvarez
Baby BoomersFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Hank Borowy
Greatest GenerationNew JerseyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Hank Borowy built a career as a starting pitcher and Jose Alvarez as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Jose Alvarez posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.99 and WHIP 1.441 compared to 3.5 and 1.330 for Hank Borowy. By the career numbers, Jose Alvarez had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jose Alvarez and Hank Borowy

Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
5.43
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
314
1.65
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
214
1.12
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.44
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
108
0.57
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.5
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
0.43
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.06
47.06
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.84
56.84
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68.15
68.15
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
0.49
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.08
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.28
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.04
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
2.99
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 9 Innings
668
3.5
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.99
2.99
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.5
3.5
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.55
3.55
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.52
3.52
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.9
3.9
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.11
4.11
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
487
27
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5151
27
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
162.1
9
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1717
9
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
7.76
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1660
8.7
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.76
7.76
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.7
8.7
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.67
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
108
0.57
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.57
0.57
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.34
0.34
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
79
4.38
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
623
3.27
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.83
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.38
4.38
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.27
3.27
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
134
7.43
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
690
3.62
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.43
7.43
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.62
3.62
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.2
2.2
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.312
1.312
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.765
0.765
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.39
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.18
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.39
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.04
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.11
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.03
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
688
38.14
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7265
38.08
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
2.11
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53
0.28
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
3.1
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 9 Innings
769
4.03
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.1
3.1
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.03
4.03
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.78
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.22
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.83
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.349
1.349
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.33
1.33
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
584
32.38
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6635
34.78
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.57
0.57
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.45
2.45
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.292
0.292
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.266
0.266
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.14
38.14
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.08
38.08

Fielding Stats for Jose Alvarez and Hank Borowy

Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
5.43
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
314
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
487
27
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
162.1
9
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.89
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
85
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
1.5
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
350
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
2.38
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
446
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
2.38
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
435
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.53
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.439
0.439
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.385
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.28
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Jose Alvarez and Hank Borowy

Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
99
3960
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
316
293.5
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
15
600
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
646
600
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
11
440
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
571
530.34
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.173
0.173
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.7
0.7
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.498
0.498
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
120
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
99
91.95
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
120
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
71
65.94
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
20.43
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
5.57
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
26.01
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.283
0.283
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.02
40.93
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27.23
25.29
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
3
120
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
133
123.53
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
160
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
128
118.89
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.213
0.213
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.233
0.233
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.606
0.606
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.446
0.446
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.218
0.218
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.335
0.335
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.229
0.229
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
39.94
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
44.58
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
91
84.52
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.44
57.76
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22.67
21.05
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.93
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
40
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
26.01
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
80
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 600 PA
138
128.17
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.5
7.5
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 600 PA
4.68
4.68
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
120
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
46
42.72
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 600 PA
12
11.15
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 600 PA