Ed Appleton vs. Joe Borden — Career Comparison

Ed Appleton
Lost GenerationTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Joe Borden
Pre-GenerationalNew JerseyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Ed Appleton built a career as a starting pitcher and Joe Borden as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Joe Borden posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.56 and WHIP 1.273 compared to 3.25 and 1.435 for Ed Appleton. By the career numbers, Joe Borden had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ed Appleton and Joe Borden

Ed Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Joe Borden
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Ed Appleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
2.33
Joe Borden
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
1.14
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.63
Joe Borden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.98
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.24
Joe Borden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.41
Ed Appleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.58
Joe Borden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.51
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
29.41
29.41
Joe Borden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.83
44.83
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
27.08
27.08
Joe Borden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86.11
86.11
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.29
Joe Borden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.73
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Borden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.13
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.05
Joe Borden
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Ed Appleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
67
3.25
Joe Borden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
2.56
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.25
3.25
Joe Borden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.56
2.56
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.81
3.81
Joe Borden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.94
2.94
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.1
4.1
Joe Borden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.49
3.49
Ed Appleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.254
0.254
Joe Borden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.255
0.255
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
556
27
Joe Borden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
853
27
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
185.1
9
Joe Borden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
284.1
9
Ed Appleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
182
8.84
Joe Borden
Career
Per 9 Innings
304
9.62
Ed Appleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.84
8.84
Joe Borden
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.62
9.62
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.19
Joe Borden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.13
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.19
0.19
Joe Borden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Ed Appleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Joe Borden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.11
0.11
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
84
4.08
Joe Borden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
1.84
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Borden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.08
4.08
Joe Borden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.84
1.84
Ed Appleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
3.11
Joe Borden
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
1.36
Ed Appleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.11
3.11
Joe Borden
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.36
1.36
Ed Appleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.33
1.33
Joe Borden
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.19
1.19
Ed Appleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.799
0.799
Joe Borden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.355
0.355
Ed Appleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.39
Joe Borden
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.7
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.44
Joe Borden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.05
Joe Borden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
811
39.38
Joe Borden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1249
39.53
Ed Appleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.73
Joe Borden
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.19
Ed Appleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
4.66
Joe Borden
Career
Per 9 Innings
185
5.86
Ed Appleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.66
4.66
Joe Borden
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.86
5.86
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Borden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Borden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Borden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.435
1.435
Joe Borden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.273
1.273
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
718
34.87
Joe Borden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1191
37.7
Ed Appleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Joe Borden
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.14
5.14
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.274
0.274
Joe Borden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.262
0.262
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.38
39.38
Joe Borden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.53
39.53

Fielding Stats for Ed Appleton and Joe Borden

Ed Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Joe Borden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
Joe Borden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
1.38
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Borden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Borden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1020
27
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Borden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
340
9
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Joe Borden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.58
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
Joe Borden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
1.22
Ed Appleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
Joe Borden
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.85
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
Joe Borden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
2.65
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
Joe Borden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
1.8
Ed Appleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
91.38
Joe Borden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
68
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.104
Joe Borden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.308
1.308
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Borden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Appleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
Joe Borden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Borden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Borden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Borden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Borden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ed Appleton and Joe Borden

Ed Appleton
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Joe Borden
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Ed Appleton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
496.55
Joe Borden
Career
Per 600 PA
39
153.95
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 600 PA
58
600
Joe Borden
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
152
600
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 600 PA
56
579.31
Joe Borden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
149
588.16
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.161
0.161
Joe Borden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.397
0.397
Joe Borden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.418
0.418
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 600 PA
9
93.1
Joe Borden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
110.53
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 600 PA
8
82.76
Joe Borden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
98.68
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Borden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
11.84
Ed Appleton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.34
Joe Borden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Borden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 600 PA
1
10.34
Joe Borden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
11.84
Ed Appleton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Joe Borden
Career
Per 600 PA
0.107
0.107
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Borden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Borden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 600 PA
2.12
21.93
Joe Borden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.09
24.04
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 600 PA
11
113.79
Joe Borden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
122.37
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 600 PA
11
113.79
Joe Borden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
122.37
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.19
0.19
Joe Borden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.204
0.204
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.196
0.196
Joe Borden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.208
0.208
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.386
0.386
Joe Borden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.412
0.412
Ed Appleton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.036
0.036
Joe Borden
Career
Per 600 PA
0.02
0.02
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.135
0.135
Joe Borden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.144
0.144
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.277
0.277
Joe Borden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.281
0.281
Ed Appleton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Joe Borden
Career
Per 600 PA
0.193
0.193
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 600 PA
4
41.38
Joe Borden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
86.84
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Borden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
31.58
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 600 PA
4
41.38
Joe Borden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
118.42
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 600 PA
1.61
16.63
Joe Borden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.85
23.08
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Borden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
20.69
Joe Borden
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
11.84
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Borden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 600 PA
15
155.17
Joe Borden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
15.79
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 600 PA
3.87
3.87
Joe Borden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
38
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Joe Borden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.75
0.75
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Borden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Borden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Borden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Borden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Borden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Borden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Borden
Career
Per 600 PA