Doug Bair vs. Hank Borowy — Career Comparison

Doug Bair
Baby BoomersOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Hank Borowy
Greatest GenerationNew JerseyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Hank Borowy built a career as a starting pitcher and Doug Bair 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 3.63 and 1.453 for Doug Bair. By the career numbers, Hank Borowy had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Doug Bair and Hank Borowy

Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
584
5.78
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 9 Innings
314
1.65
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.05
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
214
1.12
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
0.54
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
108
0.57
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
0.43
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
0.43
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
56.12
56.12
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.84
56.84
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.86
0.86
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68.15
68.15
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
0.49
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.08
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
0.8
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.04
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
367
3.63
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
668
3.5
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.63
3.63
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.5
3.5
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.68
3.68
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.52
3.52
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.07
4.07
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.11
4.11
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.246
0.246
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
2728
27
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5151
27
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
909.1
9
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1717
9
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
839
8.3
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1660
8.7
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.3
8.3
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.7
8.7
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
86
0.85
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
108
0.57
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.85
0.85
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.57
0.57
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.34
0.34
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
405
4.01
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
623
3.27
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
77
0.76
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.01
4.01
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.27
3.27
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
689
6.82
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
690
3.62
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.82
6.82
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.62
3.62
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.18
1.18
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.2
2.2
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.203
1.203
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.765
0.765
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.43
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.18
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.07
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.04
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3902
38.62
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7265
38.08
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
299
2.96
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.28
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
398
3.94
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 9 Innings
769
4.03
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.94
3.94
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.03
4.03
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
0.48
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.34
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
0.63
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.368
1.368
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.33
1.33
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
3407
33.72
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6635
34.78
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.68
0.68
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.45
2.45
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.266
0.266
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.62
38.62
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.08
38.08

Fielding Stats for Doug Bair and Hank Borowy

Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
584
5.78
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 9 Innings
314
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.05
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2728
27
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
909.1
9
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
0.71
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
85
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
1.22
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
350
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.09
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
204
2.02
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
446
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
195
1.93
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
435
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.59
95.59
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.53
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.334
0.334
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.385
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.86
0.86
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.09
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Doug Bair and Hank Borowy

Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
584
6257.14
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 600 PA
316
293.5
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
56
600
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
646
600
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PAverified
52
557.14
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
571
530.34
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0.096
0.096
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.173
0.173
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0.321
0.321
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.498
0.498
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
5
53.57
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
99
91.95
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
3
32.14
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
71
65.94
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
1
10.71
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
20.43
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
5.57
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.71
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
2
21.43
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
26.01
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.283
0.283
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
1.54
16.45
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27.23
25.29
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
9
96.43
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
133
123.53
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
5
53.57
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
128
118.89
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0.096
0.096
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.213
0.213
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0.173
0.173
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0.269
0.269
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.446
0.446
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.077
0.077
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0.087
0.087
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.335
0.335
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.229
0.229
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
2
21.43
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
39.94
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
4
42.86
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
44.58
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
5
53.57
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
91
84.52
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.11
-11.86
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22.67
21.05
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.93
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
26.01
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
246.43
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
138
128.17
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
2.43
2.43
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.68
4.68
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
42.86
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
46
42.72
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 600 PA
12
11.15
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 600 PA