Pedro Borbon vs. Jesse Houston — Career Comparison

Pedro Borbon
Baby BoomersD.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Jesse Houston
Greatest GenerationAlabamaThrows RightNorth AmericaChicago American GiantsNegro American LeagueStarting Pitcher

Jesse Houston built a career as a starting pitcher and Pedro Borbon as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Jesse Houston posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.26 and WHIP 1.305 compared to 3.52 and 1.395 for Pedro Borbon. By the career numbers, Jesse Houston had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Pedro Borbon and Jesse Houston

Pedro Borbon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Jesse Houston
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Pedro Borbon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
593
5.2
Jesse Houston
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
1.53
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.04
Jesse Houston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
1.12
Pedro Borbon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
69
0.6
Jesse Houston
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.64
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.34
Jesse Houston
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.38
Pedro Borbon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.89
63.89
Jesse Houston
Career
Per 9 Innings
62.5
62.5
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Jesse Houston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72.92
72.92
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jesse Houston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.7
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jesse Houston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Pedro Borbon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
0.7
Jesse Houston
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.06
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 9 Innings
401
3.52
Jesse Houston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
3.26
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.52
3.52
Jesse Houston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.26
3.26
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.6
3.6
Jesse Houston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.31
3.31
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.82
3.82
Jesse Houston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Jesse Houston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.256
0.256
Pedro Borbon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3080
27
Jesse Houston
Career
Per 9 Innings
846
27
Pedro Borbon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1026.2
9
Jesse Houston
Career
Per 9 Innings
282
9
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1098
9.63
Jesse Houston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
275
8.78
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.63
9.63
Jesse Houston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.78
8.78
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.55
Jesse Houston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.32
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.55
0.55
Jesse Houston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.32
0.32
Pedro Borbon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Jesse Houston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.21
0.21
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
251
2.2
Jesse Houston
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
93
2.97
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
0.73
Jesse Houston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Pedro Borbon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.2
2.2
Jesse Houston
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.97
2.97
Pedro Borbon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
409
3.59
Jesse Houston
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
165
5.27
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.59
3.59
Jesse Houston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.27
5.27
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.69
0.69
Jesse Houston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.44
3.44
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.643
0.643
Jesse Houston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.915
0.915
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.21
Jesse Houston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.13
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.25
Jesse Houston
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.29
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.06
Jesse Houston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Pedro Borbon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4326
37.92
Jesse Houston
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1209
38.59
Pedro Borbon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
278
2.44
Jesse Houston
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.26
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
436
3.82
Jesse Houston
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
139
4.44
Pedro Borbon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.82
3.82
Jesse Houston
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.44
4.44
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
0.72
Jesse Houston
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
0.99
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.39
Jesse Houston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Pedro Borbon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.81
Jesse Houston
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.73
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.314
1.314
Jesse Houston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.305
1.305
Pedro Borbon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3920
34.36
Jesse Houston
Career
Per 9 Innings
1076
34.34
Pedro Borbon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.74
0.74
Jesse Houston
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.9
2.9
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Jesse Houston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.294
0.294
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.92
37.92
Jesse Houston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.59
38.59

Fielding Stats for Pedro Borbon and Jesse Houston

Pedro Borbon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Jesse Houston
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Pedro Borbon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
593
5.2
Jesse Houston
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
1.56
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.04
Jesse Houston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
1.06
Pedro Borbon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3078
27
Jesse Houston
Career
Per 9 Innings
1021
27
Pedro Borbon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1026
9
Jesse Houston
Career
Per 9 Innings
340.1
9
Pedro Borbon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
54
0.47
Jesse Houston
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.85
Pedro Borbon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
152
1.33
Jesse Houston
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
2.59
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.14
Jesse Houston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.13
Pedro Borbon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
222
1.95
Jesse Houston
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
3.57
Pedro Borbon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
206
1.81
Jesse Houston
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
3.44
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.79
92.79
Jesse Houston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.3
96.3
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.347
0.347
Jesse Houston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.203
2.203
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Jesse Houston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67.8
67.8
Pedro Borbon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.07
Jesse Houston
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jesse Houston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jesse Houston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jesse Houston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jesse Houston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Pedro Borbon and Jesse Houston

Pedro Borbon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Jesse Houston
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Pedro Borbon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
593
2130.54
Jesse Houston
Career
Per 600 PA
69
258.75
Pedro Borbon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
167
600
Jesse Houston
Career
Per 600 PA
160
600
Pedro Borbon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
156
560.48
Jesse Houston
Career
Per 600 PA
147
551.25
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.205
0.205
Jesse Houston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.472
0.472
Jesse Houston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.578
0.578
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 600 PA
32
114.97
Jesse Houston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
127.5
Pedro Borbon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
107.78
Jesse Houston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
29
108.75
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 600 PA
2
7.19
Jesse Houston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
11.25
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jesse Houston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.5
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jesse Houston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 600 PA
2
7.19
Jesse Houston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
18.75
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.063
0.063
Jesse Houston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.147
0.147
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jesse Houston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jesse Houston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 600 PA
6.62
23.79
Jesse Houston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.59
43.46
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 600 PA
34
122.16
Jesse Houston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
153.75
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 600 PA
34
122.16
Jesse Houston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
161.25
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.215
0.215
Jesse Houston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.276
0.276
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.218
0.218
Jesse Houston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.279
0.279
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.433
0.433
Jesse Houston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.555
0.555
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.013
0.013
Jesse Houston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.048
0.048
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.151
0.151
Jesse Houston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.294
0.294
Jesse Houston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.443
0.443
Pedro Borbon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Jesse Houston
Career
Per 600 PA
0.233
0.233
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 600 PA
14
50.3
Jesse Houston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
67.5
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 600 PA
7
25.15
Jesse Houston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
33.75
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 600 PA
21
75.45
Jesse Houston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
101.25
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 600 PA
6.82
24.49
Jesse Houston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.72
51.46
Pedro Borbon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.59
Jesse Houston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.59
Jesse Houston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
33.75
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jesse Houston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 600 PA
44
158.08
Jesse Houston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.75
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 600 PA
3.8
3.8
Jesse Houston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
160
160
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.02
0.02
Jesse Houston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Pedro Borbon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
32.34
Jesse Houston
Career
Per 600 PA
4
15
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jesse Houston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 600 PA
2
7.19
Jesse Houston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Pedro Borbon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.59
Jesse Houston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jesse Houston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Borbon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.59
Jesse Houston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Borbon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Jesse Houston
Career
Per 600 PA