Pedro Borbon vs. Hiroki Kuroda — Career Comparison

Pedro Borbon
Baby BoomersD.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Hiroki Kuroda
Gen XJapanThrows RightBats RightAsiaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Hiroki Kuroda 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. Hiroki Kuroda led in strikeout rate (K%+ 99 vs 68), run prevention (ERA+ 119 vs 91), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 111 vs 101). Pedro Borbon held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 179 vs 148). Role difference aside, Hiroki Kuroda holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Pedro Borbon and Hiroki Kuroda

Pedro Borbon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Hiroki Kuroda
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Pedro Borbon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
593
5.2
Hiroki Kuroda
Career
Per 9 Innings
212
1.45
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.04
Hiroki Kuroda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
211
1.44
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
0.6
Hiroki Kuroda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
79
0.54
Pedro Borbon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.34
Hiroki Kuroda
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
0.54
Pedro Borbon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.89
63.89
Hiroki Kuroda
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Hiroki Kuroda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.53
99.53
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hiroki Kuroda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.04
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hiroki Kuroda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.03
Pedro Borbon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
0.7
Hiroki Kuroda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pedro Borbon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
401
3.52
Hiroki Kuroda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
505
3.45
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.52
3.52
Hiroki Kuroda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.45
3.45
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.6
3.6
Hiroki Kuroda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.18
3.18
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.82
3.82
Hiroki Kuroda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.53
3.53
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Hiroki Kuroda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 9 Innings
3080
27
Hiroki Kuroda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3957
27
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1026.2
9
Hiroki Kuroda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1319
9
Pedro Borbon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1098
9.63
Hiroki Kuroda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1254
8.56
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.63
9.63
Hiroki Kuroda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.56
8.56
Pedro Borbon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.55
Hiroki Kuroda
Career
Per 9 Innings
129
0.88
Pedro Borbon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.55
0.55
Hiroki Kuroda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.88
0.88
Pedro Borbon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Hiroki Kuroda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.61
0.61
Pedro Borbon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
251
2.2
Hiroki Kuroda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
292
1.99
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
0.73
Hiroki Kuroda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.22
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.2
2.2
Hiroki Kuroda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.99
1.99
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 9 Innings
409
3.59
Hiroki Kuroda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
986
6.73
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.59
3.59
Hiroki Kuroda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.73
6.73
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.69
0.69
Hiroki Kuroda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.65
4.65
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.643
0.643
Hiroki Kuroda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.969
0.969
Pedro Borbon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.21
Hiroki Kuroda
Career
Per 9 Innings
66
0.45
Pedro Borbon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.25
Hiroki Kuroda
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.26
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.06
Hiroki Kuroda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4326
37.92
Hiroki Kuroda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5444
37.15
Pedro Borbon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
278
2.44
Hiroki Kuroda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pedro Borbon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
436
3.82
Hiroki Kuroda
Career
Per 9 Innings
564
3.85
Pedro Borbon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.82
3.82
Hiroki Kuroda
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.85
3.85
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
0.72
Hiroki Kuroda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.29
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.39
Hiroki Kuroda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.23
Pedro Borbon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.81
Hiroki Kuroda
Career
Per 9 Innings
91
0.62
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.314
1.314
Hiroki Kuroda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.172
1.172
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 9 Innings
3920
34.36
Hiroki Kuroda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5037
34.37
Pedro Borbon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.74
0.74
Hiroki Kuroda
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.66
2.66
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Hiroki Kuroda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.287
0.287
Pedro Borbon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.92
37.92
Hiroki Kuroda
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.15
37.15

Fielding Stats for Pedro Borbon and Hiroki Kuroda

Pedro Borbon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Hiroki Kuroda
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Pedro Borbon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
593
5.2
Hiroki Kuroda
Career
Per 9 Innings
212
1.45
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.04
Hiroki Kuroda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
211
1.44
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 9 Innings
3078
27
Hiroki Kuroda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3957
27
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1026
9
Hiroki Kuroda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1319
9
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
0.47
Hiroki Kuroda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
0.61
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
1.33
Hiroki Kuroda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
183
1.25
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.14
Hiroki Kuroda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.05
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
222
1.95
Hiroki Kuroda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
280
1.91
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 9 Innings
206
1.81
Hiroki Kuroda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
273
1.86
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.79
92.79
Hiroki Kuroda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.5
97.5
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.347
0.347
Hiroki Kuroda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.288
1.288
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Hiroki Kuroda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.53
99.53
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.07
Hiroki Kuroda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.09
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hiroki Kuroda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hiroki Kuroda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hiroki Kuroda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hiroki Kuroda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Pedro Borbon and Hiroki Kuroda

Pedro Borbon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Hiroki Kuroda
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Pedro Borbon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
593
2130.54
Hiroki Kuroda
Career
Per 600 PA
212
500.79
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 600 PA
167
600
Hiroki Kuroda
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
254
600
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
156
560.48
Hiroki Kuroda
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
209
493.7
Pedro Borbon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Hiroki Kuroda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.101
0.101
Pedro Borbon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.472
0.472
Hiroki Kuroda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.372
0.372
Pedro Borbon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
114.97
Hiroki Kuroda
Career
Per 600 PA
21
49.61
Pedro Borbon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
107.78
Hiroki Kuroda
Career
Per 600 PA
20
47.24
Pedro Borbon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.19
Hiroki Kuroda
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.36
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hiroki Kuroda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hiroki Kuroda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Borbon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.19
Hiroki Kuroda
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.36
Pedro Borbon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.063
0.063
Hiroki Kuroda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.048
0.048
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hiroki Kuroda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hiroki Kuroda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Borbon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.62
23.79
Hiroki Kuroda
Career
Per 600 PA
3.16
7.47
Pedro Borbon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
122.16
Hiroki Kuroda
Career
Per 600 PA
22
51.97
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
34
122.16
Hiroki Kuroda
Career
Per 600 PA
34
80.31
Pedro Borbon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.215
0.215
Hiroki Kuroda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.153
0.153
Pedro Borbon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.218
0.218
Hiroki Kuroda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.105
0.105
Pedro Borbon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.433
0.433
Hiroki Kuroda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.259
0.259
Pedro Borbon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.013
0.013
Hiroki Kuroda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.005
0.005
Pedro Borbon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.151
0.151
Hiroki Kuroda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Pedro Borbon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.294
0.294
Hiroki Kuroda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.184
0.184
Pedro Borbon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Hiroki Kuroda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.153
0.153
Pedro Borbon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
50.3
Hiroki Kuroda
Career
Per 600 PA
7
16.54
Pedro Borbon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
25.15
Hiroki Kuroda
Career
Per 600 PA
3
7.09
Pedro Borbon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
75.45
Hiroki Kuroda
Career
Per 600 PA
10
23.62
Pedro Borbon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.82
24.49
Hiroki Kuroda
Career
Per 600 PA
-2.57
-6.08
Pedro Borbon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.59
Hiroki Kuroda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.59
Hiroki Kuroda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
30.71
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hiroki Kuroda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Borbon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
158.08
Hiroki Kuroda
Career
Per 600 PA
72
170.08
Pedro Borbon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.8
3.8
Hiroki Kuroda
Career
Per 600 PA
3.53
3.53
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.02
0.02
Hiroki Kuroda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 600 PA
9
32.34
Hiroki Kuroda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
75.59
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hiroki Kuroda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 600 PA
2
7.19
Hiroki Kuroda
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.72
Pedro Borbon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.59
Hiroki Kuroda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hiroki Kuroda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Borbon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.59
Hiroki Kuroda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Borbon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Hiroki Kuroda
Career
Per 600 PA