Pedro Borbon vs. Sam McDowell — Career Comparison

Pedro Borbon
Baby BoomersD.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Sam McDowell
Silent GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Sam McDowell 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. Sam McDowell led in strikeout rate (K%+ 138 vs 68), home run suppression (HR9+ 134 vs 98), and run prevention (ERA+ 99 vs 91). Pedro Borbon held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 179 vs 61). Role difference aside, Sam McDowell holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Pedro Borbon and Sam McDowell

Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Pedro Borbon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
593
5.2
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
425
1.53
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.04
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
346
1.25
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
0.6
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
141
0.51
Pedro Borbon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.34
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
134
0.48
Pedro Borbon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.89
63.89
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.27
51.27
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81.41
81.41
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
0.37
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.08
Pedro Borbon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
0.7
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.05
Pedro Borbon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
401
3.52
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
879
3.17
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.52
3.52
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.17
3.17
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.6
3.6
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.18
3.18
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.82
3.82
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.54
3.54
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.213
0.213
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 9 Innings
3080
27
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7477
27
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1026.2
9
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2492.1
9
Pedro Borbon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1098
9.63
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1948
7.03
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.63
9.63
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.03
7.03
Pedro Borbon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.55
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
164
0.59
Pedro Borbon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.55
0.55
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.59
0.59
Pedro Borbon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.39
0.39
Pedro Borbon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
251
2.2
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1312
4.74
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
0.73
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
0.27
Pedro Borbon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.2
2.2
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.74
4.74
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 9 Innings
409
3.59
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2453
8.86
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.59
3.59
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.86
8.86
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.69
0.69
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.77
5.77
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.643
0.643
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.511
1.511
Pedro Borbon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.21
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
140
0.51
Pedro Borbon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
0.25
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
0.21
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.06
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.03
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 9 Innings
4326
37.92
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10587
38.23
Pedro Borbon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
278
2.44
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.14
Pedro Borbon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
436
3.82
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
999
3.61
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.82
3.82
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.61
3.61
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
0.72
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.14
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.39
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.08
Pedro Borbon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.81
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.06
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.314
1.314
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.308
1.308
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3920
34.36
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9156
33.06
Pedro Borbon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.74
0.74
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.35
2.35
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.92
37.92
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.23
38.23

Fielding Stats for Pedro Borbon and Sam McDowell

Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Pedro Borbon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
593
5.2
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
427
1.54
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.04
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
346
1.25
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 9 Innings
3078
27
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7480
27
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1026
9
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2493.1
9
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
0.47
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
80
0.29
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
1.33
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
328
1.18
Pedro Borbon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.14
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.12
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
222
1.95
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
441
1.59
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
206
1.81
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
408
1.47
Pedro Borbon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.79
92.79
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.52
92.52
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.347
0.347
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.956
0.956
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81.03
81.03
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.07
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.08
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Pedro Borbon and Sam McDowell

Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 600 PA
12
12
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Pedro Borbon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
593
2130.54
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 600 PA
429
302.47
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 600 PA
167
600
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
851
600
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
156
560.48
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
774
545.71
Pedro Borbon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Pedro Borbon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.472
0.472
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
32
114.97
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
119
83.9
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
30
107.78
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
108
76.15
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.19
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
4.94
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.41
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.41
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 600 PA
2
7.19
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
7.76
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.063
0.063
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.092
0.092
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.003
0.003
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.017
0.017
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6.62
23.79
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22.45
15.83
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
34
122.16
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
136
95.89
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
34
122.16
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
136
95.89
Pedro Borbon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.215
0.215
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.171
0.171
Pedro Borbon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.218
0.218
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.176
0.176
Pedro Borbon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.433
0.433
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.347
0.347
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.013
0.013
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.022
0.022
Pedro Borbon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.151
0.151
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.121
0.121
Pedro Borbon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.294
0.294
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.231
0.231
Pedro Borbon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.249
0.249
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
50.3
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
34
23.97
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 600 PA
7
25.15
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
25.38
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
21
75.45
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
68
47.94
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6.82
24.49
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9.65
6.81
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.59
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.71
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.59
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
11.28
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Borbon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
158.08
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 600 PA
306
215.75
Pedro Borbon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.8
3.8
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 600 PA
2.78
2.78
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.02
0.02
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.05
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 600 PA
9
32.34
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56
39.48
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.82
Pedro Borbon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
7.19
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
4.23
Pedro Borbon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.59
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.71
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.59
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.71
Pedro Borbon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0