Pedro Borbon vs. Kirk Saarloos — Career Comparison

Pedro Borbon
Baby BoomersD.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Kirk Saarloos
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaOakland AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Kirk Saarloos 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. Pedro Borbon led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 179 vs 85), skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 101 vs 89), and strikeout rate (K%+ 68 vs 56). Kirk Saarloos held the edge in home run suppression (HR9+ 130 vs 98). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Pedro Borbon.

Pitching Stats for Pedro Borbon and Kirk Saarloos

Pedro Borbon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Kirk Saarloos
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Pedro Borbon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
593
5.2
Kirk Saarloos
Career
Per 9 Innings
165
2.92
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.04
Kirk Saarloos
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
1.29
Pedro Borbon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
0.6
Kirk Saarloos
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.51
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.34
Kirk Saarloos
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
0.53
Pedro Borbon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.89
63.89
Kirk Saarloos
Career
Per 9 Innings
49.15
49.15
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Kirk Saarloos
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.24
44.24
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kirk Saarloos
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.05
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kirk Saarloos
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Pedro Borbon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
0.7
Kirk Saarloos
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
401
3.52
Kirk Saarloos
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
284
5.02
Pedro Borbon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.52
3.52
Kirk Saarloos
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.02
5.02
Pedro Borbon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Kirk Saarloos
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.24
5.24
Pedro Borbon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.82
3.82
Kirk Saarloos
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.81
4.81
Pedro Borbon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Kirk Saarloos
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.295
0.295
Pedro Borbon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3080
27
Kirk Saarloos
Career
Per 9 Innings
1527
27
Pedro Borbon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1026.2
9
Kirk Saarloos
Career
Per 9 Innings
509
9
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1098
9.63
Kirk Saarloos
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
592
10.47
Pedro Borbon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.63
9.63
Kirk Saarloos
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.47
10.47
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.55
Kirk Saarloos
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
60
1.06
Pedro Borbon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.55
0.55
Kirk Saarloos
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.06
1.06
Pedro Borbon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Kirk Saarloos
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.36
0.36
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
251
2.2
Kirk Saarloos
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
186
3.29
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
0.73
Kirk Saarloos
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.37
Pedro Borbon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.2
2.2
Kirk Saarloos
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.29
3.29
Pedro Borbon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
409
3.59
Kirk Saarloos
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
251
4.44
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.59
3.59
Kirk Saarloos
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.44
4.44
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.69
0.69
Kirk Saarloos
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.52
1.52
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.643
0.643
Kirk Saarloos
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.859
0.859
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.21
Kirk Saarloos
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.11
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.25
Kirk Saarloos
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.5
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.06
Kirk Saarloos
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Pedro Borbon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4326
37.92
Kirk Saarloos
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2251
39.8
Pedro Borbon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
278
2.44
Kirk Saarloos
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.48
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
436
3.82
Kirk Saarloos
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
301
5.32
Pedro Borbon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.82
3.82
Kirk Saarloos
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.32
5.32
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
0.72
Kirk Saarloos
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.28
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.39
Kirk Saarloos
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.25
Pedro Borbon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
92
0.81
Kirk Saarloos
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
1.27
Pedro Borbon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.314
1.314
Kirk Saarloos
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.529
1.529
Pedro Borbon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3920
34.36
Kirk Saarloos
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2007
35.49
Pedro Borbon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.74
0.74
Kirk Saarloos
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.82
1.82
Pedro Borbon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.3
0.3
Kirk Saarloos
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.314
0.314
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.92
37.92
Kirk Saarloos
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.8
39.8

Fielding Stats for Pedro Borbon and Kirk Saarloos

Pedro Borbon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Kirk Saarloos
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Pedro Borbon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
593
5.2
Kirk Saarloos
Career
Per 9 Innings
165
2.92
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.04
Kirk Saarloos
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
1.29
Pedro Borbon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3078
27
Kirk Saarloos
Career
Per 9 Innings
1527
27
Pedro Borbon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1026
9
Kirk Saarloos
Career
Per 9 Innings
509
9
Pedro Borbon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
54
0.47
Kirk Saarloos
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.81
Pedro Borbon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
152
1.33
Kirk Saarloos
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
1.84
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.14
Kirk Saarloos
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.11
Pedro Borbon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
222
1.95
Kirk Saarloos
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
156
2.76
Pedro Borbon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
206
1.81
Kirk Saarloos
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
2.65
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.79
92.79
Kirk Saarloos
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.15
96.15
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.347
0.347
Kirk Saarloos
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.909
0.909
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Kirk Saarloos
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.24
44.24
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.07
Kirk Saarloos
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.18
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kirk Saarloos
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kirk Saarloos
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kirk Saarloos
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kirk Saarloos
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Pedro Borbon and Kirk Saarloos

Pedro Borbon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Kirk Saarloos
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Pedro Borbon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
593
2130.54
Kirk Saarloos
Career
Per 600 PA
165
1941.18
Pedro Borbon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
167
600
Kirk Saarloos
Career
Per 600 PA
51
600
Pedro Borbon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
156
560.48
Kirk Saarloos
Career
Per 600 PA
41
482.35
Pedro Borbon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Kirk Saarloos
Career
Per 600 PA
0.073
0.073
Pedro Borbon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.472
0.472
Kirk Saarloos
Career
Per 600 PA
0.363
0.363
Pedro Borbon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
114.97
Kirk Saarloos
Career
Per 600 PA
3
35.29
Pedro Borbon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
107.78
Kirk Saarloos
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.76
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 600 PA
2
7.19
Kirk Saarloos
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
23.53
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kirk Saarloos
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kirk Saarloos
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 600 PA
2
7.19
Kirk Saarloos
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
23.53
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.063
0.063
Kirk Saarloos
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kirk Saarloos
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kirk Saarloos
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Borbon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.62
23.79
Kirk Saarloos
Career
Per 600 PA
0.53
6.26
Pedro Borbon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
122.16
Kirk Saarloos
Career
Per 600 PA
5
58.82
Pedro Borbon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
122.16
Kirk Saarloos
Career
Per 600 PA
4
47.06
Pedro Borbon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.215
0.215
Kirk Saarloos
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Pedro Borbon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.218
0.218
Kirk Saarloos
Career
Per 600 PA
0.122
0.122
Pedro Borbon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.433
0.433
Kirk Saarloos
Career
Per 600 PA
0.217
0.217
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.013
0.013
Kirk Saarloos
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.049
0.049
Pedro Borbon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.151
0.151
Kirk Saarloos
Career
Per 600 PA
0.073
0.073
Pedro Borbon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.294
0.294
Kirk Saarloos
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Pedro Borbon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Kirk Saarloos
Career
Per 600 PA
0.103
0.103
Pedro Borbon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
50.3
Kirk Saarloos
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.76
Pedro Borbon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
25.15
Kirk Saarloos
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
58.82
Pedro Borbon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
75.45
Kirk Saarloos
Career
Per 600 PA
6
70.59
Pedro Borbon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.82
24.49
Kirk Saarloos
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.32
-15.58
Pedro Borbon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.59
Kirk Saarloos
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.59
Kirk Saarloos
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.76
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kirk Saarloos
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 600 PA
44
158.08
Kirk Saarloos
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
141.18
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 600 PA
3.8
3.8
Kirk Saarloos
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.25
4.25
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.02
0.02
Kirk Saarloos
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
0.08
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 600 PA
9
32.34
Kirk Saarloos
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
105.88
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kirk Saarloos
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 600 PA
2
7.19
Kirk Saarloos
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Pedro Borbon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.59
Kirk Saarloos
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kirk Saarloos
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Borbon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.59
Kirk Saarloos
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Borbon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Kirk Saarloos
Career
Per 600 PA