Pedro Borbon vs. Bret Saberhagen — Career Comparison

Pedro Borbon
Baby BoomersD.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Bret Saberhagen
Baby BoomersIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherGold GloveCy Young AwardAll-Star

Bret Saberhagen 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. Bret Saberhagen led in strikeout rate (K%+ 96 vs 68), run prevention (ERA+ 115 vs 91), and home run suppression (HR9+ 112 vs 98). Pedro Borbon held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 179 vs 165). Role difference aside, Bret Saberhagen holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Pedro Borbon and Bret Saberhagen

Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Pedro Borbon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
593
5.2
Bret Saberhagen
Career
Per 9 Innings
399
1.4
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.04
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
371
1.3
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
0.6
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
167
0.59
Pedro Borbon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.34
Bret Saberhagen
Career
Per 9 Innings
117
0.41
Pedro Borbon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.89
63.89
Bret Saberhagen
Career
Per 9 Innings
58.8
58.8
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.98
92.98
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
0.27
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.06
Pedro Borbon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
0.7
Bret Saberhagen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Pedro Borbon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
401
3.52
Bret Saberhagen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
952
3.34
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.52
3.52
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.34
3.34
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.6
3.6
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.01
3.01
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.82
3.82
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.39
3.39
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.252
0.252
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 9 Innings
3080
27
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7688
27
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1026.2
9
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2562.2
9
Pedro Borbon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1098
9.63
Bret Saberhagen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2452
8.61
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.63
9.63
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.61
8.61
Pedro Borbon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.55
Bret Saberhagen
Career
Per 9 Innings
218
0.77
Pedro Borbon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.55
0.55
Bret Saberhagen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.77
0.77
Pedro Borbon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Bret Saberhagen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.55
0.55
Pedro Borbon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
251
2.2
Bret Saberhagen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
471
1.65
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
0.73
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.12
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.2
2.2
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.65
1.65
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 9 Innings
409
3.59
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1715
6.02
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.59
3.59
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.02
6.02
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.69
0.69
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.3
4.3
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.643
0.643
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.853
0.853
Pedro Borbon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.21
Bret Saberhagen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.19
Pedro Borbon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
0.25
Bret Saberhagen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
0.21
Pedro Borbon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.06
Bret Saberhagen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.04
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4326
37.92
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10421
36.6
Pedro Borbon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
278
2.44
Bret Saberhagen
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.05
Pedro Borbon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
436
3.82
Bret Saberhagen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1036
3.64
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.82
3.82
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.64
3.64
Pedro Borbon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
82
0.72
Bret Saberhagen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
0.31
Pedro Borbon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
0.39
Bret Saberhagen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
0.24
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.81
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
167
0.59
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.314
1.314
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.141
1.141
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3920
34.36
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9734
34.19
Pedro Borbon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.74
0.74
Bret Saberhagen
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.6
2.6
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.286
0.286
Pedro Borbon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.92
37.92
Bret Saberhagen
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.6
36.6

Fielding Stats for Pedro Borbon and Bret Saberhagen

Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Pedro Borbon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
593
5.2
Bret Saberhagen
Career
Per 9 Innings
399
1.4
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.04
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
371
1.3
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 9 Innings
3078
27
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7688
27
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1026
9
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2562.2
9
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
0.47
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
203
0.71
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 9 Innings
152
1.33
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
415
1.46
Pedro Borbon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.14
Bret Saberhagen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.08
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 9 Innings
222
1.95
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
642
2.25
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 9 Innings
206
1.81
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
618
2.17
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.79
92.79
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.26
96.26
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.347
0.347
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.549
1.549
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.98
92.98
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.07
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.09
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bret Saberhagen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bret Saberhagen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bret Saberhagen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bret Saberhagen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Pedro Borbon and Bret Saberhagen

Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 600 PA
12
12
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Pedro Borbon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
593
2130.54
Bret Saberhagen
Career
Per 600 PA
403
1065.2
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 600 PA
167
600
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
227
600
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
156
560.48
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
190
502.2
Pedro Borbon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Bret Saberhagen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.121
0.121
Pedro Borbon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.472
0.472
Bret Saberhagen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.412
0.412
Pedro Borbon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
114.97
Bret Saberhagen
Career
Per 600 PA
23
60.79
Pedro Borbon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
107.78
Bret Saberhagen
Career
Per 600 PA
19
50.22
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 600 PA
2
7.19
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
10.57
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bret Saberhagen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bret Saberhagen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 600 PA
2
7.19
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
10.57
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.063
0.063
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bret Saberhagen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bret Saberhagen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Borbon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.62
23.79
Bret Saberhagen
Career
Per 600 PA
4.96
13.11
Pedro Borbon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
122.16
Bret Saberhagen
Career
Per 600 PA
27
71.37
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
34
122.16
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
36
95.15
Pedro Borbon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.215
0.215
Bret Saberhagen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.177
0.177
Pedro Borbon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.218
0.218
Bret Saberhagen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.142
0.142
Pedro Borbon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.433
0.433
Bret Saberhagen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.319
0.319
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.013
0.013
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.021
0.021
Pedro Borbon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.151
0.151
Bret Saberhagen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Pedro Borbon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.294
0.294
Bret Saberhagen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.238
0.238
Pedro Borbon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Bret Saberhagen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.163
0.163
Pedro Borbon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
50.3
Bret Saberhagen
Career
Per 600 PA
13
34.36
Pedro Borbon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
25.15
Bret Saberhagen
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.64
Pedro Borbon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
75.45
Bret Saberhagen
Career
Per 600 PA
14
37
Pedro Borbon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.82
24.49
Bret Saberhagen
Career
Per 600 PA
1.49
3.94
Pedro Borbon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.59
Bret Saberhagen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.59
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
34.36
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bret Saberhagen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Borbon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
44
158.08
Bret Saberhagen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
49
129.52
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 600 PA
3.8
3.8
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.63
4.63
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.02
0.02
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 600 PA
9
32.34
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
63.44
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bret Saberhagen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 600 PA
2
7.19
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.64
Pedro Borbon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.59
Bret Saberhagen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bret Saberhagen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Borbon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.59
Bret Saberhagen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Borbon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Bret Saberhagen
Career
Per 600 PA