Pedro Borbon vs. Johnny Sain — Career Comparison

Pedro Borbon
Baby BoomersD.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Johnny Sain
Greatest GenerationCubaThrows RightBats RightCaribbeanBoston BravesNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Johnny Sain 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. Johnny Sain posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.49 and WHIP 1.302 compared to 3.52 and 1.395 for Pedro Borbon. By the career numbers, Johnny Sain had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Pedro Borbon and Johnny Sain

Pedro Borbon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Johnny Sain
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Pedro Borbon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
593
5.2
Johnny Sain
Career
Per 9 Innings
412
1.74
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.04
Johnny Sain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
245
1.04
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
0.6
Johnny Sain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
139
0.59
Pedro Borbon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.34
Johnny Sain
Career
Per 9 Innings
116
0.49
Pedro Borbon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.89
63.89
Johnny Sain
Career
Per 9 Innings
54.51
54.51
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Johnny Sain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59.47
59.47
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Sain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
0.59
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Sain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.07
Pedro Borbon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
0.7
Johnny Sain
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
0.22
Pedro Borbon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
401
3.52
Johnny Sain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
824
3.49
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.52
3.52
Johnny Sain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.49
3.49
Pedro Borbon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Johnny Sain
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.64
3.64
Pedro Borbon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.82
3.82
Johnny Sain
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.16
4.16
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Johnny Sain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.257
0.257
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 9 Innings
3080
27
Johnny Sain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6377
27
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1026.2
9
Johnny Sain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2125.2
9
Pedro Borbon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1098
9.63
Johnny Sain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2145
9.08
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.63
9.63
Johnny Sain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.08
9.08
Pedro Borbon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.55
Johnny Sain
Career
Per 9 Innings
180
0.76
Pedro Borbon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.55
0.55
Johnny Sain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.76
0.76
Pedro Borbon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Johnny Sain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.44
0.44
Pedro Borbon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
251
2.2
Johnny Sain
Career
Per 9 Innings
619
2.62
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
0.73
Johnny Sain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.02
Pedro Borbon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.2
2.2
Johnny Sain
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.62
2.62
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 9 Innings
409
3.59
Johnny Sain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
910
3.85
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.59
3.59
Johnny Sain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.85
3.85
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.69
0.69
Johnny Sain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.21
2.21
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.643
0.643
Johnny Sain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.719
0.719
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.21
Johnny Sain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.08
Pedro Borbon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
0.25
Johnny Sain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.13
Pedro Borbon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.06
Johnny Sain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.03
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 9 Innings
4326
37.92
Johnny Sain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8998
38.1
Pedro Borbon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
278
2.44
Johnny Sain
Career
Per 9 Innings
124
0.53
Pedro Borbon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
436
3.82
Johnny Sain
Career
Per 9 Innings
947
4.01
Pedro Borbon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.82
3.82
Johnny Sain
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.01
4.01
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
0.72
Johnny Sain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.39
Johnny Sain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Pedro Borbon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.81
Johnny Sain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.314
1.314
Johnny Sain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.3
1.3
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 9 Innings
3920
34.36
Johnny Sain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8349
35.35
Pedro Borbon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.74
0.74
Johnny Sain
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.3
2.3
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Johnny Sain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.271
0.271
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.92
37.92
Johnny Sain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.1
38.1

Fielding Stats for Pedro Borbon and Johnny Sain

Pedro Borbon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Johnny Sain
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Pedro Borbon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
593
5.2
Johnny Sain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
412
29.2
Pedro Borbon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.04
Johnny Sain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pedro Borbon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3078
27
Johnny Sain
Career
Per 9 Innings
381
27
Pedro Borbon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1026
9
Johnny Sain
Career
Per 9 Innings
127
9
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
0.47
Johnny Sain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
9
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 9 Innings
152
1.33
Johnny Sain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
371
26.29
Pedro Borbon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.14
Johnny Sain
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
1.35
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 9 Innings
222
1.95
Johnny Sain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
517
36.64
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 9 Innings
206
1.81
Johnny Sain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
498
35.29
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.79
92.79
Johnny Sain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.32
96.32
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.347
0.347
Johnny Sain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.209
1.209
Pedro Borbon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.67
0.67
Johnny Sain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.07
Johnny Sain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
1.28
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Sain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Sain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Sain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Sain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Pedro Borbon and Johnny Sain

Pedro Borbon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Johnny Sain
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Pedro Borbon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
593
2130.54
Johnny Sain
Career
Per 600 PA
433
303.5
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 600 PA
167
600
Johnny Sain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
856
600
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
156
560.48
Johnny Sain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
774
542.52
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.205
0.205
Johnny Sain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.246
0.246
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.472
0.472
Johnny Sain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.608
0.608
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 600 PA
32
114.97
Johnny Sain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
190
133.18
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 600 PA
30
107.78
Johnny Sain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
155
108.64
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 600 PA
2
7.19
Johnny Sain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
19.63
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Sain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.8
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Sain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.1
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 600 PA
2
7.19
Johnny Sain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
24.53
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.063
0.063
Johnny Sain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.184
0.184
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Sain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Sain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.016
0.016
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 600 PA
6.62
23.79
Johnny Sain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56.59
39.66
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 600 PA
34
122.16
Johnny Sain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
235
164.72
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 600 PA
34
122.16
Johnny Sain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
216
151.4
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.215
0.215
Johnny Sain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.218
0.218
Johnny Sain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.304
0.304
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.433
0.433
Johnny Sain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.574
0.574
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.013
0.013
Johnny Sain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.058
0.058
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.151
0.151
Johnny Sain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.197
0.197
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.294
0.294
Johnny Sain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Pedro Borbon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Johnny Sain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.249
0.249
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
50.3
Johnny Sain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
69
48.36
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 600 PA
7
25.15
Johnny Sain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
101
70.79
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 600 PA
21
75.45
Johnny Sain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
167
117.06
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 600 PA
6.82
24.49
Johnny Sain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65.11
45.63
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.59
Johnny Sain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
1.4
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.59
Johnny Sain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
16.82
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Sain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 600 PA
44
158.08
Johnny Sain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
14.02
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 600 PA
3.8
3.8
Johnny Sain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42.8
42.8
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.02
0.02
Johnny Sain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.2
1.2
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 600 PA
9
32.34
Johnny Sain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56
39.25
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Sain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Borbon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.19
Johnny Sain
Career
Per 600 PA
25
17.52
Pedro Borbon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.59
Johnny Sain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Sain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Borbon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.59
Johnny Sain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Borbon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Johnny Sain
Career
Per 600 PA