Pedro Borbon vs. Jim Shaw — Career Comparison

Pedro Borbon
Baby BoomersD.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Jim Shaw
Lost GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Jim Shaw 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. Jim Shaw posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.07 and WHIP 1.333 compared to 3.52 and 1.395 for Pedro Borbon. By the career numbers, Jim Shaw had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Pedro Borbon and Jim Shaw

Pedro Borbon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Jim Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Pedro Borbon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
593
5.2
Jim Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
287
1.61
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.04
Jim Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
193
1.09
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
0.6
Jim Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
84
0.47
Pedro Borbon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.34
Jim Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
98
0.55
Pedro Borbon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.89
63.89
Jim Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.15
46.15
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Jim Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67.25
67.25
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
0.54
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.1
Pedro Borbon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
0.7
Jim Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.1
Pedro Borbon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
401
3.52
Jim Shaw
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
546
3.07
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.52
3.52
Jim Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.07
3.07
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.6
3.6
Jim Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.28
3.28
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.82
3.82
Jim Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Jim Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.246
0.246
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 9 Innings
3080
27
Jim Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4801
27
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1026.2
9
Jim Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1600.1
9
Pedro Borbon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1098
9.63
Jim Shaw
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1446
8.13
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.63
9.63
Jim Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.13
8.13
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.55
Jim Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.16
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.55
0.55
Jim Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.11
0.11
Jim Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Pedro Borbon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
251
2.2
Jim Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
688
3.87
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
0.73
Jim Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Pedro Borbon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.2
2.2
Jim Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.87
3.87
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 9 Innings
409
3.59
Jim Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
767
4.31
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.59
3.59
Jim Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.31
4.31
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.69
0.69
Jim Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.67
2.67
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.643
0.643
Jim Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.909
0.909
Pedro Borbon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.21
Jim Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.33
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.25
Jim Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.13
Pedro Borbon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.06
Jim Shaw
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.04
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4326
37.92
Jim Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6584
37.03
Pedro Borbon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
278
2.44
Jim Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
0.38
Pedro Borbon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
436
3.82
Jim Shaw
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
674
3.79
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.82
3.82
Jim Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.79
3.79
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
0.72
Jim Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.39
Jim Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Pedro Borbon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.81
Jim Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pedro Borbon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.314
1.314
Jim Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.334
1.334
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3920
34.36
Jim Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5872
33.02
Pedro Borbon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.74
0.74
Jim Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.35
2.35
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Jim Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.279
0.279
Pedro Borbon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.92
37.92
Jim Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.03
37.03

Fielding Stats for Pedro Borbon and Jim Shaw

Pedro Borbon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Jim Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Pedro Borbon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
593
5.2
Jim Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
287
Pedro Borbon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.04
Jim Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Pedro Borbon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3078
27
Jim Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Pedro Borbon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1026
9
Jim Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
0.47
Jim Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
71
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
1.33
Jim Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
330
Pedro Borbon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.14
Jim Shaw
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
222
1.95
Jim Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
430
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
206
1.81
Jim Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
401
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.79
92.79
Jim Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
93.26
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.347
0.347
Jim Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.397
Pedro Borbon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.67
0.67
Jim Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.07
Jim Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Pedro Borbon and Jim Shaw

Pedro Borbon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Jim Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Pedro Borbon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
593
2130.54
Jim Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
287
303.17
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 600 PA
167
600
Jim Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
568
600
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
156
560.48
Jim Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
528
557.75
Pedro Borbon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Jim Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0.163
0.163
Pedro Borbon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.472
0.472
Jim Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0.454
0.454
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
32
114.97
Jim Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
86
90.85
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
30
107.78
Jim Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
62
65.49
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 600 PA
2
7.19
Jim Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15.85
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5.28
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4.23
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 600 PA
2
7.19
Jim Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
25.35
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.063
0.063
Jim Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.279
0.279
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.047
0.047
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 600 PA
6.62
23.79
Jim Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25.55
26.99
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 600 PA
34
122.16
Jim Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
123
129.93
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
34
122.16
Jim Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
104
109.86
Pedro Borbon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.215
0.215
Jim Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0.191
0.191
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.218
0.218
Jim Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Pedro Borbon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.433
0.433
Jim Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0.424
0.424
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.013
0.013
Jim Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.07
0.07
Pedro Borbon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.151
0.151
Jim Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0.144
0.144
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.294
0.294
Jim Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.319
0.319
Pedro Borbon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Jim Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0.245
0.245
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
50.3
Jim Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
31
32.75
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
25.15
Jim Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
23.24
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
21
75.45
Jim Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
49
51.76
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6.82
24.49
Jim Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18.44
19.48
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.59
Jim Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
2.11
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.59
Jim Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16.9
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Borbon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
158.08
Jim Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
189
199.65
Pedro Borbon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.8
3.8
Jim Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
3.01
3.01
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.02
0.02
Jim Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
0.08
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
32.34
Jim Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
23.24
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 600 PA
2
7.19
Jim Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Pedro Borbon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.59
Jim Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Borbon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.59
Jim Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Borbon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Jim Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA