Pedro Borbon vs. Fred Smith — Career Comparison

Pedro Borbon
Baby BoomersD.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Fred Smith
Pre-GenerationalWisconsinThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Fred Smith 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. Fred Smith posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.85 and WHIP 1.336 compared to 3.52 and 1.395 for Pedro Borbon. By the career numbers, Fred Smith had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Pedro Borbon and Fred Smith

Pedro Borbon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Pedro Borbon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
593
5.2
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
1.9
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.04
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.95
Pedro Borbon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
0.6
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.21
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.34
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.74
Pedro Borbon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.89
63.89
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
22.22
22.22
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.53
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pedro Borbon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
0.7
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.11
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 9 Innings
401
3.52
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
2.85
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.52
3.52
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.85
2.85
Pedro Borbon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.76
3.76
Pedro Borbon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.82
3.82
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.274
0.274
Pedro Borbon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3080
27
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
256
27
Pedro Borbon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1026.2
9
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
85.1
9
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1098
9.63
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
9.49
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.63
9.63
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.49
9.49
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.55
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.32
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.55
0.55
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.32
0.32
Pedro Borbon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.17
0.17
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
251
2.2
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
2.53
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
0.73
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Pedro Borbon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.2
2.2
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.53
2.53
Pedro Borbon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
409
3.59
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
2
Pedro Borbon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.59
3.59
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.69
0.69
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.06
1.06
Pedro Borbon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.643
0.643
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.504
0.504
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.21
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.25
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.42
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.06
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Pedro Borbon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4326
37.92
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
356
37.55
Pedro Borbon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
278
2.44
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.95
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
436
3.82
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
4.64
Pedro Borbon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.82
3.82
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.64
4.64
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
0.72
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.39
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Pedro Borbon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.81
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pedro Borbon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.314
1.314
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.336
1.336
Pedro Borbon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3920
34.36
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
328
34.59
Pedro Borbon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.74
0.74
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.44
2.44
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.284
0.284
Pedro Borbon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.92
37.92
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.55
37.55

Fielding Stats for Pedro Borbon and Fred Smith

Pedro Borbon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Pedro Borbon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
593
5.2
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
1.91
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.04
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.95
Pedro Borbon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3078
27
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
255
27
Pedro Borbon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1026
9
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
9
Pedro Borbon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
54
0.47
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.64
Pedro Borbon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
152
1.33
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
2.65
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.14
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.21
Pedro Borbon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
222
1.95
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
3.49
Pedro Borbon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
206
1.81
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
3.28
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.79
92.79
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.94
93.94
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.347
0.347
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.722
1.722
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Pedro Borbon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.07
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Pedro Borbon and Fred Smith

Pedro Borbon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Pedro Borbon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
593
2130.54
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
18
372.41
Pedro Borbon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
167
600
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
29
600
Pedro Borbon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
156
560.48
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
28
579.31
Pedro Borbon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.107
0.107
Pedro Borbon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.472
0.472
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Pedro Borbon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
114.97
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
3
62.07
Pedro Borbon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
107.78
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
3
62.07
Pedro Borbon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.19
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Borbon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.19
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Borbon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.063
0.063
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Borbon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.62
23.79
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.38
7.87
Pedro Borbon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
122.16
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
3
62.07
Pedro Borbon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
122.16
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
3
62.07
Pedro Borbon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.215
0.215
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.107
0.107
Pedro Borbon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.218
0.218
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.107
0.107
Pedro Borbon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.433
0.433
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
Pedro Borbon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.013
0.013
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Borbon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.151
0.151
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.075
0.075
Pedro Borbon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.294
0.294
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Pedro Borbon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Pedro Borbon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
50.3
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20.69
Pedro Borbon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
25.15
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20.69
Pedro Borbon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
75.45
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
41.38
Pedro Borbon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.82
24.49
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.67
-13.91
Pedro Borbon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.59
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Borbon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.59
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
44
158.08
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
165.52
Pedro Borbon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.8
3.8
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
3.63
3.63
Pedro Borbon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.02
0.02
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Borbon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
32.34
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20.69
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 600 PA
2
7.19
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.59
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
20.69
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.59
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
20.69
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100