Pedro Borbon vs. Herb Smith — Career Comparison

Pedro Borbon
Baby BoomersD.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Herb Smith
Greatest GenerationGeorgiaNorth AmericaBaltimore Black SoxNegro National League IIStarting Pitcher

Herb 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. Herb Smith posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.06 and WHIP 1.330 compared to 3.52 and 1.395 for Pedro Borbon. By the career numbers, Herb Smith had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Pedro Borbon and Herb Smith

Pedro Borbon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Herb Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Pedro Borbon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
593
5.2
Herb Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
1.46
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.04
Herb Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
1.06
Pedro Borbon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
69
0.6
Herb Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.73
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.34
Herb Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.27
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 9 Innings
63.89
63.89
Herb Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73.33
73.33
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Herb Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72.73
72.73
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.6
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.13
Pedro Borbon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
0.7
Herb Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 9 Innings
401
3.52
Herb Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
3.06
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.52
3.52
Herb Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.06
3.06
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.6
3.6
Herb Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.17
3.17
Pedro Borbon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.82
3.82
Herb Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.33
4.33
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Herb Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.228
0.228
Pedro Borbon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3080
27
Herb Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
406
27
Pedro Borbon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1026.2
9
Herb Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
135.1
9
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1098
9.63
Herb Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
114
7.58
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.63
9.63
Herb Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.58
7.58
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.55
Herb Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.33
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.55
0.55
Herb Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.33
0.33
Pedro Borbon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Herb Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.23
0.23
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
251
2.2
Herb Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
66
4.39
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
0.73
Herb Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Pedro Borbon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.2
2.2
Herb Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.39
4.39
Pedro Borbon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
409
3.59
Herb Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
3.26
Pedro Borbon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.59
3.59
Herb Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.26
3.26
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.69
0.69
Herb Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.23
2.23
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.643
0.643
Herb Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.85
0.85
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.21
Herb Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.25
Herb Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.33
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.06
Herb Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Pedro Borbon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4326
37.92
Herb Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
591
39.3
Pedro Borbon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
278
2.44
Herb Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.33
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
436
3.82
Herb Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
3.86
Pedro Borbon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.82
3.82
Herb Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.86
3.86
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
0.72
Herb Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
1.26
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.39
Herb Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Pedro Borbon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.81
Herb Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.8
Pedro Borbon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.314
1.314
Herb Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.33
1.33
Pedro Borbon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3920
34.36
Herb Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
501
33.32
Pedro Borbon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.74
0.74
Herb Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.64
2.64
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Herb Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.244
0.244
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.92
37.92
Herb Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.3
39.3

Fielding Stats for Pedro Borbon and Herb Smith

Pedro Borbon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Herb Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Pedro Borbon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
593
5.2
Herb Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
1.47
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.04
Herb Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
1.1
Pedro Borbon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3078
27
Herb Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
442
27
Pedro Borbon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1026
9
Herb Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
147.1
9
Pedro Borbon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
0.47
Herb Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.31
Pedro Borbon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
152
1.33
Herb Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
2.69
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.14
Herb Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.31
Pedro Borbon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
222
1.95
Herb Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
3.3
Pedro Borbon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
206
1.81
Herb Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
2.99
Pedro Borbon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.79
92.79
Herb Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.74
90.74
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.347
0.347
Herb Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.042
2.042
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Herb Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
75
Pedro Borbon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.07
Herb Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Pedro Borbon and Herb Smith

Pedro Borbon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Herb Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Pedro Borbon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
593
2130.54
Herb Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
26
251.61
Pedro Borbon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
167
600
Herb Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
62
600
Pedro Borbon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
156
560.48
Herb Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
44
425.81
Pedro Borbon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Herb Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.472
0.472
Herb Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.637
0.637
Pedro Borbon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
114.97
Herb Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
8
77.42
Pedro Borbon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
107.78
Herb Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
7
67.74
Pedro Borbon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
7.19
Herb Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.68
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Borbon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
7.19
Herb Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.68
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.063
0.063
Herb Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Borbon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6.62
23.79
Herb Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3.57
34.55
Pedro Borbon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
122.16
Herb Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
9
87.1
Pedro Borbon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
34
122.16
Herb Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
164.52
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.215
0.215
Herb Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.321
0.321
Pedro Borbon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.218
0.218
Herb Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.205
0.205
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.433
0.433
Herb Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.525
0.525
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.013
0.013
Herb Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.023
0.023
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.151
0.151
Herb Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.196
0.196
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.294
0.294
Herb Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Pedro Borbon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Herb Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Pedro Borbon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
50.3
Herb Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
58.06
Pedro Borbon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
25.15
Herb Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
48.39
Pedro Borbon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
75.45
Herb Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
106.45
Pedro Borbon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6.82
24.49
Herb Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4.66
45.1
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.59
Herb Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.68
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.59
Herb Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
77.42
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 600 PA
44
158.08
Herb Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Pedro Borbon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.8
3.8
Herb Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Pedro Borbon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.02
0.02
Herb Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 600 PA
9
32.34
Herb Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
87.1
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 600 PA
2
7.19
Herb Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Pedro Borbon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.59
Herb Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Borbon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.59
Herb Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Borbon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Herb Smith
Career
Per 600 PA