Pedro Borbon vs. Mike Smithson — Career Comparison

Pedro Borbon
Baby BoomersD.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Mike Smithson
Baby BoomersTennesseeThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Mike Smithson 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. Pedro Borbon led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 179 vs 133), home run suppression (HR9+ 98 vs 71), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 101 vs 87). Mike Smithson held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 86 vs 68). Role difference aside, Pedro Borbon holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Pedro Borbon and Mike Smithson

Pedro Borbon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Pedro Borbon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
593
5.2
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 9 Innings
240
1.59
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.04
Mike Smithson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
204
1.35
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
0.6
Mike Smithson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
76
0.5
Pedro Borbon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.34
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 9 Innings
86
0.57
Pedro Borbon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.89
63.89
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.91
46.91
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Mike Smithson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
85
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Smithson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.27
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Smithson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.04
Pedro Borbon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
0.7
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Pedro Borbon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
401
3.52
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 9 Innings
690
4.58
Pedro Borbon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.52
3.52
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.58
4.58
Pedro Borbon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.46
4.46
Pedro Borbon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.82
3.82
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.54
4.54
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Mike Smithson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.277
0.277
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 9 Innings
3080
27
Mike Smithson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4069
27
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1026.2
9
Mike Smithson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1356.1
9
Pedro Borbon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1098
9.63
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1473
9.77
Pedro Borbon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.63
9.63
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.77
9.77
Pedro Borbon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.55
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 9 Innings
168
1.11
Pedro Borbon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.55
0.55
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.11
1.11
Pedro Borbon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.7
0.7
Pedro Borbon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
251
2.2
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 9 Innings
383
2.54
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
0.73
Mike Smithson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.17
Pedro Borbon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.2
2.2
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.54
2.54
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 9 Innings
409
3.59
Mike Smithson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
731
4.85
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.59
3.59
Mike Smithson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.85
4.85
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.69
0.69
Mike Smithson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.05
3.05
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.643
0.643
Mike Smithson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.821
0.821
Pedro Borbon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.21
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.29
Pedro Borbon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.25
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
0.48
Pedro Borbon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.06
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.09
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 9 Innings
4326
37.92
Mike Smithson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5861
38.89
Pedro Borbon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
278
2.44
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.13
Pedro Borbon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
436
3.82
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 9 Innings
745
4.94
Pedro Borbon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.82
3.82
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.94
4.94
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
0.72
Mike Smithson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.25
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.39
Mike Smithson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
0.29
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.81
Mike Smithson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
105
0.7
Pedro Borbon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.314
1.314
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.368
1.368
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 9 Innings
3920
34.36
Mike Smithson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5324
35.33
Pedro Borbon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.74
0.74
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.1
3.1
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Mike Smithson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.295
0.295
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.92
37.92
Mike Smithson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.89
38.89

Fielding Stats for Pedro Borbon and Mike Smithson

Pedro Borbon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Pedro Borbon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
593
5.2
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 9 Innings
240
1.59
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.04
Mike Smithson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
204
1.35
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 9 Innings
3078
27
Mike Smithson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4069
27
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1026
9
Mike Smithson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1356.1
9
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
0.47
Mike Smithson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
0.57
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
1.33
Mike Smithson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
168
1.11
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.14
Mike Smithson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.08
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
222
1.95
Mike Smithson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
266
1.77
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
206
1.81
Mike Smithson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
254
1.69
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.79
92.79
Mike Smithson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.49
95.49
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.347
0.347
Mike Smithson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.058
1.058
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Mike Smithson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
85
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.07
Mike Smithson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.11
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Pedro Borbon and Mike Smithson

Pedro Borbon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 600 PA
8
Pedro Borbon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
593
2130.54
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 600 PA
240
Pedro Borbon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
167
600
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Pedro Borbon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
156
560.48
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Pedro Borbon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 600 PA
Pedro Borbon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.472
0.472
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 600 PA
Pedro Borbon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
114.97
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Pedro Borbon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
107.78
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Pedro Borbon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.19
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Pedro Borbon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.19
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Pedro Borbon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.063
0.063
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 600 PA
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 600 PA
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 600 PA
Pedro Borbon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.62
23.79
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 600 PA
Pedro Borbon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
122.16
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Pedro Borbon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
122.16
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Pedro Borbon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.215
0.215
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 600 PA
Pedro Borbon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.218
0.218
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 600 PA
Pedro Borbon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.433
0.433
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 600 PA
Pedro Borbon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.013
0.013
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 600 PA
Pedro Borbon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.151
0.151
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 600 PA
Pedro Borbon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.294
0.294
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 600 PA
Pedro Borbon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 600 PA
Pedro Borbon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
50.3
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Pedro Borbon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
25.15
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Pedro Borbon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
75.45
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Pedro Borbon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.82
24.49
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 600 PA
Pedro Borbon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.59
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Pedro Borbon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.59
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 600 PA
44
158.08
Mike Smithson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Pedro Borbon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.8
3.8
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 600 PA
Pedro Borbon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.02
0.02
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 600 PA
Pedro Borbon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
32.34
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 600 PA
2
7.19
Mike Smithson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Pedro Borbon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.59
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Pedro Borbon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.59
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Pedro Borbon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 600 PA