Joe Borden vs. Cliff Carter — Career Comparison

Joe Borden
Pre-GenerationalNew JerseyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Cliff Carter
Lost GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightNorth AmericaHarrisburg GiantsEastern Colored LeagueStarting Pitcher

Cliff Carter built a career as a starting pitcher and Joe Borden as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Joe Borden posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.56 and WHIP 1.273 compared to 4.79 and 1.506 for Cliff Carter. By the career numbers, Joe Borden had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joe Borden and Cliff Carter

Joe Borden
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Joe Borden
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
1.14
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
1.44
Joe Borden
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.98
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
1.12
Joe Borden
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.41
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.62
Joe Borden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.51
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.56
Joe Borden
Career
Per 9 Innings
44.83
44.83
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.54
52.54
Joe Borden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86.11
86.11
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
77.78
77.78
Joe Borden
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.73
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.78
Joe Borden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.13
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Joe Borden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Borden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
2.56
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
239
4.79
Joe Borden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.56
2.56
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.79
4.79
Joe Borden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.94
2.94
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.23
4.23
Joe Borden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.49
3.49
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.89
3.89
Joe Borden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.255
0.255
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.281
0.281
Joe Borden
Career
Per 9 Innings
853
27
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1347
27
Joe Borden
Career
Per 9 Innings
284.1
9
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
449
9
Joe Borden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
304
9.62
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
500
10.02
Joe Borden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.62
9.62
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.02
10.02
Joe Borden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.13
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.32
Joe Borden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Joe Borden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.22
0.22
Joe Borden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
1.84
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
176
3.53
Joe Borden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Borden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.84
1.84
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.53
3.53
Joe Borden
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
1.36
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
186
3.73
Joe Borden
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.36
1.36
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.73
3.73
Joe Borden
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.19
1.19
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.58
2.58
Joe Borden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.355
0.355
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.806
0.806
Joe Borden
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.7
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.38
Joe Borden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.24
Joe Borden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Borden
Career
Per 9 Innings
1249
39.53
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2023
40.55
Joe Borden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.19
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.18
Joe Borden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
185
5.86
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
307
6.15
Joe Borden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.86
5.86
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.15
6.15
Joe Borden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
1.16
Joe Borden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Borden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.68
Joe Borden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.273
1.273
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.506
1.506
Joe Borden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1191
37.7
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1777
35.62
Joe Borden
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.14
5.14
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.26
4.26
Joe Borden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.262
0.262
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.307
0.307
Joe Borden
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.53
39.53
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.55
40.55

Fielding Stats for Joe Borden and Cliff Carter

Joe Borden
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Joe Borden
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
1.38
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
1.46
Joe Borden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
1.11
Joe Borden
Career
Per 9 Innings
1020
27
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1388
27
Joe Borden
Career
Per 9 Innings
340
9
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
462.2
9
Joe Borden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.58
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.08
Joe Borden
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
1.22
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
2.12
Joe Borden
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.85
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.29
Joe Borden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
2.65
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
128
2.49
Joe Borden
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
1.8
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
2.2
Joe Borden
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
68
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.28
88.28
Joe Borden
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.308
1.308
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.507
1.507
Joe Borden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
76
Joe Borden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Joe Borden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Borden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Borden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Borden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Borden and Cliff Carter

Joe Borden
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Joe Borden
Career
Per 600 PA
39
153.95
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
85
240.57
Joe Borden
Career
Per 600 PA
152
600
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
212
600
Joe Borden
Career
Per 600 PAverified
149
588.16
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
192
543.4
Joe Borden
Career
Per 600 PA
0.188
0.188
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.281
0.281
Joe Borden
Career
Per 600 PA
0.418
0.418
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.668
0.668
Joe Borden
Career
Per 600 PA
28
110.53
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
152.83
Joe Borden
Career
Per 600 PA
25
98.68
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
133.02
Joe Borden
Career
Per 600 PA
3
11.84
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
19.81
Joe Borden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Borden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Borden
Career
Per 600 PA
3
11.84
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
19.81
Joe Borden
Career
Per 600 PA
0.107
0.107
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Joe Borden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Borden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Borden
Career
Per 600 PA
6.09
24.04
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20.24
57.28
Joe Borden
Career
Per 600 PA
31
122.37
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
61
172.64
Joe Borden
Career
Per 600 PA
31
122.37
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67
189.62
Joe Borden
Career
Per 600 PA
0.204
0.204
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.327
0.327
Joe Borden
Career
Per 600 PA
0.208
0.208
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.318
0.318
Joe Borden
Career
Per 600 PA
0.412
0.412
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.645
0.645
Joe Borden
Career
Per 600 PA
0.02
0.02
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.036
0.036
Joe Borden
Career
Per 600 PA
0.144
0.144
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.227
0.227
Joe Borden
Career
Per 600 PA
0.281
0.281
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.536
0.536
Joe Borden
Career
Per 600 PA
0.193
0.193
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.287
0.287
Joe Borden
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
86.84
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
67.92
Joe Borden
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
31.58
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
25.47
Joe Borden
Career
Per 600 PAverified
30
118.42
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
93.4
Joe Borden
Career
Per 600 PA
5.85
23.08
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24.56
69.51
Joe Borden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Borden
Career
Per 600 PA
3
11.84
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
36.79
Joe Borden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Borden
Career
Per 600 PA
4
15.79
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
11.32
Joe Borden
Career
Per 600 PA
38
38
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
53
Joe Borden
Career
Per 600 PA
0.75
0.75
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.25
3.25
Joe Borden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
19.81
Joe Borden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Borden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Borden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Borden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Borden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Borden
Career
Per 600 PA
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 600 PA