Joe Borden vs. Jim McGlothlin — Career Comparison

Joe Borden
Pre-GenerationalNew JerseyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Jim McGlothlin
Silent GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCalifornia AngelsAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Jim McGlothlin 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 3.61 and 1.304 for Jim McGlothlin. 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 Jim McGlothlin

Joe Borden
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Joe Borden
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
1.14
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
256
1.77
Joe Borden
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.98
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
201
1.39
Joe Borden
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.41
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
0.46
Joe Borden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.51
Jim McGlothlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
77
0.53
Joe Borden
Career
Per 9 Innings
44.83
44.83
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.53
46.53
Joe Borden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86.11
86.11
Jim McGlothlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
78.52
78.52
Joe Borden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.73
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
0.25
Joe Borden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.13
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.08
Joe Borden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Joe Borden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
2.56
Jim McGlothlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
522
3.61
Joe Borden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.56
2.56
Jim McGlothlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.61
3.61
Joe Borden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.94
2.94
Jim McGlothlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.6
3.6
Joe Borden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.49
3.49
Jim McGlothlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.18
4.18
Joe Borden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.255
0.255
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.253
0.253
Joe Borden
Career
Per 9 Innings
853
27
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3901
27
Joe Borden
Career
Per 9 Innings
284.1
9
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1300.1
9
Joe Borden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
304
9.62
Jim McGlothlin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1247
8.63
Joe Borden
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.62
9.62
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.63
8.63
Joe Borden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.13
Jim McGlothlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
125
0.87
Joe Borden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Jim McGlothlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.87
0.87
Joe Borden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Jim McGlothlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.49
0.49
Joe Borden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
1.84
Jim McGlothlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
418
2.89
Joe Borden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim McGlothlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.21
Joe Borden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.84
1.84
Jim McGlothlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.89
2.89
Joe Borden
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
1.36
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
709
4.91
Joe Borden
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.36
1.36
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.91
4.91
Joe Borden
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.19
1.19
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.77
2.77
Joe Borden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.355
0.355
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.867
0.867
Joe Borden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.7
Jim McGlothlin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.34
Joe Borden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim McGlothlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.17
Joe Borden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim McGlothlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Joe Borden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1249
39.53
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5424
37.54
Joe Borden
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.19
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
0.19
Joe Borden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
185
5.86
Jim McGlothlin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
580
4.01
Joe Borden
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.86
5.86
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.01
4.01
Joe Borden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim McGlothlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.21
Joe Borden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim McGlothlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.1
Joe Borden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.08
Joe Borden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.273
1.273
Jim McGlothlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.28
1.28
Joe Borden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1191
37.7
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4935
34.16
Joe Borden
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.14
5.14
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.27
2.27
Joe Borden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.262
0.262
Jim McGlothlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.274
0.274
Joe Borden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.53
39.53
Jim McGlothlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.54
37.54

Fielding Stats for Joe Borden and Jim McGlothlin

Joe Borden
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Joe Borden
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
1.38
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
256
1.77
Joe Borden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
201
1.39
Joe Borden
Career
Per 9 Innings
1020
27
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3903
27
Joe Borden
Career
Per 9 Innings
340
9
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1301
9
Joe Borden
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.58
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
0.68
Joe Borden
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
1.22
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
243
1.68
Joe Borden
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.85
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.11
Joe Borden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
2.65
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
358
2.48
Joe Borden
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
1.8
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
342
2.37
Joe Borden
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
68
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.53
95.53
Joe Borden
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.308
1.308
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.336
1.336
Joe Borden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78.52
78.52
Joe Borden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.17
Joe Borden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim McGlothlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Borden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim McGlothlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Borden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim McGlothlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Borden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim McGlothlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Borden and Jim McGlothlin

Joe Borden
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Joe Borden
Career
Per 600 PA
39
153.95
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
256
355.56
Joe Borden
Career
Per 600 PA
152
600
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
432
600
Joe Borden
Career
Per 600 PAverified
149
588.16
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
380
527.78
Joe Borden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Jim McGlothlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.126
0.126
Joe Borden
Career
Per 600 PA
0.418
0.418
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.426
0.426
Joe Borden
Career
Per 600 PAverified
28
110.53
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
48
66.67
Joe Borden
Career
Per 600 PAverified
25
98.68
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
45.83
Joe Borden
Career
Per 600 PA
3
11.84
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
12.5
Joe Borden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
4.17
Joe Borden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
4.17
Joe Borden
Career
Per 600 PA
3
11.84
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
20.83
Joe Borden
Career
Per 600 PA
0.107
0.107
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.313
0.313
Joe Borden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
Joe Borden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.063
0.063
Joe Borden
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6.09
24.04
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15.12
21
Joe Borden
Career
Per 600 PAverified
31
122.37
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
72
100
Joe Borden
Career
Per 600 PAverified
31
122.37
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
72
100
Joe Borden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.204
0.204
Jim McGlothlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.178
0.178
Joe Borden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.208
0.208
Jim McGlothlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.19
0.19
Joe Borden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.412
0.412
Jim McGlothlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.368
0.368
Joe Borden
Career
Per 600 PA
0.02
0.02
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.063
0.063
Joe Borden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.144
0.144
Jim McGlothlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.128
0.128
Joe Borden
Career
Per 600 PA
0.281
0.281
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.288
0.288
Joe Borden
Career
Per 600 PA
0.193
0.193
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Joe Borden
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
86.84
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
37.5
Joe Borden
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
31.58
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
20.83
Joe Borden
Career
Per 600 PAverified
30
118.42
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
39
54.17
Joe Borden
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5.85
23.08
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6.37
8.85
Joe Borden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim McGlothlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Borden
Career
Per 600 PA
3
11.84
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
33.33
Joe Borden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim McGlothlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Borden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
15.79
Jim McGlothlin
Career
Per 600 PA
163
226.39
Joe Borden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
38
Jim McGlothlin
Career
Per 600 PA
2.65
2.65
Joe Borden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.75
0.75
Jim McGlothlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Joe Borden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
38.89
Joe Borden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim McGlothlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Borden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jim McGlothlin
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.39
Joe Borden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim McGlothlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Borden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim McGlothlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Borden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim McGlothlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Borden
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim McGlothlin
Career
Per 600 PA