Joe Borden vs. Fred McGriff — Career Comparison

Joe Borden
Greatest GenerationAlabamaThrows RightNorth AmericaBirmingham Black BaronsNegro American LeagueThird Baseman
Fred McGriff
Baby BoomersFloridaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueHall of FameFirst BasemanSilver SluggerAll-Star

Looking at the career totals, Joe Borden and Fred McGriff are closely matched on the surface stats. Fred McGriff posted stronger numbers in OPS (.896 vs .869) and slugging (.509 vs .462). Joe Borden had the advantage in on-base percentage (.407 vs .387). By the career numbers, Fred McGriff had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Joe Borden and Fred McGriff

Joe Borden
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Fred McGriff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Joe Borden
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
235.71
Fred McGriff
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2460
145.08
Joe Borden
Career
Per 600 PA
28
600
Fred McGriff
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10174
600
Joe Borden
Career
Per 600 PAverified
26
557.14
Fred McGriff
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8757
516.43
Joe Borden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.385
0.385
Fred McGriff
Career
Per 600 PA
0.284
0.284
Joe Borden
Career
Per 600 PA
0.875
0.875
Fred McGriff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.89
0.89
Joe Borden
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
214.29
Fred McGriff
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2490
146.84
Joe Borden
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
171.43
Fred McGriff
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1532
90.35
Joe Borden
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
42.86
Fred McGriff
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
441
26.01
Joe Borden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred McGriff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
1.42
Joe Borden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred McGriff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
493
29.07
Joe Borden
Career
Per 600 PA
2
42.86
Fred McGriff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
958
56.5
Joe Borden
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Fred McGriff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.385
0.385
Joe Borden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred McGriff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.056
0.056
Joe Borden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred McGriff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Joe Borden
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4.71
100.97
Fred McGriff
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1696.1
100.03
Joe Borden
Career
Per 600 PA
12
257.14
Fred McGriff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4458
262.91
Joe Borden
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
235.71
Fred McGriff
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3834
226.11
Joe Borden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.407
0.407
Fred McGriff
Career
Per 600 PA
0.377
0.377
Joe Borden
Career
Per 600 PA
0.462
0.462
Fred McGriff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.509
0.509
Joe Borden
Career
Per 600 PA
0.869
0.869
Fred McGriff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.886
0.886
Joe Borden
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Fred McGriff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
Joe Borden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.299
0.299
Fred McGriff
Career
Per 600 PA
0.297
0.297
Joe Borden
Career
Per 600 PA
0.813
0.813
Fred McGriff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.899
0.899
Joe Borden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.385
0.385
Fred McGriff
Career
Per 600 PA
0.31
0.31
Joe Borden
Career
Per 600 PA
1
21.43
Fred McGriff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1349
79.56
Joe Borden
Career
Per 600 PA
1
21.43
Fred McGriff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1550
91.41
Joe Borden
Career
Per 600 PA
2
42.86
Fred McGriff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2406
141.89
Joe Borden
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5.26
112.74
Fred McGriff
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1672.72
98.65
Joe Borden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred McGriff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
2.3
Joe Borden
Career
Per 600 PA
1
21.43
Fred McGriff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1305
76.96
Joe Borden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred McGriff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
171
10.08
Joe Borden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Fred McGriff
Career
Per 600 PA
1882
110.99
Joe Borden
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred McGriff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.41
5.41
Joe Borden
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred McGriff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.69
0.69
Joe Borden
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
21.43
Fred McGriff
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
0.12
Joe Borden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred McGriff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
71
4.19
Joe Borden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Fred McGriff
Career
Per 600 PA
226
13.33
Joe Borden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred McGriff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72
4.25
Joe Borden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred McGriff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
2.24
Joe Borden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred McGriff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
110
6.49
Joe Borden
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred McGriff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65.45
65.45

Fielding Stats for Joe Borden and Fred McGriff

Joe Borden
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Fred McGriff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Joe Borden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.52
Fred McGriff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2239
1.04
Joe Borden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.11
Fred McGriff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2223
1.03
Joe Borden
Career
Per 9 Innings
195
27
Fred McGriff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58206
27
Joe Borden
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
9
Fred McGriff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19402
9
Joe Borden
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.97
Fred McGriff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18985
8.81
Joe Borden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.83
Fred McGriff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1447
0.67
Joe Borden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.42
Fred McGriff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
167
0.08
Joe Borden
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
2.22
Fred McGriff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20599
9.56
Joe Borden
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
1.8
Fred McGriff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20432
9.48
Joe Borden
Career
Per 9 Innings
81.25
81.25
Fred McGriff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.19
99.19
Joe Borden
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.182
1.182
Fred McGriff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.126
9.126
Joe Borden
Career
Per 9 Innings
72.73
72.73
Fred McGriff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.29
99.29
Joe Borden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred McGriff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1775
0.82
Joe Borden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred McGriff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Borden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred McGriff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Borden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred McGriff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Borden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred McGriff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0