Hank Borowy vs. Joe Corbett — Career Comparison

Hank Borowy
Greatest GenerationNew JerseyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Joe Corbett
Pre-GenerationalCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Hank Borowy built a career as a starting pitcher and Joe Corbett as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Joe Corbett posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.42 and WHIP 1.430 compared to 3.5 and 1.330 for Hank Borowy. By the career numbers, Joe Corbett had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Hank Borowy and Joe Corbett

Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Joe Corbett
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
314
1.65
Joe Corbett
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
1.16
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
214
1.12
Joe Corbett
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
1.07
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
108
0.57
Joe Corbett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.6
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
0.43
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.34
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 9 Innings
56.84
56.84
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
64
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 9 Innings
68.15
68.15
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.94
91.94
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
94
0.49
Joe Corbett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
0.97
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.08
Joe Corbett
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.04
Joe Corbett
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 9 Innings
668
3.5
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
183
3.42
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.5
3.5
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.42
3.42
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.52
3.52
Joe Corbett
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.86
3.86
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.11
4.11
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.58
3.58
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Joe Corbett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.259
0.259
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5151
27
Joe Corbett
Career
Per 9 Innings
1445
27
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1717
9
Joe Corbett
Career
Per 9 Innings
481.2
9
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1660
8.7
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
497
9.29
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.7
8.7
Joe Corbett
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.29
9.29
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 9 Innings
108
0.57
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.13
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.57
0.57
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.34
0.34
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
623
3.27
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
192
3.59
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Corbett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.27
3.27
Joe Corbett
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.59
3.59
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
690
3.62
Joe Corbett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
248
4.63
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.62
3.62
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.63
4.63
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.2
2.2
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.765
0.765
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.914
0.914
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.18
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.32
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.04
Joe Corbett
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.67
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7265
38.08
Joe Corbett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2145
40.08
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.28
Joe Corbett
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.09
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
769
4.03
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
287
5.36
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.03
4.03
Joe Corbett
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.36
5.36
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Corbett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Corbett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Corbett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.33
1.33
Joe Corbett
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.43
1.43
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6635
34.78
Joe Corbett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1917
35.82
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.45
2.45
Joe Corbett
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.63
4.63
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.266
0.266
Joe Corbett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.295
0.295
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.08
38.08
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.08
40.08

Fielding Stats for Hank Borowy and Joe Corbett

Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
Joe Corbett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
314
Joe Corbett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
1.24
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.25
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1506
27
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
502
9
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
85
Joe Corbett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.68
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
350
Joe Corbett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
116
2.08
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
Joe Corbett
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.48
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
446
Joe Corbett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
181
3.25
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
435
Joe Corbett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
154
2.76
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.53
Joe Corbett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.08
85.08
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.385
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.232
2.232
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20.29
20.29
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
Joe Corbett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.05
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Corbett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Corbett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Corbett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Corbett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Hank Borowy and Joe Corbett

Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Joe Corbett
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
316
293.5
Joe Corbett
Career
Per 600 PA
72
181.51
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
646
600
Joe Corbett
Career
Per 600 PA
238
600
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
571
530.34
Joe Corbett
Career
Per 600 PAverified
230
579.83
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.173
0.173
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.235
0.235
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.498
0.498
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.579
0.579
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
99
91.95
Joe Corbett
Career
Per 600 PAverified
54
136.13
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
71
65.94
Joe Corbett
Career
Per 600 PAverified
41
103.36
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
20.43
Joe Corbett
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
27.73
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
5.57
Joe Corbett
Career
Per 600 PA
2
5.04
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Corbett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
26.01
Joe Corbett
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
32.77
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.283
0.283
Joe Corbett
Career
Per 600 PA
0.241
0.241
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Corbett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Corbett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27.23
25.29
Joe Corbett
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18.29
46.1
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
133
123.53
Joe Corbett
Career
Per 600 PAverified
69
173.95
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
128
118.89
Joe Corbett
Career
Per 600 PAverified
61
153.78
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.213
0.213
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.257
0.257
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.233
0.233
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.446
0.446
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.557
0.557
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.065
0.065
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.191
0.191
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.335
0.335
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.455
0.455
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.229
0.229
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
39.94
Joe Corbett
Career
Per 600 PAverified
32
80.67
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
48
44.58
Joe Corbett
Career
Per 600 PAverified
32
80.67
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
91
84.52
Joe Corbett
Career
Per 600 PAverified
64
161.34
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22.67
21.05
Joe Corbett
Career
Per 600 PAverified
19.92
50.23
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.93
Joe Corbett
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.52
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
26.01
Joe Corbett
Career
Per 600 PA
6
15.13
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Corbett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 600 PA
138
128.17
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
70.59
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 600 PA
4.68
4.68
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.5
8.5
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
42.72
Joe Corbett
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.52
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Corbett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 600 PA
12
11.15
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
10.08
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Corbett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
10.08
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100