Hank Borowy vs. Joe Cowley — Career Comparison

Hank Borowy
Greatest GenerationNew JerseyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Joe Cowley
Baby BoomersKentuckyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

On the career pitching numbers, Hank Borowy posted a stronger line than Joe Cowley. Hank Borowy posted stronger numbers in ERA (3.5 vs 4.2) and WHIP (1.330 vs 1.391). By the career numbers, Hank Borowy had the better of this comparison — though ERA and WHIP alone don't account for era, park factors, or the defenses each pitcher worked behind.

Pitching Stats for Hank Borowy and Joe Cowley

Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
314
1.65
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
1.82
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
214
1.12
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
1.46
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
108
0.57
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.63
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
0.43
Joe Cowley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.48
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 9 Innings
56.84
56.84
Joe Cowley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.9
56.9
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 9 Innings
68.15
68.15
Joe Cowley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
80
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
0.49
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.15
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.08
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.04
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
668
3.5
Joe Cowley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
219
4.2
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.5
3.5
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.2
4.2
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.52
3.52
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.22
4.22
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.11
4.11
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.07
5.07
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Joe Cowley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.235
0.235
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5151
27
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1408
27
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1717
9
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 9 Innings
469.1
9
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1660
8.7
Joe Cowley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
414
7.94
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.7
8.7
Joe Cowley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.94
7.94
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
108
0.57
Joe Cowley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
69
1.32
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.57
0.57
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.32
1.32
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.34
0.34
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.73
0.73
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
623
3.27
Joe Cowley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
232
4.45
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.13
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.27
3.27
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.45
4.45
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
690
3.62
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
332
6.37
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.62
3.62
Joe Cowley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.37
6.37
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.2
2.2
Joe Cowley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.49
3.49
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.765
0.765
Joe Cowley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.202
1.202
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.18
Joe Cowley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.21
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.04
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.27
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.03
Joe Cowley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7265
38.08
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2026
38.85
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.28
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.15
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
769
4.03
Joe Cowley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
243
4.66
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.03
4.03
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.66
4.66
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.19
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.21
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Cowley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.44
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.33
1.33
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.376
1.376
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6635
34.78
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1759
33.73
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.45
2.45
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.56
2.56
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.266
0.266
Joe Cowley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.254
0.254
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.08
38.08
Joe Cowley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.85
38.85

Fielding Stats for Hank Borowy and Joe Cowley

Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
314
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
1.82
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Cowley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
1.46
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Cowley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1408
27
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Cowley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
469.1
9
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
85
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.69
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
350
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
1.07
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
Joe Cowley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.19
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
446
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
1.96
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
435
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
1.76
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.53
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.2
90.2
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.385
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.968
0.968
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Cowley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
80
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Hank Borowy and Joe Cowley

Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
316
293.5
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
96
3031.58
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
646
600
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 600 PA
19
600
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
571
530.34
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
568.42
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.173
0.173
Joe Cowley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.498
0.498
Joe Cowley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.526
0.526
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
99
91.95
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
126.32
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
71
65.94
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
94.74
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
20.43
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
31.58
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
5.57
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
26.01
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
31.58
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.283
0.283
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27.23
25.29
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.06
33.53
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
133
123.53
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
157.89
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
128
118.89
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
126.32
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.213
0.213
Joe Cowley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.233
0.233
Joe Cowley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.278
0.278
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.446
0.446
Joe Cowley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.056
0.056
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Joe Cowley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.169
0.169
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.335
0.335
Joe Cowley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.357
0.357
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.229
0.229
Joe Cowley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
39.94
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
44.58
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
91
84.52
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22.67
21.05
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.11
34.98
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.93
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
26.01
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 600 PA
138
128.17
Joe Cowley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
126.32
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 600 PA
4.68
4.68
Joe Cowley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.75
4.75
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
42.72
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 600 PA
1
31.58
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 600 PA
12
11.15
Joe Cowley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 600 PA