Hank Borowy vs. Mike Magnante — Career Comparison

Hank Borowy
Greatest GenerationNew JerseyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Mike Magnante
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Hank Borowy built a career as a starting pitcher and Mike Magnante as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Hank Borowy posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.5 and WHIP 1.330 compared to 4.08 and 1.511 for Mike Magnante. By the career numbers, Hank Borowy had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Hank Borowy and Mike Magnante

Hank Borowy
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Mike Magnante
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 9 Innings
314
1.65
Mike Magnante
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
484
7.05
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
214
1.12
Mike Magnante
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.28
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
108
0.57
Mike Magnante
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.38
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
0.43
Mike Magnante
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
0.47
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.84
56.84
Mike Magnante
Career
Per 9 Innings
44.83
44.83
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68.15
68.15
Mike Magnante
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.93
3.93
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
0.49
Mike Magnante
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.08
Mike Magnante
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.04
Mike Magnante
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.04
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
668
3.5
Mike Magnante
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
280
4.08
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.5
3.5
Mike Magnante
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.08
4.08
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.52
3.52
Mike Magnante
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.3
4.3
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.11
4.11
Mike Magnante
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.06
4.06
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Mike Magnante
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.279
0.279
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5151
27
Mike Magnante
Career
Per 9 Innings
1853
27
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1717
9
Mike Magnante
Career
Per 9 Innings
617.2
9
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1660
8.7
Mike Magnante
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
666
9.7
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.7
8.7
Mike Magnante
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.7
9.7
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
108
0.57
Mike Magnante
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
0.66
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.57
0.57
Mike Magnante
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.66
0.66
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.34
0.34
Mike Magnante
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
623
3.27
Mike Magnante
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
234
3.41
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Magnante
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.48
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.27
3.27
Mike Magnante
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.41
3.41
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
690
3.62
Mike Magnante
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
347
5.06
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.62
3.62
Mike Magnante
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.06
5.06
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.2
2.2
Mike Magnante
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.72
0.72
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.765
0.765
Mike Magnante
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.941
0.941
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.18
Mike Magnante
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
0.38
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.04
Mike Magnante
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.29
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.03
Mike Magnante
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.06
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7265
38.08
Mike Magnante
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2696
39.28
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.28
Mike Magnante
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
122
1.78
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
769
4.03
Mike Magnante
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
317
4.62
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.03
4.03
Mike Magnante
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.62
4.62
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Magnante
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.35
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Magnante
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.5
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Magnante
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.83
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.33
1.33
Mike Magnante
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.457
1.457
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6635
34.78
Mike Magnante
Career
Per 9 Innings
2384
34.74
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.45
2.45
Mike Magnante
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.66
0.66
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.266
0.266
Mike Magnante
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.312
0.312
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.08
38.08
Mike Magnante
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.28
39.28

Fielding Stats for Hank Borowy and Mike Magnante

Hank Borowy
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
Mike Magnante
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 9 Innings
314
Mike Magnante
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
484
7.05
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Magnante
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.28
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Magnante
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1853
27
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Magnante
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
617.2
9
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
85
Mike Magnante
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.73
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
350
Mike Magnante
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
1.82
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
Mike Magnante
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.1
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
446
Mike Magnante
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
182
2.65
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
435
Mike Magnante
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
175
2.55
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.53
Mike Magnante
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.15
96.15
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.385
Mike Magnante
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.362
0.362
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Magnante
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.93
3.93
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
Mike Magnante
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.2
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Magnante
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Magnante
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Magnante
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Magnante
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Hank Borowy and Mike Magnante

Hank Borowy
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Mike Magnante
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 600 PA
316
293.5
Mike Magnante
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
484
48400
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
646
600
Mike Magnante
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
571
530.34
Mike Magnante
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
600
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.173
0.173
Mike Magnante
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.498
0.498
Mike Magnante
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
99
91.95
Mike Magnante
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
71
65.94
Mike Magnante
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
20.43
Mike Magnante
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
5.57
Mike Magnante
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Magnante
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
26.01
Mike Magnante
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.283
0.283
Mike Magnante
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Magnante
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Magnante
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27.23
25.29
Mike Magnante
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.61
61.11
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
133
123.53
Mike Magnante
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
128
118.89
Mike Magnante
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.213
0.213
Mike Magnante
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.233
0.233
Mike Magnante
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.446
0.446
Mike Magnante
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Mike Magnante
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Mike Magnante
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.335
0.335
Mike Magnante
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.229
0.229
Mike Magnante
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
39.94
Mike Magnante
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
48
44.58
Mike Magnante
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
91
84.52
Mike Magnante
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22.67
21.05
Mike Magnante
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
80.16
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.93
Mike Magnante
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
26.01
Mike Magnante
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Magnante
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
138
128.17
Mike Magnante
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
200
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.68
4.68
Mike Magnante
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Mike Magnante
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
42.72
Mike Magnante
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Magnante
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 600 PA
12
11.15
Mike Magnante
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Magnante
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Magnante
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Magnante
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Magnante
Career
Per 600 PA