Hank Borowy vs. Sam McDowell — Career Comparison

Hank Borowy
Greatest GenerationNew JerseyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Sam McDowell
Silent GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Looking at the career totals, Hank Borowy and Sam McDowell are fairly close on the surface numbers. Sam McDowell had the edge in ERA (3.17 vs 3.5). By the career numbers, Sam McDowell 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 Sam McDowell

Hank Borowy
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
314
1.65
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
425
1.53
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 9 Innings
214
1.12
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
346
1.25
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
108
0.57
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
141
0.51
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
0.43
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
134
0.48
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.84
56.84
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.27
51.27
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 9 Innings
68.15
68.15
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81.41
81.41
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
0.49
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
103
0.37
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.08
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
0.08
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.04
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.05
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
668
3.5
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
879
3.17
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.5
3.5
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.17
3.17
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.52
3.52
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.18
3.18
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.11
4.11
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.54
3.54
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.213
0.213
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 9 Innings
5151
27
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7477
27
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1717
9
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2492.1
9
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1660
8.7
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1948
7.03
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.7
8.7
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.03
7.03
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
108
0.57
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
164
0.59
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.57
0.57
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.59
0.59
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.34
0.34
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.39
0.39
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
623
3.27
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1312
4.74
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
74
0.27
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.27
3.27
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.74
4.74
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 9 Innings
690
3.62
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2453
8.86
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.62
3.62
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.86
8.86
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.2
2.2
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.77
5.77
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.765
0.765
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.511
1.511
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.18
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
140
0.51
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.04
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
0.21
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.03
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 9 Innings
7265
38.08
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10587
38.23
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.28
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.14
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
769
4.03
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
999
3.61
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.03
4.03
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.61
3.61
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.14
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.08
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.06
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.33
1.33
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.308
1.308
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6635
34.78
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9156
33.06
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.45
2.45
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.35
2.35
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.266
0.266
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.08
38.08
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.23
38.23

Fielding Stats for Hank Borowy and Sam McDowell

Hank Borowy
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 9 Innings
314
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
427
1.54
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
346
1.25
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7480
27
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2493.1
9
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
85
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
0.29
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
350
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
328
1.18
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.12
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
446
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
441
1.59
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
435
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
408
1.47
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.53
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.52
92.52
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.385
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.956
0.956
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81.03
81.03
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.08
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Hank Borowy and Sam McDowell

Hank Borowy
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 600 PA
316
293.5
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
429
302.47
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 600 PA
646
600
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
851
600
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 600 PA
571
530.34
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
774
545.71
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.173
0.173
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.498
0.498
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
99
91.95
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
119
83.9
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 600 PA
71
65.94
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
108
76.15
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
20.43
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 600 PA
7
4.94
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
5.57
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.41
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.41
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
26.01
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 600 PA
11
7.76
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.283
0.283
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.092
0.092
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.003
0.003
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.017
0.017
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27.23
25.29
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 600 PA
22.45
15.83
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
133
123.53
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
136
95.89
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
128
118.89
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
136
95.89
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.213
0.213
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.171
0.171
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.176
0.176
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.446
0.446
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.347
0.347
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.022
0.022
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.121
0.121
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.335
0.335
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.231
0.231
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.229
0.229
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.249
0.249
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
39.94
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 600 PA
34
23.97
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
44.58
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 600 PA
36
25.38
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
91
84.52
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 600 PA
68
47.94
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22.67
21.05
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 600 PA
9.65
6.81
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.93
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.71
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
26.01
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 600 PA
16
11.28
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
138
128.17
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 600 PA
306
215.75
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.68
4.68
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 600 PA
2.78
2.78
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
0.05
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
46
42.72
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
56
39.48
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.82
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 600 PA
12
11.15
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
4.23
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.71
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.71
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 600 PA
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0