Hank Borowy vs. Andy Messersmith — Career Comparison

Hank Borowy
Greatest GenerationNew JerseyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Andy Messersmith
Silent GenerationNew JerseyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCalifornia AngelsAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherGold GloveAll-Star

On the career pitching numbers, Andy Messersmith posted a stronger line than Hank Borowy. Andy Messersmith posted stronger numbers in ERA (2.86 vs 3.5) and WHIP (1.163 vs 1.330). By the career numbers, Andy Messersmith 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 Andy Messersmith

Hank Borowy
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
314
1.65
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
344
1.39
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 9 Innings
214
1.12
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
295
1.19
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
108
0.57
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
130
0.52
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
82
0.43
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
0.4
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.84
56.84
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 9 Innings
56.77
56.77
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 9 Innings
68.15
68.15
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.76
85.76
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
0.49
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
98
0.4
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.08
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.11
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.04
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.06
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
668
3.5
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
709
2.86
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.5
3.5
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.86
2.86
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.52
3.52
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.66
2.66
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.11
4.11
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.73
3.73
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.212
0.212
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 9 Innings
5151
27
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6691
27
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1717
9
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2230.1
9
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1660
8.7
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1719
6.94
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.7
8.7
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.94
6.94
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
108
0.57
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 9 Innings
174
0.7
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.57
0.57
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.7
0.7
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.34
0.34
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.51
0.51
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
623
3.27
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 9 Innings
831
3.35
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
0.18
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.27
3.27
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.35
3.35
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 9 Innings
690
3.62
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1625
6.56
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.62
3.62
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.56
6.56
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.2
2.2
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.72
4.72
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.765
0.765
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.101
1.101
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.18
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 9 Innings
70
0.28
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.04
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.16
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.03
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7265
38.08
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9120
36.8
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.28
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.12
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
769
4.03
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
812
3.28
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.03
4.03
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.28
3.28
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 9 Innings
87
0.35
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.15
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
0.32
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.33
1.33
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.143
1.143
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6635
34.78
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8126
32.79
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.45
2.45
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.36
2.36
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.266
0.266
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.244
0.244
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.08
38.08
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.8
36.8

Fielding Stats for Hank Borowy and Andy Messersmith

Hank Borowy
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 9 Innings
314
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
344
1.39
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
295
1.19
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6694
27
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2231.1
9
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
136
0.55
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
350
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
318
1.28
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.17
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 9 Innings
446
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
495
2
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 9 Innings
435
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
454
1.83
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.53
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.72
91.72
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.385
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.32
1.32
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.76
85.76
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.06
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Hank Borowy and Andy Messersmith

Hank Borowy
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
316
293.5
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
353
256.42
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 600 PA
646
600
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
826
600
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
571
530.34
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
729
529.54
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.173
0.173
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.498
0.498
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.502
0.502
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
99
91.95
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
124
90.07
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
71
65.94
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
89
64.65
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 600 PA
22
20.43
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
21.79
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
5.57
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
3.63
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
28
26.01
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
35
25.42
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.283
0.283
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.282
0.282
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 600 PA
27.23
25.29
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39.81
28.92
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
133
123.53
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
169
122.76
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 600 PA
128
118.89
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
171
124.21
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.213
0.213
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.219
0.219
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.232
0.232
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.446
0.446
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.451
0.451
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.062
0.062
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.157
0.157
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.335
0.335
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.355
0.355
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.229
0.229
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
43
39.94
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
49
35.59
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
48
44.58
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
54
39.23
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
91
84.52
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
98
71.19
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 600 PA
22.67
21.05
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33.3
24.19
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.93
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.73
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 600 PA
28
26.01
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
33.41
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
138
128.17
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 600 PA
212
154
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.68
4.68
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 600 PA
3.9
3.9
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
46
42.72
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 600 PA
46
33.41
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.91
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 600 PA
12
11.15
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
4.36
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.73
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.73
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 600 PA
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100