Hank Borowy vs. Dan Murphy — Career Comparison

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Hank Borowy built a career as a starting pitcher and Dan Murphy 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 5.68 and 1.737 for Dan Murphy. 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 Dan Murphy

Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Dan Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
314
1.65
Dan Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
9.95
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
214
1.12
Dan Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
108
0.57
Dan Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
0.43
Dan Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.84
56.84
Dan Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68.15
68.15
Dan Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
0.49
Dan Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.08
Dan Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.04
Dan Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
668
3.5
Dan Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
5.68
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.5
3.5
Dan Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.68
5.68
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.52
3.52
Dan Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.57
4.57
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.11
4.11
Dan Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.63
6.63
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Dan Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.231
0.231
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5151
27
Dan Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
27
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1717
9
Dan Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.1
9
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1660
8.7
Dan Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
8.53
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.7
8.7
Dan Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.53
8.53
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
108
0.57
Dan Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.42
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.57
0.57
Dan Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.42
1.42
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.34
0.34
Dan Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
623
3.27
Dan Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
5.68
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dan Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.42
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.27
3.27
Dan Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.68
5.68
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
690
3.62
Dan Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.42
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.62
3.62
Dan Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.42
1.42
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.2
2.2
Dan Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.14
0.14
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.765
0.765
Dan Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.79
0.79
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.18
Dan Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.04
Dan Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Dan Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7265
38.08
Dan Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
42.63
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53
0.28
Dan Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2.84
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
769
4.03
Dan Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
8.53
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.03
4.03
Dan Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.53
8.53
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.33
1.33
Dan Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.579
1.579
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6635
34.78
Dan Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
36.95
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.45
2.45
Dan Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.86
0.86
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.266
0.266
Dan Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.208
0.208
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.08
38.08
Dan Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.63
42.63

Fielding Stats for Hank Borowy and Dan Murphy

Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
Dan Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
314
Dan Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
9.95
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dan Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dan Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
27
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dan Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.1
9
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
85
Dan Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
350
Dan Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.42
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
Dan Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
446
Dan Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.42
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
435
Dan Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.42
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.53
Dan Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.385
Dan Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.143
0.143
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dan Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
Dan Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dan Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dan Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dan Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dan Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Hank Borowy and Dan Murphy

Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Dan Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
316
293.5
Dan Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
7
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
646
600
Dan Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
571
530.34
Dan Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.173
0.173
Dan Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.498
0.498
Dan Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
99
91.95
Dan Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
71
65.94
Dan Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
20.43
Dan Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
5.57
Dan Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
26.01
Dan Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.283
0.283
Dan Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27.23
25.29
Dan Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
133
123.53
Dan Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
128
118.89
Dan Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.213
0.213
Dan Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Dan Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.446
0.446
Dan Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Dan Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Dan Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.335
0.335
Dan Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.229
0.229
Dan Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
39.94
Dan Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
44.58
Dan Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
91
84.52
Dan Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22.67
21.05
Dan Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.93
Dan Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
26.01
Dan Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 600 PA
138
128.17
Dan Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.68
4.68
Dan Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Dan Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
42.72
Dan Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 600 PA
12
11.15
Dan Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 600 PA
Dan Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA