Hank Borowy vs. Joe Murphy — Career Comparison

Hank Borowy
Greatest GenerationNew JerseyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Joe Murphy
Pre-GenerationalMissouriNorth AmericaCincinnati Red StockingsAmerican AssociationRelief Pitcher

Hank Borowy built a career as a starting pitcher and Joe 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 5.97 and 1.653 for Joe 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 Joe Murphy

Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
314
1.65
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
1.04
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
214
1.12
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
1.04
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
108
0.57
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.38
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
0.43
Joe Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.66
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.84
56.84
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.36
36.36
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 9 Innings
68.15
68.15
Joe Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
94
0.49
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.95
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.08
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.04
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
668
3.5
Joe Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
63
5.97
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.5
3.5
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.97
5.97
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.52
3.52
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.72
4.72
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.11
4.11
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.2
4.2
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.279
0.279
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5151
27
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
285
27
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1717
9
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
95
9
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1660
8.7
Joe Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
113
10.71
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.7
8.7
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.71
10.71
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 9 Innings
108
0.57
Joe Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.28
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.57
0.57
Joe Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.34
0.34
Joe Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
623
3.27
Joe Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
4.17
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.27
3.27
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.17
4.17
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
690
3.62
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
2.84
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.62
3.62
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.84
2.84
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.2
2.2
Joe Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.73
2.73
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.765
0.765
Joe Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.779
0.779
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.18
Joe Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
1.71
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.04
Joe Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.09
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Joe Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7265
38.08
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
450
42.63
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.28
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
769
4.03
Joe Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
87
8.24
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.03
4.03
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.24
8.24
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.33
1.33
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.653
1.653
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6635
34.78
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
405
38.37
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.45
2.45
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.91
7.91
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.266
0.266
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.296
0.296
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.08
38.08
Joe Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.63
42.63

Fielding Stats for Hank Borowy and Joe Murphy

Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
314
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
1.08
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
300
27
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
9
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
85
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.36
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
350
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.99
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
Joe Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.09
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
446
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
1.44
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
435
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
1.35
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.53
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.75
93.75
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.385
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.25
1.25
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Hank Borowy and Joe Murphy

Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
316
293.5
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
11
160.98
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
646
600
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
41
600
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
571
530.34
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
41
600
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.173
0.173
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.098
0.098
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.498
0.498
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.242
0.242
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
99
91.95
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
4
58.54
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
71
65.94
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
3
43.9
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
20.43
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
1
14.63
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
5.57
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
26.01
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
1
14.63
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.283
0.283
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27.23
25.29
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.56
8.23
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
133
123.53
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
5
73.17
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
128
118.89
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
4
58.54
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.213
0.213
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.098
0.098
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.122
0.122
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.446
0.446
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
0.22
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.024
0.024
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.074
0.074
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.335
0.335
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.162
0.162
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.229
0.229
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.121
0.121
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
39.94
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
2
29.27
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
44.58
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
1
14.63
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
91
84.52
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
3
43.9
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22.67
21.05
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.21
-17.7
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.93
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
26.01
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 600 PA
138
128.17
Joe Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
117.07
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 600 PA
4.68
4.68
Joe Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.13
5.13
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
42.72
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 600 PA
12
11.15
Joe Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
14.63
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
14.63
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100