Hank Borowy vs. Joe Pate — Career Comparison

Hank Borowy
Greatest GenerationNew JerseyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Joe Pate
Lost GenerationTexasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Hank Borowy built a career as a starting pitcher and Joe Pate 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 3.51 and 1.488 for Joe Pate. 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 Pate

Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Joe Pate
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
314
1.65
Joe Pate
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
4.27
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
214
1.12
Joe Pate
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.11
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
108
0.57
Joe Pate
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.49
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
0.43
Joe Pate
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.16
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 9 Innings
56.84
56.84
Joe Pate
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
75
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68.15
68.15
Joe Pate
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.53
2.53
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
0.49
Joe Pate
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.08
Joe Pate
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.04
Joe Pate
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.65
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
668
3.5
Joe Pate
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
3.51
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.5
3.5
Joe Pate
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.51
3.51
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.52
3.52
Joe Pate
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.09
4.09
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.11
4.11
Joe Pate
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.36
4.36
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Joe Pate
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.266
0.266
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5151
27
Joe Pate
Career
Per 9 Innings
500
27
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1717
9
Joe Pate
Career
Per 9 Innings
166.2
9
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1660
8.7
Joe Pate
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
176
9.5
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.7
8.7
Joe Pate
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.5
9.5
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 9 Innings
108
0.57
Joe Pate
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.32
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.57
0.57
Joe Pate
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.32
0.32
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.34
0.34
Joe Pate
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
623
3.27
Joe Pate
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
72
3.89
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Pate
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.27
3.27
Joe Pate
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.89
3.89
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
690
3.62
Joe Pate
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
2.05
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.62
3.62
Joe Pate
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.05
2.05
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.2
2.2
Joe Pate
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.48
0.48
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.765
0.765
Joe Pate
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.66
0.66
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.18
Joe Pate
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.11
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.04
Joe Pate
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.16
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Joe Pate
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7265
38.08
Joe Pate
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
738
39.85
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.28
Joe Pate
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
2.86
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 9 Innings
769
4.03
Joe Pate
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
4
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.03
4.03
Joe Pate
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Pate
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Pate
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Pate
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.33
1.33
Joe Pate
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.488
1.488
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6635
34.78
Joe Pate
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
663
35.8
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.45
2.45
Joe Pate
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.94
0.94
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.266
0.266
Joe Pate
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.275
0.275
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.08
38.08
Joe Pate
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.85
39.85

Fielding Stats for Hank Borowy and Joe Pate

Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
Joe Pate
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
314
Joe Pate
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Pate
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Pate
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Pate
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
85
Joe Pate
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
350
Joe Pate
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
Joe Pate
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
446
Joe Pate
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
435
Joe Pate
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.53
Joe Pate
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.1
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.385
Joe Pate
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.848
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Pate
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
Joe Pate
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Pate
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Pate
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Pate
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Pate
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Hank Borowy and Joe Pate

Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Joe Pate
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
316
293.5
Joe Pate
Career
Per 600 PAverified
79
1102.33
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
646
600
Joe Pate
Career
Per 600 PA
43
600
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
571
530.34
Joe Pate
Career
Per 600 PA
37
516.28
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.173
0.173
Joe Pate
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.189
0.189
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.498
0.498
Joe Pate
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.581
0.581
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
99
91.95
Joe Pate
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
97.67
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
71
65.94
Joe Pate
Career
Per 600 PA
4
55.81
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
20.43
Joe Pate
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
41.86
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
5.57
Joe Pate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Pate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
26.01
Joe Pate
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
41.86
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.283
0.283
Joe Pate
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Pate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Pate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27.23
25.29
Joe Pate
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.99
41.78
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
133
123.53
Joe Pate
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
139.53
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
128
118.89
Joe Pate
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
153.49
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.213
0.213
Joe Pate
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.268
0.268
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.233
0.233
Joe Pate
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.446
0.446
Joe Pate
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.539
0.539
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Joe Pate
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.081
0.081
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Joe Pate
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.335
0.335
Joe Pate
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.467
0.467
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.229
0.229
Joe Pate
Career
Per 600 PA
0.206
0.206
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
39.94
Joe Pate
Career
Per 600 PA
2
27.91
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
48
44.58
Joe Pate
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
83.72
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
91
84.52
Joe Pate
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
111.63
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22.67
21.05
Joe Pate
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.94
40.96
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.93
Joe Pate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
26.01
Joe Pate
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
55.81
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Pate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 600 PA
138
128.17
Joe Pate
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
41.86
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 600 PA
4.68
4.68
Joe Pate
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14.33
14.33
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Joe Pate
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.33
1.33
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
42.72
Joe Pate
Career
Per 600 PA
2
27.91
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Pate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 600 PA
12
11.15
Joe Pate
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Pate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Pate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Pate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Pate
Career
Per 600 PA