Hank Borowy vs. Steve Peters — Career Comparison

Hank Borowy
Greatest GenerationNew JerseyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Steve Peters
Baby BoomersOklahomaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Hank Borowy built a career as a starting pitcher and Steve Peters 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 5.25 and 1.833 for Steve Peters. 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 Steve Peters

Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Steve Peters
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
314
1.65
Steve Peters
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
8.4
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
214
1.12
Steve Peters
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
108
0.57
Steve Peters
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.45
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
0.43
Steve Peters
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.45
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.84
56.84
Steve Peters
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68.15
68.15
Steve Peters
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
0.49
Steve Peters
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.08
Steve Peters
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.04
Steve Peters
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.15
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
668
3.5
Steve Peters
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
5.25
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.5
3.5
Steve Peters
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.25
5.25
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.52
3.52
Steve Peters
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.84
5.84
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.11
4.11
Steve Peters
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.98
4.98
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Steve Peters
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5151
27
Steve Peters
Career
Per 9 Innings
180
27
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1717
9
Steve Peters
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
9
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1660
8.7
Steve Peters
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
74
11.1
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.7
8.7
Steve Peters
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.1
11.1
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
108
0.57
Steve Peters
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
1.35
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.57
0.57
Steve Peters
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.35
1.35
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.34
0.34
Steve Peters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
623
3.27
Steve Peters
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
4.2
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Peters
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
1.2
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.27
3.27
Steve Peters
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.2
4.2
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
690
3.62
Steve Peters
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
6.15
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.62
3.62
Steve Peters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.15
6.15
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.2
2.2
Steve Peters
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.73
0.73
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.765
0.765
Steve Peters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.15
1.15
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.18
Steve Peters
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.6
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.04
Steve Peters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.03
Steve Peters
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.15
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7265
38.08
Steve Peters
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
277
41.55
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53
0.28
Steve Peters
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
1.95
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
769
4.03
Steve Peters
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
5.55
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.03
4.03
Steve Peters
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.55
5.55
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Peters
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.05
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Peters
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.45
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Peters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.45
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.33
1.33
Steve Peters
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.7
1.7
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6635
34.78
Steve Peters
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
239
35.85
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.45
2.45
Steve Peters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.66
0.66
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.266
0.266
Steve Peters
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.344
0.344
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.08
38.08
Steve Peters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.55
41.55

Fielding Stats for Hank Borowy and Steve Peters

Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
Steve Peters
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
314
Steve Peters
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
8.4
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Peters
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Peters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
180
27
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Peters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
9
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
85
Steve Peters
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.6
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
350
Steve Peters
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
1.35
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
Steve Peters
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.15
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
446
Steve Peters
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
2.1
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
435
Steve Peters
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
1.95
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.53
Steve Peters
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.86
92.86
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.385
Steve Peters
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.232
0.232
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Peters
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
Steve Peters
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.15
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Peters
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Peters
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Peters
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Peters
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Hank Borowy and Steve Peters

Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Steve Peters
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
316
293.5
Steve Peters
Career
Per 600 PAverified
56
6720
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
646
600
Steve Peters
Career
Per 600 PA
5
600
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
571
530.34
Steve Peters
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
600
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.173
0.173
Steve Peters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.498
0.498
Steve Peters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
99
91.95
Steve Peters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
71
65.94
Steve Peters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
20.43
Steve Peters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
5.57
Steve Peters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Peters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
26.01
Steve Peters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.283
0.283
Steve Peters
Career
Per 600 PA
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Peters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Peters
Career
Per 600 PA
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27.23
25.29
Steve Peters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
133
123.53
Steve Peters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
128
118.89
Steve Peters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.213
0.213
Steve Peters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Steve Peters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.446
0.446
Steve Peters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Steve Peters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Steve Peters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.335
0.335
Steve Peters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.229
0.229
Steve Peters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
39.94
Steve Peters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
44.58
Steve Peters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
91
84.52
Steve Peters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22.67
21.05
Steve Peters
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.54
-65.12
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.93
Steve Peters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
26.01
Steve Peters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Peters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
138
128.17
Steve Peters
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
480
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.68
4.68
Steve Peters
Career
Per 600 PA
1.25
1.25
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Steve Peters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
42.72
Steve Peters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Peters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 600 PA
12
11.15
Steve Peters
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Peters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Peters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Peters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Peters
Career
Per 600 PA