Hank Borowy vs. Ross Powell — Career Comparison

Hank Borowy
Greatest GenerationNew JerseyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Ross Powell
Gen XMichiganThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Hank Borowy built a career as a starting pitcher and Ross Powell 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 5.4 and 1.706 for Ross Powell. 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 Ross Powell

Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Ross Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
314
1.65
Ross Powell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
8.1
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
214
1.12
Ross Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.68
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
108
0.57
Ross Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
0.43
Ross Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.84
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.84
56.84
Ross Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68.15
68.15
Ross Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.33
8.33
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
0.49
Ross Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.08
Ross Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.04
Ross Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
668
3.5
Ross Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
5.4
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.5
3.5
Ross Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.52
3.52
Ross Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.36
5.36
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.11
4.11
Ross Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.1
5.1
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Ross Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5151
27
Ross Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
160
27
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1717
9
Ross Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
53.1
9
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1660
8.7
Ross Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55
9.28
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.7
8.7
Ross Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.28
9.28
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
108
0.57
Ross Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
1.18
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.57
0.57
Ross Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.18
1.18
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.34
0.34
Ross Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
623
3.27
Ross Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
5.4
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ross Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.68
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.27
3.27
Ross Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
690
3.62
Ross Powell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
7.09
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.62
3.62
Ross Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.09
7.09
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.2
2.2
Ross Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.88
0.88
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.765
0.765
Ross Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.388
1.388
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.18
Ross Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.68
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.04
Ross Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.51
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Ross Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7265
38.08
Ross Powell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
246
41.51
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53
0.28
Ross Powell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.35
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
769
4.03
Ross Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
5.91
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.03
4.03
Ross Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.91
5.91
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ross Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.01
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ross Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.17
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ross Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.84
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.33
1.33
Ross Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.631
1.631
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6635
34.78
Ross Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
204
34.43
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.45
2.45
Ross Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.73
0.73
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.266
0.266
Ross Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.08
38.08
Ross Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.51
41.51

Fielding Stats for Hank Borowy and Ross Powell

Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
Ross Powell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
314
Ross Powell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
8.1
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ross Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.68
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ross Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
160
27
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ross Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.1
9
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
85
Ross Powell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.17
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
350
Ross Powell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
1.52
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
Ross Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.17
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
446
Ross Powell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.86
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
435
Ross Powell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.69
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.53
Ross Powell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.91
90.91
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.385
Ross Powell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.208
0.208
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ross Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.33
8.33
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
Ross Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ross Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ross Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ross Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ross Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Hank Borowy and Ross Powell

Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Ross Powell
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
316
293.5
Ross Powell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
48
5760
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
646
600
Ross Powell
Career
Per 600 PA
5
600
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
571
530.34
Ross Powell
Career
Per 600 PA
4
480
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.173
0.173
Ross Powell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.498
0.498
Ross Powell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
99
91.95
Ross Powell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
71
65.94
Ross Powell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
20.43
Ross Powell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
5.57
Ross Powell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ross Powell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
26.01
Ross Powell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.283
0.283
Ross Powell
Career
Per 600 PA
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ross Powell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ross Powell
Career
Per 600 PA
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27.23
25.29
Ross Powell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
133
123.53
Ross Powell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
128
118.89
Ross Powell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.213
0.213
Ross Powell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Ross Powell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.446
0.446
Ross Powell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Ross Powell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Ross Powell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.335
0.335
Ross Powell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.229
0.229
Ross Powell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
39.94
Ross Powell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
44.58
Ross Powell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
91
84.52
Ross Powell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22.67
21.05
Ross Powell
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.39
-46.82
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.93
Ross Powell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
26.01
Ross Powell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ross Powell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
138
128.17
Ross Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
240
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.68
4.68
Ross Powell
Career
Per 600 PA
2.5
2.5
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Ross Powell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
46
42.72
Ross Powell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ross Powell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 600 PA
12
11.15
Ross Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ross Powell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ross Powell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ross Powell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 600 PA
Ross Powell
Career
Per 600 PA