Joe Borowski vs. Dave Downs — Career Comparison

Joe Borowski
Gen XNew JerseyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Dave Downs
Baby BoomersUtahThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Dave Downs built a career as a starting pitcher and Joe Borowski as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Dave Downs posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.74 and WHIP 1.217 compared to 4.18 and 1.450 for Joe Borowski. By the career numbers, Dave Downs had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joe Borowski and Dave Downs

Joe Borowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Joe Borowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
423
8.38
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.57
Joe Borowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.57
Joe Borowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.44
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.39
Joe Borowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.67
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Joe Borowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.29
39.29
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Joe Borowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.24
0.24
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Joe Borowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Joe Borowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Joe Borowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
131
2.6
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Borowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
211
4.18
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.74
Joe Borowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.18
4.18
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Joe Borowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.02
4.02
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Joe Borowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.09
4.09
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Joe Borowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.257
0.257
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.294
0.294
Joe Borowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1363
27
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
27
Joe Borowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
454.1
9
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
9
Joe Borowski
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
450
8.91
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
9.78
Joe Borowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.91
8.91
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.78
9.78
Joe Borowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
1.05
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Joe Borowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.39
0.39
Joe Borowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Joe Borowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
177
3.51
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.17
Joe Borowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.63
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Borowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.51
3.51
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.17
1.17
Joe Borowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
372
7.37
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.96
Joe Borowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.37
7.37
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.96
1.96
Joe Borowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.88
0.88
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.25
1.25
Joe Borowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.208
1.208
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.348
0.348
Joe Borowski
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.12
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.78
Joe Borowski
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.14
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.39
Joe Borowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.39
Joe Borowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1968
38.98
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
89
34.83
Joe Borowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
268
5.31
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Borowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
222
4.4
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.74
Joe Borowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.4
4.4
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Joe Borowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.46
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Borowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.18
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Borowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.5
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Borowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.38
1.38
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.217
1.217
Joe Borowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1752
34.71
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
33.26
Joe Borowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.52
0.52
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.75
1.75
Joe Borowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.299
0.299
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Joe Borowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.98
38.98
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.83
34.83

Fielding Stats for Joe Borowski and Dave Downs

Joe Borowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Joe Borowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
423
8.38
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.57
Joe Borowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.57
Joe Borowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1363
27
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
27
Joe Borowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
454.1
9
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
9
Joe Borowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.5
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Borowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
52
1.03
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.96
Joe Borowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Borowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
79
1.56
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.96
Joe Borowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
77
1.53
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.96
Joe Borowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.47
97.47
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Joe Borowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.182
0.182
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.25
1.25
Joe Borowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.24
0.24
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Joe Borowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.14
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Borowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Borowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Borowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Borowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Borowski and Dave Downs

Joe Borowski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Joe Borowski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
423
25380
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
4
300
Joe Borowski
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
600
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
8
600
Joe Borowski
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
540
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
600
Joe Borowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Joe Borowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Joe Borowski
Career
Per 600 PA
2
120
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Joe Borowski
Career
Per 600 PA
2
120
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Joe Borowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Borowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Borowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Borowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Borowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Borowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Borowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Borowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
24.11
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.45
34.02
Joe Borowski
Career
Per 600 PA
2
120
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Joe Borowski
Career
Per 600 PA
2
120
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Joe Borowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Joe Borowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Joe Borowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0.444
0.444
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Joe Borowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Borowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0.156
0.156
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Joe Borowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Joe Borowski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Joe Borowski
Career
Per 600 PA
1
60
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Joe Borowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Joe Borowski
Career
Per 600 PA
1
60
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
225
Joe Borowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0.45
27.01
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.56
41.68
Joe Borowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Borowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Borowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Borowski
Career
Per 600 PA
7
420
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
300
Joe Borowski
Career
Per 600 PA
1.43
1.43
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Joe Borowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Borowski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Borowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Borowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Borowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Borowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Borowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Borowski
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA