Joe Borowski vs. Thornton Lee — Career Comparison

Joe Borowski
Gen XNew JerseyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Thornton Lee
Greatest GenerationCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Thornton Lee 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. Thornton Lee posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.56 and WHIP 1.358 compared to 4.18 and 1.450 for Joe Borowski. By the career numbers, Thornton Lee had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joe Borowski and Thornton Lee

Joe Borowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Joe Borowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
423
8.38
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
374
1.44
Joe Borowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
272
1.05
Joe Borowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.44
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
117
0.45
Joe Borowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
0.67
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
124
0.48
Joe Borowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.29
39.29
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.55
48.55
Joe Borowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.24
0.24
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72.73
72.73
Joe Borowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
155
0.6
Joe Borowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.05
Joe Borowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
131
2.6
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.04
Joe Borowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
211
4.18
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
921
3.56
Joe Borowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.18
4.18
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Joe Borowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.02
4.02
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.64
3.64
Joe Borowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.09
4.09
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Joe Borowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.257
0.257
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.255
0.255
Joe Borowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
1363
27
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6994
27
Joe Borowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
454.1
9
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2331.1
9
Joe Borowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
450
8.91
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
2327
8.98
Joe Borowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.91
8.91
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.98
8.98
Joe Borowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53
1.05
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
121
0.47
Joe Borowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.47
0.47
Joe Borowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Joe Borowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
177
3.51
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
838
3.24
Joe Borowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.63
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Borowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.51
3.51
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Joe Borowski
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
372
7.37
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
937
3.62
Joe Borowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.37
7.37
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.62
3.62
Joe Borowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.88
0.88
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.51
2.51
Joe Borowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.208
1.208
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.761
0.761
Joe Borowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.12
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.09
Joe Borowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.14
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.17
Joe Borowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.03
Joe Borowski
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1968
38.98
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9999
38.6
Joe Borowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
268
5.31
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.19
Joe Borowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
222
4.4
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1105
4.27
Joe Borowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.4
4.4
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.27
4.27
Joe Borowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.46
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Borowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.18
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Borowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.5
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Borowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.38
1.38
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.358
1.358
Joe Borowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
1752
34.71
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9118
35.2
Joe Borowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.52
0.52
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.95
2.95
Joe Borowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.299
0.299
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.274
0.274
Joe Borowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.98
38.98
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.6
38.6

Fielding Stats for Joe Borowski and Thornton Lee

Joe Borowski
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
Joe Borowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
423
8.38
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
374
Joe Borowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Borowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1363
27
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Borowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
454.1
9
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Borowski
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.5
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
67
Joe Borowski
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
1.03
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
428
Joe Borowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
Joe Borowski
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
1.56
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
533
Joe Borowski
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
1.53
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
495
Joe Borowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.47
97.47
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.87
Joe Borowski
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.182
0.182
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.324
Joe Borowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Borowski
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.14
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
Joe Borowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Borowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Borowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Borowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Borowski and Thornton Lee

Joe Borowski
Career
Per 600 PA
12
12
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Joe Borowski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
423
25380
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
375
254.24
Joe Borowski
Career
Per 600 PA
10
600
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
885
600
Joe Borowski
Career
Per 600 PA
9
540
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
835
566.1
Joe Borowski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Joe Borowski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.499
0.499
Joe Borowski
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
120
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
167
113.22
Joe Borowski
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
120
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
135
91.53
Joe Borowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
16.27
Joe Borowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.71
Joe Borowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.71
Joe Borowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
21.69
Joe Borowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Joe Borowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Joe Borowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.024
0.024
Joe Borowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
24.11
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43.79
29.69
Joe Borowski
Career
Per 600 PA
2
120
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
211
143.05
Joe Borowski
Career
Per 600 PA
2
120
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
195
132.2
Joe Borowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Joe Borowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.253
0.253
Joe Borowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0.444
0.444
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.479
0.479
Joe Borowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.053
0.053
Joe Borowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0.156
0.156
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.165
0.165
Joe Borowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.346
0.346
Joe Borowski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.262
0.262
Joe Borowski
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
63
42.71
Joe Borowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66
44.75
Joe Borowski
Career
Per 600 PA
1
60
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
125
84.75
Joe Borowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0.45
27.01
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40.01
27.13
Joe Borowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.68
Joe Borowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
18.31
Joe Borowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Borowski
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
420
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
208
141.02
Joe Borowski
Career
Per 600 PA
1.43
1.43
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.25
4.25
Joe Borowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Joe Borowski
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
14.92
Joe Borowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Borowski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
23
15.59
Joe Borowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Borowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Borowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Borowski
Career
Per 600 PA
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA