Joe Borowski vs. Bill Ricks — Career Comparison

Joe Borowski
Gen XNew JerseyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Bill Ricks
Greatest GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia StarsNegro National League IIStarting PitcherAll-Star

Bill Ricks 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. Bill Ricks posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.23 and WHIP 1.329 compared to 4.18 and 1.450 for Joe Borowski. By the career numbers, Bill Ricks had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joe Borowski and Bill Ricks

Joe Borowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Joe Borowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
423
8.38
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
1.65
Joe Borowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.96
Joe Borowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.44
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.54
Joe Borowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.67
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.39
Joe Borowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.29
39.29
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58.33
58.33
Joe Borowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.24
0.24
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.81
57.81
Joe Borowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.49
Joe Borowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Joe Borowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
131
2.6
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.1
Joe Borowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
211
4.18
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
3.23
Joe Borowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.18
4.18
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.23
3.23
Joe Borowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.02
4.02
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Joe Borowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.09
4.09
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Joe Borowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.257
0.257
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.253
0.253
Joe Borowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1363
27
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1045
27
Joe Borowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
454.1
9
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
348.1
9
Joe Borowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
450
8.91
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
336
8.68
Joe Borowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.91
8.91
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.68
8.68
Joe Borowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
1.05
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.23
Joe Borowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.23
0.23
Joe Borowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.14
0.14
Joe Borowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
177
3.51
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
3.28
Joe Borowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.63
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Borowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.51
3.51
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.28
3.28
Joe Borowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
372
7.37
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
195
5.04
Joe Borowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.37
7.37
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.04
5.04
Joe Borowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.88
0.88
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.05
3.05
Joe Borowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.208
1.208
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.924
0.924
Joe Borowski
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.12
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.16
Joe Borowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.14
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.21
Joe Borowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Borowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1968
38.98
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1492
38.55
Joe Borowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
268
5.31
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.52
Joe Borowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
222
4.4
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
165
4.26
Joe Borowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.4
4.4
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.26
4.26
Joe Borowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.46
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.72
Joe Borowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.18
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.08
Joe Borowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.5
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.85
Joe Borowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.38
1.38
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.329
1.329
Joe Borowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1752
34.71
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1326
34.26
Joe Borowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.52
0.52
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.58
2.58
Joe Borowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.299
0.299
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.291
0.291
Joe Borowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.98
38.98
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.55
38.55

Fielding Stats for Joe Borowski and Bill Ricks

Joe Borowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Joe Borowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
423
8.38
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
1.66
Joe Borowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.95
Joe Borowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1363
27
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1056
27
Joe Borowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
454.1
9
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
352
9
Joe Borowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.5
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.38
Joe Borowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
1.03
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
2.25
Joe Borowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.13
Joe Borowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
1.56
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
108
2.76
Joe Borowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
77
1.53
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
2.63
Joe Borowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.47
97.47
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.37
95.37
Joe Borowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.182
0.182
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.585
1.585
Joe Borowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.24
0.24
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.92
56.92
Joe Borowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.14
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.15
Joe Borowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Borowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Borowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Borowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Borowski and Bill Ricks

Joe Borowski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Joe Borowski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
423
25380
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
73
275.47
Joe Borowski
Career
Per 600 PA
10
600
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
159
600
Joe Borowski
Career
Per 600 PA
9
540
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
151
569.81
Joe Borowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.285
0.285
Joe Borowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.673
0.673
Joe Borowski
Career
Per 600 PA
2
120
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
162.26
Joe Borowski
Career
Per 600 PA
2
120
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
135.85
Joe Borowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
15.09
Joe Borowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.55
Joe Borowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.77
Joe Borowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
26.42
Joe Borowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.163
0.163
Joe Borowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Joe Borowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.023
0.023
Joe Borowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
24.11
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15.65
59.05
Joe Borowski
Career
Per 600 PA
2
120
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
203.77
Joe Borowski
Career
Per 600 PA
2
120
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
177.36
Joe Borowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.303
0.303
Joe Borowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.358
0.358
Joe Borowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0.444
0.444
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.661
0.661
Joe Borowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.073
0.073
Joe Borowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0.156
0.156
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Joe Borowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.532
0.532
Joe Borowski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.28
0.28
Joe Borowski
Career
Per 600 PA
1
60
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
79.25
Joe Borowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
83.02
Joe Borowski
Career
Per 600 PA
1
60
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
158.49
Joe Borowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0.45
27.01
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18.75
70.77
Joe Borowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Borowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
15.09
Joe Borowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Borowski
Career
Per 600 PA
7
420
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Joe Borowski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.43
1.43
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Borowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Borowski
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
15.09
Joe Borowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Borowski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.77
Joe Borowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Borowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Borowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Borowski
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA