Ryan Borucki vs. Joe Niekro — Career Comparison

Ryan Borucki
MillenialIllinoisThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaToronto Blue JaysAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Joe Niekro
Silent GenerationOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Joe Niekro built a career as a starting pitcher and Ryan Borucki as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Ryan Borucki led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 190 vs 90), home run suppression (HR9+ 133 vs 79), and run prevention (ERA+ 122 vs 83). Role difference aside, Ryan Borucki holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Ryan Borucki and Joe Niekro

Ryan Borucki
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
22
Ryan Borucki
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
187
6.57
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
702
1.76
Ryan Borucki
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.74
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
500
1.26
Ryan Borucki
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.53
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
221
0.55
Ryan Borucki
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.42
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
204
0.51
Ryan Borucki
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.56
55.56
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
52
Ryan Borucki
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.23
11.23
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71.23
71.23
Ryan Borucki
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
0.27
Ryan Borucki
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.07
Ryan Borucki
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.04
Ryan Borucki
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
122
4.28
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1431
3.59
Ryan Borucki
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.28
4.28
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.59
3.59
Ryan Borucki
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.81
3.81
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.61
3.61
Ryan Borucki
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.17
4.17
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.14
4.14
Ryan Borucki
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.243
0.243
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.254
0.254
Ryan Borucki
Career
Per 9 Innings
769
27
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10752
27
Ryan Borucki
Career
Per 9 Innings
256.1
9
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3584
9
Ryan Borucki
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
234
8.22
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
3466
8.7
Ryan Borucki
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.22
8.22
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.7
8.7
Ryan Borucki
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
1.09
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
276
0.69
Ryan Borucki
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.09
1.09
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.69
0.69
Ryan Borucki
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.39
0.39
Ryan Borucki
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97
3.41
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1262
3.17
Ryan Borucki
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.18
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
0.18
Ryan Borucki
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.41
3.41
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.17
3.17
Ryan Borucki
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
214
7.51
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1747
4.39
Ryan Borucki
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.51
7.51
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.39
4.39
Ryan Borucki
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.14
1.14
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.49
2.49
Ryan Borucki
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.213
1.213
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.84
0.84
Ryan Borucki
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.42
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
172
0.43
Ryan Borucki
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.39
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.16
Ryan Borucki
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.02
Ryan Borucki
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1085
38.09
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15166
38.08
Ryan Borucki
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.84
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
93
0.23
Ryan Borucki
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
134
4.7
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1620
4.07
Ryan Borucki
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.7
4.7
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.07
4.07
Ryan Borucki
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.32
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
0.27
Ryan Borucki
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.21
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
96
0.24
Ryan Borucki
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.88
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
200
0.5
Ryan Borucki
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.291
1.291
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.319
1.319
Ryan Borucki
Career
Per 9 Innings
962
33.78
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13637
34.24
Ryan Borucki
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.72
0.72
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.31
2.31
Ryan Borucki
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.283
0.283
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Ryan Borucki
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.09
38.09
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.08
38.08

Fielding Stats for Ryan Borucki and Joe Niekro

Ryan Borucki
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
22
Ryan Borucki
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
187
6.57
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
702
1.76
Ryan Borucki
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.74
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
500
1.26
Ryan Borucki
Career
Per 9 Innings
769
27
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10752
27
Ryan Borucki
Career
Per 9 Innings
256.1
9
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3584
9
Ryan Borucki
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.18
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
253
0.64
Ryan Borucki
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
1.19
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
532
1.34
Ryan Borucki
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.14
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.06
Ryan Borucki
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
1.51
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
810
2.03
Ryan Borucki
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
1.37
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
785
1.97
Ryan Borucki
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.7
90.7
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.91
96.91
Ryan Borucki
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.209
0.209
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.118
1.118
Ryan Borucki
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.23
11.23
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71.23
71.23
Ryan Borucki
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.07
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.1
Ryan Borucki
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Borucki
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Borucki
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Borucki
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ryan Borucki and Joe Niekro

Ryan Borucki
Career
Per 600 PA
8
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
22
Ryan Borucki
Career
Per 600 PA
187
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
706
363.61
Ryan Borucki
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1165
600
Ryan Borucki
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
973
501.12
Ryan Borucki
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.156
0.156
Ryan Borucki
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.47
0.47
Ryan Borucki
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
152
78.28
Ryan Borucki
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
124
63.86
Ryan Borucki
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
13.39
Ryan Borucki
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.52
Ryan Borucki
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.52
Ryan Borucki
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
14.42
Ryan Borucki
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.184
0.184
Ryan Borucki
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.001
0.001
Ryan Borucki
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Ryan Borucki
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32.52
16.75
Ryan Borucki
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
183
94.25
Ryan Borucki
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
191
98.37
Ryan Borucki
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Ryan Borucki
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Ryan Borucki
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.376
0.376
Ryan Borucki
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.032
0.032
Ryan Borucki
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.131
0.131
Ryan Borucki
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.266
0.266
Ryan Borucki
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.211
0.211
Ryan Borucki
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
28.33
Ryan Borucki
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72
37.08
Ryan Borucki
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
126
64.89
Ryan Borucki
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21.46
11.05
Ryan Borucki
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.52
Ryan Borucki
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
19.57
Ryan Borucki
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Borucki
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
262
134.94
Ryan Borucki
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.45
4.45
Ryan Borucki
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Ryan Borucki
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
147
75.71
Ryan Borucki
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
3.09
Ryan Borucki
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
17
8.76
Ryan Borucki
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.52
Ryan Borucki
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Borucki
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.52
Ryan Borucki
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100