Al Grabowski vs. Josh Sborz — Career Comparison

Al Grabowski
Greatest GenerationNew YorkThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Josh Sborz
MillenialDistrict of ColumbiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaTexas RangersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Al Grabowski built a career as a starting pitcher and Josh Sborz as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Al Grabowski posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.07 and WHIP 1.420 compared to 4.96 and 1.341 for Josh Sborz. By the career numbers, Al Grabowski had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Al Grabowski and Josh Sborz

Al Grabowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Josh Sborz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Al Grabowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
2.24
Josh Sborz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
154
8.49
Al Grabowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.8
Josh Sborz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Al Grabowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.52
Josh Sborz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.72
Al Grabowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.34
Josh Sborz
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.72
Al Grabowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
60
Josh Sborz
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Al Grabowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35.9
35.9
Josh Sborz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.65
0.65
Al Grabowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.29
Josh Sborz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Grabowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.11
Josh Sborz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Grabowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Josh Sborz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Al Grabowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
4.07
Josh Sborz
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
4.96
Al Grabowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.07
4.07
Josh Sborz
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.96
4.96
Al Grabowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.89
3.89
Josh Sborz
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.91
3.91
Al Grabowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.88
3.88
Josh Sborz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Al Grabowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.266
0.266
Josh Sborz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.238
0.238
Al Grabowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
471
27
Josh Sborz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
490
27
Al Grabowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
157
9
Josh Sborz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
163.1
9
Al Grabowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
166
9.52
Josh Sborz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
148
8.16
Al Grabowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.52
9.52
Josh Sborz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.16
8.16
Al Grabowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.4
Josh Sborz
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
1.27
Al Grabowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.4
0.4
Josh Sborz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.27
1.27
Al Grabowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.18
0.18
Josh Sborz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Al Grabowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
3.27
Josh Sborz
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
3.8
Al Grabowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Josh Sborz
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.11
Al Grabowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.27
3.27
Josh Sborz
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.8
3.8
Al Grabowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
3.73
Josh Sborz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
193
10.63
Al Grabowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.73
3.73
Josh Sborz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.63
10.63
Al Grabowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.67
1.67
Josh Sborz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.25
1.25
Al Grabowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.777
0.777
Josh Sborz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.604
1.604
Al Grabowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.29
Josh Sborz
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.83
Al Grabowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.11
Josh Sborz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.06
Al Grabowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Sborz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Grabowski
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
683
39.15
Josh Sborz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
697
38.41
Al Grabowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.92
Josh Sborz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
2.26
Al Grabowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
4.82
Josh Sborz
Career
Per 9 Innings
95
5.23
Al Grabowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.82
4.82
Josh Sborz
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.23
5.23
Al Grabowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Sborz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Grabowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Josh Sborz
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.28
Al Grabowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Sborz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.39
Al Grabowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.42
1.42
Josh Sborz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.329
1.329
Al Grabowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
624
35.77
Josh Sborz
Career
Per 9 Innings
622
34.27
Al Grabowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.15
2.15
Josh Sborz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.62
0.62
Al Grabowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.288
0.288
Josh Sborz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.308
0.308
Al Grabowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.15
39.15
Josh Sborz
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.41
38.41

Fielding Stats for Al Grabowski and Josh Sborz

Al Grabowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Josh Sborz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Al Grabowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
Josh Sborz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
154
8.49
Al Grabowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Josh Sborz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.06
Al Grabowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Josh Sborz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
490
27
Al Grabowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Josh Sborz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
163.1
9
Al Grabowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
Josh Sborz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.66
Al Grabowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
Josh Sborz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.5
Al Grabowski
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
Josh Sborz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Al Grabowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
Josh Sborz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
1.21
Al Grabowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
Josh Sborz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
1.16
Al Grabowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.12
Josh Sborz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.45
95.45
Al Grabowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
Josh Sborz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.136
0.136
Al Grabowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Josh Sborz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.65
0.65
Al Grabowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Josh Sborz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.11
Al Grabowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Josh Sborz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Grabowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Josh Sborz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Grabowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Josh Sborz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Grabowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Josh Sborz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Al Grabowski and Josh Sborz

Al Grabowski
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Josh Sborz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Al Grabowski
Career
Per 600 PA
41
482.35
Josh Sborz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
154
46200
Al Grabowski
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
51
600
Josh Sborz
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Al Grabowski
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
49
576.47
Josh Sborz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Al Grabowski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.327
0.327
Josh Sborz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Grabowski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.794
0.794
Josh Sborz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Grabowski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
188.24
Josh Sborz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Grabowski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
129.41
Josh Sborz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Grabowski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
47.06
Josh Sborz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Grabowski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.76
Josh Sborz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Grabowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Sborz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Grabowski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
58.82
Josh Sborz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Grabowski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.313
0.313
Josh Sborz
Career
Per 600 PA
Al Grabowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Sborz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Grabowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Sborz
Career
Per 600 PA
Al Grabowski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.06
83.04
Josh Sborz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Grabowski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
258.82
Josh Sborz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Grabowski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
200
Josh Sborz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Grabowski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.34
0.34
Josh Sborz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Grabowski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.449
0.449
Josh Sborz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Grabowski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.789
0.789
Josh Sborz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Grabowski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.123
0.123
Josh Sborz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Grabowski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.265
0.265
Josh Sborz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Grabowski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.697
0.697
Josh Sborz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Grabowski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.421
0.421
Josh Sborz
Career
Per 600 PA
Al Grabowski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
117.65
Josh Sborz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Grabowski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
70.59
Josh Sborz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Grabowski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
188.24
Josh Sborz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Grabowski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.82
91.96
Josh Sborz
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.22
-66.4
Al Grabowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Sborz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Grabowski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.76
Josh Sborz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Grabowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Sborz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Grabowski
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
129.41
Josh Sborz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
600
Al Grabowski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.64
4.64
Josh Sborz
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Al Grabowski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Josh Sborz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Grabowski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.76
Josh Sborz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Grabowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Sborz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Grabowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Sborz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Grabowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Sborz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Grabowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Sborz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Grabowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Sborz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Grabowski
Career
Per 600 PA
Josh Sborz
Career
Per 600 PA