Joe Borowski played in Major League Baseball from 1995 to 2008, appearing in 423 games over 12 seasons. He recorded a total of 22 W and 34 L, an ERA of 4.18, 372 SO, a WHIP of 1.38, and a WAR of 3.6.
🧾 Basic Profile
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Name | Joe Borowski |
Date of Birth | May 4, 1971 |
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MLB Debut | 1995 |
📊 Career Summary
Joe Borowski appeared in 423 games over 12 MLB seasons from 1995 to 2008. Below are his cumulative stats and MLB all-time rankings:
GS | 1 (MLB Rank: 6,804) |
GF | 268 (MLB Rank: 168) |
W | 22 (MLB Rank: 2,771) |
L | 34 (MLB Rank: 2,206) |
SV | 131 (MLB Rank: 115) |
ERA | 4.18 (MLB Rank: 4,853) |
IP | 454.1 (MLB Rank: 2,693) |
SO | 372 (MLB Rank: 2,055) |
BB | 177 (MLB Rank: 2,659) |
H | 450 (MLB Rank: 2,723) |
HR | 53 (MLB Rank: 1,919) |
SO9 | 7.37 (MLB Rank: 2,322) |
BB9 | 3.51 (MLB Rank: 6,668) |
H9 | 8.91 (MLB Rank: 7,640) |
HR9 | 1.05 (MLB Rank: 3,530) |
WHIP | 1.38 (MLB Rank: 7,769) |
WAR | 3.6 (MLB Rank: 2,496) |
📊 Last Season Summary (2008)
In his final season (2008), Joe Borowski recorded the following stats:
GS | 0 |
GF | 14 |
W | 1 |
L | 3 |
SV | 6 |
ERA | 7.56 |
IP | 16.2 |
SO | 9 |
BB | 8 |
H | 24 |
HR | 4 |
SO9 | 4.86 |
BB9 | 4.32 |
H9 | 12.96 |
HR9 | 2.16 |
WHIP | 1.92 |
WAR | −0.7 |
📈 Seasonal Highlights
- Most Wins: 2002, 4 W
- Most SO: 2002, 97 SO
- Most IP: 2002, 95.2 IP
- Best WAR: 2002, 2.3 WAR
- Best ERA: 1995, 1.27 ERA
🎯 Postseason Performance
Joe Borowski appeared in 11 games during the postseason. He recorded an ERA of 2.73, pitched 13.2 IP, struck out 8 batters, with 1 W and 0 L.
Joe Borowski Career Pitching Stats Overview
season | W | L | ERA | W-L% | SV | SO | IP | WAR | WHIP | HR | H | BB | R | ER | ERA+ | FIP | SO9 | SO/BB | GS | G | GF | CG | SHO | HR9 | H9 | BB9 | BK | HBP | IBB | WP | BF |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1995 | 0 | 0 | 1.23 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7.1 | 0.3 | 1.227 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 406 | 3.92 | 3.7 | 0.75 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.1 | 4.9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 |
1996 | 2 | 4 | 4.85 | 0.333 | 0 | 15 | 26 | -0.1 | 1.769 | 4 | 33 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 92 | 5.63 | 5.2 | 1.15 | 0 | 22 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1.4 | 11.4 | 4.5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 121 |
1997 | 2 | 3 | 4.15 | 0.4 | 0 | 8 | 26 | 0 | 1.885 | 2 | 29 | 20 | 13 | 12 | 104 | 5.8 | 2.8 | 0.4 | 0 | 21 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0.7 | 10 | 6.9 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 123 |
1998 | 1 | 0 | 6.52 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 9.2 | -0.1 | 1.552 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 70 | 2.93 | 6.5 | 1.75 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10.2 | 3.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 |
2001 | 0 | 1 | 32.4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1.2 | -0.3 | 5.4 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 16 | 15.05 | 5.4 | 0.33 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.4 | 32.4 | 16.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
2002 | 4 | 4 | 2.73 | 0.5 | 2 | 97 | 95.2 | 2.3 | 1.181 | 10 | 84 | 29 | 31 | 29 | 148 | 3.23 | 9.1 | 3.34 | 0 | 73 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0.9 | 7.9 | 2.7 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 391 |
2003 | 2 | 2 | 2.63 | 0.5 | 33 | 66 | 68.1 | 2.1 | 1.054 | 5 | 53 | 19 | 23 | 20 | 165 | 2.93 | 8.7 | 3.47 | 0 | 68 | 59 | 0 | 0 | 0.7 | 7 | 2.5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 280 |
2004 | 2 | 4 | 8.02 | 0.333 | 9 | 17 | 21.1 | -1 | 1.969 | 3 | 27 | 15 | 19 | 19 | 56 | 5.39 | 7.2 | 1.13 | 0 | 22 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 1.3 | 11.4 | 6.3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 106 |
2005 | 1 | 5 | 4.47 | 0.167 | 0 | 27 | 46.1 | 0.6 | 1.079 | 8 | 38 | 12 | 23 | 23 | 99 | 4.88 | 5.2 | 2.25 | 0 | 43 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1.6 | 7.4 | 2.3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 184 |
2006 | 3 | 3 | 3.75 | 0.5 | 36 | 64 | 69.2 | 1 | 1.378 | 7 | 63 | 33 | 31 | 29 | 116 | 4.12 | 8.3 | 1.94 | 0 | 72 | 60 | 0 | 0 | 0.9 | 8.1 | 4.3 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 304 |
2007 | 4 | 5 | 5.07 | 0.444 | 45 | 58 | 65.2 | -0.5 | 1.431 | 9 | 77 | 17 | 39 | 37 | 89 | 4.12 | 7.9 | 3.41 | 0 | 69 | 58 | 0 | 0 | 1.2 | 10.6 | 2.3 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 292 |
2008 | 1 | 3 | 7.56 | 0.25 | 6 | 9 | 16.2 | -0.7 | 1.92 | 4 | 24 | 8 | 14 | 14 | 57 | 6.61 | 4.9 | 1.13 | 0 | 18 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 2.2 | 13 | 4.3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 82 |