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Joe Borowski
Joseph Thomas Borowski

Bats Right, Throws Right
Height 6' 2", Weight 225 lb.

Debut July 9, 1995

Born May 4, 1971 in Bayonne, NJ

Drafted by the Chicago White Sox in the 32nd round of the 1989 amateur draft. Player signed August 13, 1989. (All Transactions)

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Pitching  Glossary / Minors / Hide Partial Seasons /
Gamelogs: / Splits: / HR Log / PI Finders:Game / Streak / Event / PI vs. Batter
/ Neutralize Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  W   L   G   GS  CG SHO  GF SV   IP     H    R   ER   HR  BB   SO  HBP  WP  BFP  IBB  BK  ERA *lgERA *ERA+ WHIP
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 1995 24 BAL AL   0   0   6   0   0   0   3  0    7.3    5    1    1   0    4    3   0   0    30   0   0  1.23  4.77  388 1.227
 1996 25 ATL NL   2   4  22   0   0   0   8  0   26.0   33   15   14   4   13   15   1   1   121   4   0  4.85  4.39   91 1.769
 1997 26 TOT      2   3  21   0   0   0   9  0   26.0   29   13   12   2   20    8   0   0   123   5   0  4.15  4.19  101 1.885
         ATL NL   2   2  20   0   0   0   8  0   24.0   27   11   10   2   16    6   0   0   111   4   0  3.75  4.17  111 1.792
         NYY AL   0   1   1   0   0   0   1  0    2.0    2    2    2   0    4    2   0   0    12   1   0  9.00  4.48   50 3.000
 1998 27 NYY AL   1   0   8   0   0   0   6  0    9.7   11    7    7   0    4    7   0   0    42   0   0  6.52  4.42   68 1.552
 2001 30 CHC NL   0   1   1   1   0   0   0  0    1.7    6    6    6   1    3    1   0   0    13   0   0 32.40  4.14   13 5.400
 2002 31 CHC NL   4   4  73   0   0   0  25  2   95.7   84   31   29  10   29   97   1   1   391   6   0  2.73  4.03  148 1.181
 2003 32 CHC NL   2   2  68   0   0   0  59 33   68.3   53   23   20   5   19   66   1   0   280   1   0  2.63  4.33  164 1.054
 2004 33 CHC NL   2   4  22   0   0   0  19  9   21.3   27   19   19   3   15   17   0   0   106   2   0  8.02  4.40   55 1.969
 2005 34 TOT      1   5  43   0   0   0   7  0   46.3   38   23   23   8   12   27   0   1   184   1   0  4.47  4.37   98 1.079
         CHC NL   0   0  11   0   0   0   3  0   11.0   12    8    8   5    1   11   0   0    47   0   0  6.55  4.40   67 1.182
         TBD AL   1   5  32   0   0   0   4  0   35.3   26   15   15   3   11   16   0   1   137   1   0  3.82  4.36  114 1.047
 2006 35 FLA NL   3   3  72   0   0   0  60 36   69.7   63   31   29   7   33   64   2   1   304   7   0  3.75  4.31  115 1.378
 2007 36 CLE AL   4   5  69   0   0   0  58 45   65.7   77   39   37   9   17   58   2   2   292   4   0  5.07  4.61   91 1.431
 2008 37 CLE AL   0   2   5   0   0   0   4  2    4.0    7    8    8   3    4    3   0   0    23   0   0 18.00  4.19   23 2.750
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 12 Years            33       1       0    127         433       205      173        7   6  1909  30   0  4.18  4.31  103 1.372
 WL%= .389       21     410       0     258     441.7       216       52       366
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 162 Game Avg     3   5  67   0   0   0  42 21   73.0   71   35   33   8   28   60   1   0   315   4   0  4.18  4.31  103 1.372
 Career High      4   5  73   1   0   0  60 45   95.7   84   39   37  10   33   97   2   2   391   7   0  2.63  4.61  164 1.054
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
                 W   L   G   GS  CG SHO  GF SV   IP     H    R   ER   HR  BB   SO  HBP  WP  BFP  IBB  BK  ERA *lgERA *ERA+ WHIP

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)

Pitch Data Summary (Show or Hide)

Batting  Glossary / Minors /
Gamelogs: / Splits: / HR Log / PI Finders:Game / Streak / Event / PI vs. Pitcher
/ Neutralize Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1996 25 ATL NL  22    2    0    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   2  .000  .000  .000 -100    0   1   0   0   0   0
 2002 31 CHC NL  72    7    1    2   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   5  .286  .286  .286   53    2   0   0   0   0   0
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 11 Seasons     336    9    1    2   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   7  .222  .222  .222   18    2   1   0   0   0   0
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg          4    0    1   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   3  .222  .222  .222   18    1   0   0   0   0   0
 Career High     72    7    1    2   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   5                           2   1   0   0   0   0
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
Special Batting  Glossary
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/G   AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+  OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1996 25 ATL NL    3    3    0   0.0   112| .000  .277| .000  .347| .000  .433| .000  .780|-100  .000  -0.6  -0.1   0%
 2002 31 CHC NL    7    5    1   5.4   105| .286  .263| .286  .337| .286  .419| .572  .756|  53  .550  -0.5   0.0   0%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 11 Seasons       10    8    1   3.4   107| .222  .266| .222  .339| .222  .422| .444  .762|  18  .340  -1.1  -0.1   0%

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)

Pitch Data Summary (Show or Hide)

Fielding  Glossary / Minors / Hide Partial Seasons
 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  GS   Inn  
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
1995 24 BAL AL P 6 1 2 0 0 1.000 .968 0.50 0.53 3.70 1.85 0 7.3 1996 25 ATL NL P 22 0 12 0 1 1.000 .952 0.55 0.52 4.15 1.83 0 26.0 1997 26 TOT P 21 4 3 0 2 1.000 .959 0.33 0.52 2.42 1.83 0 26.0 ATL NL P 20 4 3 0 2 1.000 .959 0.35 0.52 2.62 1.84 0 24.0 NYY AL P 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.50 0.00 1.80 0 2.0 1998 27 NYY AL P 8 0 2 0 0 1.000 .952 0.25 0.50 1.86 1.76 0 9.7 2001 30 CHC NL P 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.50 0.00 1.59 1 1.7 2002 31 CHC NL P 73 5 9 1 3 .933 .966 0.19 0.48 1.32 1.83 0 95.7 2003 32 CHC NL P 68 5 11 0 0 1.000 .958 0.24 0.48 2.11 1.84 0 68.3 2004 33 CHC NL P 22 0 1 0 0 1.000 1.000 0.05 0.47 0.42 1.86 0 21.3 2005 34 TOT P 43 5 3 0 0 1.000 .952 0.19 0.46 1.56 1.69 0 46.3 CHC NL P 11 2 0 0 0 1.000 .952 0.18 0.46 1.64 1.72 0 11.0 TBD AL P 32 3 3 0 0 1.000 .952 0.19 0.46 1.53 1.68 0 35.3 2006 35 FLA NL P 72 1 3 1 0 .800 .952 0.06 0.43 0.52 1.72 0 69.7 2007 36 CLE AL P 69 4 6 0 1 1.000 .952 0.14 0.42 1.37 1.60 0 65.7 2008 37 CLE AL P 5 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.46 0.00 1.80 0 4.0
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
1995 24 BAL AL P 6 1 2 0 0 1.000 .968 0.50 0.53 3.70 1.85 0 7.3 1996 25 ATL NL P 22 0 12 0 1 1.000 .952 0.55 0.52 4.15 1.83 0 26.0 1997 26 TOT P 21 4 3 0 2 1.000 .959 0.33 0.52 2.42 1.83 0 26.0 ATL NL P 20 4 3 0 2 1.000 .959 0.35 0.52 2.62 1.84 0 24.0 NYY AL P 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.50 0.00 1.80 0 2.0 1998 27 NYY AL P 8 0 2 0 0 1.000 .952 0.25 0.50 1.86 1.76 0 9.7 2001 30 CHC NL P 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.50 0.00 1.59 1 1.7 2002 31 CHC NL P 73 5 9 1 3 .933 .966 0.19 0.48 1.32 1.83 0 95.7 2003 32 CHC NL P 68 5 11 0 0 1.000 .958 0.24 0.48 2.11 1.84 0 68.3 2004 33 CHC NL P 22 0 1 0 0 1.000 1.000 0.05 0.47 0.42 1.86 0 21.3 2005 34 TOT P 43 5 3 0 0 1.000 .952 0.19 0.46 1.56 1.69 0 46.3 CHC NL P 11 2 0 0 0 1.000 .952 0.18 0.46 1.64 1.72 0 11.0 TBD AL P 32 3 3 0 0 1.000 .952 0.19 0.46 1.53 1.68 0 35.3 2006 35 FLA NL P 72 1 3 1 0 .800 .952 0.06 0.43 0.52 1.72 0 69.7 2007 36 CLE AL P 69 4 6 0 1 1.000 .952 0.14 0.42 1.37 1.60 0 65.7 2008 37 CLE AL P 5 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.46 0.00 1.80 0 4.0
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Position Total P* 410 25 52 2 7 .975 .958 0.19 0.46 1.57 1.77 1 441.7 +--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Overall Total 410 25 52 2 7 .975 .958 0.19 0.46 1.57 1.77 1 442
An Important note about our fielding stats

Postseason Pitching Gamelogs / Vs. Batter

 Year   Round Tm  Opp WLser  G   GS   ERA   W  L SV CG   IP   H   ER  BB  SO
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+------+--+--+--+--+-----+---+---+---+---+
 2003   NLDS  CHC ATL     W   2   0   0.00  0  0  1  0   2     1   0   0   5 
        NLCS  CHC FLA     L   3   0   1.59  1  0  0  0   5.2   5   1   3   1 
 2007   ALDS  CLE NYY     W   2   0   4.50  0  0  1  0   2     1   1   2   1 
        ALCS  CLE BOS     L   4   0   4.50  0  0  1  0   4     6   2   3   1 
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+------+--+--+--+--+-----+---+---+---+---+
  2 Lg Div Series       2-0   4   0   2.25  0  0  2  0   4     2   1   2   6 
  2 Lg Champ Series     0-2   7   0   2.79  1  0  1  0   9.2  11   3   6   2 
  4 Postseason Ser      2-2  11   0   2.63  1  0  3  0  13.2  13   4   8   8 
+--------------------+-----+---+---+------+--+--+--+--+-----+---+---+---+---+
Postseason Batting Gamelogs / Vs. Pitcher

 Year   Round Tm  Opp WLser  G   AB  R   H  2B 3B HR RBI  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG   SB CS  SH  SF HBP
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
 2003   NLDS  CHC ATL     W   2   0   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   0                     0  0   0   0   0 
        NLCS  CHC FLA     L   3   0   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   0                     0  0   0   0   0 
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
  2 Postseason Series   1-1   5   0   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   0                     0  0   0   0   0 
+--------------------+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+

WLser shows whether the player's team Won or Lost the series.
Appearances on Leaderboards and Awards   Glossary

Awards are Year-League-Award, Stats are Year-Value-Rank, (Pos) for All-Star indicates starter & * indicates they played.

Saves
2003 NL-33-6
2006 NL-36-3
2007 AL-45-1
Act-127-23
Car-127-83

Games Finished
2003 NL-59-5
2006 NL-60-2
2007 AL-58-4
Act-258-22

Black Ink: Pitching - 3 (550) (Average HOFer ≈ 40)
Gray Ink: Pitching - 9 (1500) (Average HOFer ≈ 185)
HOF Monitor: Pitching - 19.0 (615) (Likely HOFer > 100)
Overall Rank in parentheses.

Act.- Denotes rank among active players, Car. - Denotes career rank
Click on the Car, Act or Year to see the career, active, or league leaderboard.


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Transactions 

June 5, 1989: Drafted by the Chicago White Sox in the 32nd round of the 1989 amateur draft. Player signed August 13, 1989.

March 31, 1991: Traded by the Chicago White Sox to the Baltimore Orioles for Pete Rose.

December 17, 1995: Traded by the Baltimore Orioles with Rachaad Stewart (minors) to the Atlanta Braves for Kent Mercker.

September 15, 1997: Selected off waivers by the New York Yankees from the Atlanta Braves.

October 15, 1999: Granted Free Agency.

November 9, 1999: Signed as a Free Agent with the Cincinnati Reds.

March 21, 2000: Released by the Cincinnati Reds.

December 11, 2000: Signed as a Free Agent with the Chicago Cubs.

October 10, 2001: Granted Free Agency.

November 20, 2001: Signed as a Free Agent with the Chicago Cubs.

June 29, 2005: Released by the Chicago Cubs.

July 14, 2005: Signed as a Free Agent with the Tampa Bay Devil Rays.

December 19, 2005: Released by the Tampa Bay Devil Rays.

January 3, 2006: Signed as a Free Agent with the Florida Marlins.

October 30, 2006: Granted Free Agency.

December 6, 2006: Signed as a Free Agent with the Cleveland Indians.


The transaction information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. Last transaction is September 30, 2007.
Salaries Leaders
1995Baltimore Orioles$109,000
1996Atlanta Braves$111,500
1997Atlanta Braves$157,500
1998New York Yankees$188,800
2002Chicago Cubs$235,000
2003Chicago Cubs$410,000
2004Chicago Cubs$2,000,000
2005Chicago Cubs$2,300,000
2006Florida Marlins$327,000
2007Cleveland Indians$4,000,000
Career (may be incomplete)$9,838,800

Salary Data (about) courtesy Doug Pappas, member of SABR.
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