Joe Borchard
Joseph Edward Borchard
Bats: Both , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 5" , Weight: 220 lb.

Born: November 25, 1978 in Panorama City, CA
High School: Camarillo (Camarillo, CA)
School: Stanford University
Drafted by the Chicago White Sox in the 1st round (12th pick) of the 2000 amateur draft.
Signed August 8, 2000. (All Transactions)
Debut: September 2, 2002
Final Game: August 5, 2007
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Standard Batting

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Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
2002 23 CHW AL 16 37 36 5 8 0 0 2 5 0 0 1 14 .222 .243 .389 .632 63 14 0 0 0 0 0 7/89
2003 24 CHW AL 16 57 49 5 9 1 0 1 5 0 1 5 18 .184 .246 .265 .511 34 13 0 0 0 3 0 8
2004 25 CHW AL 63 222 201 26 35 4 1 9 20 1 0 19 57 .174 .249 .338 .587 50 68 4 1 1 0 1 9/D8
2005 26 CHW AL 7 12 12 0 5 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 .417 .417 .583 1.000 160 7 0 0 0 0 0 /D9
2006 27 TOT MLB 114 270 239 33 55 7 1 10 28 0 3 28 69 .230 .319 .393 .712 86 94 5 3 0 0 3 97/8D3
2006 27 SEA AL 6 9 9 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 .222 .222 .222 .444 18 2 0 0 0 0 0 /8D
2006 27 FLA NL 108 261 230 30 53 7 1 10 28 0 2 28 66 .230 .322 .400 .722 88 92 5 3 0 0 3 97/D3
2007 28 FLA NL 85 202 179 20 35 9 0 4 19 4 0 21 60 .196 .287 .313 .600 58 56 4 2 0 0 3 97
6 Seasons 301 800 716 89 147 23 2 26 77 5 5 74 222 .205 .284 .352 .636 65 252 13 6 1 3 7
162 Game Avg. 162 431 385 48 79 12 1 14 41 3 3 40 119 .205 .284 .352 .636 65 136 7 3 1 2 4
CHW (4 yrs) 102 328 298 36 57 7 1 12 30 1 2 25 93 .191 .254 .342 .596 53 102 4 1 1 3 1
FLA (2 yrs) 193 463 409 50 88 16 1 14 47 4 2 49 126 .215 .307 .362 .669 75 148 9 5 0 0 6
SEA (1 yr) 6 9 9 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 .222 .222 .222 .444 18 2 0 0 0 0 0
AL (5 yrs) 108 337 307 39 59 7 1 12 30 1 3 25 96 .192 .253 .339 .592 52 104 4 1 1 3 1
NL (2 yrs) 193 463 409 50 88 16 1 14 47 4 2 49 126 .215 .307 .362 .669 75 148 9 5 0 0 6

Advanced Batting

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Year Age Tm Lg PA Outs RC RC/G AIR BAbip BA lgBA OBP lgOBP SLG lgSLG OPS lgOPS OPS+ OWn% BtRuns BtWins TotA SecA ISO PwrSpd
2002 23 CHW AL 37 28 3 2.9 107 .300 .222 .267 .243 .334 .389 .429 .632 .763 63 .269 -2.2 -0.2 .536 .194 .167 .0
2003 24 CHW AL 57 44 4 2.4 109 .242 .184 .270 .246 .337 .265 .432 .511 .769 34 .209 -4.6 -0.4 .415 .163 .082 .0
2004 25 CHW AL 222 171 17 2.7 111 .193 .174 .273 .249 .341 .338 .438 .587 .779 50 .227 -16.4 -1.5 .524 .264 .164 1.8
2005 26 CHW AL 12 8 2 6.7 108 .625 .417 .272 .417 .335 .583 .431 1.000 .766 160 .637 1.1 0.1 .750 .083 .167
2006 27 TOT MLB 270 192 29 4.0 108 .281 .230 .266 .319 .336 .393 .432 .712 .768 86 .396 -5.4 -0.5 .635 .268 .163 .0
2006 27 SEA AL 9 8 0 0.0 108 .333 .222 .272 .222 .336 .222 .432 .444 .768 18 .000 -1.1 -0.1 .125 -0.111 .000
2006 27 FLA NL 261 184 29 4.2 108 .279 .230 .266 .322 .336 .400 .432 .722 .768 88 .414 -4.3 -0.4 .658 .283 .170 .0
2007 28 FLA NL 202 148 17 3.1 108 .270 .196 .269 .287 .338 .313 .430 .600 .768 58 .287 -11.3 -1.1 .561 .257 .117 4.0
6 Seasons 800 591 72 3.3 109 .257 .205 .269 .284 .338 .352 .433 .636 .771 65 .306 -38.9 -3.6 .566 .250 .147 8.4
162 Game Avg. 431 318 39 3.3 109 .257 .205 .269 .284 .338 .352 .433 .636 .771 65 .306 -38.9 -3.6 .566 .250 .147 5
CHW (4 yrs) 328 251 26 2.8 110 .230 .191 .272 .254 .339 .342 .436 .596 .775 53 .246 -22.2 -2.0 .514 .232 .151 1.8
FLA (2 yrs) 463 332 46 3.7 108 .275 .215 .267 .307 .337 .362 .431 .669 .768 75 .360 -15.6 -1.5 .614 .271 .147 6.2
SEA (1 yr) 9 8 0 0.0 108 .333 .222 .272 .222 .336 .222 .432 .444 .768 18 .000 -1.1 -0.1 .125 -0.111 .000
AL (5 yrs) 337 259 26 2.7 110 .233 .192 .272 .253 .339 .339 .436 .592 .775 52 .235 -23.3 -2.1 .502 .221 .147 1.8
NL (2 yrs) 463 332 46 3.7 108 .275 .215 .267 .307 .337 .362 .431 .669 .768 75 .360 -15.6 -1.5 .614 .271 .147 6.2

Ratio Batting*

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Year Age Tm Lg PA HR% SO% BB% XBH% X/H% SO/BB AB/SO AB/HR AB/RBI GB/FB GO/AO IP% LD% HR/FB IF/FB
2002 23 CHW AL 37 5.4% 37.8% 2.7% 5.4% 25% 14.00 2.6 18.0 7.2 0.82 1.33 54% 23% 28.6% 36%
2003 24 CHW AL 57 1.8% 31.6% 8.8% 3.5% 22% 3.60 2.7 49.0 9.8 1.43 1.67 58% 12% 8.3% 14%
2004 25 CHW AL 222 4.1% 25.7% 8.6% 6.3% 40% 3.00 3.5 22.3 10.1 0.76 0.98 61% 20% 12.7% 13%
2005 26 CHW AL 12 0.0% 33.3% 0.0% 16.7% 40% 3.0 0.14 0.00 67% 38% 0.0% 29%
2006 27 TOT MLB 270 3.7% 25.6% 10.4% 6.7% 33% 2.46 3.5 23.9 8.5 0.95 1.36 59% 18% 12.7% 9%
2006 27 SEA AL 9 0.0% 33.3% 0.0% 0.0% 0% 3.0 2.00 3.00 67% 17% 0.0% 0%
2006 27 FLA NL 261 3.8% 25.3% 10.7% 6.9% 34% 2.36 3.5 23.0 8.2 0.93 1.33 59% 18% 13.0% 9%
2007 28 FLA NL 202 2.0% 29.7% 10.4% 6.4% 37% 2.86 3.0 44.8 9.4 0.68 0.85 57% 18% 6.5% 13%
6 Seasons 800 3.3% 27.8% 9.3% 6.4% 35% 3.00 3.2 27.5 9.3 0.82 1.09 59% 19% 11.0% 13%
MLB Averages

Baserunning & Misc. Stats*

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Year Age Tm Lg ROE XI RS% SBO SB CS SB% SB2 CS2 SB3 CS3 SBH CSH PO PCS OOB BT XBT% 1stS 1stS2 1stS3 1stD 1stD3 1stDH 2ndS 2ndS3 2ndSH
2002 23 CHW AL 0 0 43% 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 50% 4 3 1 1 0 1 1 0 1
2003 24 CHW AL 1 0 31% 22 0 1 0% 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 67% 1 0 1 2 1 1 0 0 0
2004 25 CHW AL 5 0 37% 49 1 0 100% 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 6 56% 10 5 5 4 2 2 4 1 3
2005 26 CHW AL 0 0 0% 3 0 1 0% 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0
2006 27 TOT MLB 2 0 30% 77 0 3 0% 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 3 36% 10 9 1 7 4 3 11 4 6
2006 27 SEA AL 0 0 150% 7 0 1 0% 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 67% 0 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 1
2006 27 FLA NL 2 0 27% 70 0 2 0% 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 3 32% 10 9 1 5 3 2 10 4 5
2007 28 FLA NL 4 0 30% 70 4 0 100% 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 26% 11 9 2 1 0 1 7 4 2
6 Seasons 12 0 31% 232 5 5 50% 5 5 0 0 0 0 2 1 3 15 40% 36 26 10 15 7 8 25 11 12
MLB Averages

Situational Hitting*

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Hits Pinch Hitting Home Runs SH GIDP PrdOut BaseRunners Advances
Year Age Tm Lg PA Ptn% H Inf Bnt AB H HR RBI PHlev All GS GSo vRH vLH Hm Rd IP Att Suc % Opp DP % Opp Suc % BR BRS BRS% <2,3B Scr % 0,2B Adv % PAu
2002 23 CHW AL 37 100% 8 0 0 1 0 0 0 0.00 2 0 1 2 0 0 2 1 0 0 7 0 0% 2 0 0% 21 3 14% 2 1 50% 2 1 50% 0
2003 24 CHW AL 57 100% 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 11 0 0% 8 4 50% 29 4 14% 5 3 60% 1 0 0% 0
2004 25 CHW AL 222 100% 35 2 0 4 2 1 1 1.63 9 0 6 6 3 6 3 0 1 1 100% 43 4 9% 15 3 20% 128 12 9% 6 2 33% 15 6 40% 0
2005 26 CHW AL 12 100% 5 1 0 2 2 0 0 2.00 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0% 1 0 0% 6 0 0% 1 0 0% 1 0 0% 0
2006 27 TOT MLB 270 100% 55 4 0 44 11 1 1 1.09 10 0 5 9 1 5 5 0 0 0 45 5 11% 27 2 7% 187 22 12% 10 4 40% 14 3 21% 0
2006 27 SEA AL 9 100% 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 1.12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0% 3 1 33% 6 0 0% 0 0 0 0 0
2006 27 FLA NL 261 100% 53 4 0 42 11 1 1 1.09 10 0 5 9 1 5 5 0 0 0 41 5 12% 24 1 4% 181 22 12% 10 4 40% 14 3 21% 0
2007 28 FLA NL 202 100% 35 1 0 36 7 0 2 0.80 4 0 8 4 0 4 0 0 0 0 47 4 9% 22 2 9% 137 17 12% 9 4 44% 14 6 43% 0
6 Seasons 800 100% 147 8 0 87 22 2 4 1.00 26 0 20 22 4 15 11 1 1 1 100% 154 13 8% 75 11 15% 508 58 11% 33 14 42% 47 16 34% 0
MLB Averages

Pitch Summary -- Batting*

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Year Age Tm Lg PA Pit Pit/PA Str Str% L/Str S/Str F/Str I/Str AS/Str I/Bll AS/Pit Con 1stS 30% 30c 30s 20% 20c 20s 31% 31c 31s L/SO PAu Pitu Stru
2002 23 CHW AL 37 144 3.89 96 67% 27% 23% 27% 23% 73% 0% 49% 69% 38% 8% 3 0 14% 5 2 8% 3 3 29% 0 0 0
2003 24 CHW AL 57 238 4.18 151 63% 20% 27% 30% 23% 80% 0% 51% 66% 40% 11% 6 1 19% 11 4 4% 2 2 17% 0 0 0
2004 25 CHW AL 222 795 3.58 508 64% 18% 24% 30% 29% 82% 1% 53% 71% 43% 1% 2 0 10% 22 15 5% 12 3 16% 0 0 0
2005 26 CHW AL 12 44 3.67 31 70% 10% 35% 29% 26% 90% 0% 64% 61% 58% 0% 0 0 0% 0 0 0% 0 0 25% 0 0 0
2006 27 TOT MLB 270 1037 3.84 631 61% 20% 24% 29% 27% 80% 3% 48% 70% 35% 4% 11 0 13% 34 19 10% 26 18 28% 0 0 0
2006 27 SEA AL 9 36 4.00 25 69% 20% 16% 40% 24% 80% 0% 56% 80% 33% 0% 0 0 0% 0 0 0% 0 0 33% 0 0 0
2006 27 FLA NL 261 1001 3.84 606 61% 20% 24% 28% 27% 80% 3% 48% 70% 35% 4% 11 0 13% 34 19 10% 26 18 27% 0 0 0
2007 28 FLA NL 202 799 3.96 470 59% 17% 30% 28% 25% 83% 3% 49% 64% 33% 6% 12 0 17% 34 20 5% 10 8 22% 0 0 0
6 Seasons 800 3057 3.82 1887 62% 19% 26% 29% 26% 81% 2% 50% 68% 38% 4% 34 1 13% 106 60 7% 53 34 22% 0 0 0
MLB Averages

Cumulative Batting

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Year Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
2002 23 16 37 36 5 8 0 0 2 5 0 0 1 14 .222 .243 .389 .632 63 14 0 0 0 0 0
2003 24 32 94 85 10 17 1 0 3 10 0 1 6 32 .200 .245 .318 .562 47 27 0 0 0 3 0
2004 25 95 316 286 36 52 5 1 12 30 1 1 25 89 .182 .248 .332 .580 49 95 4 1 1 3 1
2005 26 102 328 298 36 57 7 1 12 30 1 2 25 93 .191 .254 .342 .596 53 102 4 1 1 3 1
2006 27 216 598 537 69 112 14 2 22 58 1 5 53 162 .209 .283 .365 .648 68 196 9 4 1 3 4
2007 28 301 800 716 89 147 23 2 26 77 5 5 74 222 .205 .284 .352 .636 65 252 13 6 1 3 7

Neutralized Batting

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Year Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS RC Gact
2002 23 16 36 35 4 7 0 0 2 4 0 1 14 .200 .222 .371 .594 3 16
2003 24 16 55 48 4 8 1 0 1 4 0 4 18 .167 .218 .250 .468 3 16
2004 25 63 219 200 24 34 4 1 9 19 1 18 57 .170 .242 .335 .577 16 63
2005 26 7 12 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 .000 .000 .000 .000 2 7
2006 27 114 270 239 32 55 7 1 10 28 0 28 69 .230 .319 .393 .712 29 114
2007 28 85 202 179 19 35 9 0 4 18 4 21 60 .196 .287 .313 .600 16 85
6 Seasons 301 794 713 83 139 21 2 26 73 5 72 222 .195 .273 .339 .613 69 301
162 Game Avg. 162 427 384 45 75 11 1 14 39 3 39 119 .195 .273 .339 .613 37 301

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Hall Of Fame Statistics

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Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 3 (3165), Average HOFer ≈ 50

Similarity Scores

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