Bob Borkowski
Robert Vilarian Borkowski
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 0" , Weight: 182 lb.

Born: January 27, 1926 in Dayton, OH
High School: Kiser (Dayton, OH)
Signed by the Chicago Cubs as an amateur free agent in 1946. (All Transactions)
Debut: April 22, 1950
Final Game: July 10, 1955
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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
1950 24 CHC NL 85 275 256 27 70 7 4 4 29 1 16 30 .273 .319 .379 .698 83 97 9 1 2 O/3
1951 25 CHC NL 58 93 89 9 14 1 0 0 10 0 0 3 16 .157 .185 .169 .353 -5 15 5 0 1 O
1952 26 CIN NL 126 404 377 42 95 11 4 4 24 1 3 26 53 .252 .300 .334 .634 76 126 3 0 1 *O/3
1953 27 CIN NL 94 273 249 32 67 11 1 7 29 0 1 21 41 .269 .328 .406 .734 90 101 5 1 2 O/3
1954 28 CIN NL 73 175 162 13 43 12 1 1 19 0 2 8 18 .265 .299 .370 .669 73 60 9 1 1 3 97/3
1955 29 TOT NL 34 40 37 3 5 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 8 .135 .179 .162 .342 -10 6 1 0 1 0 0 7/983
1955 29 CIN NL 25 20 18 1 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 .167 .211 .222 .433 13 4 1 0 1 0 0 7/3
1955 29 BRO NL 9 20 19 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 .105 .150 .105 .255 -31 2 0 0 0 0 0 /798
6 Seasons 470 1260 1170 126 294 43 10 16 112 2 6 76 166 .251 .298 .346 .644 71 405 32 3 8 3 0
162 Game Avg. 162 434 403 43 101 15 3 6 39 1 26 57 .251 .298 .346 .644 71 140 11 1 3
CIN (4 yrs) 318 872 806 88 208 35 6 12 73 1 6 56 114 .258 .307 .361 .668 78 291 18 2 5 3 0
CHC (2 yrs) 143 368 345 36 84 8 4 4 39 1 0 19 46 .243 .285 .325 .610 61 112 14 1 3
BRO (1 yr) 9 20 19 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 .105 .150 .105 .255 -31 2 0 0 0 0 0

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
1950 24 CHC NL 275 197 31 4.2 107 .297 .273 .268 .319 .345 .379 .416 .698 .761 83 .446 -7.1 -0.7 .590 .172 .105 1.6
1951 25 CHC NL 93 81 3 1.0 105 .192 .157 .270 .185 .344 .169 .409 .353 .753 -5 .060 -13.6 -1.4 .225 .045 .011
1952 26 CIN NL 404 289 37 3.4 97 .284 .252 .262 .300 .335 .334 .389 .634 .724 76 .414 -13.4 -1.4 .521 .146 .082 1.6
1953 27 CIN NL 273 190 33 4.6 110 .299 .269 .274 .328 .345 .406 .427 .734 .773 90 .477 -3.8 -0.4 .649 .217 .137 .0
1954 28 CIN NL 175 134 17 3.4 111 .288 .265 .276 .299 .348 .370 .427 .669 .775 73 .347 -6.5 -0.6 .515 .142 .105 .0
1955 29 TOT NL 40 34 1 0.8 109 .172 .135 .271 .179 .342 .162 .428 .342 .771 -10 .037 -6.0 -0.6 .242 .081 .027
1955 29 CIN NL 20 17 1 1.6 110 .188 .167 .271 .211 .343 .222 .429 .433 .772 13 .119 -2.3 -0.2 .313 .111 .056
1955 29 BRO NL 20 17 0 0.0 109 .154 .105 .270 .150 .342 .105 .428 .255 .769 -31 .000 -3.7 -0.4 .176 .053 .000
6 Seasons 1260 925 122 3.5 105 .281 .251 .269 .298 .342 .346 .411 .644 .753 71 .384 -50.4 -5.0 .525 .156 .095 3.6
162 Game Avg. 434 319 42 3.5 105 .281 .251 .269 .298 .342 .346 .411 .644 .753 71 .384 -50.4 -5.0 .525 .156 .095 1
CIN (4 yrs) 872 630 88 3.7 104 .287 .258 .269 .307 .341 .361 .409 .668 .750 78 .414 -26.1 -2.6 .553 .166 .103 1.8
CHC (2 yrs) 368 278 34 3.3 107 .271 .243 .269 .285 .345 .325 .414 .610 .759 61 .342 -20.6 -2.1 .484 .139 .081 1.6
BRO (1 yr) 20 17 0 0.0 109 .154 .105 .270 .150 .342 .105 .428 .255 .769 -31 .000 -3.7 -0.4 .176 .053 .000

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
1950 24 CHC NL 275 1.5% 10.9% 5.8% 5.5% 21% 1.88 8.5 64.0 8.8 81%
1951 25 CHC NL 93 0.0% 17.2% 3.2% 1.1% 7% 5.33 5.6 8.9 78%
1952 26 CIN NL 404 1.0% 13.1% 6.4% 4.7% 20% 2.04 7.1 94.3 15.7 79%
1953 27 CIN NL 273 2.6% 15.0% 7.7% 7.0% 28% 1.95 6.1 35.6 8.6 74%
1954 28 CIN NL 175 0.6% 10.3% 4.6% 8.0% 33% 2.25 9.0 162.0 8.5 1.31 83%
1955 29 TOT NL 40 0.0% 20.0% 5.0% 2.5% 20% 4.00 4.6 37.0 1.08 73%
1955 29 CIN NL 20 0.0% 10.0% 5.0% 5.0% 33% 2.00 9.0 18.0 1.00 80%
1955 29 BRO NL 20 0.0% 30.0% 5.0% 0.0% 0% 6.00 3.2 1.20 65%
6 Seasons 1260 1.3% 13.2% 6.0% 5.5% 24% 2.18 7.0 73.1 10.4 1.27 79%
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
1954 28 CIN NL 3 0 24% 54 0 2 0% 0 2 0 0 0 0 3 0 1 4 40% 5 5 0 3 0 3 2 1 1
1955 29 TOT NL 0 0 43% 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 67% 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 2
1955 29 CIN NL 0 0 25% 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 50% 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
1955 29 BRO NL 0 0 67% 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 100% 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
6 Seasons 3 0 31% 65 2 6 29% 0 2 0 0 0 0 3 0 2 4 46% 6 6 0 3 0 3 4 1 3
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
1954 28 CIN NL 175 38% 43 34 9 0 9 2.76 1 0 8 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 100% 48 9 19% 15 5 33% 153 22 14% 9 6 67% 7 1 14% 0
1955 29 TOT NL 41 46% 5 11 2 0 0 1.34 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 100% 6 1 17% 2 1 50% 32 1 3% 1 0 0% 3 0 0% 0
1955 29 CIN NL 21 67% 3 11 2 0 0 1.34 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 100% 5 1 20% 1 1 100% 16 1 6% 0 0 1 0 0% 0
1955 29 BRO NL 20 25% 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0% 1 0 0% 16 0 0% 1 0 0% 2 0 0% 0
6 Seasons 216 40% 294 45 11 0 9 2.41 16 0 10 1 0 1 0 0 2 8 400% 54 32 59% 17 6 35% 185 23 12% 10 6 60% 10 1 10% 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
1950 24 85 275 256 27 70 7 4 4 29 1 16 30 .273 .319 .379 .698 83 97 9 1 2
1951 25 143 368 345 36 84 8 4 4 39 1 0 19 46 .243 .285 .325 .610 61 112 14 1 3
1952 26 269 772 722 78 179 19 8 8 63 2 3 45 99 .248 .293 .330 .623 68 238 17 1 4
1953 27 363 1045 971 110 246 30 9 15 92 2 4 66 140 .253 .302 .349 .651 74 339 22 2 6
1954 28 436 1220 1133 123 289 42 10 16 111 2 6 74 158 .255 .302 .352 .654 74 399 31 3 7 3
1955 29 470 1260 1170 126 294 43 10 16 112 2 6 76 166 .251 .298 .346 .644 71 405 32 3 8 3 0

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
1950 24 89 282 265 27 71 7 4 4 29 1 16 31 .268 .312 .370 .682 30 85
1951 25 60 96 93 10 15 1 0 0 11 0 3 17 .161 .188 .172 .360 3 58
1952 26 132 424 396 46 101 12 4 4 26 1 28 55 .255 .304 .336 .640 41 126
1953 27 98 277 255 31 66 11 1 7 28 0 21 43 .259 .318 .392 .710 31 94
1954 28 77 179 167 13 42 12 1 1 18 0 8 19 .251 .285 .353 .638 17 73
1955 29 36 41 39 3 5 1 0 0 1 0 2 8 .128 .171 .154 .325 1 34
6 Seasons 492 1299 1215 130 300 44 10 16 113 2 78 173 .247 .293 .339 .632 123 470
162 Game Avg. 162 428 400 43 99 14 3 5 37 1 26 57 .247 .293 .339 .632 41 470

* Many Detailed Statistics are based on play-by-play accounts accumulated by RetroSheet. These totals may be incomplete (3.6% of all plays from 1954 to 1973 are missing or have incomplete accounts, click link for year and team summary) for some players prior to 1974 and even complete seasons may not match the official totals due to errors in both the official totals and the play-by-play accounts.

Hall Of Fame Statistics

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Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 1 (3944), Average HOFer ≈ 50

Similarity Scores

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