Dave Borkowski
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 1" , Weight: 200 lb.

Born: February 7, 1977 in Detroit, MI
High School: Sterling Heights (Sterling Heights, MI)
Drafted by the Detroit Tigers in the 11th round of the 1995 amateur draft.
Signed June 12, 1995. (All Transactions)
Debut: July 17, 1999
Final Game: September 27, 2008
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Standard Pitching

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Year Age Tm Lg W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF ERA+ WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB Awards
1999 22 DET AL 2 6 .250 6.10 17 12 2 0 0 0 76.2 86 58 52 10 40 0 50 4 0 3 351 81 1.643 10.1 1.2 4.7 5.9 1.25
2000 23 DET AL 0 1 .000 21.94 2 1 0 0 0 0 5.1 11 13 13 2 7 1 1 0 0 0 34 21 3.375 18.6 3.4 11.8 1.7 0.14
2001 24 DET AL 0 2 .000 6.37 15 0 7 0 0 0 29.2 30 21 21 5 15 3 30 3 0 0 135 67 1.517 9.1 1.5 4.6 9.1 2.00
2004 27 BAL AL 3 4 .429 5.14 17 8 2 0 0 0 56.0 65 37 32 6 15 1 45 3 1 2 247 89 1.429 10.4 1.0 2.4 7.2 3.00
2006 29 HOU NL 3 2 .600 4.69 40 0 12 0 0 0 71.0 70 38 37 8 23 7 52 0 0 2 299 95 1.310 8.9 1.0 2.9 6.6 2.26
2007 30 HOU NL 5 3 .625 5.15 64 0 18 0 0 1 71.2 76 46 41 8 34 9 63 4 0 3 325 86 1.535 9.5 1.0 4.3 7.9 1.85
2008 31 HOU NL 0 2 .000 7.50 26 0 5 0 0 0 36.0 54 30 30 9 14 5 24 1 0 0 173 56 1.889 13.5 2.3 3.5 6.0 1.71
7 Seasons 13 20 .394 5.87 181 21 46 0 0 1 346.1 392 243 226 48 148 26 265 15 1 10 1564 77 1.559 10.2 1.2 3.8 6.9 1.79
162 Game Avg. 4 7 .394 5.87 61 7 15 0 0 0 117 132 82 76 16 50 9 89 5 0 3 526 77 1.559 10.2 1.2 3.8 6.9 1.79
HOU (3 yrs) 8 7 .533 5.44 130 0 35 0 0 1 178.2 200 114 108 25 71 21 139 5 0 5 797 81 1.517 10.1 1.3 3.6 7.0 1.96
DET (3 yrs) 2 9 .182 6.93 34 13 9 0 0 0 111.2 127 92 86 17 62 4 81 7 0 3 520 68 1.693 10.2 1.4 5.0 6.5 1.31
BAL (1 yr) 3 4 .429 5.14 17 8 2 0 0 0 56.0 65 37 32 6 15 1 45 3 1 2 247 89 1.429 10.4 1.0 2.4 7.2 3.00
AL (4 yrs) 5 13 .278 6.33 51 21 11 0 0 0 167.2 192 129 118 23 77 5 126 10 1 5 767 74 1.604 10.3 1.2 4.1 6.8 1.64
NL (3 yrs) 8 7 .533 5.44 130 0 35 0 0 1 178.2 200 114 108 25 71 21 139 5 0 5 797 81 1.517 10.1 1.3 3.6 7.0 1.96

Batting Against -- Pitching*

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Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS BAbip TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1999 22 DET AL 17 351 304 58 86 15 2 10 6 2 40 50 .283 .371 .444 .816 .309 135 9 4 1 2 0
2000 23 DET AL 2 34 26 13 11 5 1 2 1 0 7 1 .423 .529 .923 1.452 .375 24 0 0 0 1 1
2001 24 DET AL 15 135 115 21 30 3 0 5 2 0 15 30 .261 .356 .417 .773 .305 48 1 3 0 2 3
2004 27 BAL AL 17 247 225 37 65 17 1 6 3 2 15 45 .289 .339 .453 .792 .335 102 5 3 2 2 1
2006 29 HOU NL 40 299 272 38 70 20 3 8 1 0 23 52 .257 .313 .441 .754 .290 120 5 0 2 2 7
2007 30 HOU NL 64 325 278 46 76 19 2 8 2 0 34 63 .273 .354 .442 .796 .319 123 4 4 3 6 9
2008 31 HOU NL 26 173 155 30 54 10 1 9 0 0 14 24 .348 .406 .600 1.006 .369 93 3 1 3 0 5
7 Seasons 181 1564 1375 243 392 89 10 48 15 4 148 265 .285 .357 .469 .826 .319 645 27 15 11 15 26
162 Game Avg. 61 526 463 82 132 30 3 16 5 1 50 89 .285 .357 .469 .826 .319 217 9 5 4 5 9
MLB Averages

Starting Pitching*

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Year Age Tm Lg G GS Wgs Lgs ND Wchp Ltuf Wtm Ltm tmW-L% Wlst Lsv CG SHO QS QS% GmScA Best Wrst BQR BQS sDR lDR RS/GS RS/IP IP/GS Pit/GS <80 80-99 100-119 ≥120 Max
1999 22 DET AL 17 12 1 6 5 0 1 4 8 .333 0 3 0 0 3 25% 40 74 10 11 6 1 4 5.4 4.9 5.5 95 2 5 4 1 123
2000 23 DET AL 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0% 7 7 7 5 2 0 1 4.0 4.5 1.7 67 1 0 0 0 67
2004 27 BAL AL 17 8 3 4 1 0 0 4 4 .500 1 0 0 0 3 38% 49 78 31 13 7 1 6 4.2 4.9 5.8 97 0 5 3 0 111
3 Seasons 36 21 4 11 6 0 1 8 13 .381 1 3 0 0 6 29% 42 78 7 29 15 2 11 4.9 4.9 5.5 94 3 10 7 1 123
MLB Averages

Reliever Pitching*

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Year Age Tm Lg G GR GF Wgr Lgr SVOpp SV BSv SV% SVSit Hold IR IS IS% 1stIP aLI LevHi LevMd LevLo Ahd Tie Bhd Runr Empt >3o <3o IPmult 0DR Out/GR Pit/GR
1999 22 DET AL 17 5 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 4 44% 7 0.979 1 3 1 0 0 5 4 1 5 0 5 0 6.2 35
2000 23 DET AL 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0% 4 0.627 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 11.0 71
2001 24 DET AL 15 15 7 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 9 4 44% 7 0.579 2 2 11 1 2 12 7 8 9 2 10 2 5.9 34
2004 27 BAL AL 17 9 2 0 0 1 0 1 0% 2 1 7 0 0% 7 0.898 2 2 5 3 1 5 4 5 3 6 3 0 3.1 23
2006 29 HOU NL 40 40 12 3 2 1 0 1 0% 2 1 8 6 75% 6 0.684 6 6 26 10 6 24 4 36 22 6 23 4 5.3 28
2007 30 HOU NL 64 64 18 5 3 4 1 3 25% 12 8 39 12 31% 6 0.846 18 10 34 20 8 36 21 43 20 19 22 14 3.4 20
2008 31 HOU NL 26 26 5 0 2 1 0 1 0% 1 0 11 4 36% 6 0.663 6 3 17 3 4 19 7 19 13 4 13 4 4.2 26
7 Seasons 181 160 46 9 9 7 1 6 14% 17 10 84 30 36% 0.805 35 27 94 37 21 102 48 112 73 37 77 24 4.3 25

Ratio Pitching*

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Year Age Tm Lg PA Ptn% HR% SO% BB% XBH% X/H% GB/FB GO/AO IP% LD% HR/FB IF/FB DPopp DPs DP%
1999 22 DET AL 351 47% 2.9% 14.3% 11.4% 7.7% 31% 0.96 1.38 70% 19% 9.2% 16% 66 9 14%
2000 23 DET AL 34 44% 5.9% 2.9% 20.6% 23.5% 73% 0.50 0.67 71% 27% 12.5% 0% 7 0 0%
2001 24 DET AL 135 46% 3.7% 22.2% 11.1% 5.9% 27% 0.44 0.49 61% 23% 10.2% 14% 24 1 4%
2004 27 BAL AL 247 50% 2.4% 18.2% 6.1% 9.7% 37% 0.80 1.05 71% 18% 6.5% 9% 57 5 9%
2006 29 HOU NL 299 40% 2.7% 17.4% 7.7% 10.4% 44% 0.92 1.40 72% 17% 7.4% 5% 41 5 12%
2007 30 HOU NL 325 41% 2.5% 19.4% 10.5% 8.9% 38% 0.79 1.03 66% 20% 7.5% 12% 70 4 6%
2008 31 HOU NL 173 42% 5.2% 13.9% 8.1% 11.6% 37% 0.65 1.00 71% 14% 13.8% 17% 40 3 8%
7 Seasons 1564 44% 3.1% 16.9% 9.5% 9.4% 38% 0.79 1.10 69% 19% 8.8% 12% 305 27 9%
MLB Averages

Pitch Summary -- Pitching*

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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 1st% 30% 30c 30s 02% 02c 02s 02h L/SO 3pK 4pW PAu Pitu Stru
1999 22 DET AL 351 1317 3.75 797 61% 25% 13% 29% 32% 75% 0% 45% 82% 53% 6% 21 12 17% 60 35 7 26% 6 9 0 0 0
2000 23 DET AL 34 138 4.06 72 52% 26% 18% 19% 36% 74% 6% 38% 75% 53% 21% 7 3 18% 6 2 1 0% 0 3 0 0 0
2001 24 DET AL 135 510 3.78 317 62% 27% 13% 32% 27% 73% 6% 45% 82% 56% 4% 5 2 24% 33 15 1 33% 10 1 0 0 0
2004 27 BAL AL 247 983 3.98 628 64% 26% 12% 32% 29% 74% 2% 47% 83% 58% 3% 8 5 21% 53 28 2 38% 9 2 0 0 0
2006 29 HOU NL 299 1104 3.69 710 64% 30% 15% 23% 32% 70% 7% 45% 78% 65% 6% 17 4 26% 78 42 4 27% 9 6 0 0 0
2007 30 HOU NL 325 1301 4.00 828 64% 26% 14% 33% 27% 74% 7% 47% 81% 60% 6% 21 7 28% 90 51 3 22% 12 5 0 0 0
2008 31 HOU NL 173 670 3.87 428 64% 23% 11% 35% 31% 77% 8% 49% 86% 56% 6% 11 5 27% 47 29 3 13% 4 1 0 0 0
7 Seasons 1564 6023 3.85 3780 63% 26% 14% 30% 30% 74% 5% 46% 82% 58% 6% 90 38 23% 367 202 21 27% 50 27 0 0 0
MLB Averages

Baserunning & Situational Stats*

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Hits Home Runs Advances Baserunning
Year Age Tm Lg PA H Inf Bnt All GS GSo vRH vLH Hm Rd <2,3B Scr SO % ROE WP PB SBO SB CS SB% SB2 CS2 SB3 CS3 SBH CSH PO PCS BT PAu
1999 22 DET AL 351 86 8 1 10 1 9 7 3 5 5 22 16 2 73% 4 3 0 137 6 2 75% 5 2 1 0 0 0 5 0 6 0
2000 23 DET AL 34 11 0 0 2 0 0 1 1 0 2 2 3 0 150% 0 0 1 21 1 0 100% 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
2001 24 DET AL 135 30 3 0 5 1 8 2 3 2 3 7 3 0 43% 0 0 0 56 2 0 100% 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0
2004 27 BAL AL 247 65 1 0 6 0 9 3 3 4 2 19 11 0 58% 5 2 0 100 3 2 60% 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0
2006 29 HOU NL 299 70 7 2 8 0 9 5 3 2 6 21 6 1 29% 0 2 1 87 1 0 100% 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 0
2007 30 HOU NL 325 76 7 0 8 0 18 6 2 3 5 21 14 3 67% 5 3 1 143 2 0 100% 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 0
2008 31 HOU NL 173 54 7 0 9 1 10 7 2 4 5 10 5 1 50% 1 0 0 80 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 Seasons 1564 392 33 3 48 3 63 31 17 20 28 102 58 7 57% 15 10 3 624 15 4 79% 14 4 1 0 0 0 7 0 37 0
MLB Averages

Cumulative Pitching

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Year Age W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF ERA+ WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB ERA+
1999 22 2 6 .250 6.10 17 12 2 0 0 0 76.2 86 58 52 10 40 0 50 4 0 3 351 81 1.643 10.1 1.2 4.7 5.9 1.25 81
2000 23 2 7 .222 7.13 19 13 2 0 0 0 82.0 97 71 65 12 47 1 51 4 0 3 385 69 1.756 10.6 1.3 5.2 5.6 1.09 69
2001 24 2 9 .182 6.93 34 13 9 0 0 0 111.2 127 92 86 17 62 4 81 7 0 3 520 68 1.693 10.2 1.4 5.0 6.5 1.31 68
2002 25 2 9 .182 6.93 34 13 9 0 0 0 111.2 127 92 86 17 62 4 81 7 0 3 520 68 1.693 10.2 1.4 5.0 6.5 1.31 68
2003 26 2 9 .182 6.93 34 13 9 0 0 0 111.2 127 92 86 17 62 4 81 7 0 3 520 68 1.693 10.2 1.4 5.0 6.5 1.31 68
2004 27 5 13 .278 6.33 51 21 11 0 0 0 167.2 192 129 118 23 77 5 126 10 1 5 767 74 1.604 10.3 1.2 4.1 6.8 1.64 74
2005 28 5 13 .278 6.33 51 21 11 0 0 0 167.2 192 129 118 23 77 5 126 10 1 5 767 74 1.604 10.3 1.2 4.1 6.8 1.64 74
2006 29 8 15 .348 5.84 91 21 23 0 0 0 238.2 262 167 155 31 100 12 178 10 1 7 1066 79 1.517 9.9 1.2 3.8 6.7 1.78 79
2007 30 13 18 .419 5.68 155 21 41 0 0 1 310.1 338 213 196 39 134 21 241 14 1 10 1391 80 1.521 9.8 1.1 3.9 7.0 1.80 80
2008 31 13 20 .394 5.87 181 21 46 0 0 1 346.1 392 243 226 48 148 26 265 15 1 10 1564 77 1.559 10.2 1.2 3.8 6.9 1.79 77

Neutralized Pitching

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average team scoring of 716 total runs (4.42 R/G) How this works
Year Age W L W-L% ERA IP H R ER HR BB SO HBP WHIP H/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB HR/9 Gact
1999 22 3 5 .375 5.57 76.0 82 52 47 10 38 50 4 1.579 9.7 4.5 5.9 1.32 1.2 17
2000 23 0 0 21.60 5.0 11 13 12 2 7 1 0 3.600 19.8 12.6 1.8 0.14 3.6 2
2001 24 1 2 .333 6.75 28.0 31 23 21 5 16 28 3 1.679 10.0 5.1 9.0 1.75 1.6 15
2004 27 2 4 .333 4.91 55.0 64 33 30 6 15 44 3 1.436 10.5 2.5 7.2 2.93 1.0 17
2006 29 3 4 .429 4.50 70.0 68 39 35 8 22 51 0 1.286 8.7 2.8 6.6 2.32 1.0 40
2007 30 3 4 .429 4.82 71.0 74 42 38 8 33 62 4 1.507 9.4 4.2 7.9 1.88 1.0 64
2008 31 1 2 .333 7.46 35.0 54 32 29 9 14 23 1 1.943 13.9 3.6 5.9 1.64 2.3 26
7 Seasons 13 21 .382 5.61 340.0 384 234 212 48 145 259 15 1.556 10.2 6.9 1.79 1.3 181

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