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Dave Borkowski

David Richard Borkowski

Position: Pitcher
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
Teams (by GP): Astros/Tigers/Orioles 1999-2008
Agents: Myles Shoda [*]
Final Game: September 27, 2008
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All-Time Rank (among Pitchers): #1. Walter Johnson… #2. Cy Young… #3. Greg Maddux… #4. Christy Mathewson… #5. Pete Alexander… #6. Tom Seaver… #7. Randy Johnson…

All-Time Rank (among Pitchers): #1. Walter Johnson… #2. Cy Young… #3. Greg Maddux… #4. Christy Mathewson… #5. Pete Alexander… #6. Tom Seaver… #7. Randy Johnson…

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
1995	18	DET-min	Rk,A+	4	2	.667	2.70	11	11	0	1	0	0	56.2	47	24	17	2	9	0	39	5	2	1	229		0.988	7.5	0.3	1.4	6.2	4.33	TIG,LAK · GULF,FLOR
1996	19	DET-min	A	10	10	.500	3.33	27	27	0	5	0	0	178.1	158	85	66	7	54	0	117	15	3	12	739		1.189	8.0	0.4	2.7	5.9	2.17	FAY · SALL
1997	20	DET-min	A	15	3	.833	3.46	25	25	0	4	2	0	164.0	143	79	63	15	31	0	104	7	0	7	670		1.061	7.8	0.8	1.7	5.7	3.35	WMI · MIDW
1998	21	DET-min	AA	16	7	.696	4.63	28	28	0	3	1	0	178.2	204	99	92	25	54	0	97	10	2	10	775		1.444	10.3	1.3	2.7	4.9	1.80	JCK · SOUL
1999	22	DET-min	AAA	6	8	.429	3.50	19	19	0	3	0	0	126.0	119	59	49	16	43	0	94	10	0	10	530		1.286	8.5	1.1	3.1	6.7	2.19	TOL · IL
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-min	AAA,Rk,A+	3	2	.600	4.62	13	13	0	0	0	0	62.1	62	37	32	10	18	0	40	3	0	2	269		1.283	9.0	1.4	2.6	5.8	2.22	TOL,LAT,LAK · IL,GULF,FLOR
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	23	3.375	18.6	3.4	11.8	1.7	0.14
2001	24	DET-min	AAA	1	2	.333	3.54	18	0	4	0	0	1	28.0	22	14	11	1	9	1	22	3	0	2	118		1.107	7.1	0.3	2.9	7.1	2.44	TOL · IL
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	68	1.517	9.1	1.5	4.6	9.1	2.00

2004	27	BAL-min	AAA	6	9	.400	4.85	16	16	0	0	0	0	85.1	99	53	46	6	26	0	56	6	0	1	369		1.465	10.4	0.6	2.7	5.9	2.15	OTT · IL
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	90	1.429	10.4	1.0	2.4	7.2	3.00

2006	29	HOU-min	AAA	0	1	.000	2.57	6	0	5	0	0	3	7.0	6	2	2	1	2	0	6	0	0	1	27		1.143	7.7	1.3	2.6	7.7	3.00	RRK · PCL
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	87	1.535	9.5	1.0	4.3	7.9	1.85
2008	31	HOU-min	AAA	2	2	.500	2.43	27	1	12	0	0	2	40.2	40	12	11	3	7	2	26	1	0	1	165		1.156	8.9	0.7	1.5	5.8	3.71	RRK · PCL
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	57	1.889	13.5	2.3	3.5	6.0	1.71
2009	32	PHI-min	AAA	0	4	.000	4.86	13	1	3	0	0	0	33.1	38	20	18	2	12	1	15	0	0	2	144		1.500	10.3	0.5	3.2	4.0	1.25	LHV,MCD · IL,MEX
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	78	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	78	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	69	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	90	1.429	10.4	1.0	2.4	7.2	3.00

AL (4 yrs)			AL	5	13	.278	6.33	51	21	11	0	0	0	167.2	192	129	118	23	77	5	126	10	1	5	767	75	1.604	10.3	1.2	4.1	6.8	1.64
NL (3 yrs)			NL	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

Player Value--Pitchers

WAR: 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Strtr, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl.

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	IP	GS	R	Rrep	Rdef	aLI	RAR	WAR	Salary
1999	22	DET	AL	76.2	12	58	54	2	1.0	-4	-0.4	$200,000
2000	23	DET	AL	5.1	1	13	4	0	.6	-9	-0.7	$
2001	24	DET	AL	29.2	0	21	19	-1	.6	-2	-0.4	$

2004	27	BAL	AL	56.0	8	37	38	-1	.9	1	0.0	$

2006	29	HOU	NL	71.0	0	38	40	4	.7	2	-0.3	$
2007	30	HOU	NL	71.2	0	46	46	-1	.8	0	-0.6	$575,000
2008	31	HOU	NL	36.0	0	30	22	0	.6	-8	-0.9	$800,000
7 Seasons				346.1	21	243	223	3	.8	-20	-3.3	$1,575,000

HOU (3 yrs)				178.2	0	114	108	3	.7	-6	-1.8	$1,375,000
DET (3 yrs)				111.2	13	92	77	1	.9	-15	-1.5	$200,000
BAL (1 yr)				56.0	8	37	38	-1	.9	1	0.0	$

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
1995	18	DET-min	Rk,A+	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0	TIG,LAK · GULF,FLOR
1996	19	DET-min	A	27	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0	FAY · SALL
1997	20	DET-min	A	25	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0	WMI · MIDW
1998	21	DET-min	AA	28	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0	JCK · SOUL
1999	22	DET-min	AAA	19	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0	TOL · IL
1999	22	DET	AL	17	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	2	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
2000	23	DET-min	AAA,Rk,A+	13	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0	TOL,LAT,LAK · IL,GULF,FLOR
2000	23	DET	AL	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0	/1
2001	24	DET-min	AAA	18	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0	TOL · IL
2001	24	DET	AL	15	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0	1

2004	27	BAL-min	AAA	16	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0	OTT · IL
2004	27	BAL	AL	17	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0	1

2006	29	HOU-min	AAA	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0	RRK · PCL
2006	29	HOU	NL	40	5	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
2007	30	HOU	NL	64	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
2008	31	HOU-min	AAA	27	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.000	.500	.000	.500		0	0	0	0	0	0	RRK · PCL
2008	31	HOU	NL	26	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0	1
2009	32	PHI-min	AAA	13	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0	MCD,LHV · MEX,IL
7 Seasons				181	10	10	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	4	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100	0	0	0	0	0	0
162 Game Avg.				162	9	9	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	4	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100	0	0	0	0	0	0

HOU (3 yrs)				130	7	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100	0	0	0	0	0	0
DET (3 yrs)				34	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	2	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100	0	0	0	0	0	0
BAL (1 yr)				17	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0

AL (4 yrs)				51	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	2	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100	0	0	0	0	0	0
NL (3 yrs)				130	7	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100	0	0	0	0	0	0

Player Value--Batters

WAR: 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Strtr, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl.

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	PA	Rbat	Rbaser	Rroe	Rdp	Rfield	Rpos	Rrep	RAR	WAR	oRAR	oWAR	dWAR	Salary	Pos
1999	22	DET	AL	3	-1	0	0	0	0	0	0	-1	-0.1	-1	-0.1	0.0	$200,000	1

2006	29	HOU	NL	5	-1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0.0	$	1
2007	30	HOU	NL	2	-1	0	0	0	0	0	0	-1	-0.1	-1	-0.1	0.0	$575,000	1
3 Seasons				10	-3	0	0	0	0	1	0	-2	-0.2	-2	-0.2	0.0	$775,000

HOU (2 yrs)				7	-2	0	0	0	0	1	0	-1	-0.1	-1	-0.1	0.0	$575,000
DET (1 yr)				3	-1	0	0	0	0	0	0	-1	-0.1	-1	-0.1	0.0	$200,000

Standard Fielding

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Year	Tm	Lg	Age	Pos	G	GS	Inn	Ch	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	Rdrs	Rdrs/yr	RF/9	RF/G	lgFld%	lgRF9	lgRFG	SB	CS	CS%	PO
1999	DET	AL	22	P	17	12	76.2	21	7	10	4	1	.810			2.00	1.00	.952	1.69	1.66	6	2	25%	3
2000	DET	AL	23	P	2	1	5.1	0	0	0	0	0				0.00	0.00		1.69	1.60	1	0	0%	0
2001	DET	AL	24	P	15	0	29.2	6	1	4	1	1	.833			1.52	0.33	.955	1.76	1.74	2	0	0%	1
2004	BAL	AL	27	P	17	8	56.0	5	1	2	2	1	.600	-1	-4	0.48	0.18	.948	1.66	1.65	3	2	40%	0
2006	HOU	NL	29	P	40	0	71.0	15	8	7	0	1	1.000	2	6	1.90	0.38	.958	1.72	1.71	1	0	0%	0
2007	HOU	NL	30	P	64	0	71.2	25	6	18	1	3	.960	2	6	3.01	0.38	.965	1.68	1.67	2	0	0%	0
2008	HOU	NL	31	P	26	0	36.0	9	4	5	0	0	1.000	0	0	2.25	0.35	.959	1.72	1.72	0	0		0
	7 Seasons			P	181	21	346.1	81	27	46	8	7	.901	3	2	1.90	0.40	.958	1.70	1.69	15	4	21%	4
	7 Seasons			TOT	181	21	346.1	81	27	46	8	7	.901	3	15	1.90	0.40	.958	1.70	1.69	15	4	21%	4

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Transactions

June 1, 1995: Drafted by the Detroit Tigers in the 11th round of the 1995 amateur draft. Player signed June 12, 1995.
November 5, 2001: Released by the Detroit Tigers.
November 7, 2001: Signed as a Free Agent with the Detroit Tigers.
April 27, 2003: Released by the Detroit Tigers.
May 2, 2003: Signed as a Free Agent with the Baltimore Orioles.
October 15, 2003: Granted Free Agency.
November 24, 2003: Signed as a Free Agent with the Baltimore Orioles.
October 15, 2005: Granted Free Agency.
December 22, 2005: Signed as a Free Agent with the Houston Astros.
October 9, 2008: Granted Free Agency.
December 30, 2008: Signed as a Free Agent with the Philadelphia Phillies.
May 23, 2009: Released by the Philadelphia Phillies.

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Salaries

Salaries may not be complete (especially pre-1985) and may not include some earned bonuses

Year	Age	Team	Salary	Sources
1999	22	Detroit Tigers	$200,000	11/19/99 USA Today

2007	30	Houston Astros	$575,000
2008	31	Houston Astros	$800,000

Career to date (may be incomplete)			$1,575,000

Salary Data (about) courtesy Doug Pappas, and the Society for American Baseball Research.
Salaries for mid-season call-ups or traded players may not be shown.

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