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Tom Borland

Thomas Bruce Borland (Spike)

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Left, Throws: Left
Height: 6' 3", Weight: 172 lb.

Born: February 14, 1933 in El Dorado, KS
High School: McAlester HS (McAlester, OK)
School: Oklahoma State University (Stillwater, OK)
Signed as a Free Agent with the Boston Red Sox in 1958. (All Transactions)
Debut: May 15, 1960
Team: RedSox 1960-1961

Final Game: April 23, 1961
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Standard Pitching

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
1960 27 BOS AL 0 4 .000 6.53 26 4 12 0 0 3 51.0 67 40 37 4 23 4 32 0 1 4 236 62 1.765 11.8 0.7 4.1 5.6 1.39
1961 28 BOS AL 0 0 18.00 1 0 1 0 0 0 1.0 3 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 32 3.000 27.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2 Yrs 0 4 .000 6.75 27 4 13 0 0 3 52.0 70 42 39 4 23 4 32 0 1 4 242 61 1.788 12.1 0.7 4.0 5.5 1.39
162 Game Avg. 0 9 .000 6.75 59 9 29 0 0 7 114 154 92 86 9 50 9 70 0 2 9 531 61 1.788 12.1 0.7 4.0 5.5 1.39

Player Value--Pitchers

WAR Explained (v2.1): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl
Year Age Tm Lg IP G GS R RA9 RA9opp RA9def RA9role PPFp RA9avg RAA WAA gmLI WAAadj WAR RAR waaWL% 162WL% Salary Awards
1960 27 BOS AL 51.0 26 4 40 7.06 4.37 -0.33 -0.08 103.9 4.80 -12 -1.3 1.5 -0.2 -1.1 -8 .451 .492 $
1961 28 BOS AL 1.0 1 0 2 18.00 4.88 0.15 -0.21 94.0 4.25 -2 -0.1 .0 0.1 -0.1 -1 .363 .499 $
2 Seasons 52.0 27 4 42 7.27 4.38 -0.32 -0.09 103.7 4.79 -14 -1.4 1.4 -0.2 -1.2 -10 .448 .496 $

Batting Against -- Pitching*

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 ROE
1960 27 BOS AL 26 235 208 40 67 20 1 4 1 2 23 32 .322 .388 .486 .874 .364 101 9 0 4 1 4 5
1961 28 BOS AL 1 6 6 2 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .667 1.167 .500 4 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 Yrs 27 241 214 42 70 21 1 4 1 2 23 32 .327 .391 .491 .881 .369 105 9 0 4 1 4 5
162 Game Avg. 59 529 469 92 154 46 2 9 2 4 50 70 .327 .391 .491 .881 .369 230 20 0 9 2 9 11
MLB Averages .257 .326 .394 .720 .278

Win Probability

Year Age Tm Lg PtchR PitchW Plays WPA WPA+ WPA- aLI WPA/LI Clutch RE24 REW boLI RE24/boLI LevHi LevMd LevLo
1960 27 BOS AL -13.0 -1.3 244 -1.2 3.7 -4.9 .92 -1.2 -0.0 -15.6 -1.5 0.92 -12.7 7 2 13
1961 28 BOS AL -1.2 -0.1 6 -0.0 0.0 -0.0 .03 -0.1 -0.1 -1.5 -0.1 0.03 -0.9 0 0 1
2 Yrs -14.2 -1.4 250 -1.2 3.7 -4.9 .89 -1.3 0.0 -17.1 -1.6 0.90 -13.6 7 2 14

Starting Pitching*

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
1960 27 BOS AL 26 4 0 3 1 0 0 0 4 .000 0 1 0 0 0 0% 28.8 46 16 9 7 2 2 5.8 3.9 4.8
1 Yr 26 4 0 3 1 0 0 0 4 .000 0 1 0 0 0 0% 29 46 16 9 7 2 2 5.8 3.9 4.8
MLB Averages .500 51% 51 100 4 4.5 4.3 6.4

Reliever Pitching*

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
1960 27 BOS AL 26 22 12 0 1 4 3 1 75% 4 0 27 11 41% 8 .916 7 2 13 4 2 16 14 8 9 5 9 6 4.4
1961 28 BOS AL 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 .025 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 3.0
2 Yrs 27 23 13 0 1 4 3 1 75% 4 0 27 11 41% .894 7 2 14 4 2 17 14 9 9 5 9 6 4.3

Ratio Pitching*

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%
1960 27 BOS AL 236 25% 1.7% 13.6% 9.8% 10.6% 37% 1.05 74% 53 9 17%
1961 28 BOS AL 6 17% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 16.7% 33% 0.50 100% 0 0
2 Yrs 242 24% 1.7% 13.3% 9.5% 10.8% 37% 1.03 74% 53 9 17%
MLB Averages 50% 2.4% 13.6% 9.0% 6.7% 29% 1.03 74% 10%

Baserunning & Situational Stats*

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
1960 27 BOS AL 235 67 4 0 12 3 1 0 4 23 13 6 57% 5 4 0 109 1 2 33% 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 1
1961 28 BOS AL 6 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 Yrs 241 70 4 0 12 3 1 0 4 23 13 6 57% 5 4 0 111 1 2 33% 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 1
MLB Averages 52% 61%

Cumulative Pitching

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+
1960 27 0 4 .000 6.53 26 4 12 0 0 3 51.0 67 40 37 4 23 4 32 0 1 4 236 62 1.765 11.8 0.7 4.1 5.6 1.39 62
1961 28 0 4 .000 6.75 27 4 13 0 0 3 52.0 70 42 39 4 23 4 32 0 1 4 242 61 1.788 12.1 0.7 4.0 5.5 1.39 61

Neutralized Pitching

Change to: Default / 750 Runs / 1968 Dodgers / 2000 Rockies or

All seasons are converted to 162-game seasons &
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
1960 27 1 4 .200 6.58 52.0 69 42 38 4 24 32 0 1.788 11.9 4.2 5.5 1.33 0.7 26
1961 28 0 0 9.00 2.0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1
2 Yrs 1 4 .200 6.67 54.0 69 44 40 4 24 32 0 1.722 11.5 5.3 1.33 0.7 27

* Many Detailed Statistics are based on play-by-play accounts accumulated by RetroSheet. These totals may be incomplete (3.6% of all plays from 1918 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. Pre-1954 seasons have a substantial numbers of games missing play-by-play accounts and should be viewed as essentially incomplete.

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