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Joe Borowski
Joseph Thomas Borowski
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 2" , Weight: 225 lb.

Born: May 4, 1971 in Bayonne, NJ
Drafted by the Chicago White Sox in the 32nd round of the 1989 amateur draft.
Signed August 13, 1989. (All Transactions)
Debut: July 9, 1995
Final Game: July 1, 2008
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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 24 BAL AL 0 0 1.23 6 0 3 0 0 0 7.1 5 1 1 0 4 0 3 0 0 0 30 388 1.227 6.1 0.0 4.9 3.7 0.75
1996 25 ATL NL 2 4 .333 4.85 22 0 8 0 0 0 26.0 33 15 14 4 13 4 15 1 0 1 121 91 1.769 11.4 1.4 4.5 5.2 1.15
1997 26 TOT MLB 2 3 .400 4.15 21 0 9 0 0 0 26.0 29 13 12 2 20 5 8 0 0 0 123 101 1.885 10.0 0.7 6.9 2.8 0.40
1997 26 ATL NL 2 2 .500 3.75 20 0 8 0 0 0 24.0 27 11 10 2 16 4 6 0 0 0 111 111 1.792 10.1 0.8 6.0 2.3 0.38
1997 26 NYY AL 0 1 .000 9.00 1 0 1 0 0 0 2.0 2 2 2 0 4 1 2 0 0 0 12 50 3.000 9.0 0.0 18.0 9.0 0.50
1998 27 NYY AL 1 0 1.000 6.52 8 0 6 0 0 0 9.2 11 7 7 0 4 0 7 0 0 0 42 68 1.552 10.2 0.0 3.7 6.5 1.75
2001 30 CHC NL 0 1 .000 32.40 1 1 0 0 0 0 1.2 6 6 6 1 3 0 1 0 0 0 13 13 5.400 32.4 5.4 16.2 5.4 0.33
2002 31 CHC NL 4 4 .500 2.73 73 0 25 0 0 2 95.2 84 31 29 10 29 6 97 1 0 1 391 148 1.181 7.9 0.9 2.7 9.1 3.34
2003 32 CHC NL 2 2 .500 2.63 68 0 59 0 0 33 68.1 53 23 20 5 19 1 66 1 0 0 280 164 1.054 7.0 0.7 2.5 8.7 3.47
2004 33 CHC NL 2 4 .333 8.02 22 0 19 0 0 9 21.1 27 19 19 3 15 2 17 0 0 0 106 55 1.969 11.4 1.3 6.3 7.2 1.13
2005 34 TOT MLB 1 5 .167 4.47 43 0 7 0 0 0 46.1 38 23 23 8 12 1 27 0 0 1 184 98 1.079 7.4 1.6 2.3 5.2 2.25
2005 34 CHC NL 0 0 6.55 11 0 3 0 0 0 11.0 12 8 8 5 1 0 11 0 0 0 47 67 1.182 9.8 4.1 0.8 9.0 11.00
2005 34 TBD AL 1 5 .167 3.82 32 0 4 0 0 0 35.1 26 15 15 3 11 1 16 0 0 1 137 114 1.047 6.6 0.8 2.8 4.1 1.45
2006 35 FLA NL 3 3 .500 3.75 72 0 60 0 0 36 69.2 63 31 29 7 33 7 64 2 0 1 304 115 1.378 8.1 0.9 4.3 8.3 1.94
2007 36 CLE AL 4 5 .444 5.07 69 0 58 0 0 45 65.2 77 39 37 9 17 4 58 2 0 2 292 91 1.431 10.6 1.2 2.3 7.9 3.41
2008 37 CLE AL 1 3 .250 7.56 18 0 14 0 0 6 16.2 24 14 14 4 8 2 9 0 0 0 82 59 1.920 13.0 2.2 4.3 4.9 1.13
12 Seasons 22 34 .393 4.18 423 1 268 0 0 131 454.1 450 222 211 53 177 32 372 7 0 6 1968 103 1.380 8.9 1.0 3.5 7.4 2.10
162 Game Avg. 4 5 .393 4.18 68 0 43 0 0 21 73 72 36 34 9 28 5 60 1 0 1 316 103 1.380 8.9 1.0 3.5 7.4 2.10
CHC (5 yrs) 8 11 .421 3.73 175 1 106 0 0 44 198.0 182 87 82 24 67 9 192 2 0 1 837 113 1.258 8.3 1.1 3.0 8.7 2.87
ATL (2 yrs) 4 6 .400 4.32 42 0 16 0 0 0 50.0 60 26 24 6 29 8 21 1 0 1 232 99 1.780 10.8 1.1 5.2 3.8 0.72
CLE (2 yrs) 5 8 .385 5.57 87 0 72 0 0 51 82.1 101 53 51 13 25 6 67 2 0 2 374 82 1.530 11.0 1.4 2.7 7.3 2.68
NYY (2 yrs) 1 1 .500 6.94 9 0 7 0 0 0 11.2 13 9 9 0 8 1 9 0 0 0 54 64 1.800 10.0 0.0 6.2 6.9 1.13
TBD (1 yr) 1 5 .167 3.82 32 0 4 0 0 0 35.1 26 15 15 3 11 1 16 0 0 1 137 114 1.047 6.6 0.8 2.8 4.1 1.45
FLA (1 yr) 3 3 .500 3.75 72 0 60 0 0 36 69.2 63 31 29 7 33 7 64 2 0 1 304 115 1.378 8.1 0.9 4.3 8.3 1.94
BAL (1 yr) 0 0 1.23 6 0 3 0 0 0 7.1 5 1 1 0 4 0 3 0 0 0 30 388 1.227 6.1 0.0 4.9 3.7 0.75
NL (8 yrs) 15 20 .429 3.82 289 1 182 0 0 80 317.2 305 144 135 37 129 24 277 5 0 3 1373 111 1.366 8.6 1.0 3.7 7.8 2.15
AL (6 yrs) 7 14 .333 5.00 134 0 86 0 0 51 136.2 145 78 76 16 48 8 95 2 0 3 595 90 1.412 9.5 1.1 3.2 6.3 1.98

Postseason Pitching

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Year Age Tm Lg Series Rslt Opp W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB
2003 32 CHC NL NLDS W ATL 0 0 0.00 2 0 2 0 0 1 2.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 7 0.500 4.5 0.0 0.0 22.5
2003 32 CHC NL NLCS L FLA 1 0 1.000 1.59 3 0 1 0 0 0 5.2 5 2 1 0 3 1 1 0 0 0 26 1.412 7.9 0.0 4.8 1.6 0.33
2007 36 CLE AL ALDS W NYY 0 0 4.50 2 0 2 0 0 1 2.0 1 1 1 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 9 1.500 4.5 4.5 9.0 4.5 0.50
2007 36 CLE AL ALCS L BOS 0 0 4.50 4 0 4 0 0 1 4.0 6 2 2 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 20 2.250 13.5 0.0 6.8 2.3 0.33
2 Seasons (4 Series) 1 0 1.000 2.63 11 0 9 0 0 3 13.2 13 5 4 1 8 1 8 0 0 0 62 1.537 8.6 0.7 5.3 5.3 1.00
1 ALDS 0 0 4.50 2 0 2 0 0 1 2.0 1 1 1 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 9 1.500 4.5 4.5 9.0 4.5 0.50
1 NLDS 0 0 0.00 2 0 2 0 0 1 2.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 7 0.500 4.5 0.0 0.0 22.5
1 ALCS 0 0 4.50 4 0 4 0 0 1 4.0 6 2 2 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 20 2.250 13.5 0.0 6.8 2.3 0.33
1 NLCS 1 0 1.000 1.59 3 0 1 0 0 0 5.2 5 2 1 0 3 1 1 0 0 0 26 1.412 7.9 0.0 4.8 1.6 0.33

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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
1996 25 ATL NL 22 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
1997 26 TOT MLB 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1997 26 ATL NL 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1998 27 NYY AL 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 /1
2001 30 CHC NL 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 /1
2002 31 CHC NL 72 7 7 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 .286 .286 .286 .571 53 2 0 0 0 0 0 1
2003 32 CHC NL 64 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
2004 33 CHC NL 22 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
2005 34 TOT MLB 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
2005 34 CHC NL 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
2006 35 FLA NL 68 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
2007 36 CLE AL 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
2008 37 CLE AL 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
12 Seasons 286 10 9 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 .222 .222 .222 .444 18 2 0 0 1 0 0
162 Game Avg. 162 6 5 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 .222 .222 .222 .444 18 1 0 0 1 0 0
CHC (5 yrs) 168 7 7 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 .286 .286 .286 .571 53 2 0 0 0 0 0
ATL (2 yrs) 42 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 1 0 0
CLE (2 yrs) 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
NYY (2 yrs) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
FLA (1 yr) 68 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
NL (8 yrs) 278 10 9 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 .222 .222 .222 .444 18 2 0 0 1 0 0
AL (6 yrs) 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Postseason Batting

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Year Age Tm Lg Series Opp Rslt G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
2003 32 CHC NL NLDS ATL W 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2003 32 CHC NL NLCS FLA L 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1 Season (2 Series) 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1 NLDS 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1 NLCS 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
1995 BAL AL 24 P 6 0 7.1 3 1 2 0 0 1.000 3.68 0.50 .967 1.84 0.53
1996 ATL NL 25 P 22 0 26.0 12 0 12 0 1 1.000 4.15 0.55 .950 1.83 0.52
1997 TOT MLB 26 P 21 0 26.0 7 4 3 0 2 1.000 2.42 0.33 .957 1.83 0.52
1997 ATL NL 26 P 20 0 24.0 7 4 3 0 2 1.000 2.62 0.35 .957 1.84 0.52
1997 NYY AL 26 P 1 0 2.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 1.80 0.50
1998 NYY AL 27 P 8 0 9.2 2 0 2 0 0 1.000 1.86 0.25 .950 1.77 0.50
2001 CHC NL 30 P 1 1 1.2 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 1.62 0.50
2002 CHC NL 31 P 73 0 95.2 15 5 9 1 3 .933 1.32 0.19 .967 1.83 0.48
2003 CHC NL 32 P 68 0 68.1 16 5 11 0 0 1.000 2.11 0.24 .956 1.84 0.48
2004 CHC NL 33 P 22 0 21.1 1 0 1 0 0 1.000 0.42 0.05 1.000 1.86 0.47
2005 TOT MLB 34 P 43 0 46.1 8 5 3 0 0 1.000 1.55 0.19 .950 1.69 0.46
2005 CHC NL 34 P 11 0 11.0 2 2 0 0 0 1.000 1.64 0.18 .950 1.72 0.46
2005 TBD AL 34 P 32 0 35.1 6 3 3 0 0 1.000 1.53 0.19 .950 1.68 0.46
2006 FLA NL 35 P 72 0 69.2 5 1 3 1 0 .800 0.52 0.06 .960 1.72 0.43
2007 CLE AL 36 P 69 0 65.2 10 4 6 0 1 1.000 1.37 0.14 .950 1.60 0.42
2008 CLE AL 37 P 18 0 16.2 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 1.62 0.42
12 Seasons P 423 1 454.1 79 25 52 2 7 .975 1.53 0.18 .957 1.76 0.46
12 Seasons TOT 423 1 454.1 79 25 52 2 7 .975 1.53 0.18 .932 1.76 0.46

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

Saves s c a p y
2003 NL--33--6th
2006 NL--36--3rd
2007 AL--45--1st
Active--131--20th
Career--131--83rd

Games Finished s c a p y
2003 NL--59--5th
2006 NL--60--2nd
2007 AL--58--4th
Active--268--20th
Career--268--136th

                           

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Black InkPitching - 3 (548), Average HOFer ≈ 40
Gray InkPitching - 9 (1563), Average HOFer ≈ 185
Hall of Fame MonitorPitching - 19 (624), Likely HOFer ≈ 100

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Transactions

June 5, 1989: Drafted by the Chicago White Sox in the 32nd round of the 1989 amateur draft. Player signed August 13, 1989.

March 31, 1991: Traded by the Chicago White Sox to the Baltimore Orioles for Pete Rose.

December 17, 1995: Traded by the Baltimore Orioles with Rachaad Stewart (minors) to the Atlanta Braves for Kent Mercker.

September 15, 1997: Selected off waivers by the New York Yankees from the Atlanta Braves.

October 15, 1999: Granted Free Agency.

November 9, 1999: Signed as a Free Agent with the Cincinnati Reds.

March 21, 2000: Released by the Cincinnati Reds.

December 11, 2000: Signed as a Free Agent with the Chicago Cubs.

October 10, 2001: Granted Free Agency.

November 20, 2001: Signed as a Free Agent with the Chicago Cubs.

June 29, 2005: Released by the Chicago Cubs.

July 14, 2005: Signed as a Free Agent with the Tampa Bay Devil Rays.

December 19, 2005: Released by the Tampa Bay Devil Rays.

January 3, 2006: Signed as a Free Agent with the Florida Marlins.

October 30, 2006: Granted Free Agency.

December 6, 2006: Signed as a Free Agent with the Cleveland Indians.

July 10, 2008: Released by the Cleveland Indians.

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Salaries

Salaries may not be complete and may not include some earned bonuses
1995Baltimore Orioles$109,000
1996Atlanta Braves$111,500
1997Atlanta Braves$157,500
1998New York Yankees$188,800
2002Chicago Cubs$235,000
2003Chicago Cubs$410,000
2004Chicago Cubs$2,000,000
2005Chicago Cubs$2,300,000
2006Florida Marlins$327,000
2007Cleveland Indians$4,000,000
2008Cleveland Indians$4,000,000
Career (may be incomplete)$13,838,800
Salary Data (about) courtesy Doug Pappas, member of SABR.
Salaries for mid-season call-ups or traded players may not be shown.

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