Joe Borowski

Q: When was Joe Borowski born?

Joe Borowski was born on May 4, 1971.

Q: Where was Joe Borowski born?

Joe Borowski was born in Bayonne, NJ .

Q: How tall is Joe Borowski?

Joe Borowski is 6-2 (188 cm) tall.

Q: How much did Joe Borowski weigh when playing?

Joe Borowski weighed 225 lbs (102 kg) when playing.

Q: How many seasons did Joe Borowski play?

Joe Borowski played 12 seasons.

Q: Is Joe Borowski in the Hall of Fame?

Joe Borowski has not been elected into the Hall of Fame.

Q: When was Joe Borowski drafted?

Joe Borowski was drafted by the Chicago White Sox in the 32nd round of the 1989 MLB June Amateur Draft from Bayonne HS (Bayonne, NJ) .

Q: How many strikeouts did Joe Borowski have?

Joe Borowski had 372 strikeouts over his career.

Q: How many teams has Joe Borowski played for?

Joe Borowski played for 7 teams; the Baltimore Orioles, Atlanta Braves, New York Yankees, Chicago Cubs, Tampa Bay Devil Rays, Florida Marlins and Cleveland Indians.

Q: When did Joe Borowski retire?

Joe Borowski last played in 2008.

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-2, 225lb (188cm, 102kg)

Born: May 4, 1971 in Bayonne, NJ us

Draft: Drafted by the Chicago White Sox in the 32nd round of the 1989 MLB June Amateur Draft from Bayonne HS (Bayonne, NJ).

High Schools: Bayonne HS (Bayonne, NJ), Marist HS (Bayonne, NJ)

Debut: July 9, 1995 (Age 24-066d, 16,711th in major league history)
vs. CHW 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 SO, 0 BB, 0 ER

Last Game: July 1, 2008 (Age 37-058d)
vs. CHW 0.2 IP, 3 H, 1 SO, 0 BB, 2 ER, L

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1997 season

Agents: Michael Maas, Ron Shapiro

Full Name: Joseph Thomas Borowski

Pronunciation: \BOAR-ouw-ski\

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

3.6

ERA

4.18

423

131

454.1

372

WHIP

1.380

Standard Pitching

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+	FIP	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W	Awards
1990	19	CHW-min	Rk	2	8	.200	5.58	12	11	0	0	0	0	61.1	74	47	38	3	25	0	67	2	2	2				1.614	10.9	0.4	3.7	9.8	2.68	WHS GULF
1991	20	BAL-min	A	7	2	.778	2.56	49	0	28	0	0	13	81.0	60	26	23	2	43	2	76	3	0	4	344			1.272	6.7	0.2	4.8	8.4	1.77	KNC MIDW
1992	21	BAL-min	A+	5	6	.455	3.70	48	0	36	0	0	10	80.1	71	40	33	3	50	3	85	3	0	2	362			1.506	8.0	0.3	5.6	9.5	1.70	FDK CARL
1993	22	BAL-min	A+,AA	4	1	.800	2.81	51	2	32	0	0	11	80.0	72	30	25	5	48	3	87	3	1	8	355			1.500	8.1	0.6	5.4	9.8	1.81	FDK,BOW CARL,EL
1994	23	BAL-min	AA	3	4	.429	1.91	49	0	37	0	0	14	66.0	52	14	14	3	28	3	73	0	0	4	277			1.212	7.1	0.4	3.8	10.0	2.61	BOW EL
1995	24	BAL-min	AAA,AA	3	5	.375	3.99	44	0	36	0	0	13	56.1	48	25	25	5	25	3	64	0	0	2	232			1.296	7.7	0.8	4.0	10.2	2.56	ROC,BOW IL,EL
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	406	3.92	1.227	6.1	0.0	4.9	3.7	0.75
1996	25	ATL-min	AAA	1	5	.167	3.71	34	0	19	0	0	7	53.1	42	25	22	4	30	1	40	0	0	1	224			1.350	7.1	0.7	5.1	6.8	1.33	RMD IL
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	92	5.63	1.769	11.4	1.4	4.5	5.2	1.15
1997	26	ATL-min	AAA	1	2	.333	3.58	21	0	4	0	0	2	37.2	32	16	15	3	19	2	34	1	0	4	159			1.354	7.6	0.7	4.5	8.1	1.79	RMD IL
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	104	5.80	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	113	5.69	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	58	7.11	3.000	9.0	0.0	18.0	9.0	0.50
1998	27	NYY-min	AAA	3	3	.500	2.93	45	0	10	0	0	4	73.2	66	25	24	6	39	1	67	2	0	3	320			1.425	8.1	0.7	4.8	8.2	1.72	CLB IL
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	70	2.93	1.552	10.2	0.0	3.7	6.5	1.75

1999	28	MIL-min	AAA	6	2	.750	5.46	58	0	28	0	0	4	89.0	94	59	54	7	44	3	70	3	1	3	399			1.551	9.5	0.7	4.4	7.1	1.59	LOU IL
2001	30	CHC-min	AAA	8	7	.533	2.62	39	12	7	1	1	1	110.0	87	35	32	10	26	3	131	2	0	1	433			1.027	7.1	0.8	2.1	10.7	5.04	IWA PCL
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	16	15.05	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	3.23	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	165	2.93	1.054	7.0	0.7	2.5	8.7	3.47
2004	33	CHC-min	AAA	0	3	.000	8.22	7	3	0	0	0	0	7.2	9	8	7	1	4	0	2	0	0	0	36			1.696	10.6	1.2	4.7	2.3	0.50	IWA PCL
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	56	5.39	1.969	11.4	1.3	6.3	7.2	1.13
2005	34	CHC-min	AAA	0	0		2.25	7	0	3	0	0	0	8.0	3	4	2	2	3	0	4	0	0	0	31			0.750	3.4	2.3	3.4	4.5	1.33	IWA PCL
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	99	4.88	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	69	7.20	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	115	4.15	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	116	4.12	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	89	4.12	1.431	10.6	1.2	2.3	7.9	3.41
2008	37	CLE-min	A,AA	0	0		0.00	2	1	0	0	0	0	2.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	7			0.500	4.5	0.0	0.0	4.5		LCO,AKR SALL,EL
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	57	6.61	1.920	13.0	2.2	4.3	4.9	1.13
12 Yrs				22	34	.393	4.18	423	1	268	0	0	131	454.1	450	222	211	53	177	32	372	7	0	6	1968	104	4.18	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	8	28	5	60	1	0	1	316	104	4.18	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	114	3.68	1.258	8.3	1.1	3.0	8.7	2.87
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	68	3.65	1.800	10.0	0.0	6.2	6.9	1.13
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	81	4.63	1.530	11.0	1.4	2.7	7.3	2.68
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	101	5.66	1.780	10.8	1.1	5.2	3.8	0.72
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	406	3.92	1.227	6.1	0.0	4.9	3.7	0.75
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	115	4.15	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	116	4.12	1.378	8.1	0.9	4.3	8.3	1.94

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	112	4.09	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	4.38	1.412	9.5	1.1	3.2	6.3	1.98

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Season	Age	Team	Lg	WAR	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+	rOBA	Rbat+	TB	GIDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB	Pos
1996	25	ATL	NL	-0.1	22	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100	.000	-267	0	0	0	1	0	0	1
1997	26	ATL	NL	0.0	20	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0								0	0	0	0	0	0	1
1998	27	NYY	AL	0.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0								0	0	0	0	0	0	/1

2001	30	CHC	NL	0.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0								0	0	0	0	0	0	/1
2002	31	CHC	NL	0.0	72	7	7	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	.286	.286	.286	.571	53	.256	39	2	0	0	0	0	0	1/H
2003	32	CHC	NL	0.0	64	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0								0	0	0	0	0	0	1
2004	33	CHC	NL	0.0	22	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0								0	0	0	0	0	0	1
2005	34	CHC	NL	0.0	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0								0	0	0	0	0	0	1
2006	35	FLA	NL	0.0	68	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0								0	0	0	0	0	0	1
2007	36	CLE	AL	0.0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0								0	0	0	0	0	0	1
2008	37	CLE	AL	0.0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0								0	0	0	0	0	0	1
11 Yrs				0.0	286	10	9	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	.222	.222	.222	.444	18	.199	-32	2	0	0	1	0	0	1/H
162 Game Avg				0.0	162	6	5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	.222	.222	.222	.444	18	.199	-32	1	0	0	1	0	0

CHC (5 Yrs)				0.0	168	7	7	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	.286	.286	.286	.571	53	.256	39	2	0	0	0	0	0	1/H
ATL (2 Yrs)				-0.1	42	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100	.000	-267	0	0	0	1	0	0	1
CLE (2 Yrs)				0.0	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0								0	0	0	0	0	0	1
FLA (1 Yr)				0.0	68	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0								0	0	0	0	0	0	1
NYY (1 Yr)				0.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0								0	0	0	0	0	0	/1

NL (8 Yrs)				0.0	278	10	9	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	.222	.222	.222	.444	18	.199	-32	2	0	0	1	0	0	1/H
AL (3 Yrs)				0.0	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0								0	0	0	0	0	0	1

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Season	Age	Team	Lg	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	TB	GIDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB	Pos
2003	32	CHC	NL	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0			/1

2007	36	CLE	AL	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2 Yrs				11	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	/1
162 Game Avg				162	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0

CLE (1 Yr)				6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
CHC (1 Yr)				5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0			/1

AL (1 Yr)				6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
NL (1 Yr)				5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0			/1

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					Standard											DRS		Range Factor				Baserunners
Season	Age	Team	Lg	Pos	G	GS	CG	Inn	Ch	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	lgFld%	Rdrs	Rdrs/yr	RF/9	lgRF9	RF/G	lgRFG	WP	SB	CS	CS%	lgCS%	Pick	Awards
1995	24	BAL	AL	P	6	0	0	7.1	3	1	2	0	0	1.000	.960			3.68	1.84	0.50	1.77	0	0	1	100.0	31.0	1
1996	25	ATL	NL	P	22	0	0	26.0	12	0	12	0	1	1.000	.954			4.15	1.83	0.55	1.83	1	2	1	33.3	28.3	0
1997	26	2TM	2LG	P	21	0	0	26.0	7	4	3	0	2	1.000	.953			2.42	1.83	0.33	1.83	0	2	0	0.0	31.5	0
1997	26	ATL	NL	P	20	0	0	24.0	7	4	3	0	2	1.000	.953			2.63	1.84	0.35	1.84	0	2	0	0.0	31.5	0
1997	26	NYY	AL	P	1	0	0	2.0	0	0	0	0	0					0.00	1.80	0.00	1.70	0	0	0			0
1998	27	NYY	AL	P	8	0	0	9.2	2	0	2	0	0	1.000	.960			1.86	1.77	0.25	1.76	0	0	0			0

2001	30	CHC	NL	P	1	1	0	1.2	0	0	0	0	0					0.00	1.62	0.00	1.70	0	1	0	0.0	33.0	0
2002	31	CHC	NL	P	73	0	0	95.2	15	5	9	1	3	.933	.963			1.32	1.83	0.19	1.81	1	13	4	23.5	31.7	0
2003	32	CHC	NL	P	68	0	0	68.1	16	5	11	0	0	1.000	.957	-1	-18	2.11	1.84	0.24	1.83	0	8	0	0.0	31.0	1
2004	33	CHC	NL	P	22	0	0	21.1	1	0	1	0	0	1.000	.960	0	0	0.42	1.86	0.05	1.82	0	2	0	0.0	28.0	0
2005	34	2TM	2LG	P	43	0	0	46.1	8	5	3	0	0	1.000	.955	0	0	1.55	1.71	0.19	1.69	1	4	4	50.0	29.6	0
2005	34	CHC	NL	P	11	0	0	11.0	2	2	0	0	0	1.000	.960	0	0	1.64	1.72	0.18	1.73	0	2	0	0.0	29.0	0
2005	34	TBD	AL	P	32	0	0	35.1	6	3	3	0	0	1.000	.953	0	0	1.53	1.71	0.19	1.68	1	2	4	66.7	29.8	0
2006	35	FLA	NL	P	72	0	0	69.2	5	1	3	1	0	.800	.958	-1	-17	0.52	1.72	0.06	1.71	1	4	1	20.0	27.6	0
2007	36	CLE	AL	P	69	0	0	65.2	10	4	6	0	1	1.000	.955	-2	-35	1.37	1.60	0.14	1.59	2	9	2	18.2	26.6	1
2008	37	CLE	AL	P	18	0	0	16.2	0	0	0	0	0			-2	-144	0.00	1.62	0.00	1.59	0	6	0	0.0	27.2	0
12 Yrs					423	1	0	454.1	79	25	52	2	7	.975	.957	-6	-16	1.53	1.76	0.18	1.74	6	51	13	20.3	29.5	3

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					Standard									Range Factor		Baserunners
Season	Age	Team	Lg	Pos	G	GS	Inn	Ch	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	RF/9	RF/G	SB	CS	CS%	Awards
2003	32	CHC	NL	P	6	0	11.1	0	0	0	0	0		0.00	0.00	2	0	0.0

2007	36	CLE	AL	P	8	0	8.0	2	2	0	0	0	1.000	2.25	0.25	0	0
2 Yrs					14	0	19.1	2	2	0	0	0	1.000	0.93	0.14	2	0	0.0

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Frequently Asked Questions

How old is Joe Borowski?

Joe Borowski is 53 years old.

When was Joe Borowski born?

Joe Borowski was born on May 4, 1971.

Where was Joe Borowski born?

Joe Borowski was born in Bayonne, NJ.

How tall is Joe Borowski?

Joe Borowski is 6-2 (188 cm) tall.

How much did Joe Borowski weigh when playing?

Joe Borowski weighed 225 lbs (102 kg) when playing.

How many seasons did Joe Borowski play?

Joe Borowski played 12 seasons.

Is Joe Borowski in the Hall of Fame?

Joe Borowski has not been elected into the Hall of Fame.

When was Joe Borowski drafted?

Joe Borowski was drafted by the Chicago White Sox in the 32nd round of the 1989 MLB June Amateur Draft from Bayonne HS (Bayonne, NJ).

What position did Joe Borowski play?

Joe Borowski was a Pitcher.

How many strikeouts did Joe Borowski have?

Joe Borowski had 372 strikeouts over his career.

How many teams has Joe Borowski played for?

Joe Borowski played for 7 teams; the Baltimore Orioles, Atlanta Braves, New York Yankees, Chicago Cubs, Tampa Bay Devil Rays, Florida Marlins and Cleveland Indians.

When did Joe Borowski retire?

Joe Borowski last played in 2008.

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