What years did Tom Borland play?

Tom Borland played in Major League Baseball from 1960 to 1961.

Was Tom Borland a pitcher?

Yes. Tom Borland pitched in the major leagues, recording 0 wins and 32 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Tom Borland hit?

Tom Borland hit 0 career home runs.

What was Tom Borland's career batting average?

Tom Borland batted .000 over his career, with 0 hits in 13 at bats.

What was Tom Borland's career ERA?

Tom Borland finished with a 6.75 career ERA, going 0-4 with 32 strikeouts.

How many strikeouts did Tom Borland have?

Tom Borland recorded 32 career strikeouts.

Tom Borland

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1960-1961)

Tom Borland was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 1960 to 1961 for the Boston Red Sox, a span of 2 seasons. Across 27 career appearances, he went 0-4 with a 6.75 ERA and 32 strikeouts. His career Pitcher PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of pitching impact — is 222.4.

W (Wins):: Games credited to a pitcher whose team took a lead it never surrendered while he was the pitcher of record.
ERA (Earned Run Average):: Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched: (ER × 9) ÷ IP. The primary measure of pitching effectiveness.
SO (Strikeouts):: For a batter, times retired on a third strike; for a pitcher, batters retired on a third strike.
WHIP (Walks and Hits per Inning Pitched):: Baserunners allowed per inning: (BB + H) ÷ IP. Under 1.00 is elite.

Data updated October 12, 2026

W–L 0–4

ERA 6.75

WHIP 1.79

SO 32

Pitcher PIV 222.4

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: L / L
Height / Weight: 6'3" / 172 lb
Born: 2/14/1933 in El Dorado, KS, USA
Died: 3/2/2013 in Stillwater, OK, USA
MLB Debut: 1960-05-15
Last Game: 1961-04-23

Full name: Thomas Bruce Borland

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Career Pitching Statistics

Tom Borland — Career Pitching Statistics
W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
0	4	27	4	0	0	3	52.0	70	39	4	23	32	6.75	222.4

Career ERA 6.75 vs. league average 3.93 across their career seasons — 71.8% worse than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Tom Borland — Season-by-Season Pitching
Year	Team	Lg	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1960	BOS	AL	4	26	4	3	51.0	67	37	23	32	6.53	3.82 (-71%)	222.4
1961	BOS	AL	0	1	0	0	1.0	3	2	0	0	18.00	—	0.0
Career · 2 seasons			4	27	4	3	52.0	70	39	23	32	6.75	—	222

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Career Batting Statistics

Tom Borland — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
27	13	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	.000	.000	.000	.000	0

Career AVG .000 vs. league average .257 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.

Career OBP .000 vs. league average .326 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.

Career SLG .000 vs. league average .394 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.

Career OPS .000 vs. league average .720 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Tom Borland — Season-by-Season Batting
Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1960	BOS	AL	26	13	5	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1961	BOS	AL	1	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 2 seasons			27	13	5	.000	—	—	—	—	0

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Game Log & Splits

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Per-game data from Retrosheet (regular season, through 2025).

Batting — Home / Away

Tom Borland — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	13	2	0	0	0	0	.000
Away	14	11	0	0	0	0	.000

Pitching — Home / Away

Tom Borland — Pitching — Home / Away
Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	13	18.2	33	17	13	12	8.20
Away	14	33.1	37	21	10	20	5.67

Last 10 Games — Batting

Tom Borland — Last 10 Games — Batting
Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB
1961-04-23	BOS	CHW	L	0
1960-08-21	BOS	BAL	L	0
1960-08-12	BOS	BAL	L	0
1960-08-09	BOS	CLE	L	0
1960-08-06	BOS	DET	W	0
1960-08-01	BOS	KC1	L	0
1960-07-26	BOS	CHW	L	0
1960-07-09	BOS	NYY	W	0
1960-07-06	BOS	MIN	L	0
1960-07-04	BOS	BAL	L	1

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Tom Borland — Last 10 Games — Pitching
Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
1961-04-23	BOS	CHW	—	1.0	3	2	2	0	0	0
1960-08-21	BOS	BAL	—	1.0	2	3	1	1	2	0
1960-08-12	BOS	BAL	—	1.0	1	1	1	0	0	1
1960-08-09	BOS	CLE	—	1.1	0	0	0	0	1	0
1960-08-06	BOS	DET	SV	0.1	0	0	0	1	0	0
1960-08-01	BOS	KC1	L	1.0	2	2	1	2	0	0
1960-07-26	BOS	CHW	—	0.0	3	3	3	0	0	0
1960-07-09	BOS	NYY	SV	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0
1960-07-06	BOS	MIN	—	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	0
1960-07-04	BOS	BAL	—	3.1	10	6	6	3	3	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Tom Borland — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	27	4	5	7	0	0

Season-by-Season Fielding

Tom Borland — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1960	BOS	P	26	4	5	7	0	0
1961	BOS	P	1	0	0	0	0	0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Tom Borland — Career Games by Position
Position	Games
Pitcher	27

College History

Tom Borland — College History
School Name	City	State	Years Attended
Oklahoma State University	Stillwater	OK	1953, 1954, 1955

Tom Borland: the record in brief

Between the debut on May 15, 1960 and the final game on April 23, 1961, Tom Borland built the record summarized on this page. Borland's only club in the season tables is the Boston Red Sox. Borland is listed as a pitcher at 6-foot-3 and 172 pounds. The bio says Borland both batted and threw left-handed. The recorded birth is February 14, 1933, in El Dorado, KS, USA. The bio records the death on March 2, 2013, in Stillwater, OK, USA. The given name on file is Thomas Bruce Borland.

Borland went 0-4 with a 6.75 ERA in 27 games, 4 of them starts. Borland had 32 strikeouts. The league ERA over Borland's seasons was 3.93, so the 6.75 figure ran 71.8% worse than average. 1960 was Borland's sharpest full season, a 6.53 ERA against the league's 3.82. Pitcher PIV, the site's era-adjusted run-prevention measure, totals 222.4 for Borland's career.

Frequently Asked Questions about Tom Borland

What years did Tom Borland play?: Tom Borland played in Major League Baseball from 1960 to 1961.
Was Tom Borland a pitcher?: Yes. Tom Borland pitched in the major leagues, recording 0 wins and 32 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Tom Borland hit?: Tom Borland hit 0 career home runs.
What was Tom Borland's career batting average?: Tom Borland batted .000 over his career, with 0 hits in 13 at bats.
What was Tom Borland's career ERA?: Tom Borland finished with a 6.75 career ERA, going 0-4 with 32 strikeouts.
How many strikeouts did Tom Borland have?: Tom Borland recorded 32 career strikeouts.