What years did Joe Borowski play?

Joe Borowski played in Major League Baseball from 1995 to 2008.

Was Joe Borowski a pitcher?

Yes. Joe Borowski pitched in the major leagues, recording 22 wins and 372 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Joe Borowski hit?

Joe Borowski hit 0 career home runs with 2 hits.

What was Joe Borowski's career batting average?

Joe Borowski batted .222 over his career, with 2 hits in 9 at bats.

What was Joe Borowski's career ERA?

Joe Borowski finished with a 4.18 career ERA, going 22-34 with 372 strikeouts.

How many strikeouts did Joe Borowski have?

Joe Borowski recorded 372 career strikeouts.

Joe Borowski

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1995-2008)

Joe Borowski was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 1995 to 2008 for 7 teams, including the Baltimore Orioles, a span of 14 seasons. Across 423 career appearances, he went 22-34 with a 4.18 ERA, 372 strikeouts, and 131 saves. His career Pitcher PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of pitching impact — is 2819.0.

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 22–34

ERA 4.18

WHIP 1.38

SO 372

Pitcher PIV 2819.0

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 6'2" / 225 lb
Born: 5/4/1971 in Bayonne, NJ, USA
MLB Debut: 1995-07-09
Last Game: 2008-07-01

Full name: Joseph Thomas Borowski

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Career Pitching Statistics

Joe Borowski — Career Pitching Statistics
W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
22	34	423	1	0	0	131	454.1	450	211	53	177	372	4.18	2819.0

Career ERA 4.18 vs. league average 4.42 across their career seasons — 5.4% better than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

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Joe Borowski Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1995	BAL	AL	0	0	6	0	0	7.1	5	1	4	3	1.23	—	0.0
1996	ATL	NL	2	4	22	0	0	26.0	33	14	13	15	4.85	4.61 (-5%)	-664.4
1997	ATL	NL	2	2	20	0	0	24.0	27	10	16	6	3.75	4.39 (+15%)	-781.9
1997	NYA	AL	0	1	1	0	0	2.0	2	2	4	2	9.00	—	0.0
1998	NYA	AL	1	0	8	0	0	9.2	11	7	4	7	6.52	4.43 (-47%)	0.0
2001	CHN	NL	0	1	1	1	0	1.2	6	6	3	1	32.40	—	0.0
2002	CHN	NL	4	4	73	0	2	95.2	84	29	29	97	2.73	4.28 (+36%)	2546.6
2003	CHN	NL	2	2	68	0	33	68.1	53	20	19	66	2.63	4.40 (+40%)	2547.7
2004	CHN	NL	2	4	22	0	9	21.1	27	19	15	17	8.02	4.46 (-80%)	-495.1
2005	CHN	NL	0	0	11	0	0	11.0	12	8	1	11	6.55	4.29 (-53%)	-800.5
2005	TBA	AL	1	5	32	0	0	35.1	26	15	11	16	3.82	4.29 (+11%)	123.5
2006	FLO	NL	3	3	72	0	36	69.2	63	29	33	64	3.75	4.53 (+17%)	713.8
2007	CLE	AL	4	5	69	0	45	65.2	77	37	17	58	5.07	4.47 (-13%)	582.7
2008	CLE	AL	1	3	18	0	6	16.2	24	14	8	9	7.56	4.32 (-75%)	-953.4
Career · 14 seasons			22	34	423	1	131	454.1	450	211	177	372	4.18	—	2,819

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

Joe Borowski — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
423	9	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	.222	.222	.222	.444	0

Career AVG .222 vs. league average .266 across their career seasons — 16.4% below league average.

Career OBP .222 vs. league average .335 across their career seasons — 33.6% below league average.

Career SLG .222 vs. league average .422 across their career seasons — 47.4% below league average.

Career OPS .444 vs. league average .757 across their career seasons — 41.3% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

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Joe Borowski Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1995	BAL	AL	6	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1996	ATL	NL	22	2	0	0	2	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1997	ATL	NL	20	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1997	NYA	AL	1	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1998	NYA	AL	8	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2001	CHN	NL	1	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2002	CHN	NL	73	7	1	2	5	.286	—	—	—	—	0.0
2003	CHN	NL	68	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2004	CHN	NL	22	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2005	CHN	NL	11	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2005	TBA	AL	32	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2006	FLO	NL	72	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2007	CLE	AL	69	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2008	CLE	AL	18	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 14 seasons			423	9	1	2	7	.222	—	—	—	—	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.

Postseason Statistics

Playoff Career Batting

Joe Borowski — Playoff Career Batting
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
11	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000

Playoff Batting by Year

Joe Borowski — Playoff Batting by Year
Year	Round	Team	G	AVG
2007	ALCS	CLE	4	.000
2007	ALDS2	CLE	2	.000
2003	NLCS	CHN	3	.000
2003	NLDS2	CHN	2	.000

Playoff Career Pitching

Joe Borowski — Playoff Career Pitching
W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
1	0	11	0	3	13.2	13	4	8	8	2.63

Playoff Pitching by Year

Joe Borowski — Playoff Pitching by Year
Year	Round	Team	W	G	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
2007	ALCS	CLE	0	4	1	4.0	6	2	3	1	4.50
2007	ALDS2	CLE	0	2	1	2.0	1	1	2	1	4.50
2003	NLCS	CHN	1	3	0	5.2	5	1	3	1	1.59
2003	NLDS2	CHN	0	2	1	2.0	1	0	0	5	0.00

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

Joe Borowski — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	211	4	1	1	0	0	.250
Away	212	5	0	1	0	0	.200

Pitching — Home / Away

Joe Borowski — Pitching — Home / Away
Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	211	238.0	223	103	94	216	3.89
Away	212	216.1	227	108	83	156	4.49

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Joe Borowski — Last 10 Games — Pitching
Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
2008-07-01	CLE	CHW	L	0.2	3	2	2	0	1	1
2008-06-30	CLE	CHW	—	1.0	0	0	0	1	0	0
2008-06-26	CLE	SFG	SV	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2008-06-25	CLE	SFG	—	1.0	2	0	0	0	0	0
2008-06-20	CLE	LAD	W	1.0	3	2	2	2	1	0
2008-06-19	CLE	COL	—	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	0
2008-06-14	CLE	SDP	—	1.0	1	0	0	1	1	0
2008-06-11	CLE	MIN	—	1.0	3	2	2	0	0	0
2008-06-06	CLE	DET	SV	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	0
2008-06-02	CLE	TEX	—	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Joe Borowski — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	423	1	25	52	2	7

Season-by-Season Fielding

Joe Borowski — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1995	BAL	P	6	0	1	2	0	0
1996	ATL	P	22	0	0	12	0	1
1997	ATL	P	20	0	4	3	0	2
1997	NYA	P	1	0	0	0	0	0
1998	NYA	P	8	0	0	2	0	0
2001	CHN	P	1	1	0	0	0	0
2002	CHN	P	73	0	5	9	1	3
2003	CHN	P	68	0	5	11	0	0
2004	CHN	P	22	0	0	1	0	0
2005	CHN	P	11	0	2	0	0	0
2005	TBA	P	32	0	3	3	0	0
2006	FLO	P	72	0	1	3	1	0
2007	CLE	P	69	0	4	6	0	1
2008	CLE	P	18	0	0	0	0	0

Career Games by Position

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Joe Borowski Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position	Games
Pitcher	423

Awards & Honors

Joe Borowski — Awards & Honors
Year	Award	Notes
2007	TSN All-Star	RP
2007	TSN Reliever of the Year

Salary History

Joe Borowski — Salary History
Year	Team	League	Salary
2008	CLE	AL	$4,000,000
2007	CLE	AL	$4,000,000
2006	FLO	NL	$327,000
2005	CHN	NL	$2,300,000
2004	CHN	NL	$2,000,000
2003	CHN	NL	$410,000
2002	CHN	NL	$235,000
1998	NYA	AL	$188,800
1997	ATL	NL	$157,500
1996	ATL	NL	$111,500
1995	BAL	AL	$109,000
Total Career Earnings			$13,838,800

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Joe Borowski: the record in brief

July 9, 1995 and July 1, 2008 bracket Joe Borowski's time in the majors: the debut and the last game on record. The team column moves through the Baltimore Orioles (1995), the Atlanta Braves (1996 through 1997), the New York Yankees (1997 through 1998), the Chicago Cubs (2001 to 2005), the Tampa Bay Devil Rays (2005), the Florida Marlins (2006), and the Cleveland Indians (2007 through 2008). Born on May 4, 1971, in Bayonne, NJ, USA, Borowski is listed as a pitcher and threw and hit right-handed. Size on record: 225 pounds on a 6-foot-2 frame. The bio lists the given name Joseph Thomas.

Borowski pitched in 423 games, starting 1, and finished with a 22-34 record and 4.18 ERA. The same table counts 372 strikeouts and 131 saves. Against a 4.42 league ERA for the same years, Borowski was 5.4% better. Borowski saved 45 games in 2007, the season high. In 2003, one of the busiest seasons, Borowski posted a 2.63 ERA; the league figure that year was 4.40.

Frequently Asked Questions about Joe Borowski

What years did Joe Borowski play?: Joe Borowski played in Major League Baseball from 1995 to 2008.
Was Joe Borowski a pitcher?: Yes. Joe Borowski pitched in the major leagues, recording 22 wins and 372 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Joe Borowski hit?: Joe Borowski hit 0 career home runs with 2 hits.
What was Joe Borowski's career batting average?: Joe Borowski batted .222 over his career, with 2 hits in 9 at bats.
What was Joe Borowski's career ERA?: Joe Borowski finished with a 4.18 career ERA, going 22-34 with 372 strikeouts.
How many strikeouts did Joe Borowski have?: Joe Borowski recorded 372 career strikeouts.