Baseball may be over, but check out our Football, Basketball, and Hockey Sites.
Return to the Baseball-Reference.com Home Page
Quick Index: Play Index | Players | Teams | Leagues | Managers | Leaders | Awards | Postseason | Box Scores | Minors | Draft
  SportingNews.com | Stat of the Day | SR Blog | Tutorial Videos | All-Star | Travel | Bullpen Wiki | Random
You Are Here > Baseball-Reference.com > Players > Dave Borkowski

Dave Borkowski

Bats Right, Throws Right
Height 6' 1", Weight 200 lb.

Debut July 17, 1999

Born February 7, 1977 in Detroit, MI

Drafted by the Detroit Tigers in the 11th round of the 1995 amateur draft. Player signed June 12, 1995. (All Transactions)

 About biographical information

Minors.B-R: Minor League Stats
BR Bullpen: Find or enter more info for this person (what's this?)
Oracle: Find all of this player's teammates.

Max Stubbs and Andrew Edelman sponsor(s) this page.

You can sponsor a page.
Page Expires: 2009-03-25 Alert Me!
        Dave "Bork" Borkowski is, in our humble opinion, the greatest relief pitcher in the storied history of Astros baseball. Did you know: Borkowski was electric on Opening Night, loading the bases (1H, 1BB) before retiring the side, keeping his ERA at 0.00.

Pitching  Glossary / Minors /
Gamelogs: / Splits: / HR Log / PI Finders:Game / Streak / Event / PI vs. Batter
/ Neutralize Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  W   L   G   GS  CG SHO  GF SV   IP     H    R   ER   HR  BB   SO  HBP  WP  BFP  IBB  BK  ERA *lgERA *ERA+ WHIP
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 1999 22 DET AL   2   6  17  12   0   0   2  0   76.7   86   58   52  10   40   50   4   3   351   0   0  6.10  4.92   81 1.643
 2000 23 DET AL   0   1   2   1   0   0   0  0    5.3   11   13   13   2    7    1   0   0    34   1   0 21.94  4.68   21 3.375
 2001 24 DET AL   0   2  15   0   0   0   7  0   29.7   30   21   21   5   15   30   3   0   135   3   0  6.37  4.26   67 1.517
 2004 27 BAL AL   3   4  17   8   0   0   2  0   56.0   65   37   32   6   15   45   3   2   247   1   1  5.14  4.59   89 1.429
 2006 29 HOU NL   3   2  40   0   0   0  12  0   71.0   70   38   37   8   23   52   0   2   299   7   0  4.69  4.45   95 1.310
 2007 30 HOU NL   5   3  64   0   0   0  18  1   71.7   76   46   41   8   34   63   4   3   325   9   0  5.15  4.39   85 1.535
 2008 31 HOU NL   0   2  26   0   0   0   5  0   36.0   54   30   30   9   14   24   1   0   173   5   0  7.50  4.25   57 1.889
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
  7 Yr WL% .394  13  20 181  21   0   0  46  1  346.3  392  243  226  48  148  265  15  10  1564  26   1  5.87  4.53   77 1.559
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 162 Game Avg     4   6  60   7   0   0  15  0  116.3  131   81   76  16   49   89   5   3   526   8   0  5.87  4.53   77 1.559
 Career High      5   6  64  12   0   0  18  1   76.7   86   58   52  10   40   63   4   3   351   9   1  4.69  4.92   95 1.310

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)

Pitch Data Summary (Show or Hide)

Batting  Glossary / Minors /
Gamelogs: / Splits: / HR Log / PI Finders:Game / Streak / Event / PI vs. Pitcher
/ Neutralize Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1999 22 DET AL   1    3    0    0   0  0   0    1   0  0   0   2  .000  .000  .000 -100    0   0   0   0   0   0
 2006 29 HOU NL  37    5    0    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   1  .000  .000  .000 -100    0   0   0   0   0   0
 2007 30 HOU NL  62    2    0    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   1  .000  .000  .000 -100    0   0   0   0   0   0
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 7 Seasons      126   10    0    0   0  0   0    1   0  0   0   4  .000  .000  .000 -100    0   0   0   0   0   0
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg         13    0    0   0  0   0    1   0  0   0   5  .000  .000  .000 -100    0   0   0   0   0   0
 Career High     62    5    0    0   0  0   0    1   0  0   0   2                           0   0   0   0   0   0
Special Batting  Glossary
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/G   AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+  OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1999 22 DET AL    3    3    0   0.0   113| .000  .274| .000  .346| .000  .438| .000  .785|-100  .000  -0.9  -0.1   0%
 2006 29 HOU NL    5    5    0   0.0   113| .000  .272| .000  .343| .000  .442| .000  .785|-100  .000  -1.5  -0.1   0%
 2007 30 HOU NL    2    2    0   0.0   110| .000  .272| .000  .341| .000  .434| .000  .775|-100  .000  -0.6  -0.1   0%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 7 Seasons        10   10    0   0.0   112| .000  .272| .000  .344| .000  .439| .000  .783|-100  .000  -3.0  -0.3     

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)

Pitch Data Summary (Show or Hide)

Fielding  Glossary / Minors
 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  GS   Inn  
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
1999 22 DET AL P 17 7 10 4 1 .810 .950 1.00 0.47 1.99 1.69 12 76.7 2000 23 DET AL P 2 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.45 0.00 1.70 1 5.3 2001 24 DET AL P 15 1 4 1 1 .833 .962 0.33 0.49 1.52 1.76 0 29.7 2004 27 BAL AL P 17 1 2 2 1 .600 .938 0.18 0.45 0.48 1.66 8 56.0 2006 29 HOU NL P 40 8 7 0 1 1.000 .955 0.38 0.43 1.90 1.72 0 71.0 2007 30 HOU NL P 64 6 18 1 3 .960 .968 0.38 0.40 3.01 1.68 0 71.7 2008 31 HOU NL P 26 4 5 0 0 1.000 .957 0.35 0.43 2.25 1.73 0 36.0
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
1999 22 DET AL P 17 7 10 4 1 .810 .950 1.00 0.47 1.99 1.69 12 76.7 2000 23 DET AL P 2 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.45 0.00 1.70 1 5.3 2001 24 DET AL P 15 1 4 1 1 .833 .962 0.33 0.49 1.52 1.76 0 29.7 2004 27 BAL AL P 17 1 2 2 1 .600 .938 0.18 0.45 0.48 1.66 8 56.0 2006 29 HOU NL P 40 8 7 0 1 1.000 .955 0.38 0.43 1.90 1.72 0 71.0 2007 30 HOU NL P 64 6 18 1 3 .960 .968 0.38 0.40 3.01 1.68 0 71.7 2008 31 HOU NL P 26 4 5 0 0 1.000 .957 0.35 0.43 2.25 1.73 0 36.0
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Position Total P* 181 27 46 8 7 .901 .958 0.40 0.43 1.90 1.70 21 346.3 +--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Overall Total 181 27 46 8 7 .901 .958 0.40 0.43 1.90 1.70 21 346
An Important note about our fielding stats


Similar Pitchers View in Pop-up

Compare Stats
  1. Ryan Vogelsong (981)
  2. Adam Bernero (981)
  3. Doug Linton (974)
  4. Rollie Stiles (972)
  5. Don Wengert (970)
  6. Dave Stevens (969)
  7. Lance Cormier (969)
  8. Ray Harrell (968)
  9. Edgar Gonzalez (968)
  10. George Grant (967)
Similar Pitchers through Age 31

Compare Stats
  1. Ray Harrell (970)
  2. Don Wengert (970)
  3. Doug Linton (967)
  4. Karl Drews (966)
  5. R.A. Dickey (963)
  6. Julio Santana (954)
  7. Bob Wells (952)
  8. Bobby Jones (951)
  9. Mike Lincoln (945)
  10. Manuel Aybar (945)
Most Similar by Age 
  1. Mac Suzuki (988)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  2. Dustin Nippert (988)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  3. Kyle Snyder (975)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  4. Cal McLish (974)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  5. Ray Harrell (970)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C

Explanation of Similarity Scores


Transactions 

June 1, 1995: Drafted by the Detroit Tigers in the 11th round of the 1995 amateur draft. Player signed June 12, 1995.

November 5, 2001: Released by the Detroit Tigers.

November 7, 2001: Signed as a Free Agent with the Detroit Tigers.

April 27, 2003: Released by the Detroit Tigers.

May 2, 2003: Signed as a Free Agent with the Baltimore Orioles.

October 15, 2003: Granted Free Agency.

November 24, 2003: Signed as a Free Agent with the Baltimore Orioles.

October 15, 2005: Granted Free Agency.

December 22, 2005: Signed as a Free Agent with the Houston Astros.


The transaction information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. Last transaction is September 30, 2007.
Salaries Leaders
1999Detroit Tigers$200,000
2007Houston Astros$575,000
2008Houston Astros$800,000
Career (may be incomplete)$1,575,000

Salary Data (about) courtesy Doug Pappas, member of SABR.
Salaries for mid-season call-ups or traded players may not be shown.
Uniforms 
View Dave Borkowski's uniforms at Dressed to the Nines
a Baseball Hall of Fame on-line exhibit

Other References 
Error?     Compare     Search Baseball Index     Other Links@google.com     Baseball Library     Baseball-Almanac.com     CNN/SI     ESPN     Retrosheet     The Baseball Cube     The Baseball Page     WhatIfSports: Dave Borkowski    

Viewed 15972 times through December 2, 2008.
Name and misspellings: Dave davey david Borkowski

Pages Updated through October 30,2008. Pages designed and created by Baseball-Reference part of Sports Reference, Inc. (Copyright ©2000-2007).
Statistics may come from our work, the Baseball Databank, or other sources including SABR.org and RetroSheet.org..

You Are Here > Baseball-Reference.com > Players > Dave Borkowski
Quick Index: Play Index | Players | Teams | Leagues | Managers | Leaders | Awards | Postseason | Box Scores | Minors | Draft
  SportingNews.com | Stat of the Day | SR Blog | Tutorial Videos | All-Star | Travel | Bullpen Wiki | Random
Return to the Baseball-Reference.com Home Page

Stats updated through October 30, 2008.


Copyright © 2000-2008 Sports Reference, LLC, All rights reserved.
A Sports Reference LLC Site : About BR | About Sports Reference | Privacy Statement | Conditions & Terms of Service

Partner With: FantasyPlayers.com. Contact Fantasy Sports Ventures for advertising information.