Willie Adams vs. Ken Rowe — Career Comparison

Willie Adams
Lost GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Ken Rowe
Silent GenerationMichiganThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Willie Adams built a career as a starting pitcher and Ken Rowe as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Ken Rowe posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.57 and WHIP 1.610 compared to 4.37 and 1.572 for Willie Adams. By the career numbers, Ken Rowe had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Willie Adams and Ken Rowe

Willie Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Willie Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
2.06
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
5.16
Willie Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.66
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.25
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.4
Willie Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.51
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.2
Willie Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Willie Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32.31
32.31
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.25
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.06
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.2
Willie Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
138
4.37
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
3.57
Willie Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.37
4.37
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.57
3.57
Willie Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.79
4.79
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.47
4.47
Willie Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.57
4.57
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.01
4.01
Willie Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.282
0.282
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.287
0.287
Willie Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
853
27
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
136
27
Willie Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
284.1
9
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.1
9
Willie Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
303
9.59
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55
10.92
Willie Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.59
9.59
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.92
10.92
Willie Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.25
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.6
Willie Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Willie Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.12
0.12
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.12
0.12
Willie Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
144
4.56
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
2.78
Willie Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.79
Willie Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.56
4.56
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.78
2.78
Willie Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
74
2.34
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
3.77
Willie Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.34
2.34
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.77
3.77
Willie Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.14
1.14
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.73
0.73
Willie Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.767
0.767
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.728
0.728
Willie Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.25
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.79
Willie Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.6
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.2
Willie Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1238
39.19
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
207
41.1
Willie Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
0.95
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
1.79
Willie Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
172
5.44
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
6.15
Willie Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.44
5.44
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.15
6.15
Willie Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.572
1.572
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.522
1.522
Willie Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1075
34.03
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
38.12
Willie Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.65
2.65
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.19
1.19
Willie Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.297
0.297
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.306
0.306
Willie Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.19
39.19
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.1
41.1

Fielding Stats for Willie Adams and Ken Rowe

Willie Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Willie Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
5.16
Willie Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
136
27
Willie Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.1
9
Willie Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.2
Willie Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
71
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.59
Willie Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.99
Willie Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
83
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
2.78
Willie Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
80
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
1.79
Willie Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96.39
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.29
64.29
Willie Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.231
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.346
0.346
Willie Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.2
Willie Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Willie Adams and Ken Rowe

Willie Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Willie Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
65
423.91
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
26
2600
Willie Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
92
600
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Willie Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
88
573.91
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
600
Willie Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.102
0.102
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Willie Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.288
0.288
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Willie Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
58.7
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Willie Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
45.65
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Willie Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.52
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.52
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
13.04
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.68
10.96
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
14.97
Willie Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
78.26
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Willie Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
78.26
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Willie Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.132
0.132
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Willie Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Willie Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.268
0.268
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Willie Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.034
0.034
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.094
0.094
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.117
0.117
Willie Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.19
0.19
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Willie Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.148
0.148
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Willie Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
26.09
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
13.04
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Willie Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
39.13
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Willie Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.34
-8.72
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
5.56
Willie Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
19.57
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Adams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
27
176.09
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
300
Willie Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.41
3.41
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Willie Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
0.11
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.52
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA