Jack Armstrong vs. Ken Rowe — Career Comparison

Jack Armstrong
Gen XNew JerseyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Ken Rowe
Silent GenerationMichiganThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Jack Armstrong 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 4.58 and 1.458 for Jack Armstrong. By the career numbers, Ken Rowe had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jack Armstrong and Ken Rowe

Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
152
1.74
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
5.16
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
1.49
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.46
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.4
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
0.74
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.2
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.1
38.1
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.53
85.53
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.05
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.2
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
400
4.58
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
3.57
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.58
4.58
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.57
3.57
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.48
4.48
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.47
4.47
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.67
4.67
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.01
4.01
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.265
0.265
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.287
0.287
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2360
27
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
136
27
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
786.2
9
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.1
9
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
807
9.23
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55
10.92
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.23
9.23
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.92
10.92
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
102
1.17
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.6
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.17
1.17
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.6
0.6
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
319
3.65
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
2.78
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.24
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.79
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.65
3.65
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.78
2.78
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
510
5.83
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
3.77
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.83
5.83
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.77
3.77
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.36
3.36
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.73
0.73
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.054
1.054
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.728
0.728
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.3
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.79
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.21
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.2
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.15
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3450
39.47
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
207
41.1
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.11
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
1.79
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
439
5.02
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
6.15
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.02
5.02
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.15
6.15
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.39
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.4
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.42
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.431
1.431
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.522
1.522
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3044
34.83
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
38.12
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.89
2.89
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.19
1.19
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.306
0.306
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.47
39.47
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.1
41.1

Fielding Stats for Jack Armstrong and Ken Rowe

Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
152
1.74
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
5.16
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
1.49
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2360
27
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
136
27
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
786.2
9
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.1
9
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
0.71
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.2
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
111
1.27
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.59
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.09
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.99
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
181
2.07
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
2.78
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
173
1.98
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
1.79
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.58
95.58
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
64.29
64.29
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.138
1.138
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.346
0.346
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.53
85.53
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.06
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.2
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jack Armstrong and Ken Rowe

Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
153
426.98
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
26
2600
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
215
600
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
185
516.28
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
600
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
0.114
0.114
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.354
0.354
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
58.6
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
53.02
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.58
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.58
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.095
0.095
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2.16
6.02
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
14.97
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
64.19
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
69.77
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
0.132
0.132
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
0.124
0.124
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
0.257
0.257
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.011
0.011
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.117
0.117
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
0.159
0.159
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
0.206
0.206
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
22.33
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
22.33
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
44.65
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
-4.73
-13.19
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
5.56
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.58
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.58
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PAverified
83
231.63
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
300
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.59
2.59
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.02
0.02
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
72.56
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
6
16.74
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA