Ken Ash vs. Schoolboy Rowe — Career Comparison

Ken Ash
Greatest GenerationWest VirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Schoolboy Rowe
Greatest GenerationTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Schoolboy Rowe built a career as a starting pitcher and Ken Ash as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Schoolboy Rowe posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.87 and WHIP 1.302 compared to 4.96 and 1.469 for Ken Ash. By the career numbers, Schoolboy Rowe had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ken Ash and Schoolboy Rowe

Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
3.07
Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
382
1.55
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.73
Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
278
1.13
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.33
Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
158
0.64
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.45
Schoolboy Rowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
0.41
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.86
42.86
Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
61
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.64
23.64
Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72.77
72.77
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.28
Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
0.56
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.09
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.11
Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.05
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
89
4.96
Schoolboy Rowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
955
3.87
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.96
4.96
Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.87
3.87
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.36
4.36
Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.54
3.54
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.11
4.11
Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.74
3.74
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.285
0.285
Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.265
0.265
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
484
27
Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6658
27
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
161.1
9
Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2219.1
9
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
178
9.93
Schoolboy Rowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2332
9.46
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.93
9.93
Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.46
9.46
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.33
Schoolboy Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
132
0.54
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.33
0.33
Schoolboy Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.54
0.54
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Schoolboy Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.35
0.35
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
59
3.29
Schoolboy Rowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
558
2.26
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Schoolboy Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.29
3.29
Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.26
2.26
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
2.62
Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
913
3.7
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.62
2.62
Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.7
3.7
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.85
0.85
Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.39
2.39
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.657
0.657
Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.663
0.663
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.17
Schoolboy Rowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.09
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.33
Schoolboy Rowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.11
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Schoolboy Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.02
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
689
38.44
Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9398
38.11
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
1.84
Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
74
0.3
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
109
6.08
Schoolboy Rowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1075
4.36
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.08
6.08
Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.36
4.36
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Schoolboy Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Schoolboy Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Schoolboy Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.469
1.469
Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.302
1.302
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
624
34.81
Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8813
35.74
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.98
1.98
Schoolboy Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.81
2.81
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.301
0.301
Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.283
0.283
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.44
38.44
Schoolboy Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.11
38.11

Fielding Stats for Ken Ash and Schoolboy Rowe

Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
382
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Schoolboy Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Schoolboy Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Schoolboy Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
421
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
Schoolboy Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
532
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
518
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.96
Schoolboy Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.37
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.857
Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.356
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Schoolboy Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Schoolboy Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Schoolboy Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Schoolboy Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Schoolboy Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Ken Ash and Schoolboy Rowe

Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PAverified
58
725
Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
491
288.26
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
48
600
Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1022
600
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PAverified
46
575
Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
909
533.66
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.263
0.263
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
0.323
0.323
Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.728
0.728
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
6
75
Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
239
140.31
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
5
62.5
Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
176
103.33
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
1
12.5
Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
21.14
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
5.28
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
10.57
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
1
12.5
Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
36.99
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.264
0.264
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.02
0.02
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.075
0.075
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
1.03
12.92
Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
115.65
67.9
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
7
87.5
Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
347
203.72
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
7
87.5
Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
327
191.98
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
0.149
0.149
Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.328
0.328
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
0.152
0.152
Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.382
0.382
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
0.301
0.301
Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.71
0.71
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
0.022
0.022
Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.119
0.119
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
0.105
0.105
Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.243
0.243
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.64
0.64
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.301
0.301
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
3
37.5
Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
116
68.1
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
1
12.5
Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
153
89.82
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
4
50
Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
251
147.36
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.09
-1.12
Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
124.87
73.31
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.17
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
1
12.5
Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
50.49
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Schoolboy Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
100
Schoolboy Rowe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
157
92.17
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.51
6.51
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.55
0.55
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
1
12.5
Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
14.68
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Schoolboy Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Schoolboy Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
12
7.05
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.76
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.17
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
2.94
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
60