Bill Ayers vs. Ken Rowe — Career Comparison

Bill Ayers
Greatest GenerationGeorgiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York GiantsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Ken Rowe
Silent GenerationMichiganThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Bill Ayers 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 8.15 and 1.698 for Bill Ayers. By the career numbers, Ken Rowe had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bill Ayers and Ken Rowe

Bill Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Bill Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
3.31
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
5.16
Bill Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.02
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.4
Bill Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.76
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.2
Bill Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Bill Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30.77
30.77
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.25
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.2
Bill Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
8.15
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
3.57
Bill Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.15
8.15
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.57
3.57
Bill Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.86
6.86
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.47
4.47
Bill Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.6
5.6
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.01
4.01
Bill Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.315
0.315
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.287
0.287
Bill Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
106
27
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
136
27
Bill Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.1
9
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45.1
9
Bill Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
46
11.72
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
10.92
Bill Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.72
11.72
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.92
10.92
Bill Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.78
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.6
Bill Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.78
1.78
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.6
0.6
Bill Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.54
0.54
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Bill Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
3.57
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
2.78
Bill Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.79
Bill Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.57
3.57
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.78
2.78
Bill Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
5.6
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
3.77
Bill Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.6
5.6
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.77
3.77
Bill Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.69
1.69
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.73
0.73
Bill Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.019
1.019
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.728
0.728
Bill Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.76
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.79
Bill Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.25
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.2
Bill Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.25
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
161
41.01
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
207
41.1
Bill Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.51
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
1.79
Bill Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
8.92
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
6.15
Bill Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.92
8.92
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.15
6.15
Bill Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.698
1.698
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.522
1.522
Bill Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
146
37.19
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
38.12
Bill Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.69
2.69
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.19
1.19
Bill Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.306
0.306
Bill Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.01
41.01
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.1
41.1

Fielding Stats for Bill Ayers and Ken Rowe

Bill Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Bill Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
5.16
Bill Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
136
27
Bill Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.1
9
Bill Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.2
Bill Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.59
Bill Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.99
Bill Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
2.78
Bill Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
1.79
Bill Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
90.91
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.29
64.29
Bill Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.769
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.346
0.346
Bill Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.2
Bill Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bill Ayers and Ken Rowe

Bill Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Bill Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
13
780
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
2600
Bill Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
600
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Bill Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
480
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
600
Bill Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Bill Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.7
0.7
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Bill Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
120
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Bill Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
1
60
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Bill Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.71
42.58
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
14.97
Bill Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
180
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Bill Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
120
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Bill Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Bill Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Bill Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.625
0.625
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Bill Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.206
0.206
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.117
0.117
Bill Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Bill Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Bill Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
120
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Bill Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
120
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Bill Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.77
45.94
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
5.56
Bill Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ayers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
180
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
3
300
Bill Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.33
3.33
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Bill Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
120
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA