Joe Boever vs. Jack Rowan — Career Comparison

Joe Boever
Baby BoomersMissouriThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Jack Rowan
Lost GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Jack Rowan built a career as a starting pitcher and Joe Boever as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Jack Rowan posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.07 and WHIP 1.334 compared to 3.93 and 1.543 for Joe Boever. By the career numbers, Jack Rowan had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joe Boever and Jack Rowan

Joe Boever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Jack Rowan
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Joe Boever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
516
6.16
Jack Rowan
Career
Per 9 Innings
119
1.6
Joe Boever
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Rowan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
0.99
Joe Boever
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
0.41
Jack Rowan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.42
Joe Boever
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.54
Jack Rowan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
0.54
Joe Boever
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.04
43.04
Jack Rowan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.66
43.66
Joe Boever
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Rowan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.18
62.18
Joe Boever
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Rowan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
0.59
Joe Boever
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Rowan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.07
Joe Boever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.58
Jack Rowan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.04
Joe Boever
Career
Per 9 Innings
329
3.93
Jack Rowan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
229
3.07
Joe Boever
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.93
3.93
Jack Rowan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.07
3.07
Joe Boever
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
Jack Rowan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.34
3.34
Joe Boever
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.29
4.29
Jack Rowan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.64
3.64
Joe Boever
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.262
0.262
Jack Rowan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.254
0.254
Joe Boever
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2263
27
Jack Rowan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2012
27
Joe Boever
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
754.1
9
Jack Rowan
Career
Per 9 Innings
670.2
9
Joe Boever
Career
Per 9 Innings
751
8.96
Jack Rowan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
623
8.36
Joe Boever
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.96
8.96
Jack Rowan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.36
8.36
Joe Boever
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
0.89
Jack Rowan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.11
Joe Boever
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.89
0.89
Jack Rowan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Joe Boever
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.15
0.15
Jack Rowan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.07
0.07
Joe Boever
Career
Per 9 Innings
343
4.09
Jack Rowan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
272
3.65
Joe Boever
Career
Per 9 Innings
70
0.84
Jack Rowan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Boever
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.09
4.09
Jack Rowan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Joe Boever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
541
6.45
Jack Rowan
Career
Per 9 Innings
267
3.58
Joe Boever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.45
6.45
Jack Rowan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.58
3.58
Joe Boever
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Jack Rowan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.24
2.24
Joe Boever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.172
1.172
Jack Rowan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.804
0.804
Joe Boever
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.36
Jack Rowan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.16
Joe Boever
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.19
Jack Rowan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.2
Joe Boever
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.05
Jack Rowan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Joe Boever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3301
39.38
Jack Rowan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2742
36.8
Joe Boever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
257
3.07
Jack Rowan
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.47
Joe Boever
Career
Per 9 Innings
362
4.32
Jack Rowan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
313
4.2
Joe Boever
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.32
4.32
Jack Rowan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.2
4.2
Joe Boever
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
0.52
Jack Rowan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Boever
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.37
Jack Rowan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Boever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.56
Jack Rowan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Boever
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.45
1.45
Jack Rowan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.335
1.335
Joe Boever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2867
34.21
Jack Rowan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2455
32.94
Joe Boever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.7
0.7
Jack Rowan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.63
2.63
Joe Boever
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Jack Rowan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.282
0.282
Joe Boever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.38
39.38
Jack Rowan
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.8
36.8

Fielding Stats for Joe Boever and Jack Rowan

Joe Boever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Jack Rowan
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Joe Boever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
516
6.16
Jack Rowan
Career
Per 9 Innings
119
1.97
Joe Boever
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Rowan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
1.01
Joe Boever
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2263
27
Jack Rowan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1635
27
Joe Boever
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
754.1
9
Jack Rowan
Career
Per 9 Innings
545
9
Joe Boever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.55
Jack Rowan
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.2
Joe Boever
Career
Per 9 Innings
94
1.12
Jack Rowan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
148
2.44
Joe Boever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.08
Jack Rowan
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.18
Joe Boever
Career
Per 9 Innings
147
1.75
Jack Rowan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
171
2.82
Joe Boever
Career
Per 9 Innings
140
1.67
Jack Rowan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
160
2.64
Joe Boever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.24
95.24
Jack Rowan
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.57
93.57
Joe Boever
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.271
0.271
Jack Rowan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.345
1.345
Joe Boever
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Rowan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.26
51.26
Joe Boever
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.07
Jack Rowan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.07
Joe Boever
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Rowan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Boever
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Rowan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Boever
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Rowan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Boever
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Rowan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Boever and Jack Rowan

Joe Boever
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Jack Rowan
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Joe Boever
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
516
18211.76
Jack Rowan
Career
Per 600 PA
119
310.43
Joe Boever
Career
Per 600 PA
17
600
Jack Rowan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
230
600
Joe Boever
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
600
Jack Rowan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
199
519.13
Joe Boever
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
Jack Rowan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.151
0.151
Joe Boever
Career
Per 600 PA
0.235
0.235
Jack Rowan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.479
0.479
Joe Boever
Career
Per 600 PA
2
70.59
Jack Rowan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
78.26
Joe Boever
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
70.59
Jack Rowan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
70.43
Joe Boever
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Rowan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.61
Joe Boever
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Rowan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.22
Joe Boever
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Rowan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Boever
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Rowan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.83
Joe Boever
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Rowan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Joe Boever
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Rowan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Boever
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Rowan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Boever
Career
Per 600 PA
0.21
7.41
Jack Rowan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.28
26.81
Joe Boever
Career
Per 600 PA
2
70.59
Jack Rowan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
91.3
Joe Boever
Career
Per 600 PA
2
70.59
Jack Rowan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
143.48
Joe Boever
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
Jack Rowan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.246
0.246
Joe Boever
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
Jack Rowan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.176
0.176
Joe Boever
Career
Per 600 PA
0.235
0.235
Jack Rowan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.421
0.421
Joe Boever
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Rowan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.025
0.025
Joe Boever
Career
Per 600 PA
0.082
0.082
Jack Rowan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.155
0.155
Joe Boever
Career
Per 600 PA
0.133
0.133
Jack Rowan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.367
0.367
Joe Boever
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Jack Rowan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.244
0.244
Joe Boever
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Rowan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
23.48
Joe Boever
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Rowan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
33.91
Joe Boever
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Rowan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
57.39
Joe Boever
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.38
-13.37
Jack Rowan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.89
25.79
Joe Boever
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Rowan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.61
Joe Boever
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Rowan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
62.61
Joe Boever
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Rowan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Boever
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
141.18
Jack Rowan
Career
Per 600 PA
76
198.26
Joe Boever
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.25
4.25
Jack Rowan
Career
Per 600 PA
3.03
3.03
Joe Boever
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Rowan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.32
0.32
Joe Boever
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Rowan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
15.65
Joe Boever
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Rowan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Boever
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Rowan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Boever
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Rowan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.22
Joe Boever
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Rowan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Boever
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Rowan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.22
Joe Boever
Career
Per 600 PA
Jack Rowan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100