Cy Bowen vs. Steve Renko — Career Comparison

Cy Bowen
Pre-GenerationalIndianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York GiantsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Steve Renko
Silent GenerationKansasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMontreal ExposNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Steve Renko built a career as a starting pitcher and Cy Bowen as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Steve Renko posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.99 and WHIP 1.417 compared to 6 and 1.750 for Cy Bowen. By the career numbers, Steve Renko had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Cy Bowen and Steve Renko

Cy Bowen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Cy Bowen
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.5
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
451
1.63
Cy Bowen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.75
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
365
1.32
Cy Bowen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
134
0.48
Cy Bowen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.75
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
146
0.53
Cy Bowen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.86
47.86
Cy Bowen
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80.93
80.93
Cy Bowen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.75
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57
0.21
Cy Bowen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.03
Cy Bowen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.02
Cy Bowen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
6
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1107
3.99
Cy Bowen
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Cy Bowen
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.69
5.69
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.95
3.95
Cy Bowen
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.5
5.5
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.37
4.37
Cy Bowen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.261
0.261
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.256
0.256
Cy Bowen
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
27
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7482
27
Cy Bowen
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
9
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2494
9
Cy Bowen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
9
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2438
8.8
Cy Bowen
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.8
8.8
Cy Bowen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Innings
248
0.89
Cy Bowen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.89
0.89
Cy Bowen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.55
0.55
Cy Bowen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
6.75
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1010
3.64
Cy Bowen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Innings
86
0.31
Cy Bowen
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.75
6.75
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.64
3.64
Cy Bowen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
2.25
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1455
5.25
Cy Bowen
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.25
2.25
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.25
5.25
Cy Bowen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.5
1.5
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.23
3.23
Cy Bowen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.988
0.988
Cy Bowen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.75
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.26
Cy Bowen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
2.25
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.08
Cy Bowen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.01
Cy Bowen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
43.5
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10704
38.63
Cy Bowen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.75
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
0.13
Cy Bowen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
9.75
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1233
4.45
Cy Bowen
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.75
9.75
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.45
4.45
Cy Bowen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
0.29
Cy Bowen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Innings
66
0.24
Cy Bowen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
0.39
Cy Bowen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.75
1.75
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.383
1.383
Cy Bowen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
34.5
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9525
34.37
Cy Bowen
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.5
6.5
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.73
2.73
Cy Bowen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.279
0.279
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Cy Bowen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.5
43.5
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.63
38.63

Fielding Stats for Cy Bowen and Steve Renko

Cy Bowen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Cy Bowen
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.5
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
452
1.63
Cy Bowen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
365
1.32
Cy Bowen
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
27
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7493
27
Cy Bowen
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
9
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2497.2
9
Cy Bowen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
166
0.6
Cy Bowen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
3.75
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
316
1.14
Cy Bowen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
1.5
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.09
Cy Bowen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
5.25
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
508
1.83
Cy Bowen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
3.75
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
482
1.74
Cy Bowen
Career
Per 9 Innings
71.43
71.43
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.88
94.88
Cy Bowen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.5
2.5
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.066
1.066
Cy Bowen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80.75
80.75
Cy Bowen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.06
Cy Bowen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cy Bowen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cy Bowen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cy Bowen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Cy Bowen and Steve Renko

Cy Bowen
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Cy Bowen
Career
Per 600 PA
2
200
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
462
477.93
Cy Bowen
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
580
600
Cy Bowen
Career
Per 600 PA
3
300
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
531
549.31
Cy Bowen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Steve Renko
Career
Per 600 PA
0.215
0.215
Cy Bowen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.917
0.917
Steve Renko
Career
Per 600 PA
0.569
0.569
Cy Bowen
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
114
117.93
Cy Bowen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
90
93.1
Cy Bowen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16.55
Cy Bowen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.07
Cy Bowen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6.21
Cy Bowen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
24.83
Cy Bowen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.211
0.211
Cy Bowen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.011
0.011
Cy Bowen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.053
0.053
Cy Bowen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.66
66.22
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
37.45
38.74
Cy Bowen
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
152
157.24
Cy Bowen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
139
143.79
Cy Bowen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Steve Renko
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Cy Bowen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Steve Renko
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Cy Bowen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.833
0.833
Steve Renko
Career
Per 600 PA
0.536
0.536
Cy Bowen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.072
0.072
Cy Bowen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.308
0.308
Steve Renko
Career
Per 600 PA
0.184
0.184
Cy Bowen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Steve Renko
Career
Per 600 PA
0.42
0.42
Cy Bowen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Steve Renko
Career
Per 600 PA
0.28
0.28
Cy Bowen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
44
45.52
Cy Bowen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
42
43.45
Cy Bowen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
80
82.76
Cy Bowen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.81
80.89
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
37.57
38.86
Cy Bowen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Renko
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Bowen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
25.86
Cy Bowen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Renko
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Bowen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
200
Steve Renko
Career
Per 600 PAverified
139
143.79
Cy Bowen
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.17
4.17
Cy Bowen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Steve Renko
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
0.18
Cy Bowen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
24.83
Cy Bowen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Renko
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Bowen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Steve Renko
Career
Per 600 PA
12
12.41
Cy Bowen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.1
Cy Bowen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Renko
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Bowen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.1
Cy Bowen
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100