Ryan Bowen vs. Ronny Miller — Career Comparison

Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaFlorida MarlinsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Greatest GenerationIowaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Ryan Bowen built a career as a starting pitcher and Ronny Miller as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Ronny Miller posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.5 and WHIP 1.500 compared to 5.3 and 1.678 for Ryan Bowen. By the career numbers, Ronny Miller had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ryan Bowen and Ronny Miller

Ryan Bowen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Ronny Miller
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ryan Bowen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
1.77
Ronny Miller
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
4.5
Ryan Bowen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
1.66
Ronny Miller
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Bowen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.47
Ronny Miller
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Bowen
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.77
Ronny Miller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ryan Bowen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.78
37.78
Ronny Miller
Career
Per 9 Innings
Ryan Bowen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.75
93.75
Ronny Miller
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Bowen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.08
Ronny Miller
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Bowen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Ronny Miller
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Bowen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ronny Miller
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Bowen
Career
Per 9 Innings
192
5.3
Ronny Miller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
4.5
Ryan Bowen
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.3
5.3
Ronny Miller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.5
4.5
Ryan Bowen
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.29
5.29
Ronny Miller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.83
4.83
Ryan Bowen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.86
4.86
Ronny Miller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.5
4.5
Ryan Bowen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.277
0.277
Ronny Miller
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Ryan Bowen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
978
27
Ronny Miller
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
27
Ryan Bowen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
326
9
Ronny Miller
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
9
Ryan Bowen
Career
Per 9 Innings
350
9.66
Ronny Miller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
9
Ryan Bowen
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.66
9.66
Ronny Miller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Ryan Bowen
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.97
Ronny Miller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ryan Bowen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.97
0.97
Ronny Miller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ryan Bowen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.55
0.55
Ronny Miller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ryan Bowen
Career
Per 9 Innings
184
5.08
Ronny Miller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
4.5
Ryan Bowen
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.36
Ronny Miller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ryan Bowen
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.08
5.08
Ronny Miller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.5
4.5
Ryan Bowen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
216
5.96
Ronny Miller
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Bowen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.96
5.96
Ronny Miller
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Bowen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Ronny Miller
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Bowen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.227
1.227
Ronny Miller
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Ryan Bowen
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.69
Ronny Miller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ryan Bowen
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.28
Ronny Miller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ryan Bowen
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.14
Ronny Miller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ryan Bowen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1484
40.97
Ronny Miller
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
31.5
Ryan Bowen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.06
Ronny Miller
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
4.5
Ryan Bowen
Career
Per 9 Innings
208
5.74
Ronny Miller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
4.5
Ryan Bowen
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.74
5.74
Ronny Miller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.5
4.5
Ryan Bowen
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.36
Ronny Miller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ryan Bowen
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.39
Ronny Miller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ryan Bowen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.8
Ronny Miller
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Bowen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.638
1.638
Ronny Miller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.5
1.5
Ryan Bowen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1263
34.87
Ronny Miller
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
27
Ryan Bowen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.25
3.25
Ronny Miller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Ryan Bowen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.311
0.311
Ronny Miller
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Ryan Bowen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.97
40.97
Ronny Miller
Career
Per 9 Innings
31.5
31.5

Fielding Stats for Ryan Bowen and Ronny Miller

Ryan Bowen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Ronny Miller
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Ryan Bowen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
1.77
Ronny Miller
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Ryan Bowen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
1.66
Ronny Miller
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ryan Bowen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
978
27
Ronny Miller
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ryan Bowen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
326
9
Ronny Miller
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ryan Bowen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.3
Ronny Miller
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ryan Bowen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.97
Ronny Miller
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ryan Bowen
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.14
Ronny Miller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Ryan Bowen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
1.41
Ronny Miller
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ryan Bowen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
1.27
Ronny Miller
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ryan Bowen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.2
90.2
Ronny Miller
Career
Per 9 Innings
Ryan Bowen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.719
0.719
Ronny Miller
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ryan Bowen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.75
93.75
Ronny Miller
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ryan Bowen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ronny Miller
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ryan Bowen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ronny Miller
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ryan Bowen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ronny Miller
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ryan Bowen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ronny Miller
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ryan Bowen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ronny Miller
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Ryan Bowen and Ronny Miller

Ryan Bowen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Ronny Miller
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Ryan Bowen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
71
380.36
Ronny Miller
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Ryan Bowen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
112
600
Ronny Miller
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ryan Bowen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
102
546.43
Ronny Miller
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ryan Bowen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.177
0.177
Ronny Miller
Career
Per 600 PA
Ryan Bowen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.482
0.482
Ronny Miller
Career
Per 600 PA
Ryan Bowen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
96.43
Ronny Miller
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ryan Bowen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
69.64
Ronny Miller
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ryan Bowen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
21.43
Ronny Miller
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ryan Bowen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.36
Ronny Miller
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ryan Bowen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ronny Miller
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ryan Bowen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
26.79
Ronny Miller
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ryan Bowen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.278
0.278
Ronny Miller
Career
Per 600 PA
Ryan Bowen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ronny Miller
Career
Per 600 PA
Ryan Bowen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ronny Miller
Career
Per 600 PA
Ryan Bowen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.17
27.69
Ronny Miller
Career
Per 600 PA
Ryan Bowen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
128.57
Ronny Miller
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ryan Bowen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
123.21
Ronny Miller
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ryan Bowen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.215
0.215
Ronny Miller
Career
Per 600 PA
Ryan Bowen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.235
0.235
Ronny Miller
Career
Per 600 PA
Ryan Bowen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.45
0.45
Ronny Miller
Career
Per 600 PA
Ryan Bowen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.059
0.059
Ronny Miller
Career
Per 600 PA
Ryan Bowen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.156
0.156
Ronny Miller
Career
Per 600 PA
Ryan Bowen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.341
0.341
Ronny Miller
Career
Per 600 PA
Ryan Bowen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Ronny Miller
Career
Per 600 PA
Ryan Bowen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
48.21
Ronny Miller
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ryan Bowen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
16.07
Ronny Miller
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ryan Bowen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
64.29
Ronny Miller
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ryan Bowen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.36
23.33
Ronny Miller
Career
Per 600 PA
Ryan Bowen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ronny Miller
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ryan Bowen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
26.79
Ronny Miller
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ryan Bowen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ronny Miller
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ryan Bowen
Career
Per 600 PA
36
192.86
Ronny Miller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Ryan Bowen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.11
3.11
Ronny Miller
Career
Per 600 PA
Ryan Bowen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Ronny Miller
Career
Per 600 PA
Ryan Bowen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
26.79
Ronny Miller
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ryan Bowen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ronny Miller
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ryan Bowen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ronny Miller
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ryan Bowen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ronny Miller
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ryan Bowen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.36
Ronny Miller
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ryan Bowen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.36
Ronny Miller
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ryan Bowen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ronny Miller
Career
Per 600 PA