Roger Bowman vs. Kris Bubic — Career Comparison

Greatest GenerationNew YorkThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Gen ZCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Kris Bubic built a career as a starting pitcher and Roger Bowman as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Kris Bubic posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.14 and WHIP 1.414 compared to 5.81 and 1.785 for Roger Bowman. By the career numbers, Kris Bubic had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Roger Bowman and Kris Bubic

Roger Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Kris Bubic
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Roger Bowman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
3.82
Kris Bubic
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
117
2.23
Roger Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.92
Kris Bubic
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
1.53
Roger Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.15
Kris Bubic
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.36
Roger Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.84
Kris Bubic
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.69
Roger Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.38
15.38
Kris Bubic
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34.55
34.55
Roger Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
24
Kris Bubic
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68.38
68.38
Roger Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kris Bubic
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roger Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kris Bubic
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roger Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kris Bubic
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Roger Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
76
5.81
Kris Bubic
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
217
4.14
Roger Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.81
5.81
Kris Bubic
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.14
4.14
Roger Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Kris Bubic
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.42
4.42
Roger Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.18
5.18
Kris Bubic
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Roger Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Kris Bubic
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.262
0.262
Roger Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
353
27
Kris Bubic
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1415
27
Roger Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
117.2
9
Kris Bubic
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
471.2
9
Roger Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
137
10.48
Kris Bubic
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
472
9.01
Roger Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.48
10.48
Kris Bubic
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.01
9.01
Roger Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
1.07
Kris Bubic
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
1.09
Roger Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.07
1.07
Kris Bubic
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.09
1.09
Roger Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Kris Bubic
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.49
0.49
Roger Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
71
5.43
Kris Bubic
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
190
3.63
Roger Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.15
Kris Bubic
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.1
Roger Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.43
5.43
Kris Bubic
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.63
3.63
Roger Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
5.74
Kris Bubic
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
444
8.47
Roger Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.74
5.74
Kris Bubic
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.47
8.47
Roger Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.5
1.5
Kris Bubic
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.79
3.79
Roger Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.241
1.241
Kris Bubic
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.344
1.344
Roger Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.61
Kris Bubic
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.13
Roger Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.31
Kris Bubic
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.32
Roger Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Kris Bubic
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Roger Bowman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
564
43.14
Kris Bubic
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2030
38.73
Roger Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
1.38
Kris Bubic
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.21
Roger Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
85
6.5
Kris Bubic
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
240
4.58
Roger Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.5
6.5
Kris Bubic
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.58
4.58
Roger Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kris Bubic
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.06
Roger Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kris Bubic
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.32
Roger Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kris Bubic
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
1.16
Roger Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.768
1.768
Kris Bubic
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.404
1.404
Roger Bowman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
489
37.4
Kris Bubic
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1803
34.4
Roger Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.7
1.7
Kris Bubic
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.05
2.05
Roger Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.308
0.308
Kris Bubic
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.319
0.319
Roger Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.14
43.14
Kris Bubic
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.74
38.74

Fielding Stats for Roger Bowman and Kris Bubic

Roger Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Kris Bubic
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Roger Bowman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
27
Kris Bubic
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
117
2.23
Roger Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.08
Kris Bubic
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
1.53
Roger Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
27
Kris Bubic
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1415
27
Roger Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.2
9
Kris Bubic
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
471.2
9
Roger Bowman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
5.4
Kris Bubic
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.27
Roger Bowman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
10.8
Kris Bubic
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
0.82
Roger Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kris Bubic
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.1
Roger Bowman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
16.2
Kris Bubic
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
62
1.18
Roger Bowman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
16.2
Kris Bubic
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57
1.09
Roger Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Kris Bubic
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.94
91.94
Roger Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.6
0.6
Kris Bubic
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.487
0.487
Roger Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Kris Bubic
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68.38
68.38
Roger Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kris Bubic
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.08
Roger Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kris Bubic
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roger Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kris Bubic
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roger Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kris Bubic
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roger Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kris Bubic
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Roger Bowman and Kris Bubic

Roger Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Kris Bubic
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Roger Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
50
1363.64
Kris Bubic
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
117
14040
Roger Bowman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
600
Kris Bubic
Career
Per 600 PA
5
600
Roger Bowman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
490.91
Kris Bubic
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
600
Roger Bowman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Kris Bubic
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roger Bowman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Kris Bubic
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roger Bowman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
81.82
Kris Bubic
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roger Bowman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
81.82
Kris Bubic
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roger Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kris Bubic
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roger Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kris Bubic
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roger Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kris Bubic
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roger Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kris Bubic
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roger Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kris Bubic
Career
Per 600 PA
Roger Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kris Bubic
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roger Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kris Bubic
Career
Per 600 PA
Roger Bowman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
21.84
Kris Bubic
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roger Bowman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
81.82
Kris Bubic
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roger Bowman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
136.36
Kris Bubic
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roger Bowman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Kris Bubic
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roger Bowman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Kris Bubic
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roger Bowman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.417
0.417
Kris Bubic
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roger Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kris Bubic
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roger Bowman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Kris Bubic
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roger Bowman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Kris Bubic
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roger Bowman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Kris Bubic
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roger Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kris Bubic
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roger Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kris Bubic
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roger Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kris Bubic
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roger Bowman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.94
25.53
Kris Bubic
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.51
-61.28
Roger Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kris Bubic
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roger Bowman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
54.55
Kris Bubic
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roger Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kris Bubic
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roger Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
7
190.91
Kris Bubic
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Roger Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
3.14
3.14
Kris Bubic
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Roger Bowman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Kris Bubic
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roger Bowman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
54.55
Kris Bubic
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roger Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kris Bubic
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roger Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kris Bubic
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roger Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kris Bubic
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roger Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kris Bubic
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roger Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kris Bubic
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roger Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
Kris Bubic
Career
Per 600 PA