Joe Boyle vs. Ken Rowe — Career Comparison

Joe Boyle
Gen ZMarylandThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaTampa Bay RaysAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Ken Rowe
Silent GenerationMichiganThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Joe Boyle 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 4.98 and 1.444 for Joe Boyle. By the career numbers, Ken Rowe had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joe Boyle and Ken Rowe

Joe Boyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Joe Boyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
2.26
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
5.16
Joe Boyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
1.71
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Boyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.47
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.4
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.78
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.2
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.5
37.5
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Joe Boyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75.86
75.86
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.2
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
4.98
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
3.57
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.98
4.98
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.57
3.57
Joe Boyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.04
4.04
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.47
4.47
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.08
4.08
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.01
4.01
Joe Boyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.217
0.217
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.287
0.287
Joe Boyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
347
27
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
136
27
Joe Boyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
115.2
9
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.1
9
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
93
7.24
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55
10.92
Joe Boyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.24
7.24
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.92
10.92
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.86
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.6
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.86
0.86
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.6
0.6
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.38
0.38
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
5.68
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
2.78
Joe Boyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.79
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.68
5.68
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.78
2.78
Joe Boyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
129
10.04
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
3.77
Joe Boyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.04
10.04
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.77
3.77
Joe Boyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.45
4.45
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.73
0.73
Joe Boyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.746
1.746
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.728
0.728
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.7
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.79
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.54
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.2
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Boyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
512
39.84
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
207
41.1
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
1.79
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
5.6
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
6.15
Joe Boyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.6
5.6
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.15
6.15
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.23
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Boyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.62
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Boyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.435
1.435
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.522
1.522
Joe Boyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
428
33.3
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
38.12
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.48
2.48
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.19
1.19
Joe Boyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.285
0.285
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.306
0.306
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.84
39.84
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.1
41.1

Fielding Stats for Joe Boyle and Ken Rowe

Joe Boyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Joe Boyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
2.26
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
5.16
Joe Boyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
1.71
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Boyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
347
27
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
136
27
Joe Boyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
115.2
9
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.1
9
Joe Boyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.23
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.2
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.47
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.59
Joe Boyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.16
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.99
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.86
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
2.78
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.7
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
1.79
Joe Boyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81.82
81.82
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
64.29
64.29
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.346
0.346
Joe Boyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75.86
75.86
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.2
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Boyle and Ken Rowe

Joe Boyle
Career
Per 600 PA
3
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Joe Boyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
26
2600
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
600
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
600
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
14.97
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.117
0.117
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
5.56
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Boyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
3
300
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA