Bob Cain vs. Ken Rowe — Career Comparison

Bob Cain
Greatest GenerationKansasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Ken Rowe
Silent GenerationMichiganThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Bob Cain 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 4.5 and 1.487 for Bob Cain. By the career numbers, Ken Rowe had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bob Cain and Ken Rowe

Bob Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Bob Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
140
2.01
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
5.16
Bob Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
1.28
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.53
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.4
Bob Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
0.63
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.2
Bob Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.68
45.68
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Bob Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.57
63.57
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.39
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.04
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.11
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.2
Bob Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
314
4.5
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
3.57
Bob Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.57
3.57
Bob Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.41
4.41
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.47
4.47
Bob Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.86
4.86
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.01
4.01
Bob Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.255
0.255
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.287
0.287
Bob Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1884
27
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
136
27
Bob Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
628
9
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.1
9
Bob Cain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
618
8.86
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55
10.92
Bob Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.86
8.86
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.92
10.92
Bob Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.72
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.6
Bob Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.72
0.72
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.6
0.6
Bob Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.36
0.36
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Bob Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
316
4.53
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
2.78
Bob Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.79
Bob Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.53
4.53
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.78
2.78
Bob Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
249
3.57
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
3.77
Bob Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.57
3.57
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.77
3.77
Bob Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.78
1.78
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.73
0.73
Bob Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.9
0.9
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.728
0.728
Bob Cain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.14
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.79
Bob Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.32
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.2
Bob Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2761
39.57
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
207
41.1
Bob Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
0.4
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
1.79
Bob Cain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
338
4.84
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
6.15
Bob Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.84
4.84
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.15
6.15
Bob Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.487
1.487
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.522
1.522
Bob Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2423
34.72
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
38.12
Bob Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.41
2.41
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.19
1.19
Bob Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.267
0.267
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.306
0.306
Bob Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.57
39.57
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.1
41.1

Fielding Stats for Bob Cain and Ken Rowe

Bob Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Bob Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
140
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
5.16
Bob Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
136
27
Bob Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.1
9
Bob Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.2
Bob Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
91
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.59
Bob Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.99
Bob Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
122
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
2.78
Bob Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
119
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
1.79
Bob Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.54
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.29
64.29
Bob Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.85
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.346
0.346
Bob Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.2
Bob Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bob Cain and Ken Rowe

Bob Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Bob Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
150
378.15
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
26
2600
Bob Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
238
600
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Bob Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
214
539.5
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
600
Bob Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.196
0.196
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Bob Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.525
0.525
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Bob Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
105.88
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Bob Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
83.19
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Bob Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
20.17
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.52
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
22.69
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.38
31.2
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
14.97
Bob Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
131.09
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Bob Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56
141.18
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Bob Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.246
0.246
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Bob Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.243
0.243
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Bob Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.489
0.489
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Bob Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.047
0.047
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.171
0.171
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.117
0.117
Bob Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Bob Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.249
0.249
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Bob Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
70.59
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
35.29
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Bob Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
105.88
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Bob Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.44
31.35
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
5.56
Bob Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
35.29
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Cain
Career
Per 600 PAverified
45
113.45
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
300
Bob Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.29
5.29
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Bob Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
0.31
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
25.21
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
4
10.08
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bob Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA