Bruce Chen vs. Ken Rowe — Career Comparison

Bruce Chen
Gen XPanamaThrows LeftBats LeftCentral AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Ken Rowe
Silent GenerationMichiganThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Bruce Chen 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 4.62 and 1.413 for Bruce Chen. By the career numbers, Ken Rowe had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bruce Chen and Ken Rowe

Bruce Chen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Bruce Chen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
400
2.35
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
5.16
Bruce Chen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
227
1.33
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Chen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
0.48
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.4
Bruce Chen
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
0.48
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.2
Bruce Chen
Career
Per 9 Innings
50.31
50.31
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Bruce Chen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.75
56.75
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Chen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.02
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Chen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Chen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.2
Bruce Chen
Career
Per 9 Innings
786
4.62
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
3.57
Bruce Chen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.62
4.62
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.57
3.57
Bruce Chen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.64
4.64
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.47
4.47
Bruce Chen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.85
4.85
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.01
4.01
Bruce Chen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.266
0.266
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.287
0.287
Bruce Chen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4596
27
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
136
27
Bruce Chen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1532
9
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.1
9
Bruce Chen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1578
9.27
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55
10.92
Bruce Chen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.27
9.27
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.92
10.92
Bruce Chen
Career
Per 9 Innings
257
1.51
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.6
Bruce Chen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.51
1.51
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.6
0.6
Bruce Chen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.64
0.64
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Bruce Chen
Career
Per 9 Innings
546
3.21
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
2.78
Bruce Chen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.23
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.79
Bruce Chen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.21
3.21
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.78
2.78
Bruce Chen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1140
6.7
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
3.77
Bruce Chen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.7
6.7
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.77
3.77
Bruce Chen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.85
2.85
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.73
0.73
Bruce Chen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.101
1.101
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.728
0.728
Bruce Chen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.18
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.79
Bruce Chen
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.26
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.2
Bruce Chen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Chen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6619
38.88
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
207
41.1
Bruce Chen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
0.33
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
1.79
Bruce Chen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
849
4.99
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
6.15
Bruce Chen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.99
4.99
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.15
6.15
Bruce Chen
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.26
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Chen
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.31
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Chen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.54
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Chen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.386
1.386
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.522
1.522
Bruce Chen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5930
34.84
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
38.12
Bruce Chen
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.12
2.12
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.19
1.19
Bruce Chen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.291
0.291
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.306
0.306
Bruce Chen
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.88
38.88
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.1
41.1

Fielding Stats for Bruce Chen and Ken Rowe

Bruce Chen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Bruce Chen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
400
2.35
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
5.16
Bruce Chen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
227
1.33
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Chen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4596
27
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
136
27
Bruce Chen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1532
9
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.1
9
Bruce Chen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
0.36
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.2
Bruce Chen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
194
1.14
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.59
Bruce Chen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.05
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.99
Bruce Chen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
264
1.55
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
2.78
Bruce Chen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
256
1.5
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
1.79
Bruce Chen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.97
96.97
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
64.29
64.29
Bruce Chen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.64
0.64
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.346
0.346
Bruce Chen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.75
56.75
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Chen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.2
Bruce Chen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Chen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Chen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Chen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bruce Chen and Ken Rowe

Bruce Chen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Bruce Chen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
401
1636.73
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
26
2600
Bruce Chen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
147
600
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Bruce Chen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
125
510.2
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
600
Bruce Chen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.152
0.152
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Bruce Chen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.425
0.425
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Bruce Chen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
77.55
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Bruce Chen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
73.47
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Bruce Chen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.08
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Chen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Chen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Chen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.08
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Chen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.053
0.053
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Chen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Chen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Chen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3.11
12.68
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
14.97
Bruce Chen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
81.63
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Bruce Chen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
89.8
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Bruce Chen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.172
0.172
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Bruce Chen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Bruce Chen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.332
0.332
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Bruce Chen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Chen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.117
0.117
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.117
0.117
Bruce Chen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.215
0.215
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Bruce Chen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.284
0.284
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Bruce Chen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
20.41
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Chen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
12.24
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Bruce Chen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
32.65
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Bruce Chen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.37
5.58
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
5.56
Bruce Chen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Chen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
12.24
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Chen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Chen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
58
236.73
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
300
Bruce Chen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.53
2.53
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Bruce Chen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.05
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Chen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
77.55
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Chen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Chen
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.08
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bruce Chen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Chen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Chen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Chen
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA