Bubba Church vs. Ken Rowe — Career Comparison

Bubba Church
Greatest GenerationAlabamaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Ken Rowe
Silent GenerationMichiganThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Bubba Church 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 4.1 and 1.423 for Bubba Church. By the career numbers, Ken Rowe had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bubba Church and Ken Rowe

Bubba Church
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Bubba Church
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
147
1.85
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
5.16
Bubba Church
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
1.2
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bubba Church
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.45
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.4
Bubba Church
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.47
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.2
Bubba Church
Career
Per 9 Innings
49.32
49.32
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Bubba Church
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.63
64.63
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bubba Church
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.4
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bubba Church
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.09
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bubba Church
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.05
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.2
Bubba Church
Career
Per 9 Innings
325
4.1
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
3.57
Bubba Church
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.1
4.1
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.57
3.57
Bubba Church
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.51
4.51
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.47
4.47
Bubba Church
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.97
4.97
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.01
4.01
Bubba Church
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.269
0.269
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.287
0.287
Bubba Church
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2140
27
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
136
27
Bubba Church
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
713.1
9
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.1
9
Bubba Church
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
738
9.31
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55
10.92
Bubba Church
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.31
9.31
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.92
10.92
Bubba Church
Career
Per 9 Innings
84
1.06
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.6
Bubba Church
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.06
1.06
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.6
0.6
Bubba Church
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.57
0.57
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Bubba Church
Career
Per 9 Innings
277
3.49
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
2.78
Bubba Church
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.79
Bubba Church
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.49
3.49
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.78
2.78
Bubba Church
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
274
3.46
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
3.77
Bubba Church
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.46
3.46
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.77
3.77
Bubba Church
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.86
1.86
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.73
0.73
Bubba Church
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.772
0.772
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.728
0.728
Bubba Church
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.13
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.79
Bubba Church
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.11
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.2
Bubba Church
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bubba Church
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3030
38.23
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
207
41.1
Bubba Church
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.2
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
1.79
Bubba Church
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
367
4.63
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
6.15
Bubba Church
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.63
4.63
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.15
6.15
Bubba Church
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bubba Church
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bubba Church
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bubba Church
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.423
1.423
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.522
1.522
Bubba Church
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2744
34.62
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
38.12
Bubba Church
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.5
2.5
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.19
1.19
Bubba Church
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.274
0.274
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.306
0.306
Bubba Church
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.23
38.23
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.1
41.1

Fielding Stats for Bubba Church and Ken Rowe

Bubba Church
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Bubba Church
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
147
73.5
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
5.16
Bubba Church
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.5
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bubba Church
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
27
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
136
27
Bubba Church
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
9
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45.1
9
Bubba Church
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
21.5
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.2
Bubba Church
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
108
54
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
1.59
Bubba Church
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
4
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.99
Bubba Church
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
159
79.5
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
2.78
Bubba Church
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
151
75.5
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
1.79
Bubba Church
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.97
94.97
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
64.29
64.29
Bubba Church
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.027
1.027
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.346
0.346
Bubba Church
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.04
2.04
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bubba Church
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
6
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.2
Bubba Church
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bubba Church
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bubba Church
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bubba Church
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bubba Church and Ken Rowe

Bubba Church
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Bubba Church
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
162
385.71
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
26
2600
Bubba Church
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
252
600
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Bubba Church
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
235
559.52
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
600
Bubba Church
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Bubba Church
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.569
0.569
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Bubba Church
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
126.19
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Bubba Church
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
41
97.62
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Bubba Church
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
21.43
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bubba Church
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bubba Church
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.14
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bubba Church
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
28.57
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bubba Church
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bubba Church
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.013
0.013
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bubba Church
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.057
0.057
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bubba Church
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16.37
38.98
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
14.97
Bubba Church
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
71
169.05
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Bubba Church
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
58
138.1
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Bubba Church
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.242
0.242
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Bubba Church
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.302
0.302
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Bubba Church
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.544
0.544
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Bubba Church
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.077
0.077
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bubba Church
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.184
0.184
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.117
0.117
Bubba Church
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.406
0.406
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Bubba Church
Career
Per 600 PA
0.263
0.263
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Bubba Church
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
50
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bubba Church
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
30.95
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Bubba Church
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
31
73.81
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Bubba Church
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16.63
39.6
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
5.56
Bubba Church
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.38
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bubba Church
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
9.52
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bubba Church
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bubba Church
Career
Per 600 PAverified
42
100
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
300
Bubba Church
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Bubba Church
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bubba Church
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
28.57
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bubba Church
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bubba Church
Career
Per 600 PA
5
11.9
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bubba Church
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bubba Church
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bubba Church
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bubba Church
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA