Bert Cole vs. Ken Rowe — Career Comparison

Bert Cole
Lost GenerationCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Ken Rowe
Silent GenerationMichiganThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Bert Cole 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 4.67 and 1.593 for Bert Cole. By the career numbers, Ken Rowe had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bert Cole and Ken Rowe

Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
177
2.63
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
5.16
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.68
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.42
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.4
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.48
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.2
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.67
46.67
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25.99
25.99
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.27
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.06
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.15
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.2
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
314
4.67
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
3.57
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.67
4.67
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.57
3.57
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.9
4.9
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.47
4.47
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.4
4.4
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.01
4.01
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.295
0.295
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.287
0.287
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1817
27
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
136
27
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
605.2
9
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.1
9
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
735
10.92
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55
10.92
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.92
10.92
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.92
10.92
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.39
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.6
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.39
0.39
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.15
0.15
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
230
3.42
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
2.78
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.79
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.42
3.42
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.78
2.78
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
119
1.77
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
3.77
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.77
1.77
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.77
3.77
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.73
0.73
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.576
0.576
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.728
0.728
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.09
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.79
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.28
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.2
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2742
40.75
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
207
41.1
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
83
1.23
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
1.79
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
393
5.84
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
6.15
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.84
5.84
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.15
6.15
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.593
1.593
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.522
1.522
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2493
37.05
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
38.12
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.22
2.22
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.19
1.19
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.302
0.302
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.306
0.306
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.75
40.75
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.1
41.1

Fielding Stats for Bert Cole and Ken Rowe

Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
180
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
5.16
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
136
27
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.1
9
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.2
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
163
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.59
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.99
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
212
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
2.78
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
204
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
1.79
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96.23
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.29
64.29
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.133
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.346
0.346
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.2
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bert Cole and Ken Rowe

Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
202
536.28
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
26
2600
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
226
600
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
205
544.25
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
600
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.239
0.239
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.618
0.618
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
130.09
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
108.85
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.96
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
10.62
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.65
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
21.24
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.163
0.163
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.02
0.02
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18.43
48.93
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
14.97
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
167.26
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62
164.6
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.284
0.284
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.307
0.307
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.592
0.592
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.068
0.068
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.117
0.117
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.49
0.49
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Bert Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
76.99
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
47.79
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
122.12
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21.14
56.11
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
5.56
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.31
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
29.2
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Career
Per 600 PAverified
36
95.58
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
300
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.28
6.28
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
0.31
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
21.24
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.65
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.65
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.31
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA