Gerrit Cole vs. Ken Rowe — Career Comparison

Gerrit Cole
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star
Ken Rowe
Silent GenerationMichiganThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Gerrit 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. Gerrit Cole posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.18 and WHIP 1.092 compared to 3.57 and 1.610 for Ken Rowe. By the career numbers, Gerrit Cole had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Gerrit Cole and Ken Rowe

Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
317
1.46
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
5.16
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
317
1.46
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
153
0.7
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.4
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
0.37
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.2
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
65.67
65.67
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.04
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.02
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.2
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
690
3.18
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
3.57
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.18
3.18
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.57
3.57
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.85
2.85
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.47
4.47
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.01
4.01
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.225
0.225
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.287
0.287
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5862
27
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
136
27
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1954
9
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.1
9
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1627
7.49
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55
10.92
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.49
7.49
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.92
10.92
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
217
1
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.6
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.6
0.6
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
500
2.3
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
2.78
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.03
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.79
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.3
2.3
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.78
2.78
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2251
10.37
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
3.77
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.37
10.37
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.77
3.77
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.1
7.1
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.73
0.73
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.408
1.408
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.728
0.728
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.27
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.79
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
0.28
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.2
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.04
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7861
36.21
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
207
41.1
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
1.79
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
740
3.41
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
6.15
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.41
3.41
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.15
6.15
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.17
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.14
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
0.64
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.089
1.089
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.522
1.522
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7233
33.31
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
38.12
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.33
2.33
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.19
1.19
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.296
0.296
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.306
0.306
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.21
36.21
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.1
41.1

Fielding Stats for Gerrit Cole and Ken Rowe

Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
317
1.46
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
5.16
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
317
1.46
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5862
27
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
136
27
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1954
9
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.1
9
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
116
0.53
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.2
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
209
0.96
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.59
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.05
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.99
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
335
1.54
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
2.78
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
325
1.5
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
1.79
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.01
97.01
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
64.29
64.29
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.025
1.025
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.346
0.346
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.06
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.2
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Gerrit Cole and Ken Rowe

Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
320
671.33
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
26
2600
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
286
600
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
251
526.57
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
600
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.163
0.163
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.46
0.46
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
41
86.01
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
36
75.52
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.2
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
6.29
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
10.49
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.122
0.122
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.012
0.012
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.073
0.073
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.08
21.14
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
14.97
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
109.09
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
100.7
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.186
0.186
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.393
0.393
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.044
0.044
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.117
0.117
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.276
0.276
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.279
0.279
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
35.66
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
31.47
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
60.84
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.18
12.97
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
5.56
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.1
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
12.59
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 600 PAverified
112
234.97
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
300
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.55
2.55
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.05
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
58.74
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
4
8.39
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA