Joe Colon vs. Schoolboy Rowe — Career Comparison

Joe Colon
MillenialP.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Schoolboy Rowe
Greatest GenerationTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Schoolboy Rowe built a career as a starting pitcher and Joe Colon as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Schoolboy Rowe posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.87 and WHIP 1.302 compared to 7.2 and 2.000 for Joe Colon. By the career numbers, Schoolboy Rowe had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joe Colon and Schoolboy Rowe

Joe Colon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Joe Colon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
9.9
Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
382
1.55
Joe Colon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
278
1.13
Joe Colon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.9
Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
158
0.64
Joe Colon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
2.7
Schoolboy Rowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
0.41
Joe Colon
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
25
Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
61
Joe Colon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72.77
72.77
Joe Colon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
0.56
Joe Colon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.09
Joe Colon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.05
Joe Colon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
7.2
Schoolboy Rowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
955
3.87
Joe Colon
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.2
7.2
Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.87
3.87
Joe Colon
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.84
6.84
Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.54
3.54
Joe Colon
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.7
5.7
Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.74
3.74
Joe Colon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.279
0.279
Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.265
0.265
Joe Colon
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
27
Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6658
27
Joe Colon
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
9
Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2219.1
9
Joe Colon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
10.8
Schoolboy Rowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2332
9.46
Joe Colon
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.8
10.8
Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.46
9.46
Joe Colon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
1.8
Schoolboy Rowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
132
0.54
Joe Colon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.8
1.8
Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.54
0.54
Joe Colon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.18
0.18
Schoolboy Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.35
0.35
Joe Colon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
6.3
Schoolboy Rowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
558
2.26
Joe Colon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.9
Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Colon
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.3
6.3
Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.26
2.26
Joe Colon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
9
Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
913
3.7
Joe Colon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Schoolboy Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.7
3.7
Joe Colon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.91
0.91
Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.39
2.39
Joe Colon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.7
1.7
Schoolboy Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.663
0.663
Joe Colon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.9
Schoolboy Rowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.09
Joe Colon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Schoolboy Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.11
Joe Colon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.9
Schoolboy Rowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.02
Joe Colon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
45
Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9398
38.11
Joe Colon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
4.5
Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
74
0.3
Joe Colon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
8.1
Schoolboy Rowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1075
4.36
Joe Colon
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.1
8.1
Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.36
4.36
Joe Colon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Schoolboy Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Colon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Schoolboy Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Colon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Schoolboy Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Colon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.9
1.9
Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.302
1.302
Joe Colon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
38.7
Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8813
35.74
Joe Colon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.82
0.82
Schoolboy Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.81
2.81
Joe Colon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.323
0.323
Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.283
0.283
Joe Colon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
45
Schoolboy Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.11
38.11

Fielding Stats for Joe Colon and Schoolboy Rowe

Joe Colon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
Joe Colon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
9.9
Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
382
Joe Colon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Schoolboy Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Colon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
27
Schoolboy Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Colon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
9
Schoolboy Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Colon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97
Joe Colon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.8
Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
421
Joe Colon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Schoolboy Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
Joe Colon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.8
Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
532
Joe Colon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.8
Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
518
Joe Colon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Schoolboy Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.37
Joe Colon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.182
0.182
Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.356
Joe Colon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Schoolboy Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Colon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
Joe Colon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Schoolboy Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Colon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Schoolboy Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Colon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Schoolboy Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Colon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Schoolboy Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Colon and Schoolboy Rowe

Joe Colon
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Joe Colon
Career
Per 600 PA
11
Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
491
288.26
Joe Colon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1022
600
Joe Colon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
909
533.66
Joe Colon
Career
Per 600 PA
Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.263
0.263
Joe Colon
Career
Per 600 PA
Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.728
0.728
Joe Colon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
239
140.31
Joe Colon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
176
103.33
Joe Colon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
21.14
Joe Colon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
5.28
Joe Colon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
10.57
Joe Colon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
36.99
Joe Colon
Career
Per 600 PA
Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.264
0.264
Joe Colon
Career
Per 600 PA
Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.02
0.02
Joe Colon
Career
Per 600 PA
Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.075
0.075
Joe Colon
Career
Per 600 PA
Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
115.65
67.9
Joe Colon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
347
203.72
Joe Colon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
327
191.98
Joe Colon
Career
Per 600 PA
Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.328
0.328
Joe Colon
Career
Per 600 PA
Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.382
0.382
Joe Colon
Career
Per 600 PA
Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.71
0.71
Joe Colon
Career
Per 600 PA
Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.119
0.119
Joe Colon
Career
Per 600 PA
Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.243
0.243
Joe Colon
Career
Per 600 PA
Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.64
0.64
Joe Colon
Career
Per 600 PA
Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.301
0.301
Joe Colon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
116
68.1
Joe Colon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
153
89.82
Joe Colon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
251
147.36
Joe Colon
Career
Per 600 PA
Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
124.87
73.31
Joe Colon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.17
Joe Colon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
50.49
Joe Colon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Schoolboy Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Colon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Schoolboy Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
157
92.17
Joe Colon
Career
Per 600 PA
Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.51
6.51
Joe Colon
Career
Per 600 PA
Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.55
0.55
Joe Colon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
14.68
Joe Colon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Schoolboy Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Colon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Schoolboy Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
12
7.05
Joe Colon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.76
Joe Colon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.17
Joe Colon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
2.94
Joe Colon
Career
Per 600 PA
Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
60