Bill Connelly vs. Ken Rowe — Career Comparison

Bill Connelly
Greatest GenerationVirginiaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaNew York GiantsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Ken Rowe
Silent GenerationMichiganThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Bill Connelly 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 6.92 and 1.869 for Bill Connelly. By the career numbers, Ken Rowe had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bill Connelly and Ken Rowe

Bill Connelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Bill Connelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
3.39
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
5.16
Bill Connelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.95
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Connelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.81
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.4
Bill Connelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.27
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.2
Bill Connelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
75
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
66.67
66.67
Bill Connelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
28
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Connelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Connelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Connelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.2
Bill Connelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
6.92
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
3.57
Bill Connelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.92
6.92
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.57
3.57
Bill Connelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.78
6.78
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.47
4.47
Bill Connelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.33
6.33
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.01
4.01
Bill Connelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.281
0.281
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.287
0.287
Bill Connelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
199
27
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
136
27
Bill Connelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
66.1
9
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.1
9
Bill Connelly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
9.63
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55
10.92
Bill Connelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.63
9.63
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.92
10.92
Bill Connelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
1.36
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.6
Bill Connelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.36
1.36
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.6
0.6
Bill Connelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Bill Connelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
7.19
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
2.78
Bill Connelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.79
Bill Connelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.19
7.19
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.78
2.78
Bill Connelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
4.61
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
3.77
Bill Connelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.61
4.61
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.77
3.77
Bill Connelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.36
1.36
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.73
0.73
Bill Connelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.312
1.312
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.728
0.728
Bill Connelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.41
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.79
Bill Connelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.2
Bill Connelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Connelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
306
41.52
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
207
41.1
Bill Connelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
1.22
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
1.79
Bill Connelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
7.33
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
6.15
Bill Connelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.33
7.33
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.15
6.15
Bill Connelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Connelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Connelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Connelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.869
1.869
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.522
1.522
Bill Connelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
253
34.33
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
38.12
Bill Connelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.16
2.16
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.19
1.19
Bill Connelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.292
0.292
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.306
0.306
Bill Connelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.52
41.52
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.1
41.1

Fielding Stats for Bill Connelly and Ken Rowe

Bill Connelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Bill Connelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
5.16
Bill Connelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Connelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
136
27
Bill Connelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.1
9
Bill Connelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.2
Bill Connelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.59
Bill Connelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.99
Bill Connelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
2.78
Bill Connelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
1.79
Bill Connelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
93.33
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.29
64.29
Bill Connelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.56
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.346
0.346
Bill Connelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Connelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.2
Bill Connelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Connelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Connelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Connelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bill Connelly and Ken Rowe

Bill Connelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Bill Connelly
Career
Per 600 PA
25
681.82
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
2600
Bill Connelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
600
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Bill Connelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
518.18
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
600
Bill Connelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.211
0.211
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Bill Connelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.804
0.804
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Bill Connelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
109.09
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Bill Connelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Bill Connelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
54.55
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Connelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
54.55
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Connelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Connelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
109.09
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Connelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Connelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Connelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Connelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.01
82.21
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
14.97
Bill Connelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
272.73
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Bill Connelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
190.91
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Bill Connelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.318
0.318
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Bill Connelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.526
0.526
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Bill Connelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.845
0.845
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Bill Connelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.316
0.316
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Connelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.275
0.275
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.117
0.117
Bill Connelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.813
0.813
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Bill Connelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.444
0.444
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Bill Connelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
54.55
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Connelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
81.82
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Bill Connelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
136.36
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Bill Connelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.74
74.65
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
5.56
Bill Connelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
27.27
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Connelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
54.55
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Connelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Connelly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
272.73
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
300
Bill Connelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.2
2.2
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Bill Connelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Connelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Connelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Connelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Connelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Connelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
27.27
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Connelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
27.27
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Connelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA