Stan Coveleski vs. Ken Rowe — Career Comparison

Stan Coveleski
Lost GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueHall of FameStarting Pitcher
Ken Rowe
Silent GenerationMichiganThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Stan Coveleski 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. Stan Coveleski posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.89 and WHIP 1.251 compared to 3.57 and 1.610 for Ken Rowe. By the career numbers, Stan Coveleski had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Stan Coveleski and Ken Rowe

Stan Coveleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Stan Coveleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
450
1.31
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
5.16
Stan Coveleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
385
1.12
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Stan Coveleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
215
0.63
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.4
Stan Coveleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
142
0.41
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.2
Stan Coveleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
60.22
60.22
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Stan Coveleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.56
85.56
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Stan Coveleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
224
0.65
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Stan Coveleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.11
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Stan Coveleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
0.06
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.2
Stan Coveleski
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
990
2.89
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
3.57
Stan Coveleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.89
2.89
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.57
3.57
Stan Coveleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.04
3.04
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.47
4.47
Stan Coveleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.45
3.45
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.01
4.01
Stan Coveleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.256
0.256
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.287
0.287
Stan Coveleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9246
27
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
136
27
Stan Coveleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3082
9
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.1
9
Stan Coveleski
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3055
8.92
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55
10.92
Stan Coveleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.92
8.92
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.92
10.92
Stan Coveleski
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.19
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.6
Stan Coveleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.19
0.19
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Stan Coveleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.15
0.15
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Stan Coveleski
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
802
2.34
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
2.78
Stan Coveleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.79
Stan Coveleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.34
2.34
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.78
2.78
Stan Coveleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
981
2.86
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
3.77
Stan Coveleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.86
2.86
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.77
3.77
Stan Coveleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.18
2.18
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.73
0.73
Stan Coveleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.579
0.579
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.728
0.728
Stan Coveleski
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.1
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.79
Stan Coveleski
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.09
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.2
Stan Coveleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Stan Coveleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12746
37.22
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
207
41.1
Stan Coveleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
52
0.15
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
1.79
Stan Coveleski
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1237
3.61
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
6.15
Stan Coveleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.61
3.61
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.15
6.15
Stan Coveleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Stan Coveleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Stan Coveleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Stan Coveleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.252
1.252
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.522
1.522
Stan Coveleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11914
34.79
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
38.12
Stan Coveleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.75
2.75
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.19
1.19
Stan Coveleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.306
0.306
Stan Coveleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.22
37.22
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.1
41.1

Fielding Stats for Stan Coveleski and Ken Rowe

Stan Coveleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Stan Coveleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
451
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
5.16
Stan Coveleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Stan Coveleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
136
27
Stan Coveleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.1
9
Stan Coveleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
174
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.2
Stan Coveleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
851
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.59
Stan Coveleski
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.99
Stan Coveleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1054
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
2.78
Stan Coveleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1025
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
1.79
Stan Coveleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.25
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.29
64.29
Stan Coveleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2.273
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.346
0.346
Stan Coveleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Stan Coveleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.2
Stan Coveleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Stan Coveleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Stan Coveleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Stan Coveleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Stan Coveleski and Ken Rowe

Stan Coveleski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Stan Coveleski
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
451
227.97
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
26
2600
Stan Coveleski
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1187
600
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Stan Coveleski
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1058
534.79
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
600
Stan Coveleski
Career
Per 600 PA
0.159
0.159
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Stan Coveleski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.457
0.457
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Stan Coveleski
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
168
84.92
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Stan Coveleski
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
131
66.22
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Stan Coveleski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
13.14
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stan Coveleski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
5.05
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stan Coveleski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.51
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stan Coveleski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
18.7
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stan Coveleski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stan Coveleski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.001
0.001
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stan Coveleski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stan Coveleski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46.21
23.36
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
14.97
Stan Coveleski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
217
109.69
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Stan Coveleski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
225
113.73
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Stan Coveleski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.202
0.202
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Stan Coveleski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Stan Coveleski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.407
0.407
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Stan Coveleski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.046
0.046
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stan Coveleski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.142
0.142
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.117
0.117
Stan Coveleski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.308
0.308
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Stan Coveleski
Career
Per 600 PA
0.223
0.223
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Stan Coveleski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
70
35.38
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stan Coveleski
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
81
40.94
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Stan Coveleski
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
150
75.82
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Stan Coveleski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36.85
18.63
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
5.56
Stan Coveleski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.02
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stan Coveleski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
26.79
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stan Coveleski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stan Coveleski
Career
Per 600 PAverified
309
156.19
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
300
Stan Coveleski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.84
3.84
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Stan Coveleski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stan Coveleski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72
36.39
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stan Coveleski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stan Coveleski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stan Coveleski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stan Coveleski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.51
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stan Coveleski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.51
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stan Coveleski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA