Jack Cronin vs. Ken Rowe — Career Comparison

Jack Cronin
Pre-GenerationalNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Ken Rowe
Silent GenerationMichiganThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Jack Cronin 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. Jack Cronin posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.4 and WHIP 1.308 compared to 3.57 and 1.610 for Ken Rowe. By the career numbers, Jack Cronin had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jack Cronin and Ken Rowe

Jack Cronin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Jack Cronin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
128
1.25
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
5.16
Jack Cronin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
0.99
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Cronin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.42
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.4
Jack Cronin
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.57
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.2
Jack Cronin
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.57
42.57
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Jack Cronin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79.69
79.69
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Cronin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
0.86
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Cronin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.06
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Cronin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.03
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.2
Jack Cronin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
349
3.4
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
3.57
Jack Cronin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.4
3.4
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.57
3.57
Jack Cronin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.53
3.53
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.47
4.47
Jack Cronin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.59
3.59
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.01
4.01
Jack Cronin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.287
0.287
Jack Cronin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2770
27
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
136
27
Jack Cronin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
923.1
9
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.1
9
Jack Cronin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
973
9.48
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55
10.92
Jack Cronin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.48
9.48
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.92
10.92
Jack Cronin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.27
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.6
Jack Cronin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Jack Cronin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.22
0.22
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Jack Cronin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
235
2.29
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
2.78
Jack Cronin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.79
Jack Cronin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.29
2.29
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.78
2.78
Jack Cronin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
318
3.1
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
3.77
Jack Cronin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.1
3.1
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.77
3.77
Jack Cronin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.48
2.48
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.73
0.73
Jack Cronin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.599
0.599
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.728
0.728
Jack Cronin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.14
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.79
Jack Cronin
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.36
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.2
Jack Cronin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Cronin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3881
37.83
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
207
41.1
Jack Cronin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.23
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
1.79
Jack Cronin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
502
4.89
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
6.15
Jack Cronin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.89
4.89
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.15
6.15
Jack Cronin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Cronin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Cronin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Cronin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.308
1.308
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.522
1.522
Jack Cronin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3609
35.18
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
38.12
Jack Cronin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.92
3.92
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.19
1.19
Jack Cronin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.306
0.306
Jack Cronin
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.83
37.83
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.1
41.1

Fielding Stats for Jack Cronin and Ken Rowe

Jack Cronin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Jack Cronin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
136
1.22
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
5.16
Jack Cronin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.31
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Cronin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3009
27
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
136
27
Jack Cronin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1003
9
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.1
9
Jack Cronin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
0.62
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.2
Jack Cronin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
248
2.23
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
1.59
Jack Cronin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.3
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.99
Jack Cronin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
350
3.14
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
2.78
Jack Cronin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
317
2.84
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
1.79
Jack Cronin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.57
90.57
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
64.29
64.29
Jack Cronin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.331
2.331
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.346
0.346
Jack Cronin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
25
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Cronin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.08
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.2
Jack Cronin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Cronin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Cronin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Cronin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jack Cronin and Ken Rowe

Jack Cronin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Jack Cronin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
136
204
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
26
2600
Jack Cronin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
400
600
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Jack Cronin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
367
550.5
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
600
Jack Cronin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Jack Cronin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.497
0.497
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Jack Cronin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
66
99
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Jack Cronin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
52
78
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Jack Cronin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
15
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Cronin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
6
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Cronin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Cronin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
21
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Cronin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.212
0.212
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Cronin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Cronin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Cronin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20.62
30.93
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
14.97
Jack Cronin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
84
126
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Jack Cronin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
129
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Jack Cronin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Jack Cronin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.229
0.229
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Jack Cronin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.451
0.451
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Jack Cronin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.049
0.049
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Cronin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.157
0.157
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.117
0.117
Jack Cronin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.369
0.369
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Jack Cronin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.237
0.237
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Jack Cronin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
36
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Cronin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
34
51
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Jack Cronin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
58
87
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Jack Cronin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19.48
29.22
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
5.56
Jack Cronin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
7.5
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Cronin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
22.5
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Cronin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Cronin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
89
133.5
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
300
Jack Cronin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.49
4.49
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Jack Cronin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Cronin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
19.5
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Cronin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Cronin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Cronin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
10.5
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Cronin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Cronin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
10.5
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Cronin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA