Ron Davis vs. Jack Rowan — Career Comparison

Ron Davis
Baby BoomersTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star
Jack Rowan
Lost GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Jack Rowan built a career as a starting pitcher and Ron Davis as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Jack Rowan posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.07 and WHIP 1.334 compared to 4.05 and 1.461 for Ron Davis. By the career numbers, Jack Rowan had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ron Davis and Jack Rowan

Ron Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Jack Rowan
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Ron Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
481
5.8
Jack Rowan
Career
Per 9 Innings
119
1.6
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Rowan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
0.99
Ron Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.57
Jack Rowan
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.42
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.64
Jack Rowan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.54
Ron Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
47
Jack Rowan
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.66
43.66
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Rowan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.18
62.18
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Rowan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
0.59
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Rowan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.07
Ron Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
1.57
Jack Rowan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.04
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
336
4.05
Jack Rowan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
229
3.07
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.05
4.05
Jack Rowan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.07
3.07
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.07
4.07
Jack Rowan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.34
3.34
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.12
4.12
Jack Rowan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.64
3.64
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.26
0.26
Jack Rowan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.254
0.254
Ron Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2240
27
Jack Rowan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2012
27
Ron Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
746.2
9
Jack Rowan
Career
Per 9 Innings
670.2
9
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
735
8.86
Jack Rowan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
623
8.36
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.86
8.86
Jack Rowan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.36
8.36
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
0.99
Jack Rowan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.11
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.99
0.99
Jack Rowan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.17
0.17
Jack Rowan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.07
0.07
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
300
3.62
Jack Rowan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
272
3.65
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.68
Jack Rowan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.62
3.62
Jack Rowan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.65
3.65
Ron Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
597
7.2
Jack Rowan
Career
Per 9 Innings
267
3.58
Ron Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.2
7.2
Jack Rowan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.58
3.58
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.24
1.24
Jack Rowan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.24
2.24
Ron Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.201
1.201
Jack Rowan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.804
0.804
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.47
Jack Rowan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.16
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.27
Jack Rowan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.2
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.1
Jack Rowan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Ron Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3217
38.78
Jack Rowan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2742
36.8
Ron Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
340
4.1
Jack Rowan
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.47
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
361
4.35
Jack Rowan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
313
4.2
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.35
4.35
Jack Rowan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.2
4.2
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.42
Jack Rowan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.41
Jack Rowan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.68
Jack Rowan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.386
1.386
Jack Rowan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.335
1.335
Ron Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2826
34.06
Jack Rowan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2455
32.94
Ron Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.75
0.75
Jack Rowan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.63
2.63
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Jack Rowan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.282
0.282
Ron Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.78
38.78
Jack Rowan
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.8
36.8

Fielding Stats for Ron Davis and Jack Rowan

Ron Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Jack Rowan
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Ron Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
481
5.8
Jack Rowan
Career
Per 9 Innings
119
1.97
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Rowan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
1.01
Ron Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2240
27
Jack Rowan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1635
27
Ron Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
746.2
9
Jack Rowan
Career
Per 9 Innings
545
9
Ron Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.42
Jack Rowan
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.2
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
1
Jack Rowan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
148
2.44
Ron Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.05
Jack Rowan
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.18
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
122
1.47
Jack Rowan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
171
2.82
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
118
1.42
Jack Rowan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
160
2.64
Ron Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.72
96.72
Jack Rowan
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.57
93.57
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.245
0.245
Jack Rowan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.345
1.345
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Rowan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.26
51.26
Ron Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.08
Jack Rowan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.07
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Rowan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Rowan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Rowan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Rowan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ron Davis and Jack Rowan

Ron Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Jack Rowan
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Ron Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
481
48100
Jack Rowan
Career
Per 600 PA
119
310.43
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Jack Rowan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
230
600
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
600
Jack Rowan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
199
519.13
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Rowan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.151
0.151
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Rowan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.479
0.479
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Rowan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
78.26
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Rowan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
70.43
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Rowan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.61
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Rowan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.22
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Rowan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Rowan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.83
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
Jack Rowan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Rowan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
Jack Rowan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Rowan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.28
26.81
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Rowan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
91.3
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Rowan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
143.48
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Rowan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.246
0.246
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Rowan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.176
0.176
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Rowan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.421
0.421
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Rowan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.025
0.025
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Rowan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.155
0.155
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Rowan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.367
0.367
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Rowan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.244
0.244
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Rowan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
23.48
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Rowan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
33.91
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Rowan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
57.39
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.64
-64.27
Jack Rowan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.89
25.79
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Rowan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.61
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Rowan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
62.61
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Rowan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
400
Jack Rowan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
76
198.26
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
1.5
1.5
Jack Rowan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.03
3.03
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Rowan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.32
0.32
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Rowan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
15.65
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Rowan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Rowan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Rowan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.22
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Rowan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Rowan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.22
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
Jack Rowan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100