Kyle Farnsworth vs. Roosevelt Owens — Career Comparison

Kyle Farnsworth
Gen XKansasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Roosevelt Owens
Greatest GenerationGeorgiaThrows RightNorth AmericaNewark DodgersNegro National League IIStarting Pitcher

Roosevelt Owens built a career as a starting pitcher and Kyle Farnsworth as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Kyle Farnsworth posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.26 and WHIP 1.409 compared to 6.59 and 1.772 for Roosevelt Owens. By the career numbers, Kyle Farnsworth had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Kyle Farnsworth and Roosevelt Owens

Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Roosevelt Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
893
8.13
Roosevelt Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
1.91
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
0.24
Roosevelt Owens
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.49
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
0.39
Roosevelt Owens
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.64
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
66
0.6
Roosevelt Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.43
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.45
39.45
Roosevelt Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
60
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.91
2.91
Roosevelt Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77.78
77.78
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Roosevelt Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.64
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Roosevelt Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.52
Roosevelt Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
468
4.26
Roosevelt Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
6.59
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.26
4.26
Roosevelt Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.59
6.59
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.16
4.16
Roosevelt Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.84
5.84
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.12
4.12
Roosevelt Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.49
4.49
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Roosevelt Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.312
0.312
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2966
27
Roosevelt Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
127
27
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
988.2
9
Roosevelt Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.1
9
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
944
8.59
Roosevelt Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
54
11.48
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.59
8.59
Roosevelt Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.48
11.48
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
132
1.2
Roosevelt Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.64
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.2
1.2
Roosevelt Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.64
0.64
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Roosevelt Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
412
3.75
Roosevelt Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
4.46
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.34
Roosevelt Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Roosevelt Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.46
4.46
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
963
8.77
Roosevelt Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
4.46
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.77
8.77
Roosevelt Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.46
4.46
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.08
1.08
Roosevelt Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.33
2.33
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.391
1.391
Roosevelt Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.992
0.992
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.39
Roosevelt Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.25
Roosevelt Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.21
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.09
Roosevelt Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4281
38.97
Roosevelt Owens
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
202
42.94
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
293
2.67
Roosevelt Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.21
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
509
4.63
Roosevelt Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
7.44
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.63
4.63
Roosevelt Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.44
7.44
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.36
Roosevelt Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
1.49
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.28
Roosevelt Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
0.41
Roosevelt Owens
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.85
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.372
1.372
Roosevelt Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.772
1.772
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3771
34.33
Roosevelt Owens
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
173
36.78
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.57
0.57
Roosevelt Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.89
3.89
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.303
0.303
Roosevelt Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.342
0.342
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.97
38.97
Roosevelt Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.94
42.94

Fielding Stats for Kyle Farnsworth and Roosevelt Owens

Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Roosevelt Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
893
8.13
Roosevelt Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
1.91
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
0.24
Roosevelt Owens
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.49
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2966
27
Roosevelt Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
127
27
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
988.2
9
Roosevelt Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.1
9
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.55
Roosevelt Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.21
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
104
0.95
Roosevelt Owens
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
2.55
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.14
Roosevelt Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
179
1.63
Roosevelt Owens
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
2.76
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
164
1.49
Roosevelt Owens
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
2.76
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.62
91.62
Roosevelt Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.184
0.184
Roosevelt Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.444
1.444
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.91
2.91
Roosevelt Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77.78
77.78
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.05
Roosevelt Owens
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.21
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roosevelt Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roosevelt Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roosevelt Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roosevelt Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Kyle Farnsworth and Roosevelt Owens

Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Roosevelt Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
893
8118.18
Roosevelt Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
9
300
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
66
600
Roosevelt Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
18
600
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
490.91
Roosevelt Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
12
400
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.074
0.074
Roosevelt Owens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.341
0.341
Roosevelt Owens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.028
1.028
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
4
36.36
Roosevelt Owens
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
133.33
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
27.27
Roosevelt Owens
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
66.67
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.09
Roosevelt Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roosevelt Owens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
66.67
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roosevelt Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
1
9.09
Roosevelt Owens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
66.67
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Roosevelt Owens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roosevelt Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roosevelt Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.68
6.19
Roosevelt Owens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.75
91.72
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
5
45.45
Roosevelt Owens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
266.67
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
63.64
Roosevelt Owens
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
166.67
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.121
0.121
Roosevelt Owens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.385
0.385
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.093
0.093
Roosevelt Owens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.213
0.213
Roosevelt Owens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.051
1.051
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.019
0.019
Roosevelt Owens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.078
0.078
Roosevelt Owens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.34
0.34
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Roosevelt Owens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.125
1.125
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.108
0.108
Roosevelt Owens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
3
27.27
Roosevelt Owens
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
100
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
27.27
Roosevelt Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
54.55
Roosevelt Owens
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
100
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.48
-13.43
Roosevelt Owens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.23
107.53
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.09
Roosevelt Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
18.18
Roosevelt Owens
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
33.33
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roosevelt Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
18
163.64
Roosevelt Owens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.67
3.67
Roosevelt Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
0.11
Roosevelt Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
72.73
Roosevelt Owens
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
166.67
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.09
Roosevelt Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roosevelt Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roosevelt Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roosevelt Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roosevelt Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
Roosevelt Owens
Career
Per 600 PA