Ray Herbert vs. Ken Rowe — Career Comparison

Ray Herbert
Silent GenerationMichiganThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Ken Rowe
Silent GenerationMichiganThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Ray Herbert 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 4.01 and 1.388 for Ray Herbert. By the career numbers, Ken Rowe had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ray Herbert and Ken Rowe

Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
407
1.95
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
5.16
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
236
1.13
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
0.5
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.4
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
107
0.51
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.2
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
49.29
49.29
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.99
57.99
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
0.33
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.06
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.07
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.2
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
839
4.01
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
3.57
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.01
4.01
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.57
3.57
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.02
4.02
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.47
4.47
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.18
4.18
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.01
4.01
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.287
0.287
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5644
27
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
136
27
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1881.1
9
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.1
9
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2000
9.57
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55
10.92
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.57
9.57
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.92
10.92
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
167
0.8
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.6
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.8
0.8
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.6
0.6
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.41
0.41
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
571
2.73
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
2.78
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.19
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.79
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.73
2.73
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.78
2.78
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
864
4.13
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
3.77
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.13
4.13
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.77
3.77
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.12
2.12
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.73
0.73
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.763
0.763
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.728
0.728
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.18
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.79
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.11
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.2
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8010
38.32
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
207
41.1
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
74
0.35
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
1.79
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
927
4.43
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
6.15
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.43
4.43
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.15
6.15
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.367
1.367
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.522
1.522
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7415
35.47
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
38.12
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.28
2.28
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.19
1.19
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.287
0.287
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.306
0.306
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.32
38.32
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.1
41.1

Fielding Stats for Ray Herbert and Ken Rowe

Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
407
2.08
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
5.16
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
230
1.18
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5280
27
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
136
27
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1760
9
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.1
9
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
0.64
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.2
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
389
1.99
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
1.59
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.07
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.99
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
528
2.7
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
2.78
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
515
2.63
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
1.79
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.54
97.54
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
64.29
64.29
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.265
1.265
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.346
0.346
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.51
56.51
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.21
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.2
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ray Herbert and Ken Rowe

Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
408
374.31
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
26
2600
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
654
600
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
569
522.02
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
600
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.564
0.564
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
109
100
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
80
73.39
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
19.27
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.92
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
6.42
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
26.61
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.266
0.266
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.012
0.012
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.064
0.064
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38.96
35.74
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
14.97
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
153
140.37
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
153
140.37
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.248
0.248
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.269
0.269
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.517
0.517
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.077
0.077
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.179
0.179
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.117
0.117
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.417
0.417
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0.236
0.236
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
42.2
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
51
46.79
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
90
82.57
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37.1
34.04
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
5.56
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.83
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
38.53
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 600 PAverified
133
122.02
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
300
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.92
4.92
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.32
0.32
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
33.94
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
3.67
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 600 PA
13
11.93
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA