Niles Jordan vs. Ken Rowe — Career Comparison

Niles Jordan
Greatest GenerationWashingtonThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Ken Rowe
Silent GenerationMichiganThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Niles Jordan 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 4.19 and 1.395 for Niles Jordan. By the career numbers, Ken Rowe had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Niles Jordan and Ken Rowe

Niles Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
1.67
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
5.16
Niles Jordan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.26
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.42
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.4
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.84
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.2
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Niles Jordan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
75
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Niles Jordan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.42
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Niles Jordan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.21
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.2
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
4.19
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
3.57
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.57
3.57
Niles Jordan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.46
4.46
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.47
4.47
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.67
4.67
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.01
4.01
Niles Jordan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.285
0.285
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.287
0.287
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
129
27
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
136
27
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
9
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45.1
9
Niles Jordan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
10.26
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
10.92
Niles Jordan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.26
10.26
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.92
10.92
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.05
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.6
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.6
0.6
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.63
0.63
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Niles Jordan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
2.3
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
2.78
Niles Jordan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.79
Niles Jordan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.3
2.3
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.78
2.78
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
2.72
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
3.77
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.72
2.72
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.77
3.77
Niles Jordan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.63
1.63
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.73
0.73
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.558
0.558
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.728
0.728
Niles Jordan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.79
Niles Jordan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.2
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.21
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
183
38.3
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
207
41.1
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
1.79
Niles Jordan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
4.6
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
6.15
Niles Jordan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.6
4.6
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.15
6.15
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Niles Jordan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.395
1.395
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.522
1.522
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
172
36
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
38.12
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.75
2.75
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.19
1.19
Niles Jordan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.286
0.286
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.306
0.306
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.3
38.3
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.1
41.1

Fielding Stats for Niles Jordan and Ken Rowe

Niles Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
5.16
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
136
27
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.1
9
Niles Jordan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.2
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.59
Niles Jordan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.99
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
2.78
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
1.79
Niles Jordan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.29
64.29
Niles Jordan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.346
0.346
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.2
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Niles Jordan and Ken Rowe

Niles Jordan
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 600 PA
8
300
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
2600
Niles Jordan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
600
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Niles Jordan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
525
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
600
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.071
0.071
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.281
0.281
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 600 PA
1
37.5
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 600 PA
1
37.5
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
5.31
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
14.97
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 600 PA
1
37.5
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Niles Jordan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
75
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.133
0.133
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.071
0.071
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.205
0.205
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.078
0.078
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.117
0.117
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Niles Jordan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 600 PA
1
37.5
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Niles Jordan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
75
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.42
-15.73
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
5.56
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Niles Jordan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
187.5
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
300
Niles Jordan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.2
3.2
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Niles Jordan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Niles Jordan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA