Darrell May vs. Ken Rowe — Career Comparison

Darrell May
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Ken Rowe
Silent GenerationMichiganThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Darrell May 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 5.16 and 1.467 for Darrell May. By the career numbers, Ken Rowe had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Darrell May and Ken Rowe

Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
161
2.19
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
5.16
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
1.32
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
0.35
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.4
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.59
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.2
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.68
37.68
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60.25
60.25
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.1
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.04
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.2
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
379
5.16
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
3.57
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.16
5.16
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.57
3.57
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.11
5.11
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.47
4.47
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.16
5.16
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.01
4.01
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.283
0.283
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.287
0.287
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1982
27
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
136
27
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
660.2
9
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.1
9
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
746
10.16
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55
10.92
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.16
10.16
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.92
10.92
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
123
1.68
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.6
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.68
1.68
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.6
0.6
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.76
0.76
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
212
2.89
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
2.78
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.15
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.79
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.89
2.89
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.78
2.78
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
414
5.64
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
3.77
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.64
5.64
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.77
3.77
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.57
2.57
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.73
0.73
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.948
0.948
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.728
0.728
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.15
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.79
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.08
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.2
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2896
39.45
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
207
41.1
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
0.31
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
1.79
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
411
5.6
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
6.15
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.6
5.6
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.15
6.15
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.18
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.4
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.63
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.45
1.45
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.522
1.522
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2636
35.91
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
38.12
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.55
2.55
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.19
1.19
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.297
0.297
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.306
0.306
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.45
39.45
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.1
41.1

Fielding Stats for Darrell May and Ken Rowe

Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
161
2.19
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
5.16
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
1.32
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1982
27
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
136
27
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
660.2
9
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.1
9
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.48
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.2
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
60
0.82
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.59
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.07
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.99
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
1.36
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
2.78
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95
1.29
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
1.79
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
95
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
64.29
64.29
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.59
0.59
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.346
0.346
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60.25
60.25
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.04
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.2
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Darrell May and Ken Rowe

Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
161
3331.03
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
26
2600
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
600
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
537.93
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
600
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.259
0.259
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
41.38
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
41.38
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
0.22
4.49
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
14.97
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
41.38
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
62.07
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.188
0.188
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.069
0.069
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.117
0.117
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
20.69
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20.69
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.99
-20.58
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
5.56
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
20.69
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
268.97
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
300
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.23
2.23
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
0.08
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
41.38
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA