Jon Meloan vs. Jack Rowan — Career Comparison

Jon Meloan
MillenialTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaOakland AthleticsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Jack Rowan
Lost GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Jack Rowan built a career as a starting pitcher and Jon Meloan 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 4.58 and 1.245 for Jon Meloan. By the career numbers, Jack Rowan had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jon Meloan and Jack Rowan

Jon Meloan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Jack Rowan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Jon Meloan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
6.62
Jack Rowan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
119
1.6
Jon Meloan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Rowan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
0.99
Jon Meloan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Rowan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.42
Jon Meloan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jack Rowan
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.54
Jon Meloan
Career
Per 9 Innings
Jack Rowan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.66
43.66
Jon Meloan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Rowan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.18
62.18
Jon Meloan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Rowan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
0.59
Jon Meloan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Rowan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.07
Jon Meloan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Rowan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.04
Jon Meloan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
4.58
Jack Rowan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
229
3.07
Jon Meloan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.58
4.58
Jack Rowan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.07
3.07
Jon Meloan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.88
2.88
Jack Rowan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.34
3.34
Jon Meloan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.51
3.51
Jack Rowan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.64
3.64
Jon Meloan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.183
0.183
Jack Rowan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.254
0.254
Jon Meloan
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
27
Jack Rowan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2012
27
Jon Meloan
Career
Per 9 Innings
17.2
9
Jack Rowan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
670.2
9
Jon Meloan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
5.6
Jack Rowan
Career
Per 9 Innings
623
8.36
Jon Meloan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.6
5.6
Jack Rowan
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.36
8.36
Jon Meloan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.51
Jack Rowan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.11
Jon Meloan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.51
0.51
Jack Rowan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Jon Meloan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.08
0.08
Jack Rowan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.07
0.07
Jon Meloan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
5.6
Jack Rowan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
272
3.65
Jon Meloan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Rowan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Meloan
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.6
5.6
Jack Rowan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Jon Meloan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
10.19
Jack Rowan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
267
3.58
Jon Meloan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.19
10.19
Jack Rowan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.58
3.58
Jon Meloan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.54
1.54
Jack Rowan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.24
2.24
Jon Meloan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.755
1.755
Jack Rowan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.804
0.804
Jon Meloan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jack Rowan
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.16
Jon Meloan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.51
Jack Rowan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.2
Jon Meloan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jack Rowan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Jon Meloan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
37.19
Jack Rowan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2742
36.8
Jon Meloan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
3.06
Jack Rowan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
0.47
Jon Meloan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
5.09
Jack Rowan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
313
4.2
Jon Meloan
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.09
5.09
Jack Rowan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.2
4.2
Jon Meloan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.51
Jack Rowan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jon Meloan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Rowan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Meloan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.51
Jack Rowan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Meloan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.245
1.245
Jack Rowan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.335
1.335
Jon Meloan
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
30.57
Jack Rowan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2455
32.94
Jon Meloan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.77
0.77
Jack Rowan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.63
2.63
Jon Meloan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.256
0.256
Jack Rowan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.282
0.282
Jon Meloan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.19
37.19
Jack Rowan
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.8
36.8

Fielding Stats for Jon Meloan and Jack Rowan

Jon Meloan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Jack Rowan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Jon Meloan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
6.62
Jack Rowan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
119
1.97
Jon Meloan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Rowan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
1.01
Jon Meloan
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
27
Jack Rowan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1635
27
Jon Meloan
Career
Per 9 Innings
17.2
9
Jack Rowan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
545
9
Jon Meloan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.51
Jack Rowan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.2
Jon Meloan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.51
Jack Rowan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
148
2.44
Jon Meloan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jack Rowan
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.18
Jon Meloan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.02
Jack Rowan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
171
2.82
Jon Meloan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.02
Jack Rowan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
160
2.64
Jon Meloan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Jack Rowan
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.57
93.57
Jon Meloan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.154
0.154
Jack Rowan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.345
1.345
Jon Meloan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Rowan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.26
51.26
Jon Meloan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Rowan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.07
Jon Meloan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Rowan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Meloan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Rowan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Meloan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Rowan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Meloan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Rowan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jon Meloan and Jack Rowan

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