Chris Nabholz vs. Ken Rowe — Career Comparison

Chris Nabholz
Gen XPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaMontreal ExposNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Ken Rowe
Silent GenerationMichiganThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Chris Nabholz 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 3.94 and 1.365 for Chris Nabholz. By the career numbers, Ken Rowe had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Chris Nabholz and Ken Rowe

Chris Nabholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Chris Nabholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
141
2.07
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
5.16
Chris Nabholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
1.47
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Nabholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.54
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.4
Chris Nabholz
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.51
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.2
Chris Nabholz
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.39
51.39
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Chris Nabholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70.92
70.92
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Nabholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.06
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Nabholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Nabholz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.2
Chris Nabholz
Career
Per 9 Innings
268
3.94
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
3.57
Chris Nabholz
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.94
3.94
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.57
3.57
Chris Nabholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.57
3.57
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.47
4.47
Chris Nabholz
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.01
4.01
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.01
4.01
Chris Nabholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.241
0.241
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.287
0.287
Chris Nabholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1835
27
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
136
27
Chris Nabholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
611.2
9
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.1
9
Chris Nabholz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
542
7.97
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55
10.92
Chris Nabholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.97
7.97
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.92
10.92
Chris Nabholz
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.6
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.6
Chris Nabholz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Chris Nabholz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Chris Nabholz
Career
Per 9 Innings
278
4.09
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
2.78
Chris Nabholz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.22
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.79
Chris Nabholz
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.09
4.09
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.78
2.78
Chris Nabholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
405
5.96
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
3.77
Chris Nabholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.96
5.96
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.77
3.77
Chris Nabholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.87
2.87
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.73
0.73
Chris Nabholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.117
1.117
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.728
0.728
Chris Nabholz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.35
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.79
Chris Nabholz
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.29
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.2
Chris Nabholz
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.04
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Nabholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2588
38.08
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
207
41.1
Chris Nabholz
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.1
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
1.79
Chris Nabholz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
289
4.25
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
6.15
Chris Nabholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.25
4.25
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.15
6.15
Chris Nabholz
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.26
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Nabholz
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.26
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Nabholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
0.79
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Nabholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.341
1.341
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.522
1.522
Chris Nabholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2254
33.17
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
38.12
Chris Nabholz
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.05
2.05
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.19
1.19
Chris Nabholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.277
0.277
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.306
0.306
Chris Nabholz
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.08
38.08
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.1
41.1

Fielding Stats for Chris Nabholz and Ken Rowe

Chris Nabholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Chris Nabholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
141
2.07
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
5.16
Chris Nabholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
1.47
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Nabholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1835
27
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
136
27
Chris Nabholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
611.2
9
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.1
9
Chris Nabholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.5
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.2
Chris Nabholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
110
1.62
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
1.59
Chris Nabholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.06
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.99
Chris Nabholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
148
2.18
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
2.78
Chris Nabholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
144
2.12
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
1.79
Chris Nabholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.3
97.3
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
64.29
64.29
Chris Nabholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.021
1.021
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.346
0.346
Chris Nabholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70.92
70.92
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Nabholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.12
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.2
Chris Nabholz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Nabholz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Nabholz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Nabholz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Chris Nabholz and Ken Rowe

Chris Nabholz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Chris Nabholz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
141
425.13
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
26
2600
Chris Nabholz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
199
600
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Chris Nabholz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
178
536.68
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
600
Chris Nabholz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.107
0.107
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Chris Nabholz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.327
0.327
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Chris Nabholz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
57.29
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Chris Nabholz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
48.24
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Chris Nabholz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
9.05
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Nabholz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Nabholz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Nabholz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
9.05
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Nabholz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Nabholz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Nabholz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Nabholz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2.35
7.1
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
14.97
Chris Nabholz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
66.33
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Chris Nabholz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
75.38
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Chris Nabholz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Chris Nabholz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.124
0.124
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Chris Nabholz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
0.26
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Chris Nabholz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.017
0.017
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Nabholz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.092
0.092
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.117
0.117
Chris Nabholz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.171
0.171
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Chris Nabholz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.142
0.142
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Chris Nabholz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
30.15
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Nabholz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
12.06
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Chris Nabholz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
42.21
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Chris Nabholz
Career
Per 600 PA
-4.22
-12.73
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
5.56
Chris Nabholz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Nabholz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
18.09
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Nabholz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Nabholz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
44
132.66
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
300
Chris Nabholz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.52
4.52
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Chris Nabholz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Nabholz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
45.23
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Nabholz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Nabholz
Career
Per 600 PA
5
15.08
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Chris Nabholz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Nabholz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Nabholz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Nabholz
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA