Ray Narleski vs. Jack Rowan — Career Comparison

Ray Narleski
Silent GenerationNew JerseyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star
Jack Rowan
Lost GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Jack Rowan built a career as a starting pitcher and Ray Narleski 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 3.6 and 1.372 for Ray Narleski. By the career numbers, Jack Rowan had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ray Narleski and Jack Rowan

Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Jack Rowan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
266
3.41
Jack Rowan
Career
Per 9 Innings
119
1.6
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
0.67
Jack Rowan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
0.99
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.55
Jack Rowan
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.42
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.42
Jack Rowan
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.54
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.58
56.58
Jack Rowan
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.66
43.66
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
19.55
19.55
Jack Rowan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.18
62.18
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.22
Jack Rowan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
0.59
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Jack Rowan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.07
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.74
Jack Rowan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.04
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
281
3.6
Jack Rowan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
229
3.07
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.6
3.6
Jack Rowan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.07
3.07
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.7
3.7
Jack Rowan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.34
3.34
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.67
4.67
Jack Rowan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.64
3.64
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.227
0.227
Jack Rowan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.254
0.254
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2106
27
Jack Rowan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2012
27
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
702
9
Jack Rowan
Career
Per 9 Innings
670.2
9
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
606
7.77
Jack Rowan
Career
Per 9 Innings
623
8.36
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.77
7.77
Jack Rowan
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.36
8.36
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
1.03
Jack Rowan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.11
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.03
1.03
Jack Rowan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Jack Rowan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.07
0.07
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
335
4.29
Jack Rowan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
272
3.65
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.28
Jack Rowan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.29
4.29
Jack Rowan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
454
5.82
Jack Rowan
Career
Per 9 Innings
267
3.58
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.82
5.82
Jack Rowan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.58
3.58
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.71
1.71
Jack Rowan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.24
2.24
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.124
1.124
Jack Rowan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.804
0.804
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.21
Jack Rowan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.16
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.14
Jack Rowan
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.2
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.04
Jack Rowan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3022
38.74
Jack Rowan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2742
36.8
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
132
1.69
Jack Rowan
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.47
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
318
4.08
Jack Rowan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
313
4.2
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.08
4.08
Jack Rowan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.2
4.2
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Rowan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Rowan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Rowan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.341
1.341
Jack Rowan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.335
1.335
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2676
34.31
Jack Rowan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2455
32.94
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.2
1.2
Jack Rowan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.63
2.63
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.246
0.246
Jack Rowan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.282
0.282
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.74
38.74
Jack Rowan
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.8
36.8

Fielding Stats for Ray Narleski and Jack Rowan

Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Jack Rowan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
266
3.41
Jack Rowan
Career
Per 9 Innings
119
1.97
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
0.67
Jack Rowan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
1.01
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2105
27
Jack Rowan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1635
27
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
701.2
9
Jack Rowan
Career
Per 9 Innings
545
9
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.28
Jack Rowan
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.2
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
0.77
Jack Rowan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
148
2.44
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.12
Jack Rowan
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.18
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
91
1.17
Jack Rowan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
171
2.82
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
1.05
Jack Rowan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
160
2.64
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.11
90.11
Jack Rowan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.57
93.57
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.308
0.308
Jack Rowan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.345
1.345
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
19.55
19.55
Jack Rowan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.26
51.26
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.04
Jack Rowan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.07
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Rowan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Rowan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Rowan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Rowan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ray Narleski and Jack Rowan

Ray Narleski
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Jack Rowan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
266
840
Jack Rowan
Career
Per 600 PA
119
310.43
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 600 PA
190
600
Jack Rowan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
230
600
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 600 PAverified
166
524.21
Jack Rowan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
199
519.13
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.157
0.157
Jack Rowan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.151
0.151
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 600 PA
0.45
0.45
Jack Rowan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.479
0.479
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 600 PAverified
26
82.11
Jack Rowan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
78.26
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 600 PAverified
23
72.63
Jack Rowan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
70.43
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.16
Jack Rowan
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.61
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.16
Jack Rowan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.22
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.16
Jack Rowan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
9.47
Jack Rowan
Career
Per 600 PA
3
7.83
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
Jack Rowan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Jack Rowan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.039
0.039
Jack Rowan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 600 PA
6.4
20.2
Jack Rowan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.28
26.81
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 600 PAverified
32
101.05
Jack Rowan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
35
91.3
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 600 PA
33
104.21
Jack Rowan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
143.48
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 600 PA
0.191
0.191
Jack Rowan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.246
0.246
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.193
0.193
Jack Rowan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.176
0.176
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 600 PA
0.384
0.384
Jack Rowan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.421
0.421
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.036
0.036
Jack Rowan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.025
0.025
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 600 PA
0.134
0.134
Jack Rowan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.155
0.155
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 600 PA
0.277
0.277
Jack Rowan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.367
0.367
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 600 PA
0.232
0.232
Jack Rowan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.244
0.244
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 600 PA
7
22.11
Jack Rowan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
23.48
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 600 PA
8
25.26
Jack Rowan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
33.91
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 600 PA
14
44.21
Jack Rowan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
57.39
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 600 PA
4.6
14.51
Jack Rowan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.89
25.79
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Rowan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.61
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 600 PA
7
22.11
Jack Rowan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
62.61
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Rowan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
57
180
Jack Rowan
Career
Per 600 PA
76
198.26
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.33
3.33
Jack Rowan
Career
Per 600 PA
3.03
3.03
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
0.12
Jack Rowan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.32
0.32
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
53.68
Jack Rowan
Career
Per 600 PA
6
15.65
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Rowan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.16
Jack Rowan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Rowan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.22
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Rowan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Rowan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.22
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 600 PA
Jack Rowan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100