Ernie Nevers vs. Ken Rowe — Career Comparison

Ernie Nevers
Greatest GenerationMinnesotaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Ken Rowe
Silent GenerationMichiganThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Ernie Nevers 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 4.64 and 1.441 for Ernie Nevers. By the career numbers, Ken Rowe had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ernie Nevers and Ken Rowe

Ernie Nevers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Ernie Nevers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
2.22
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
5.16
Ernie Nevers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.61
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ernie Nevers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.3
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.4
Ernie Nevers
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.61
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.2
Ernie Nevers
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Ernie Nevers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27.27
27.27
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ernie Nevers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.3
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ernie Nevers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ernie Nevers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.1
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.2
Ernie Nevers
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
4.64
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
3.57
Ernie Nevers
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.64
4.64
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.57
3.57
Ernie Nevers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.39
4.39
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.47
4.47
Ernie Nevers
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.59
4.59
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.01
4.01
Ernie Nevers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.282
0.282
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.287
0.287
Ernie Nevers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
535
27
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
136
27
Ernie Nevers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
178.1
9
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.1
9
Ernie Nevers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
196
9.89
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55
10.92
Ernie Nevers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.89
9.89
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.92
10.92
Ernie Nevers
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.66
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.6
Ernie Nevers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.66
0.66
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.6
0.6
Ernie Nevers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Ernie Nevers
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
3.08
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
2.78
Ernie Nevers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.79
Ernie Nevers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.08
3.08
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.78
2.78
Ernie Nevers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
1.97
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
3.77
Ernie Nevers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.97
1.97
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.77
3.77
Ernie Nevers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.89
0.89
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.73
0.73
Ernie Nevers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.561
0.561
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.728
0.728
Ernie Nevers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.3
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.79
Ernie Nevers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.15
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.2
Ernie Nevers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.05
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ernie Nevers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
759
38.3
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
207
41.1
Ernie Nevers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.96
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
1.79
Ernie Nevers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
111
5.6
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
6.15
Ernie Nevers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.6
5.6
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.15
6.15
Ernie Nevers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ernie Nevers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ernie Nevers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ernie Nevers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.441
1.441
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.522
1.522
Ernie Nevers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
695
35.07
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
38.12
Ernie Nevers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.52
2.52
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.19
1.19
Ernie Nevers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.285
0.285
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.306
0.306
Ernie Nevers
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.3
38.3
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.1
41.1

Fielding Stats for Ernie Nevers and Ken Rowe

Ernie Nevers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Ernie Nevers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
5.16
Ernie Nevers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ernie Nevers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
136
27
Ernie Nevers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.1
9
Ernie Nevers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.2
Ernie Nevers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
60
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.59
Ernie Nevers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.99
Ernie Nevers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
78
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
2.78
Ernie Nevers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
74
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
1.79
Ernie Nevers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
94.87
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.29
64.29
Ernie Nevers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.682
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.346
0.346
Ernie Nevers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ernie Nevers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.2
Ernie Nevers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ernie Nevers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ernie Nevers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ernie Nevers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ernie Nevers and Ken Rowe

Ernie Nevers
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Ernie Nevers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
45
442.62
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
26
2600
Ernie Nevers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
61
600
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Ernie Nevers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
60
590.16
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
600
Ernie Nevers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Ernie Nevers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.443
0.443
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Ernie Nevers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
118.03
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Ernie Nevers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
98.36
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Ernie Nevers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
19.67
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ernie Nevers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ernie Nevers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ernie Nevers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
19.67
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ernie Nevers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ernie Nevers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ernie Nevers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ernie Nevers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.66
26.12
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
14.97
Ernie Nevers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
137.7
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Ernie Nevers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
118.03
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Ernie Nevers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Ernie Nevers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Ernie Nevers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.433
0.433
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Ernie Nevers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ernie Nevers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.148
0.148
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.117
0.117
Ernie Nevers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.292
0.292
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Ernie Nevers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Ernie Nevers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
19.67
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ernie Nevers
Career
Per 600 PA
1
9.84
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Ernie Nevers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
29.51
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Ernie Nevers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.42
23.76
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
5.56
Ernie Nevers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ernie Nevers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ernie Nevers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ernie Nevers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
177.05
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
300
Ernie Nevers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.39
3.39
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Ernie Nevers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ernie Nevers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.84
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ernie Nevers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ernie Nevers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ernie Nevers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ernie Nevers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ernie Nevers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ernie Nevers
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA