Dick Newsome vs. Ken Rowe — Career Comparison

Dick Newsome
Greatest GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Ken Rowe
Silent GenerationMichiganThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Dick Newsome 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 4.5 and 1.500 for Dick Newsome. By the career numbers, Ken Rowe had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Dick Newsome and Ken Rowe

Dick Newsome
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Dick Newsome
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
85
1.45
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
5.16
Dick Newsome
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
1.27
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Newsome
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.6
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.4
Dick Newsome
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.56
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.2
Dick Newsome
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.47
51.47
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Dick Newsome
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.06
87.06
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Newsome
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.62
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Newsome
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.07
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Newsome
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.2
Dick Newsome
Career
Per 9 Innings
263
4.5
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
3.57
Dick Newsome
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.57
3.57
Dick Newsome
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.41
4.41
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.47
4.47
Dick Newsome
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.56
4.56
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.01
4.01
Dick Newsome
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.287
0.287
Dick Newsome
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1578
27
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
136
27
Dick Newsome
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
526
9
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.1
9
Dick Newsome
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
575
9.84
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55
10.92
Dick Newsome
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.84
9.84
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.92
10.92
Dick Newsome
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.55
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.6
Dick Newsome
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.55
0.55
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Dick Newsome
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.38
0.38
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Dick Newsome
Career
Per 9 Innings
214
3.66
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
2.78
Dick Newsome
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.79
Dick Newsome
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.66
3.66
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.78
2.78
Dick Newsome
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
138
2.36
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
3.77
Dick Newsome
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.36
2.36
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.77
3.77
Dick Newsome
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.62
1.62
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.73
0.73
Dick Newsome
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.669
0.669
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.728
0.728
Dick Newsome
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.22
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.79
Dick Newsome
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.21
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.2
Dick Newsome
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Newsome
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2334
39.94
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
207
41.1
Dick Newsome
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.09
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
1.79
Dick Newsome
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
296
5.06
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
6.15
Dick Newsome
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.06
5.06
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.15
6.15
Dick Newsome
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Newsome
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Newsome
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Newsome
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.5
1.5
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.522
1.522
Dick Newsome
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2108
36.07
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
38.12
Dick Newsome
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.48
3.48
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.19
1.19
Dick Newsome
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.306
0.306
Dick Newsome
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.94
39.94
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.1
41.1

Fielding Stats for Dick Newsome and Ken Rowe

Dick Newsome
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Dick Newsome
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
85
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
5.16
Dick Newsome
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Newsome
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
136
27
Dick Newsome
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.1
9
Dick Newsome
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.2
Dick Newsome
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
114
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.59
Dick Newsome
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.99
Dick Newsome
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
159
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
2.78
Dick Newsome
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
152
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
1.79
Dick Newsome
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95.6
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.29
64.29
Dick Newsome
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.788
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.346
0.346
Dick Newsome
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Newsome
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.2
Dick Newsome
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Newsome
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Newsome
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Newsome
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Dick Newsome and Ken Rowe

Dick Newsome
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Dick Newsome
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
87
257.14
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
26
2600
Dick Newsome
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
203
600
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Dick Newsome
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
181
534.98
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
600
Dick Newsome
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.216
0.216
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Dick Newsome
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.537
0.537
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Dick Newsome
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
115.27
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Dick Newsome
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
100.49
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Dick Newsome
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
14.78
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Newsome
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Newsome
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Newsome
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
14.78
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Newsome
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.128
0.128
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Newsome
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Newsome
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Newsome
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.15
29.99
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
14.97
Dick Newsome
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
130.05
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Dick Newsome
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
138.92
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Dick Newsome
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.249
0.249
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Dick Newsome
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.243
0.243
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Dick Newsome
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.492
0.492
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Dick Newsome
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.028
0.028
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Newsome
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.173
0.173
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.117
0.117
Dick Newsome
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.359
0.359
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Dick Newsome
Career
Per 600 PA
0.283
0.283
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Dick Newsome
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
23.65
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Newsome
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
44.33
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Dick Newsome
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
67.98
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Dick Newsome
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.36
33.57
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
5.56
Dick Newsome
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Newsome
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
23.65
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Newsome
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Newsome
Career
Per 600 PAverified
43
127.09
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
300
Dick Newsome
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.72
4.72
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Dick Newsome
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Newsome
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
41.38
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Newsome
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Newsome
Career
Per 600 PA
3
8.87
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Dick Newsome
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Newsome
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Newsome
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Newsome
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA