Phil Niekro vs. Ken Rowe — Career Comparison

Phil Niekro
Silent GenerationOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueHall of FameStarting PitcherGold GloveAll-Star
Ken Rowe
Silent GenerationMichiganThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Phil Niekro 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. Phil Niekro posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.35 and WHIP 1.284 compared to 3.57 and 1.610 for Ken Rowe. By the career numbers, Phil Niekro had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Phil Niekro and Ken Rowe

Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
24
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
864
1.44
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
5.16
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
716
1.19
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
318
0.53
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.4
Phil Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
274
0.46
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.2
Phil Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
53.72
53.72
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82.87
82.87
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
245
0.41
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.07
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
0.05
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.2
Phil Niekro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2012
3.35
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
3.57
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.35
3.35
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.57
3.57
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.47
4.47
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.01
4.01
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.246
0.246
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.287
0.287
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16213
27
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
136
27
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5404.1
9
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.1
9
Phil Niekro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5044
8.4
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55
10.92
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.4
8.4
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.92
10.92
Phil Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
482
0.8
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.6
Phil Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.8
0.8
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.6
0.6
Phil Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.56
0.56
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Phil Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
1809
3.01
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
2.78
Phil Niekro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
0.14
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.79
Phil Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.01
3.01
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.78
2.78
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3342
5.57
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
3.77
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.57
5.57
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.77
3.77
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.87
3.87
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.73
0.73
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.953
0.953
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.728
0.728
Phil Niekro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
226
0.38
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.79
Phil Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
123
0.2
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.2
Phil Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.07
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22677
37.76
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
207
41.1
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
83
0.14
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
1.79
Phil Niekro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2337
3.89
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
6.15
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.89
3.89
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.15
6.15
Phil Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
167
0.28
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
87
0.14
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
292
0.49
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.268
1.268
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.522
1.522
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20491
34.12
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
38.12
Phil Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.7
2.7
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.19
1.19
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.274
0.274
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.306
0.306
Phil Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.76
37.76
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.1
41.1

Fielding Stats for Phil Niekro and Ken Rowe

Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
24
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
864
1.44
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
5.16
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
716
1.19
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16213
27
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
136
27
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5404.1
9
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.1
9
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
386
0.64
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.2
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
878
1.46
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.59
Phil Niekro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.06
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.99
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1301
2.17
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
2.78
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1264
2.1
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
1.79
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.16
97.16
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
64.29
64.29
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.463
1.463
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.346
0.346
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82.87
82.87
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
83
0.14
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.2
Phil Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Phil Niekro and Ken Rowe

Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
24
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
866
304.39
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
26
2600
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1707
600
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1537
540.25
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
600
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.169
0.169
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.451
0.451
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
260
91.39
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
210
73.81
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
14.76
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.35
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
2.46
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
17.57
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.027
0.027
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55.59
19.54
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
14.97
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
325
114.24
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
289
101.58
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.183
0.183
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.212
0.212
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.395
0.395
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.042
0.042
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.135
0.135
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.117
0.117
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Phil Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
0.206
0.206
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
80
28.12
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
109
38.31
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
182
63.97
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34.77
12.22
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
5.56
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
4.22
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
5.98
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
Per 600 PAverified
314
110.37
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
300
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.44
5.44
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.05
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
129
45.34
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
4.22
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
35
12.3
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.35
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.35
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA