Al Nipper vs. Ken Rowe — Career Comparison

Al Nipper
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Ken Rowe
Silent GenerationMichiganThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Al Nipper 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 4.52 and 1.452 for Al Nipper. By the career numbers, Ken Rowe had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Al Nipper and Ken Rowe

Al Nipper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Al Nipper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
144
1.62
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
5.16
Al Nipper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
124
1.4
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Nipper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.52
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.4
Al Nipper
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.56
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.2
Al Nipper
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.92
47.92
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Al Nipper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86.11
86.11
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Nipper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.24
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Nipper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Nipper
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.2
Al Nipper
Career
Per 9 Innings
401
4.52
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
3.57
Al Nipper
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.52
4.52
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.57
3.57
Al Nipper
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.64
4.64
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.47
4.47
Al Nipper
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.89
4.89
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.01
4.01
Al Nipper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.271
0.271
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.287
0.287
Al Nipper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2393
27
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
136
27
Al Nipper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
797.2
9
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.1
9
Al Nipper
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
846
9.55
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55
10.92
Al Nipper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.55
9.55
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.92
10.92
Al Nipper
Career
Per 9 Innings
97
1.09
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.6
Al Nipper
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.09
1.09
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.6
0.6
Al Nipper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Al Nipper
Career
Per 9 Innings
303
3.42
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
2.78
Al Nipper
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.1
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.79
Al Nipper
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.42
3.42
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.78
2.78
Al Nipper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
381
4.3
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
3.77
Al Nipper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.3
4.3
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.77
3.77
Al Nipper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.65
2.65
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.73
0.73
Al Nipper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.858
0.858
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.728
0.728
Al Nipper
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.26
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.79
Al Nipper
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.37
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.2
Al Nipper
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.05
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Al Nipper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3502
39.51
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
207
41.1
Al Nipper
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.09
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
1.79
Al Nipper
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
452
5.1
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
6.15
Al Nipper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.1
5.1
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.15
6.15
Al Nipper
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.23
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Al Nipper
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.3
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Al Nipper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.74
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Nipper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.441
1.441
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.522
1.522
Al Nipper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3119
35.19
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
38.12
Al Nipper
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.14
3.14
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.19
1.19
Al Nipper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.284
0.284
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.306
0.306
Al Nipper
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.51
39.51
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.1
41.1

Fielding Stats for Al Nipper and Ken Rowe

Al Nipper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Al Nipper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
144
1.62
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
5.16
Al Nipper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
124
1.4
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Nipper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2393
27
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
136
27
Al Nipper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
797.2
9
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.1
9
Al Nipper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
1.2
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.2
Al Nipper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
124
1.4
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.59
Al Nipper
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.11
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.99
Al Nipper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
240
2.71
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
2.78
Al Nipper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
230
2.6
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
1.79
Al Nipper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.83
95.83
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
64.29
64.29
Al Nipper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.597
1.597
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.346
0.346
Al Nipper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86.11
86.11
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Nipper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.14
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.2
Al Nipper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Nipper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Nipper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Nipper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Al Nipper and Ken Rowe

Al Nipper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Al Nipper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
144
3456
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
26
2600
Al Nipper
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
600
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Al Nipper
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
552
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
600
Al Nipper
Career
Per 600 PA
0.087
0.087
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Al Nipper
Career
Per 600 PA
0.28
0.28
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Al Nipper
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
48
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Al Nipper
Career
Per 600 PA
1
24
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Al Nipper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
24
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Nipper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Nipper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Nipper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
24
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Nipper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Nipper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Nipper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Nipper
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
0.19
4.56
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
14.97
Al Nipper
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
72
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Al Nipper
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
48
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Al Nipper
Career
Per 600 PA
0.087
0.087
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Al Nipper
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Al Nipper
Career
Per 600 PA
0.217
0.217
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Al Nipper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.043
0.043
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Nipper
Career
Per 600 PA
0.072
0.072
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.117
0.117
Al Nipper
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Al Nipper
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Al Nipper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Nipper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Al Nipper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Al Nipper
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.17
-28.03
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
5.56
Al Nipper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Nipper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Nipper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Nipper
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
144
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
300
Al Nipper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.17
4.17
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Al Nipper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Nipper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
48
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Nipper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Nipper
Career
Per 600 PA
1
24
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Al Nipper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Nipper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Nipper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Nipper
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA