Jim Owens vs. Ed Roebuck — Career Comparison

Jim Owens
Silent GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Ed Roebuck
Silent GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Jim Owens built a career as a starting pitcher and Ed Roebuck as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Ed Roebuck posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.35 and WHIP 1.398 compared to 4.31 and 1.489 for Jim Owens. By the career numbers, Ed Roebuck had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jim Owens and Ed Roebuck

Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Ed Roebuck
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Jim Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
286
2.91
Ed Roebuck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
460
5.23
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
1.05
Ed Roebuck
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Jim Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.43
Ed Roebuck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
0.59
Jim Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
0.69
Ed Roebuck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.35
Jim Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.18
38.18
Ed Roebuck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.65
62.65
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36.01
36.01
Ed Roebuck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.22
0.22
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.21
Ed Roebuck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Ed Roebuck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.21
Ed Roebuck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
0.71
Jim Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
424
4.31
Ed Roebuck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
294
3.35
Jim Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.31
4.31
Ed Roebuck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.35
3.35
Jim Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.22
4.22
Ed Roebuck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.88
3.88
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.25
4.25
Ed Roebuck
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.52
4.52
Jim Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.266
0.266
Ed Roebuck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.247
0.247
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2656
27
Ed Roebuck
Career
Per 9 Innings
2373
27
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
885.1
9
Ed Roebuck
Career
Per 9 Innings
791
9
Jim Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
932
9.47
Ed Roebuck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
753
8.57
Jim Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.47
9.47
Ed Roebuck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.57
8.57
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
0.85
Ed Roebuck
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
1.02
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.85
0.85
Ed Roebuck
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.02
1.02
Jim Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Ed Roebuck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Jim Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
340
3.46
Ed Roebuck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
302
3.44
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.47
Ed Roebuck
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
0.58
Jim Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.46
3.46
Ed Roebuck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.44
3.44
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
516
5.25
Ed Roebuck
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
477
5.43
Jim Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.25
5.25
Ed Roebuck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.43
5.43
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.8
1.8
Ed Roebuck
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.04
1.04
Jim Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.967
0.967
Ed Roebuck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.985
0.985
Jim Owens
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
0.45
Ed Roebuck
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
0.46
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.08
Ed Roebuck
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.32
Jim Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.06
Ed Roebuck
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.06
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3854
39.18
Ed Roebuck
Career
Per 9 Innings
3375
38.4
Jim Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
96
0.98
Ed Roebuck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
206
2.34
Jim Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
483
4.91
Ed Roebuck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
374
4.26
Jim Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.91
4.91
Ed Roebuck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.26
4.26
Jim Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Roebuck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Roebuck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Roebuck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.437
1.437
Ed Roebuck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.334
1.334
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3506
35.64
Ed Roebuck
Career
Per 9 Innings
3045
34.65
Jim Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.69
1.69
Ed Roebuck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.81
0.81
Jim Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.292
0.292
Ed Roebuck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.268
0.268
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.18
39.18
Ed Roebuck
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.4
38.4

Fielding Stats for Jim Owens and Ed Roebuck

Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Ed Roebuck
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Jim Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
287
2.92
Ed Roebuck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
460
5.23
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
1.06
Ed Roebuck
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2656
27
Ed Roebuck
Career
Per 9 Innings
2373
27
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
885.1
9
Ed Roebuck
Career
Per 9 Innings
791
9
Jim Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.34
Ed Roebuck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
0.59
Jim Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
132
1.34
Ed Roebuck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
166
1.89
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.08
Ed Roebuck
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.16
Jim Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
173
1.76
Ed Roebuck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
232
2.64
Jim Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
165
1.68
Ed Roebuck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
218
2.48
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.38
95.38
Ed Roebuck
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.97
93.97
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.575
0.575
Ed Roebuck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.474
0.474
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36.24
36.24
Ed Roebuck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.22
0.22
Jim Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.1
Ed Roebuck
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.11
Jim Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Roebuck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Roebuck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Roebuck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Roebuck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jim Owens and Ed Roebuck

Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Ed Roebuck
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Jim Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
287
686.06
Ed Roebuck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
460
1852.35
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
251
600
Ed Roebuck
Career
Per 600 PA
149
600
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
218
521.12
Ed Roebuck
Career
Per 600 PAverified
137
551.68
Jim Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
0.101
0.101
Ed Roebuck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.204
0.204
Jim Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
0.351
0.351
Ed Roebuck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.537
0.537
Jim Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
22
52.59
Ed Roebuck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
112.75
Jim Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
18
43.03
Ed Roebuck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
88.59
Jim Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
4
9.56
Ed Roebuck
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
16.11
Jim Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Roebuck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Roebuck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
8.05
Jim Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
4
9.56
Ed Roebuck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
24.16
Jim Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Ed Roebuck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Jim Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Roebuck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.015
0.015
Jim Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Roebuck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.071
0.071
Jim Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
3.68
8.8
Ed Roebuck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.7
35.02
Jim Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
26
62.15
Ed Roebuck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
153.02
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
37
88.45
Ed Roebuck
Career
Per 600 PAverified
32
128.86
Jim Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
0.159
0.159
Ed Roebuck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.227
0.227
Jim Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
0.119
0.119
Ed Roebuck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.277
0.277
Jim Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
0.278
0.278
Ed Roebuck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.504
0.504
Jim Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
0.018
0.018
Ed Roebuck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.073
0.073
Jim Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
0.101
0.101
Ed Roebuck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.172
0.172
Jim Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
0.204
0.204
Ed Roebuck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.378
0.378
Jim Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
0.19
0.19
Ed Roebuck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.271
0.271
Jim Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
4
9.56
Ed Roebuck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
56.38
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
26.29
Ed Roebuck
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
40.27
Jim Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
15
35.86
Ed Roebuck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
88.59
Jim Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
-3.65
-8.73
Ed Roebuck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.18
32.94
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.39
Ed Roebuck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
33.47
Ed Roebuck
Career
Per 600 PA
4
16.11
Jim Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Roebuck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
102
243.82
Ed Roebuck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
157.05
Jim Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
2.46
2.46
Ed Roebuck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.82
3.82
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Ed Roebuck
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
43.03
Ed Roebuck
Career
Per 600 PA
8
32.21
Jim Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Roebuck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
4
9.56
Ed Roebuck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
8.05
Jim Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Roebuck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.39
Ed Roebuck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.39
Ed Roebuck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Roebuck
Career
Per 600 PA