Jim Owens vs. Joe Rogalski — Career Comparison

Jim Owens
Silent GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Joe Rogalski
Greatest GenerationWisconsinThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Jim Owens built a career as a starting pitcher and Joe Rogalski as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Joe Rogalski posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.57 and WHIP 1.714 compared to 4.31 and 1.489 for Jim Owens. By the career numbers, Joe Rogalski had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jim Owens and Joe Rogalski

Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Joe Rogalski
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
286
2.91
Joe Rogalski
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2.57
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
1.05
Joe Rogalski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.43
Joe Rogalski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
0.69
Joe Rogalski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.18
38.18
Joe Rogalski
Career
Per 9 Innings
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36.01
36.01
Joe Rogalski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.21
Joe Rogalski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Joe Rogalski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.21
Joe Rogalski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
424
4.31
Joe Rogalski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2.57
Jim Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.31
4.31
Joe Rogalski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.57
2.57
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.22
4.22
Joe Rogalski
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.33
6.33
Jim Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.25
4.25
Joe Rogalski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.43
2.43
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.266
0.266
Joe Rogalski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2656
27
Joe Rogalski
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
27
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
885.1
9
Joe Rogalski
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
9
Jim Owens
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
932
9.47
Joe Rogalski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
15.43
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.47
9.47
Joe Rogalski
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.43
15.43
Jim Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
84
0.85
Joe Rogalski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.85
0.85
Joe Rogalski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Joe Rogalski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
340
3.46
Joe Rogalski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.47
Joe Rogalski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.46
3.46
Joe Rogalski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
516
5.25
Joe Rogalski
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2.57
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.25
5.25
Joe Rogalski
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.57
2.57
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.8
1.8
Joe Rogalski
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.967
0.967
Joe Rogalski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Jim Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
0.45
Joe Rogalski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.08
Joe Rogalski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.06
Joe Rogalski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3854
39.18
Joe Rogalski
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
38.57
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96
0.98
Joe Rogalski
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2.57
Jim Owens
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
483
4.91
Joe Rogalski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
5.14
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.91
4.91
Joe Rogalski
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.14
5.14
Jim Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Rogalski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Rogalski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Rogalski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.437
1.437
Joe Rogalski
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.714
1.714
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3506
35.64
Joe Rogalski
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
38.57
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.69
1.69
Joe Rogalski
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.292
0.292
Joe Rogalski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.429
0.429
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.18
39.18
Joe Rogalski
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.57
38.57

Fielding Stats for Jim Owens and Joe Rogalski

Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Joe Rogalski
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
287
2.92
Joe Rogalski
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
1.06
Joe Rogalski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2656
27
Joe Rogalski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
885.1
9
Joe Rogalski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.34
Joe Rogalski
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
132
1.34
Joe Rogalski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.08
Joe Rogalski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
173
1.76
Joe Rogalski
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
165
1.68
Joe Rogalski
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Jim Owens
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.38
95.38
Joe Rogalski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.575
0.575
Joe Rogalski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36.24
36.24
Joe Rogalski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.1
Joe Rogalski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Rogalski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Rogalski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Rogalski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Rogalski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Jim Owens and Joe Rogalski

Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Joe Rogalski
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
287
686.06
Joe Rogalski
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
251
600
Joe Rogalski
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
218
521.12
Joe Rogalski
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.101
0.101
Joe Rogalski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.351
0.351
Joe Rogalski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
52.59
Joe Rogalski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
43.03
Joe Rogalski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
9.56
Joe Rogalski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Rogalski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Rogalski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
9.56
Joe Rogalski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Joe Rogalski
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Rogalski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Rogalski
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.68
8.8
Joe Rogalski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
62.15
Joe Rogalski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
88.45
Joe Rogalski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.159
0.159
Joe Rogalski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.119
0.119
Joe Rogalski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.278
0.278
Joe Rogalski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.018
0.018
Joe Rogalski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.101
0.101
Joe Rogalski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.204
0.204
Joe Rogalski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Joe Rogalski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
9.56
Joe Rogalski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
26.29
Joe Rogalski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
35.86
Joe Rogalski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Owens
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-3.65
-8.73
Joe Rogalski
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.2
-60
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.39
Joe Rogalski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
33.47
Joe Rogalski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Rogalski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
102
243.82
Joe Rogalski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.46
2.46
Joe Rogalski
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Joe Rogalski
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
43.03
Joe Rogalski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Rogalski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
4
9.56
Joe Rogalski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jim Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Rogalski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.39
Joe Rogalski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.39
Joe Rogalski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Rogalski
Career
Per 600 PA