Jim Owens vs. Ken Rowe — Career Comparison

Jim Owens
Silent GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Ken Rowe
Silent GenerationMichiganThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Jim Owens 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 4.31 and 1.489 for Jim Owens. By the career numbers, Ken Rowe had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jim Owens and Ken Rowe

Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
286
2.91
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
5.16
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
1.05
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.43
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.4
Jim Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
0.69
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.2
Jim Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.18
38.18
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36.01
36.01
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.21
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.21
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.2
Jim Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
424
4.31
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
3.57
Jim Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.31
4.31
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.57
3.57
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.22
4.22
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.47
4.47
Jim Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.25
4.25
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.01
4.01
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.266
0.266
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.287
0.287
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2656
27
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
136
27
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
885.1
9
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.1
9
Jim Owens
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
932
9.47
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55
10.92
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.47
9.47
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.92
10.92
Jim Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
84
0.85
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.6
Jim Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.85
0.85
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.6
0.6
Jim Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Jim Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
340
3.46
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
2.78
Jim Owens
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.47
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.79
Jim Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.46
3.46
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.78
2.78
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
516
5.25
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
3.77
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.25
5.25
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.77
3.77
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.8
1.8
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.73
0.73
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.967
0.967
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.728
0.728
Jim Owens
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
0.45
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.79
Jim Owens
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.08
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.2
Jim Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.06
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3854
39.18
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
207
41.1
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96
0.98
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
1.79
Jim Owens
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
483
4.91
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
6.15
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.91
4.91
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.15
6.15
Jim Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.437
1.437
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.522
1.522
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3506
35.64
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
38.12
Jim Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.69
1.69
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.19
1.19
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.292
0.292
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.306
0.306
Jim Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.18
39.18
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.1
41.1

Fielding Stats for Jim Owens and Ken Rowe

Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
287
2.92
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
5.16
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
1.06
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2656
27
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
136
27
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
885.1
9
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.1
9
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.34
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.2
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
132
1.34
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.59
Jim Owens
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.08
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.99
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
173
1.76
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
2.78
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
165
1.68
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
1.79
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.38
95.38
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
64.29
64.29
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.575
0.575
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.346
0.346
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36.24
36.24
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.1
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.2
Jim Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jim Owens and Ken Rowe

Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
287
686.06
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
26
2600
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
251
600
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
218
521.12
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
600
Jim Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
0.101
0.101
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.351
0.351
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
52.59
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
43.03
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
9.56
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
9.56
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3.68
8.8
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
14.97
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
62.15
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
37
88.45
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Jim Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
0.159
0.159
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Jim Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
0.119
0.119
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Jim Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
0.278
0.278
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.018
0.018
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
0.101
0.101
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.117
0.117
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.204
0.204
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Jim Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
0.19
0.19
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
9.56
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
26.29
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
35.86
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Jim Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
-3.65
-8.73
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
5.56
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.39
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
33.47
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Owens
Career
Per 600 PAverified
102
243.82
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
300
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.46
2.46
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
43.03
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
4
9.56
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jim Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.39
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.39
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA