Bill Rotes vs. Jack Rowan — Career Comparison

Bill Rotes
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaNorth AmericaLouisville ColonelsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Jack Rowan
Lost GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Jack Rowan built a career as a starting pitcher and Bill Rotes as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Jack Rowan posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.07 and WHIP 1.334 compared to 7.6 and 2.044 for Bill Rotes. By the career numbers, Jack Rowan had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bill Rotes and Jack Rowan

Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jack Rowan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
1.19
Jack Rowan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
1.6
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
1.13
Jack Rowan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
74
0.99
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.3
Jack Rowan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.42
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.71
Jack Rowan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.54
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
29.41
29.41
Jack Rowan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.66
43.66
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
95
Jack Rowan
Career
Per 9 Innings
62.18
62.18
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
1.01
Jack Rowan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
0.59
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Rowan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.07
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Rowan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.04
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
128
7.6
Jack Rowan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
229
3.07
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.6
7.6
Jack Rowan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.07
3.07
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.82
7.82
Jack Rowan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.34
3.34
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.07
5.07
Jack Rowan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.64
3.64
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.352
0.352
Jack Rowan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.254
0.254
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
455
27
Jack Rowan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2012
27
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
151.2
9
Jack Rowan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
670.2
9
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
244
14.48
Jack Rowan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
623
8.36
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.48
14.48
Jack Rowan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.36
8.36
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.59
Jack Rowan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.11
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.59
0.59
Jack Rowan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Jack Rowan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.07
0.07
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
66
3.92
Jack Rowan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
272
3.65
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Rowan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.92
3.92
Jack Rowan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
1.31
Jack Rowan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
267
3.58
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.31
1.31
Jack Rowan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.58
3.58
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.1
1.1
Jack Rowan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.24
2.24
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.58
0.58
Jack Rowan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.804
0.804
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.06
Jack Rowan
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.16
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.59
Jack Rowan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.2
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jack Rowan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
769
45.63
Jack Rowan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2742
36.8
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Jack Rowan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.47
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
173
10.27
Jack Rowan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
313
4.2
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.27
10.27
Jack Rowan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.2
4.2
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Rowan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Rowan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Rowan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.044
2.044
Jack Rowan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.335
1.335
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
693
41.12
Jack Rowan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2455
32.94
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.65
8.65
Jack Rowan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.63
2.63
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.354
0.354
Jack Rowan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.282
0.282
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.63
45.63
Jack Rowan
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.8
36.8

Fielding Stats for Bill Rotes and Jack Rowan

Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jack Rowan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
1.18
Jack Rowan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
1.97
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Rowan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
1.01
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
456
27
Jack Rowan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1635
27
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
152
9
Jack Rowan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
545
9
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.18
Jack Rowan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.2
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
1.54
Jack Rowan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
148
2.44
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.3
Jack Rowan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.18
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
2.01
Jack Rowan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
171
2.82
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
1.72
Jack Rowan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
160
2.64
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
85.29
85.29
Jack Rowan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.57
93.57
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.45
1.45
Jack Rowan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.345
1.345
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Rowan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.26
51.26
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Rowan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.07
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Rowan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Rowan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Rowan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Rowan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bill Rotes and Jack Rowan

Bill Rotes
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Jack Rowan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 600 PA
20
153.85
Jack Rowan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
119
310.43
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 600 PA
78
600
Jack Rowan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
230
600
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
70
538.46
Jack Rowan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
199
519.13
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.129
0.129
Jack Rowan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.151
0.151
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.449
0.449
Jack Rowan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.479
0.479
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 600 PA
9
69.23
Jack Rowan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
78.26
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 600 PA
6
46.15
Jack Rowan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
70.43
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.69
Jack Rowan
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.61
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
15.38
Jack Rowan
Career
Per 600 PA
2
5.22
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Rowan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
23.08
Jack Rowan
Career
Per 600 PA
3
7.83
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Jack Rowan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Rowan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Rowan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3.62
27.84
Jack Rowan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10.28
26.81
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
107.69
Jack Rowan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
35
91.3
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 600 PA
17
130.77
Jack Rowan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
143.48
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.218
0.218
Jack Rowan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.246
0.246
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Jack Rowan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.176
0.176
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.418
0.418
Jack Rowan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.421
0.421
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.071
0.071
Jack Rowan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.025
0.025
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.148
0.148
Jack Rowan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.155
0.155
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.361
0.361
Jack Rowan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.367
0.367
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.205
0.205
Jack Rowan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.244
0.244
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
46.15
Jack Rowan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
23.48
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
53.85
Jack Rowan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
33.91
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
100
Jack Rowan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
57.39
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 600 PA
2.67
20.53
Jack Rowan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.89
25.79
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Rowan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.61
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 600 PA
8
61.54
Jack Rowan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
62.61
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Rowan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
200
Jack Rowan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
76
198.26
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Jack Rowan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.03
3.03
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.31
0.31
Jack Rowan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.32
0.32
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Rowan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
15.65
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Rowan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Rowan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Rowan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.22
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Rowan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Rowan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.22
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 600 PA
Jack Rowan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100