Jim Roberts vs. Schoolboy Rowe — Career Comparison

Looking at the career totals, Jim Roberts and Schoolboy Rowe are fairly close on the surface numbers. Schoolboy Rowe posted stronger numbers in ERA (3.87 vs 7.18) and WHIP (1.302 vs 1.899). Jim Roberts had the advantage in home runs allowed (0.34 per nine innings vs 0.54). By the career numbers, Schoolboy Rowe had the better of this comparison — though ERA and WHIP alone don't account for era, park factors, or the defenses each pitcher worked behind.