Ed Roebuck vs. Schoolboy Rowe — Career Comparison

Ed Roebuck
Silent GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Schoolboy Rowe
Greatest GenerationTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Schoolboy Rowe 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 3.87 and 1.302 for Schoolboy Rowe. By the career numbers, Ed Roebuck had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ed Roebuck and Schoolboy Rowe

Ed Roebuck
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Ed Roebuck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
460
5.23
Schoolboy Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
382
1.55
Ed Roebuck
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
278
1.13
Ed Roebuck
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
0.59
Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
158
0.64
Ed Roebuck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.35
Schoolboy Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
101
0.41
Ed Roebuck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.65
62.65
Schoolboy Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
61
Ed Roebuck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.22
0.22
Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72.77
72.77
Ed Roebuck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
0.56
Ed Roebuck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.09
Ed Roebuck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
0.71
Schoolboy Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.05
Ed Roebuck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
294
3.35
Schoolboy Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
955
3.87
Ed Roebuck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.35
3.35
Schoolboy Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.87
3.87
Ed Roebuck
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.88
3.88
Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.54
3.54
Ed Roebuck
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.52
4.52
Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.74
3.74
Ed Roebuck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.247
0.247
Schoolboy Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.265
0.265
Ed Roebuck
Career
Per 9 Innings
2373
27
Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6658
27
Ed Roebuck
Career
Per 9 Innings
791
9
Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2219.1
9
Ed Roebuck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
753
8.57
Schoolboy Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
2332
9.46
Ed Roebuck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.57
8.57
Schoolboy Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.46
9.46
Ed Roebuck
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
90
1.02
Schoolboy Rowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
132
0.54
Ed Roebuck
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.02
1.02
Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.54
0.54
Ed Roebuck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Schoolboy Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.35
0.35
Ed Roebuck
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
302
3.44
Schoolboy Rowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
558
2.26
Ed Roebuck
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
0.58
Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Roebuck
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.44
3.44
Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.26
2.26
Ed Roebuck
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
477
5.43
Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
913
3.7
Ed Roebuck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.43
5.43
Schoolboy Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.7
3.7
Ed Roebuck
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.04
1.04
Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.39
2.39
Ed Roebuck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.985
0.985
Schoolboy Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.663
0.663
Ed Roebuck
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.46
Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.09
Ed Roebuck
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.32
Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.11
Ed Roebuck
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.06
Schoolboy Rowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.02
Ed Roebuck
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3375
38.4
Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9398
38.11
Ed Roebuck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
206
2.34
Schoolboy Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
74
0.3
Ed Roebuck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
374
4.26
Schoolboy Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1075
4.36
Ed Roebuck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.26
4.26
Schoolboy Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.36
4.36
Ed Roebuck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Schoolboy Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Roebuck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Schoolboy Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Roebuck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Schoolboy Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Roebuck
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.334
1.334
Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.302
1.302
Ed Roebuck
Career
Per 9 Innings
3045
34.65
Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8813
35.74
Ed Roebuck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.81
0.81
Schoolboy Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.81
2.81
Ed Roebuck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.268
0.268
Schoolboy Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.283
0.283
Ed Roebuck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.4
38.4
Schoolboy Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.11
38.11

Fielding Stats for Ed Roebuck and Schoolboy Rowe

Ed Roebuck
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
Ed Roebuck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
460
5.23
Schoolboy Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
382
Ed Roebuck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Schoolboy Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Roebuck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2373
27
Schoolboy Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Roebuck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
791
9
Schoolboy Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Roebuck
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
0.59
Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97
Ed Roebuck
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
166
1.89
Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
421
Ed Roebuck
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.16
Schoolboy Rowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
Ed Roebuck
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
232
2.64
Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
532
Ed Roebuck
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
218
2.48
Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
518
Ed Roebuck
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.97
93.97
Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.37
Ed Roebuck
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.474
0.474
Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.356
Ed Roebuck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.22
0.22
Schoolboy Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Roebuck
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.11
Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
Ed Roebuck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Schoolboy Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Roebuck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Schoolboy Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Roebuck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Schoolboy Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Roebuck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Schoolboy Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Ed Roebuck and Schoolboy Rowe

Ed Roebuck
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Ed Roebuck
Career
Per 600 PAverified
460
1852.35
Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
491
288.26
Ed Roebuck
Career
Per 600 PA
149
600
Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1022
600
Ed Roebuck
Career
Per 600 PAverified
137
551.68
Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
909
533.66
Ed Roebuck
Career
Per 600 PA
0.204
0.204
Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.263
0.263
Ed Roebuck
Career
Per 600 PA
0.537
0.537
Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.728
0.728
Ed Roebuck
Career
Per 600 PA
28
112.75
Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
239
140.31
Ed Roebuck
Career
Per 600 PA
22
88.59
Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
176
103.33
Ed Roebuck
Career
Per 600 PA
4
16.11
Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
21.14
Ed Roebuck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
5.28
Ed Roebuck
Career
Per 600 PA
2
8.05
Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
10.57
Ed Roebuck
Career
Per 600 PA
6
24.16
Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
36.99
Ed Roebuck
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.264
0.264
Ed Roebuck
Career
Per 600 PA
0.015
0.015
Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.02
0.02
Ed Roebuck
Career
Per 600 PA
0.071
0.071
Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.075
0.075
Ed Roebuck
Career
Per 600 PA
8.7
35.02
Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
115.65
67.9
Ed Roebuck
Career
Per 600 PA
38
153.02
Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
347
203.72
Ed Roebuck
Career
Per 600 PA
32
128.86
Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
327
191.98
Ed Roebuck
Career
Per 600 PA
0.227
0.227
Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.328
0.328
Ed Roebuck
Career
Per 600 PA
0.277
0.277
Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.382
0.382
Ed Roebuck
Career
Per 600 PA
0.504
0.504
Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.71
0.71
Ed Roebuck
Career
Per 600 PA
0.073
0.073
Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.119
0.119
Ed Roebuck
Career
Per 600 PA
0.172
0.172
Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.243
0.243
Ed Roebuck
Career
Per 600 PA
0.378
0.378
Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.64
0.64
Ed Roebuck
Career
Per 600 PA
0.271
0.271
Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.301
0.301
Ed Roebuck
Career
Per 600 PA
14
56.38
Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
116
68.1
Ed Roebuck
Career
Per 600 PA
10
40.27
Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
153
89.82
Ed Roebuck
Career
Per 600 PA
22
88.59
Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
251
147.36
Ed Roebuck
Career
Per 600 PA
8.18
32.94
Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
124.87
73.31
Ed Roebuck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.17
Ed Roebuck
Career
Per 600 PA
4
16.11
Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
50.49
Ed Roebuck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Schoolboy Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Roebuck
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
39
157.05
Schoolboy Rowe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
157
92.17
Ed Roebuck
Career
Per 600 PA
3.82
3.82
Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.51
6.51
Ed Roebuck
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.55
0.55
Ed Roebuck
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
32.21
Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
14.68
Ed Roebuck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Schoolboy Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Roebuck
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
8.05
Schoolboy Rowe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
7.05
Ed Roebuck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.76
Ed Roebuck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.17
Ed Roebuck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
2.94
Ed Roebuck
Career
Per 600 PA
Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
60