Matt Roney vs. Schoolboy Rowe — Career Comparison

Matt Roney
Gen XOklahomaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Schoolboy Rowe
Greatest GenerationTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Schoolboy Rowe built a career as a starting pitcher and Matt Roney as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Schoolboy Rowe posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.87 and WHIP 1.302 compared to 5.42 and 1.538 for Matt Roney. By the career numbers, Schoolboy Rowe had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Matt Roney and Schoolboy Rowe

Matt Roney
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Matt Roney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
4.13
Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
382
1.55
Matt Roney
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.95
Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
278
1.13
Matt Roney
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.09
Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
158
0.64
Matt Roney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.86
Schoolboy Rowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
0.41
Matt Roney
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.09
9.09
Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
61
Matt Roney
Career
Per 9 Innings
22.92
22.92
Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72.77
72.77
Matt Roney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
0.56
Matt Roney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.09
Matt Roney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.05
Matt Roney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
63
5.42
Schoolboy Rowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
955
3.87
Matt Roney
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.42
5.42
Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.87
3.87
Matt Roney
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.98
4.98
Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.54
3.54
Matt Roney
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.73
5.73
Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.74
3.74
Matt Roney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.265
0.265
Schoolboy Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.265
0.265
Matt Roney
Career
Per 9 Innings
314
27
Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6658
27
Matt Roney
Career
Per 9 Innings
104.2
9
Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2219.1
9
Matt Roney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
9.2
Schoolboy Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
2332
9.46
Matt Roney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.2
9.2
Schoolboy Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.46
9.46
Matt Roney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
1.46
Schoolboy Rowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
132
0.54
Matt Roney
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.46
1.46
Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.54
0.54
Matt Roney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.35
0.35
Schoolboy Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.35
0.35
Matt Roney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
4.21
Schoolboy Rowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
558
2.26
Matt Roney
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.43
Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Roney
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.21
4.21
Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.26
2.26
Matt Roney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
4.04
Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
913
3.7
Matt Roney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.04
4.04
Schoolboy Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.7
3.7
Matt Roney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.98
0.98
Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.39
2.39
Matt Roney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.917
0.917
Schoolboy Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.663
0.663
Matt Roney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.17
Schoolboy Rowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.09
Matt Roney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.34
Schoolboy Rowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.11
Matt Roney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.17
Schoolboy Rowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.02
Matt Roney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
467
40.16
Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9398
38.11
Matt Roney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
1.2
Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
74
0.3
Matt Roney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
69
5.93
Schoolboy Rowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1075
4.36
Matt Roney
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.93
5.93
Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.36
4.36
Matt Roney
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.43
Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Roney
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.43
Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Roney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.6
Schoolboy Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Roney
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.49
1.49
Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.302
1.302
Matt Roney
Career
Per 9 Innings
404
34.74
Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8813
35.74
Matt Roney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.44
1.44
Schoolboy Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.81
2.81
Matt Roney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.265
0.265
Schoolboy Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.283
0.283
Matt Roney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.16
40.16
Schoolboy Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.11
38.11

Fielding Stats for Matt Roney and Schoolboy Rowe

Matt Roney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
Matt Roney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
4.13
Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
382
Matt Roney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.95
Schoolboy Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Roney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
314
27
Schoolboy Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Roney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104.2
9
Schoolboy Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Roney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.6
Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97
Matt Roney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.95
Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
421
Matt Roney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.17
Schoolboy Rowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
Matt Roney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
1.72
Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
532
Matt Roney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
1.55
Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
518
Matt Roney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
90
Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.37
Matt Roney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.375
0.375
Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.356
Matt Roney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22.92
22.92
Schoolboy Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Roney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
Matt Roney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Schoolboy Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Roney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Schoolboy Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Roney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Schoolboy Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Roney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Schoolboy Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Matt Roney and Schoolboy Rowe

Matt Roney
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Matt Roney
Career
Per 600 PAverified
48
14400
Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
491
288.26
Matt Roney
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1022
600
Matt Roney
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
909
533.66
Matt Roney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Schoolboy Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.263
0.263
Matt Roney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Schoolboy Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.728
0.728
Matt Roney
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
239
140.31
Matt Roney
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
176
103.33
Matt Roney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
21.14
Matt Roney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
5.28
Matt Roney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
10.57
Matt Roney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
36.99
Matt Roney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.264
0.264
Matt Roney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.02
0.02
Matt Roney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.075
0.075
Matt Roney
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.47
140.43
Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
115.65
67.9
Matt Roney
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
347
203.72
Matt Roney
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
327
191.98
Matt Roney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Schoolboy Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.328
0.328
Matt Roney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Schoolboy Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.382
0.382
Matt Roney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Schoolboy Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.71
0.71
Matt Roney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.119
0.119
Matt Roney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Schoolboy Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.243
0.243
Matt Roney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Schoolboy Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.64
0.64
Matt Roney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Schoolboy Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.301
0.301
Matt Roney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
116
68.1
Matt Roney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
153
89.82
Matt Roney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
251
147.36
Matt Roney
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.52
156.97
Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
124.87
73.31
Matt Roney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.17
Matt Roney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
50.49
Matt Roney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Schoolboy Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Roney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
300
Schoolboy Rowe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
157
92.17
Matt Roney
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.51
6.51
Matt Roney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.55
0.55
Matt Roney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
14.68
Matt Roney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Schoolboy Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Roney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Schoolboy Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
12
7.05
Matt Roney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.76
Matt Roney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.17
Matt Roney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
2.94
Matt Roney
Career
Per 600 PA
Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
60