Ken Rowe vs. Red Ruffing — Career Comparison

Ken Rowe
Silent GenerationMichiganThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Red Ruffing
Greatest GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueHall of FameStarting PitcherAll-Star

Red Ruffing 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 3.8 and 1.341 for Red Ruffing. By the career numbers, Ken Rowe had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ken Rowe and Red Ruffing

Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
22
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
5.16
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
624
1.29
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
536
1.11
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.4
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
273
0.57
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.2
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
225
0.47
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
54.82
54.82
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.9
85.9
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
335
0.69
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.09
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.2
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.03
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
3.57
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
1833
3.8
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.57
3.57
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.8
3.8
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.47
4.47
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.57
3.57
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.01
4.01
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.95
3.95
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.287
0.287
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.252
0.252
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
136
27
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13032
27
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.1
9
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4344
9
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55
10.92
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4284
8.88
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.92
10.92
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.88
8.88
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.6
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
254
0.53
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.53
0.53
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.41
0.41
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
2.78
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
1541
3.19
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.79
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.78
2.78
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.19
3.19
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
3.77
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1987
4.12
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.77
3.77
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.12
4.12
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.73
0.73
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.18
3.18
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.728
0.728
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.812
0.812
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.79
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.1
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.2
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.12
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.01
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
207
41.1
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18579
38.49
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
1.79
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
71
0.15
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
6.15
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2117
4.39
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.15
6.15
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.39
4.39
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.522
1.522
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.341
1.341
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
38.12
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16980
35.18
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.19
1.19
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.39
3.39
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.306
0.306
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.1
41.1
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.49
38.49

Fielding Stats for Ken Rowe and Red Ruffing

Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
5.16
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
627
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
136
27
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.1
9
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.2
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
155
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.59
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
677
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.99
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
2.78
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
859
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
1.79
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
832
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.29
64.29
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96.86
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.346
0.346
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.327
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.2
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Ken Rowe and Red Ruffing

Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
22
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
26
2600
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
882
254.06
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2083
600
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
600
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1937
557.95
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.269
0.269
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.707
0.707
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
521
150.07
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
374
107.73
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
98
28.23
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
3.74
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
10.37
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
147
42.34
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.282
0.282
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.069
0.069
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
14.97
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
228.39
65.79
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
753
216.9
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
624
179.74
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.306
0.306
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.389
0.389
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.695
0.695
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
0.12
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.117
0.117
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.235
0.235
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.599
0.599
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 600 PA
0.297
0.297
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
207
59.63
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
273
78.64
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
444
127.89
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
5.56
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
248.62
71.61
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
1.73
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
97
27.94
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
300
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 600 PAverified
266
76.62
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.83
7.83
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.36
0.36
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
12.39
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 600 PA
13
3.74
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.29
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.29
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
0.58
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50