Ken Rowe vs. Fred Talbot — Career Comparison

Ken Rowe
Silent GenerationMichiganThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Fred Talbot
Silent GenerationDistrict of ColumbiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Fred Talbot 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 4.12 and 1.416 for Fred Talbot. 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 Fred Talbot

Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
5.16
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
195
2.06
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
1.33
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.4
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
0.4
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.2
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.59
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.43
40.43
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.62
64.62
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.13
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.04
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.2
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
3.57
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 9 Innings
391
4.12
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.57
3.57
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.12
4.12
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.47
4.47
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.15
4.15
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.01
4.01
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.68
4.68
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.287
0.287
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.255
0.255
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
136
27
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2561
27
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.1
9
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
853.2
9
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55
10.92
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
844
8.9
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.92
10.92
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.9
8.9
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.6
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 9 Innings
96
1.01
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.6
0.6
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.01
1.01
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.49
0.49
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
2.78
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 9 Innings
334
3.52
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.79
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.33
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.78
2.78
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.52
3.52
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
3.77
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
449
4.73
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.77
3.77
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.73
4.73
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.73
0.73
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.3
2.3
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.728
0.728
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.917
0.917
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.79
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.23
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.2
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.28
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.03
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
207
41.1
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3677
38.77
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
1.79
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
0.27
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
6.15
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
431
4.54
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.15
6.15
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.54
4.54
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.522
1.522
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.38
1.38
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
38.12
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3316
34.96
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.19
1.19
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.21
2.21
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.306
0.306
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.1
41.1
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.77
38.77

Fielding Stats for Ken Rowe and Fred Talbot

Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
5.16
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
195
2.06
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
1.33
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
136
27
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2562
27
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.1
9
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
854
9
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.2
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
0.73
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.59
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
143
1.51
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.99
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.09
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
2.78
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
221
2.33
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
1.79
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
212
2.23
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
64.29
64.29
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.93
95.93
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.346
0.346
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.087
1.087
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.62
64.62
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.2
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.11
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ken Rowe and Fred Talbot

Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
26
2600
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
207
431.25
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
288
600
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
600
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
241
502.08
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.579
0.579
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
42
87.5
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
62.5
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
12.5
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.17
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
8.33
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
25
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.017
0.017
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.095
0.095
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
14.97
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18.62
38.79
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64
133.33
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
68
141.67
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.255
0.255
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.266
0.266
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.52
0.52
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.117
0.117
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.181
0.181
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.453
0.453
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 600 PA
0.259
0.259
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
50
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
60.42
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
102.08
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
5.56
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17.55
36.57
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.17
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
50
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
300
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 600 PAverified
90
187.5
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.2
3.2
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
43.75
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 600 PA
2
4.17
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.08
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.08
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100