Ken Rowe vs. John Taylor — Career Comparison

Ken Rowe
Silent GenerationMichiganThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
John Taylor
UnknownThrows RightChicago GiantsNegro National LeagueStarting Pitcher

John Taylor 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 4.49 and 1.467 for John Taylor. 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 John Taylor

Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
John Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
5.16
John Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
69
1.41
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
1.05
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.4
John Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.35
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.2
John Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.72
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
John Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
32.69
32.69
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73.91
73.91
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.82
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.2
John Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
3.57
John Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
219
4.49
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.57
3.57
John Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.49
4.49
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.47
4.47
John Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.01
4.01
John Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.287
0.287
John Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.371
0.371
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
136
27
John Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1317
27
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.1
9
John Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
439
9
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
10.92
John Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
535
10.97
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.92
10.92
John Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.97
10.97
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.6
John Taylor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.33
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
John Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.33
0.33
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
John Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.23
0.23
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
2.78
John Taylor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
2.23
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.79
John Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.78
2.78
John Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.23
2.23
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
3.77
John Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
174
3.57
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.77
3.77
John Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.57
3.57
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.73
0.73
John Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.52
2.52
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.728
0.728
John Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.645
0.645
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.79
John Taylor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.08
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.2
John Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.51
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
John Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
207
41.1
John Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1639
33.6
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
1.79
John Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.16
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
6.15
John Taylor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
277
5.68
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.15
6.15
John Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.68
5.68
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
John Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
1.29
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.53
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.522
1.522
John Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.467
1.467
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
38.12
John Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1442
29.56
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.19
1.19
John Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.01
4.01
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.306
0.306
John Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.415
0.415
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.1
41.1
John Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.6
33.6

Fielding Stats for Ken Rowe and John Taylor

Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
John Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
5.16
John Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
69
1.64
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
1.21
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
136
27
John Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1136
27
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.1
9
John Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
378.2
9
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.2
John Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.24
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
1.59
John Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
141
3.35
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.99
John Taylor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.19
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
2.78
John Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
159
3.78
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
1.79
John Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
151
3.59
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
64.29
64.29
John Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.97
94.97
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.346
0.346
John Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.188
2.188
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73.91
73.91
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.2
John Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.1
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ken Rowe and John Taylor

Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
John Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
26
2600
John Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
69
233.9
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
John Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
177
600
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
600
John Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
164
555.93
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
John Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0.128
0.128
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
John Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.359
0.359
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
John Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
71.19
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
John Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
57.63
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
10.17
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.39
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
13.56
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.191
0.191
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
14.97
John Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.44
15.05
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
John Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
88.14
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
John Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
94.92
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
John Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0.164
0.164
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
John Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0.159
0.159
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
John Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0.322
0.322
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.031
0.031
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.117
0.117
John Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0.113
0.113
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
John Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
John Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0.129
0.129
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
37.29
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
John Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
30.51
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
John Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
67.8
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
5.56
John Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.38
4.67
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
23.73
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
3
300
John Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.39
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
John Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
177
177
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
20.34
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
John Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA