Ken Rowe vs. Bud Thomas — Career Comparison

Ken Rowe
Silent GenerationMichiganThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Bud Thomas
Greatest GenerationVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Bud Thomas 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 4.96 and 1.504 for Bud Thomas. 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 Bud Thomas

Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
5.16
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
143
2.45
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.99
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.4
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.43
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.2
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.58
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.37
42.37
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.56
40.56
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.22
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.2
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.05
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
3.57
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
290
4.96
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.57
3.57
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.96
4.96
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.47
4.47
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.79
4.79
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.01
4.01
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.77
4.77
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.287
0.287
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.287
0.287
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
136
27
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1578
27
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.1
9
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
526
9
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55
10.92
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
625
10.69
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.92
10.92
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.69
10.69
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.6
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.91
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.6
0.6
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.91
0.91
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.37
0.37
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
2.78
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
166
2.84
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.79
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.78
2.78
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.84
2.84
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
3.77
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
135
2.31
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.77
3.77
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.31
2.31
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.73
0.73
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.94
0.94
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.728
0.728
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.572
0.572
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.79
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.24
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.2
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.07
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.05
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
207
41.1
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2347
40.16
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
1.79
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
0.86
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
6.15
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
344
5.89
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.15
6.15
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.89
5.89
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.522
1.522
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.504
1.504
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
38.12
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2177
37.25
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.19
1.19
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.41
2.41
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.306
0.306
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.288
0.288
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.1
41.1
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.16
40.16

Fielding Stats for Ken Rowe and Bud Thomas

Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
5.16
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
143
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
136
27
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.1
9
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.2
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.59
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
98
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.99
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
2.78
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
122
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
1.79
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
120
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.29
64.29
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
98.36
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.346
0.346
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.839
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.2
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Ken Rowe and Bud Thomas

Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
26
2600
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
143
490.29
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
175
600
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
600
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
150
514.29
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
0.12
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.409
0.409
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
61.71
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
48
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
10.29
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.43
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
13.71
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.056
0.056
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
14.97
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.83
16.54
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
82.29
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
92.57
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.33
0.33
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.117
0.117
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.116
0.116
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.207
0.207
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
24
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
34.29
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
54.86
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
5.56
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.18
4.04
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
30.86
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
300
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
67
229.71
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.61
2.61
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
54.86
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA