Ken Rowe vs. Tommy Thomas — Career Comparison

Ken Rowe
Silent GenerationMichiganThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Tommy Thomas
Lost GenerationMarylandThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Tommy 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 4.11 and 1.403 for Tommy 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 Tommy Thomas

Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Tommy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
5.16
Tommy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
398
1.65
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
267
1.1
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.4
Tommy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
117
0.48
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.2
Tommy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
128
0.53
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Tommy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.76
47.76
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67.09
67.09
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
0.53
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.06
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.2
Tommy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.05
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
3.57
Tommy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
995
4.11
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.57
3.57
Tommy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.11
4.11
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.47
4.47
Tommy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.01
4.01
Tommy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.2
4.2
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.287
0.287
Tommy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.268
0.268
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
136
27
Tommy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6529
27
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.1
9
Tommy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2176.1
9
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55
10.92
Tommy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2341
9.68
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.92
10.92
Tommy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.68
9.68
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.6
Tommy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
144
0.6
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Tommy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Tommy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.36
0.36
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
2.78
Tommy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
712
2.94
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.79
Tommy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.78
2.78
Tommy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.94
2.94
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
3.77
Tommy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
736
3.04
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.77
3.77
Tommy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.04
3.04
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.73
0.73
Tommy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.85
1.85
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.728
0.728
Tommy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.665
0.665
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.79
Tommy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.1
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.2
Tommy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.1
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tommy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.02
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
207
41.1
Tommy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9488
39.24
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
1.79
Tommy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
86
0.36
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
6.15
Tommy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1185
4.9
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.15
6.15
Tommy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.9
4.9
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.522
1.522
Tommy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.403
1.403
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
38.12
Tommy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8752
36.19
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.19
1.19
Tommy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.98
2.98
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.306
0.306
Tommy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.279
0.279
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.1
41.1
Tommy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.24
39.24

Fielding Stats for Ken Rowe and Tommy Thomas

Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Tommy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
5.16
Tommy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
398
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
136
27
Tommy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.1
9
Tommy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.2
Tommy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.59
Tommy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
372
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.99
Tommy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
2.78
Tommy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
439
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
1.79
Tommy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
428
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.29
64.29
Tommy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.49
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.346
0.346
Tommy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.075
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.2
Tommy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Ken Rowe and Tommy Thomas

Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Tommy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
26
2600
Tommy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
399
290.89
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Tommy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
823
600
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
600
Tommy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
722
526.37
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Tommy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.195
0.195
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Tommy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.524
0.524
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Tommy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
141
102.79
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Tommy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
119
86.76
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
13.12
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.73
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.19
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
16.04
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.156
0.156
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.021
0.021
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
14.97
Tommy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41.8
30.48
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Tommy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
170
123.94
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Tommy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
181
131.96
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Tommy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.238
0.238
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Tommy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.236
0.236
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Tommy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.473
0.473
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.117
0.117
Tommy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.166
0.166
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Tommy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.361
0.361
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Tommy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.243
0.243
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
57
41.56
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Tommy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
71
51.76
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Tommy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
125
91.13
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
5.56
Tommy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44.31
32.3
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
29.16
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
300
Tommy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
152
110.81
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Tommy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.41
5.41
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.26
0.26
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
61
44.47
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.73
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.73
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
Tommy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0