Ken Rowe vs. Bill Travers — Career Comparison

Ken Rowe
Silent GenerationMichiganThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Bill Travers
Baby BoomersMassachusettsThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaMilwaukee BrewersAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Bill Travers 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 4.1 and 1.406 for Bill Travers. 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 Bill Travers

Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Bill Travers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
5.16
Bill Travers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
205
1.65
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Travers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
168
1.35
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.4
Bill Travers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.52
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.2
Bill Travers
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
0.57
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Bill Travers
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.79
47.79
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Travers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81.95
81.95
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Travers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.37
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Travers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.08
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.2
Bill Travers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
3.57
Bill Travers
Career
Per 9 Innings
511
4.1
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.57
3.57
Bill Travers
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.1
4.1
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.47
4.47
Bill Travers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.33
4.33
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.01
4.01
Bill Travers
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.91
4.91
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.287
0.287
Bill Travers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.265
0.265
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
136
27
Bill Travers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3362
27
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.1
9
Bill Travers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1120.2
9
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55
10.92
Bill Travers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1139
9.15
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.92
10.92
Bill Travers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.15
9.15
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.6
Bill Travers
Career
Per 9 Innings
134
1.08
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.6
0.6
Bill Travers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.08
1.08
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Bill Travers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.65
0.65
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
2.78
Bill Travers
Career
Per 9 Innings
415
3.33
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.79
Bill Travers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.18
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.78
2.78
Bill Travers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.33
3.33
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
3.77
Bill Travers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
488
3.92
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.77
3.77
Bill Travers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.92
3.92
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.73
0.73
Bill Travers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.38
2.38
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.728
0.728
Bill Travers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.806
0.806
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.79
Bill Travers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
0.35
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.2
Bill Travers
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
0.35
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Travers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
207
41.1
Bill Travers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4838
38.85
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
1.79
Bill Travers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.13
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
6.15
Bill Travers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
575
4.62
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.15
6.15
Bill Travers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.62
4.62
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Travers
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.28
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Travers
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.3
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Travers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
0.79
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.522
1.522
Bill Travers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.387
1.387
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
38.12
Bill Travers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4307
34.59
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.19
1.19
Bill Travers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.8
2.8
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.306
0.306
Bill Travers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.1
41.1
Bill Travers
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.85
38.85

Fielding Stats for Ken Rowe and Bill Travers

Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Bill Travers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
5.16
Bill Travers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
205
1.65
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Travers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
168
1.35
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
136
27
Bill Travers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3362
27
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.1
9
Bill Travers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1120.2
9
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.2
Bill Travers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.39
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.59
Bill Travers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
167
1.34
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.99
Bill Travers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.1
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
2.78
Bill Travers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
227
1.82
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
1.79
Bill Travers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
215
1.73
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
64.29
64.29
Bill Travers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.71
94.71
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.346
0.346
Bill Travers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.049
1.049
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Travers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81.95
81.95
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.2
Bill Travers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.13
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Travers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Travers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Travers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Travers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ken Rowe and Bill Travers

Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Bill Travers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
26
2600
Bill Travers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
205
123000
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
600
Bill Travers
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
600
Bill Travers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Bill Travers
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Bill Travers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Bill Travers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Bill Travers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Travers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Travers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Travers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Travers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Travers
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Travers
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Travers
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
14.97
Bill Travers
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Bill Travers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Bill Travers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Bill Travers
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Bill Travers
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Bill Travers
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Travers
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.117
0.117
Bill Travers
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Bill Travers
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Bill Travers
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Travers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Bill Travers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Bill Travers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
0.06
5.56
Bill Travers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.03
18.72
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Travers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Travers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Travers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
3
300
Bill Travers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Bill Travers
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Travers
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Travers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Travers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Travers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Travers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Travers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Travers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Travers
Career
Per 600 PA