Schoolboy Rowe vs. Mike Rowland — Career Comparison

Schoolboy Rowe
Greatest GenerationTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Mike Rowland
Baby BoomersIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Schoolboy Rowe built a career as a starting pitcher and Mike Rowland as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Mike Rowland posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.74 and WHIP 1.195 compared to 3.87 and 1.302 for Schoolboy Rowe. By the career numbers, Mike Rowland had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Schoolboy Rowe and Mike Rowland

Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Mike Rowland
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
382
1.55
Mike Rowland
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
5.91
Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
278
1.13
Mike Rowland
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.21
Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
158
0.64
Mike Rowland
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.21
Schoolboy Rowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
0.41
Mike Rowland
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.42
Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
61
Mike Rowland
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72.77
72.77
Mike Rowland
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.57
3.57
Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
0.56
Mike Rowland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.09
Mike Rowland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.05
Mike Rowland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Schoolboy Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
955
3.87
Mike Rowland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
2.74
Schoolboy Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.87
3.87
Mike Rowland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Schoolboy Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.54
3.54
Mike Rowland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.45
2.45
Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.74
3.74
Mike Rowland
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.29
4.29
Schoolboy Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.265
0.265
Mike Rowland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.216
0.216
Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6658
27
Mike Rowland
Career
Per 9 Innings
128
27
Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2219.1
9
Mike Rowland
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.2
9
Schoolboy Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
2332
9.46
Mike Rowland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
6.96
Schoolboy Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.46
9.46
Mike Rowland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.96
6.96
Schoolboy Rowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
132
0.54
Mike Rowland
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.63
Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.54
0.54
Mike Rowland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.63
0.63
Schoolboy Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.35
0.35
Mike Rowland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Schoolboy Rowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
558
2.26
Mike Rowland
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
2.95
Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Rowland
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.84
Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.26
2.26
Mike Rowland
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.95
2.95
Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
913
3.7
Mike Rowland
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
3.38
Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.7
3.7
Mike Rowland
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.38
3.38
Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.39
2.39
Mike Rowland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.57
0.57
Schoolboy Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.663
0.663
Mike Rowland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.703
0.703
Schoolboy Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.09
Mike Rowland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Schoolboy Rowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.11
Mike Rowland
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.42
Schoolboy Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.02
Mike Rowland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9398
38.11
Mike Rowland
Career
Per 9 Innings
175
36.91
Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
74
0.3
Mike Rowland
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
3.59
Schoolboy Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1075
4.36
Mike Rowland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
3.16
Schoolboy Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.36
4.36
Mike Rowland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.16
3.16
Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Rowland
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.84
Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Rowland
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.42
Schoolboy Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Rowland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Schoolboy Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.302
1.302
Mike Rowland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.102
1.102
Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8813
35.74
Mike Rowland
Career
Per 9 Innings
153
32.27
Schoolboy Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.81
2.81
Mike Rowland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.54
0.54
Schoolboy Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.283
0.283
Mike Rowland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.224
0.224
Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.11
38.11
Mike Rowland
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.91
36.91

Fielding Stats for Schoolboy Rowe and Mike Rowland

Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
Mike Rowland
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
382
Mike Rowland
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
5.91
Schoolboy Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Rowland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.21
Schoolboy Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Rowland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
27
Schoolboy Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Rowland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.2
9
Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97
Mike Rowland
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.42
Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
421
Mike Rowland
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.27
Schoolboy Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
Mike Rowland
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
532
Mike Rowland
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.69
Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
518
Mike Rowland
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.69
Schoolboy Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.37
Mike Rowland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.356
Mike Rowland
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.286
0.286
Schoolboy Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Rowland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.57
3.57
Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
Mike Rowland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Schoolboy Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Rowland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Schoolboy Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Rowland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Schoolboy Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Rowland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Schoolboy Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Rowland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Schoolboy Rowe and Mike Rowland

Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Mike Rowland
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
491
288.26
Mike Rowland
Career
Per 600 PAverified
28
16800
Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1022
600
Mike Rowland
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
909
533.66
Mike Rowland
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Schoolboy Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.263
0.263
Mike Rowland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Schoolboy Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.728
0.728
Mike Rowland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
239
140.31
Mike Rowland
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
176
103.33
Mike Rowland
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
21.14
Mike Rowland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
5.28
Mike Rowland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
10.57
Mike Rowland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
36.99
Mike Rowland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.264
0.264
Mike Rowland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.02
0.02
Mike Rowland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.075
0.075
Mike Rowland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
115.65
67.9
Mike Rowland
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
347
203.72
Mike Rowland
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
327
191.98
Mike Rowland
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Schoolboy Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.328
0.328
Mike Rowland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Schoolboy Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.382
0.382
Mike Rowland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Schoolboy Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.71
0.71
Mike Rowland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.119
0.119
Mike Rowland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Schoolboy Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.243
0.243
Mike Rowland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.7
0.7
Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.64
0.64
Mike Rowland
Career
Per 600 PA
Schoolboy Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.301
0.301
Mike Rowland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
116
68.1
Mike Rowland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
153
89.82
Mike Rowland
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
251
147.36
Mike Rowland
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
124.87
73.31
Mike Rowland
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.71
423.33
Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.17
Mike Rowland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
50.49
Mike Rowland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Schoolboy Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Rowland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Schoolboy Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
157
92.17
Mike Rowland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.51
6.51
Mike Rowland
Career
Per 600 PA
Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.55
0.55
Mike Rowland
Career
Per 600 PA
Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
14.68
Mike Rowland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Schoolboy Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Rowland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Schoolboy Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
12
7.05
Mike Rowland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.76
Mike Rowland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.17
Mike Rowland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
2.94
Mike Rowland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
60
Mike Rowland
Career
Per 600 PA