Schoolboy Rowe vs. Erik Sabel — Career Comparison

Schoolboy Rowe
Greatest GenerationTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Erik Sabel
Gen XIndianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaArizona DiamondbacksNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Schoolboy Rowe built a career as a starting pitcher and Erik Sabel as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Schoolboy Rowe posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.87 and WHIP 1.302 compared to 5.02 and 1.541 for Erik Sabel. By the career numbers, Schoolboy Rowe had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Schoolboy Rowe and Erik Sabel

Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
382
1.55
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
7.38
Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
278
1.13
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
158
0.64
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.44
Schoolboy Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
101
0.41
Erik Sabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.3
Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
61
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
60
Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72.77
72.77
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
0.56
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.09
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.05
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Schoolboy Rowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
955
3.87
Erik Sabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
5.02
Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.87
3.87
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.02
5.02
Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.54
3.54
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.33
5.33
Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.74
3.74
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.25
5.25
Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.265
0.265
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.291
0.291
Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6658
27
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
183
27
Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2219.1
9
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
9
Schoolboy Rowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2332
9.46
Erik Sabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
71
10.48
Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.46
9.46
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.48
10.48
Schoolboy Rowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
132
0.54
Erik Sabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
1.48
Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.54
0.54
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.48
1.48
Schoolboy Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.35
0.35
Erik Sabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Schoolboy Rowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
558
2.26
Erik Sabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
2.66
Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.74
Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.26
2.26
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.66
2.66
Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
913
3.7
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
4.57
Schoolboy Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.7
3.7
Erik Sabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.57
4.57
Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.39
2.39
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.62
0.62
Schoolboy Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.663
0.663
Erik Sabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.803
0.803
Schoolboy Rowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.09
Erik Sabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.3
Schoolboy Rowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.11
Erik Sabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.74
Schoolboy Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.02
Erik Sabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9398
38.11
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
268
39.54
Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
74
0.3
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
1.77
Schoolboy Rowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1075
4.36
Erik Sabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
5.16
Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.36
4.36
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.16
5.16
Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.15
Schoolboy Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Schoolboy Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Erik Sabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.89
Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.302
1.302
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.459
1.459
Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8813
35.74
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
244
36
Schoolboy Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.81
2.81
Erik Sabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.7
0.7
Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.283
0.283
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.301
0.301
Schoolboy Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.11
38.11
Erik Sabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.54
39.54

Fielding Stats for Schoolboy Rowe and Erik Sabel

Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
382
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
7.38
Schoolboy Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Schoolboy Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Erik Sabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
183
27
Schoolboy Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Erik Sabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
9
Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.44
Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
421
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.03
Schoolboy Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
Erik Sabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
532
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.48
Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
518
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.48
Schoolboy Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.37
Erik Sabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.356
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Schoolboy Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.3
Schoolboy Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Schoolboy Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Schoolboy Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Schoolboy Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Schoolboy Rowe and Erik Sabel

Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
491
288.26
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
50
15000
Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1022
600
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
909
533.66
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.263
0.263
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.728
0.728
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
239
140.31
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
176
103.33
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
21.14
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
5.28
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
10.57
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
36.99
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.264
0.264
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.02
0.02
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.075
0.075
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
115.65
67.9
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
347
203.72
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
327
191.98
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.328
0.328
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.382
0.382
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.71
0.71
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.119
0.119
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.243
0.243
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.64
0.64
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.301
0.301
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
116
68.1
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
153
89.82
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
251
147.36
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
124.87
73.31
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.22
-66.4
Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.17
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
50.49
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Schoolboy Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Schoolboy Rowe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
157
92.17
Erik Sabel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
600
Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.51
6.51
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.55
0.55
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
14.68
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Schoolboy Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Schoolboy Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
12
7.05
Erik Sabel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.76
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.17
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
2.94
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
60
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA