Mike Rowland vs. Lawrence Simpson — Career Comparison

Baby BoomersIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Lost GenerationOhioNorth AmericaIndianapolis ABCsNegro National LeagueStarting Pitcher

Lawrence Simpson 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 4.3 and 1.398 for Lawrence Simpson. By the career numbers, Mike Rowland had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Mike Rowland and Lawrence Simpson

Mike Rowland
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Mike Rowland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
5.91
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
1.53
Mike Rowland
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.21
Lawrence Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
1.38
Mike Rowland
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.21
Lawrence Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.61
Mike Rowland
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.42
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.31
Mike Rowland
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Lawrence Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Mike Rowland
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.57
3.57
Lawrence Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
90
Mike Rowland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lawrence Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.61
Mike Rowland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lawrence Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.15
Mike Rowland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Rowland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
2.74
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
4.3
Mike Rowland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.3
4.3
Mike Rowland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.45
2.45
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Mike Rowland
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.29
4.29
Lawrence Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.06
4.06
Mike Rowland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.216
0.216
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Mike Rowland
Career
Per 9 Innings
128
27
Lawrence Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
176
27
Mike Rowland
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.2
9
Lawrence Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58.2
9
Mike Rowland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
6.96
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
9.97
Mike Rowland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.96
6.96
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.97
9.97
Mike Rowland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.63
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.77
Mike Rowland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.63
0.63
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.77
0.77
Mike Rowland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Mike Rowland
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
2.95
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
2.61
Mike Rowland
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.84
Lawrence Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Rowland
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.95
2.95
Lawrence Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.61
2.61
Mike Rowland
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
3.38
Lawrence Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
4.14
Mike Rowland
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.38
3.38
Lawrence Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.14
4.14
Mike Rowland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.57
0.57
Lawrence Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.7
2.7
Mike Rowland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.703
0.703
Lawrence Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.75
0.75
Mike Rowland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Rowland
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.42
Lawrence Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Rowland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Rowland
Career
Per 9 Innings
175
36.91
Lawrence Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
260
39.89
Mike Rowland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
3.59
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Rowland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
3.16
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
5.68
Mike Rowland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.16
3.16
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.68
5.68
Mike Rowland
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.84
Lawrence Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.31
Mike Rowland
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.42
Lawrence Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Rowland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lawrence Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.77
Mike Rowland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.102
1.102
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.398
1.398
Mike Rowland
Career
Per 9 Innings
153
32.27
Lawrence Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
241
36.97
Mike Rowland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.54
0.54
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.7
3.7
Mike Rowland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.224
0.224
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.287
0.287
Mike Rowland
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.91
36.91
Lawrence Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.89
39.89

Fielding Stats for Mike Rowland and Lawrence Simpson

Mike Rowland
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Mike Rowland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
5.91
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
1.33
Mike Rowland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.21
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Rowland
Career
Per 9 Innings
128
27
Lawrence Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
346
27
Mike Rowland
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.2
9
Lawrence Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
115.1
9
Mike Rowland
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.42
Lawrence Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.62
Mike Rowland
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.27
Lawrence Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
2.34
Mike Rowland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.55
Mike Rowland
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
1.69
Lawrence Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
3.51
Mike Rowland
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
1.69
Lawrence Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
2.97
Mike Rowland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
84.44
84.44
Mike Rowland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Lawrence Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.235
2.235
Mike Rowland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.57
3.57
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Rowland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Rowland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Rowland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Rowland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Rowland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Mike Rowland and Lawrence Simpson

Mike Rowland
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Mike Rowland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
16800
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
20
244.9
Mike Rowland
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Lawrence Simpson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
49
600
Mike Rowland
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Lawrence Simpson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
526.53
Mike Rowland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.163
0.163
Mike Rowland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.476
0.476
Mike Rowland
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Lawrence Simpson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
85.71
Mike Rowland
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Lawrence Simpson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
73.47
Mike Rowland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lawrence Simpson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
12.24
Mike Rowland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Rowland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Rowland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lawrence Simpson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
12.24
Mike Rowland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lawrence Simpson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Mike Rowland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Rowland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Rowland
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Lawrence Simpson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
24.53
Mike Rowland
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Lawrence Simpson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
97.96
Mike Rowland
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Lawrence Simpson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
122.45
Mike Rowland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.217
0.217
Mike Rowland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.186
0.186
Mike Rowland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.403
0.403
Mike Rowland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lawrence Simpson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.023
0.023
Mike Rowland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.7
0.7
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.144
0.144
Mike Rowland
Career
Per 600 PA
Lawrence Simpson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Mike Rowland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.163
0.163
Mike Rowland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lawrence Simpson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
36.73
Mike Rowland
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Lawrence Simpson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
24.49
Mike Rowland
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Lawrence Simpson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
61.22
Mike Rowland
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.71
423.33
Lawrence Simpson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.91
23.43
Mike Rowland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Rowland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lawrence Simpson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
36.73
Mike Rowland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Rowland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Rowland
Career
Per 600 PA
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Rowland
Career
Per 600 PA
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Rowland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lawrence Simpson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
36.73
Mike Rowland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Rowland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Rowland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lawrence Simpson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
12.24
Mike Rowland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Rowland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lawrence Simpson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
12.24
Mike Rowland
Career
Per 600 PA
Lawrence Simpson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100