What years did Jack Rowan play?

Jack Rowan played in Major League Baseball from 1906 to 1914.

Was Jack Rowan a pitcher?

Yes. Jack Rowan pitched in the major leagues, recording 31 wins and 267 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Jack Rowan hit?

Jack Rowan hit 0 career home runs with 30 hits.

What was Jack Rowan's career batting average?

Jack Rowan batted .151 over his career, with 30 hits in 199 at bats.

How many RBI did Jack Rowan have?

Jack Rowan drove in 13 runs in his career.

What was Jack Rowan's career ERA?

Jack Rowan finished with a 3.07 career ERA, going 31-40 with 267 strikeouts.

Jack Rowan

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1906-1914)

Jack Rowan was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 1906 to 1914 for 4 teams, including the Detroit Tigers, a span of 9 seasons. Across 119 career appearances, he went 31-40 with a 3.07 ERA and 267 strikeouts.

W (Wins):: Games credited to a pitcher whose team took a lead it never surrendered while he was the pitcher of record.
ERA (Earned Run Average):: Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched: (ER × 9) ÷ IP. The primary measure of pitching effectiveness.
SO (Strikeouts):: For a batter, times retired on a third strike; for a pitcher, batters retired on a third strike.
WHIP (Walks and Hits per Inning Pitched):: Baserunners allowed per inning: (BB + H) ÷ IP. Under 1.00 is elite.

Data updated October 12, 2026

W–L 31–40

ERA 3.07

WHIP 1.33

SO 267

Pitcher PIV -3613.3

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 6'1" / 210 lb
Born: 6/16/1886 in New Castle, PA, USA
Died: 9/29/1966 in Dayton, OH, USA
MLB Debut: 1906-09-06
Last Game: 1914-07-10

Full name: John Albert Rowan

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Career Pitching Statistics

Jack Rowan — Career Pitching Statistics
W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
31	40	119	74	44	5	3	670.2	623	229	8	272	267	3.07	-3613.3

Career ERA 3.07 vs. league average 2.83 across their career seasons — 8.4% worse than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

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Jack Rowan Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1906	DET	AL	0	1	1	1	1	0	0	9.0	15	11	6	0	11.00	2.68 (-311%)	0.0
1908	CIN	NL	3	3	8	7	4	1	0	49.1	46	10	16	24	1.82	2.40 (+24%)	336.1
1909	CIN	NL	11	12	38	23	14	0	0	225.2	185	70	104	81	2.79	2.55 (-10%)	-2253.4
1910	CIN	NL	14	13	42	30	18	4	1	261.0	242	85	105	108	2.93	2.79 (-5%)	-1601.5
1911	PHI	NL	2	4	12	6	2	0	0	45.2	59	24	20	17	4.73	3.37 (-40%)	-1046.5
1911	CHN	NL	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	2.0	1	1	2	0	4.50	—	0.0
1913	CIN	NL	0	4	5	5	5	0	0	39.0	37	13	9	21	3.00	3.07 (+2%)	770.8
1914	CIN	NL	1	3	12	2	0	0	2	39.0	38	15	10	16	3.46	2.93 (-18%)	181.2
Career · 8 seasons			31	40	119	74	44	5	3	670.2	623	229	272	267	3.07	—	-3,613

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Career Batting Statistics

Jack Rowan — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
119	199	9	30	1	2	0	13	2	24	76	.151	.246	.176	.421	-575

Career AVG .151 vs. league average .252 across their career seasons — 40.2% below league average.

Career OBP .246 vs. league average .317 across their career seasons — 22.5% below league average.

Career SLG .176 vs. league average .330 across their career seasons — 46.7% below league average.

Career OPS .421 vs. league average .647 across their career seasons — 34.8% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

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Jack Rowan — Season-by-Season Batting
Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1906	DET	AL	1	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	.250	—	—	—	—	0.0
1908	CIN	NL	8	14	0	1	0	0	3	0	2	8	.071	—	—	—	—	0.0
1909	CIN	NL	38	65	4	6	0	1	2	1	9	25	.092	.244 (-62%)	.306 (-34%)	.312 (-61%)	.618 (-47%)	-415.5
1910	CIN	NL	42	83	3	19	1	0	5	1	9	27	.229	.249 (-8%)	.317 (-4%)	.326 (-26%)	.644 (-15%)	-159.6
1911	PHI	NL	12	13	1	1	0	0	2	0	1	8	.077	—	—	—	—	0.0
1911	CHN	NL	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1913	CIN	NL	5	11	0	2	0	1	1	0	3	3	.182	—	—	—	—	0.0
1914	CIN	NL	12	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 8 seasons			119	199	9	30	1	2	13	2	24	76	.151	—	—	—	—	-575

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Game Log & Splits

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Per-game data from Retrosheet (regular season, through 2025).

Batting — Home / Away

Jack Rowan — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	64	103	6	17	0	3	.165
Away	55	96	3	13	0	8	.135

Pitching — Home / Away

Jack Rowan — Pitching — Home / Away
Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	64	365.2	342	99	154	152	2.44
Away	55	304.2	279	83	116	117	2.45

Last 10 Games — Batting

Jack Rowan — Last 10 Games — Batting
Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	SO
1914-07-10	CIN	BRO	L	0	0
1914-07-09	CIN	BRO	L	0	0
1914-06-29	CIN	CHC	L	0	0
1914-06-28	CIN	PIT	W	0	0
1914-06-03	CIN	STL	L	2	1
1914-05-25	CIN	PHI	L	2	1
1914-05-23	CIN	BRO	W	1	1
1914-05-21	CIN	BRO	W	1	1
1914-05-07	CIN	STL	L	1	0
1914-05-02	CIN	PIT	L	0	0

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Jack Rowan — Last 10 Games — Pitching
Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO
1914-07-10	CIN	BRO	—	1.0	1	0	0	0	3
1914-07-09	CIN	BRO	—	2.0	2	1	1	0	0
1914-06-29	CIN	CHC	—	2.0	0	2	0	2	1
1914-06-28	CIN	PIT	W	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
1914-06-03	CIN	STL	L	8.0	8	3	1	0	1
1914-05-25	CIN	PHI	L	7.0	8	5	3	1	5
1914-05-23	CIN	BRO	SV	2.0	0	1	0	0	0
1914-05-21	CIN	BRO	SV	5.0	5	4	4	5	4
1914-05-07	CIN	STL	—	4.0	5	2	2	0	1
1914-05-02	CIN	PIT	—	1.0	1	0	0	0	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Jack Rowan — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	119	61	12	148	11	4

Season-by-Season Fielding

Jack Rowan — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1906	DET	P	1	1	1	1	0	0
1908	CIN	P	8	7	1	17	1	0
1909	CIN	P	38	23	7	40	3	2
1910	CIN	P	42	30	3	56	6	1
1911	PHI	P	12	0	0	16	0	1
1911	CHN	P	1	0	0	1	0	0
1913	CIN	P	5	0	0	9	1	0
1914	CIN	P	12	0	0	8	0	0

Career Games by Position

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Jack Rowan — Career Games by Position
Position	Games
Pitcher	119

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Jack Rowan: the record in brief

The profile opens with Jack Rowan's first major league game on September 6, 1906; the last one listed came on July 10, 1914. The season rows list, in order, the Detroit Tigers (1906), the Cincinnati Reds (1908 through 1914), the Philadelphia Phillies (1911), and the Chicago Cubs (1911). Rowan, a pitcher by primary position, both batted and threw right-handed. Rowan is listed at 6 feet, 1 inch and 210 pounds. The birth record reads June 16, 1886, in New Castle, PA, USA. The bio records the death on September 29, 1966, in Dayton, OH, USA. Rowan's full given name, per the bio, is John Albert Rowan.

The pitching table credits Rowan with a 31-40 record and a 3.07 ERA in 119 games. The same table counts 267 strikeouts, 44 complete games, and 5 shutouts. The league ERA over Rowan's seasons was 2.83, so the 3.07 figure ran 8.4% worse than average. Rowan won 14 games in 1910, the most of any season listed. Among the heaviest workloads, the lowest ERA was 2.79 in 1909, when the league's was 2.55.

Frequently Asked Questions about Jack Rowan

What years did Jack Rowan play?: Jack Rowan played in Major League Baseball from 1906 to 1914.
Was Jack Rowan a pitcher?: Yes. Jack Rowan pitched in the major leagues, recording 31 wins and 267 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Jack Rowan hit?: Jack Rowan hit 0 career home runs with 30 hits.
What was Jack Rowan's career batting average?: Jack Rowan batted .151 over his career, with 30 hits in 199 at bats.
How many RBI did Jack Rowan have?: Jack Rowan drove in 13 runs in his career.
What was Jack Rowan's career ERA?: Jack Rowan finished with a 3.07 career ERA, going 31-40 with 267 strikeouts.