Don Rowe

Donald Howard Rowe

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Left, Throws: Left
Height: 6' 0", Weight: 180 lb.

Born: April 3, 1936 in Brawley, CA
High School: Compton HS (Compton, CA)
Signed by the Pittsburgh Pirates as an amateur free agent in 1954. (All Transactions)
Debut: April 9, 1963
Team: Mets 1963

Final Game: July 18, 1963
Died: October 15, 2005 in Newport Beach, CA
Cremated
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Standard Pitching

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	ERA+	WHIP	H/9	HR/9	BB/9	SO/9	SO/BB	Awards
1954	18	PHX	C	18	3	.857	4.15	29	23					182.0	149	109	84	8	150								1.643	7.4	0.4	7.4			PHX · AZTX
1955	19	PIT-min	B	15	17	.469	4.04	38	33					256.0	260	144	115	24	139								1.559	9.1	0.8	4.9			WAC · BSTL
1956	20	PIT-min	A	13	7	.650	4.63	29	27					173.0	173	97	89	15	112								1.647	9.0	0.8	5.8			LIN · WL
1957	21	PIT-min	Opn	8	6	.571	4.69	28	17		4	1		109.1	124	62	57	13	60		71	1	0	6			1.683	10.2	1.1	4.9	5.8	1.18	HOL · PCL
1958	22	PIT-min	AAA	1	5	.167	5.95	19	8		0	0		65.0	63	47	43	7	50	2	39	1	0	4			1.738	8.7	1.0	6.9	5.4	0.78	CLB · IL
1959	23	PIT-min	AAA	5	6	.455	4.66	28	12		1	0		83.0	89	55	43	8	63		44	2	0	7			1.831	9.7	0.9	6.8	4.8	0.70	SLC · PCL
1960	24	PIT-min	AAA	9	15	.375	4.91	32	26					176.0	198	112	96	23	71								1.528	10.1	1.2	3.6			SLC · PCL
1961	25	PIT-min	AAA,AA	14	10	.583	3.41	34	26					195.1	195	89	74	15	74								1.377	9.0	0.7	3.4			CLB,MOB · IL,SOUA
1962	26	PIT-min	AAA	11	9	.550	3.52	26	26		9	2		166.0	158	80	65	19	54	0	102	1	0	2			1.277	8.6	1.0	2.9	5.5	1.89	CLB · IL
1963	27	NYM-min	AAA	2	5	.286	5.50	10	5					36.0	54	23	22	8	7		14						1.694	13.5	2.0	1.8	3.5	2.00	BFL · IL
1963	27	NYM	NL	0	0		4.28	26	1	12	0	0	0	54.2	59	27	26	6	21	0	27	1	5	1	237	81	1.463	9.7	1.0	3.5	4.4	1.29
1964	28	NYM-min	AAA	0	1	.000	8.50	9	0		0	0		18.0	25	22	17	4	12	0	6	3	0	3			2.056	12.5	2.0	6.0	3.0	0.50	BFL · IL
1965	29	NYM-min	AAA	8	8	.500	3.28	34	18		5	1		140.0	139	60	51	15	27	4	90	1	1	1			1.186	8.9	1.0	1.7	5.8	3.33	BFL · IL
1966	30	CLE-min	AAA	0	3	.000	7.20	15	4		1	0		35.0	45	28	28	4	9	0	25	0	1	0			1.543	11.6	1.0	2.3	6.4	2.78	POR · PCL
1967	31	CLE-min	AAA	2	1	.667	1.96	21	0		0	0		46.0	33	13	10	5	8	1	26	1	0	1			0.891	6.5	1.0	1.6	5.1	3.25	POR · PCL
1 Yr				0	0		4.28	26	1	12	0	0	0	54.2	59	27	26	6	21	0	27	1	5	1	237	81	1.463	9.7	1.0	3.5	4.4	1.29
162 Game Avg.				0	0		4.28	65	3	30	0	0	0	138	149	68	65	15	53	0	68	3	13	3	597	81	1.463	9.7	1.0	3.5	4.4	1.29

Player Value--Pitchers

WAR Explained (v2.1): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	IP	G	GS	R	RA9	RA9opp	RA9def	RA9role	PPFp	RA9avg	RAA	WAA	gmLI	WAAadj	WAR	RAR	waaWL%	162WL%	Salary	Awards
1963	27	NYM	NL	54.2	26	1	27	4.45	3.86	-0.47	-0.14	106.2	4.44	-0	-0.1	.6	-0.1	0.4	5	.498	.500	$
1 Season				54.2	26	1	27	4.45	3.86	-0.47	-0.14	106.2	4.44	-0	-0.1	.6	-0.1	0.4	5	.498	.500	$

Batting Against -- Pitching*

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BAbip	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB	ROE
1963	27	NYM	NL	26	237	211	27	59	5	1	6	2	2	21	27	.280	.346	.398	.744	.296	84	6	1	3	1	0	3
1 Yr				26	237	211	27	59	5	1	6	2	2	21	27	.280	.346	.398	.744	.296	84	6	1	3	1	0	3
162 Game Avg.				65	597	531	68	149	13	3	15	5	5	53	68	.280	.346	.398	.744	.296	212	15	3	8	3	0	8
MLB Averages																.246	.309	.372	.681	.273

Win Probability

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	PtchR	PitchW	Plays	WPA	WPA+	WPA-	aLI	WPA/LI	Clutch	RE24	REW	boLI	RE24/boLI	LevHi	LevMd	LevLo
1963	27	NYM	NL	-3.3	-0.4	248	-0.4	1.6	-1.9	.40	0.1	-1.0	-5.2	-0.5	0.40	-6.1	4	5	14
1 Yr				-3.3	-0.4	248	-0.4	1.6	-1.9	.40	0.1	-1.0	-5.2	-0.5	0.40	-6.1	4	5	14

Starting Pitching*

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	G	GS	Wgs	Lgs	ND	Wchp	Ltuf	Wtm	Ltm	tmW-L%	Wlst	Lsv	CG	SHO	QS	QS%	GmScA	Best	Wrst	BQR	BQS	sDR	lDR	RS/GS	RS/IP	IP/GS
1963	27	NYM	NL	26	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0%	38.0	38	38	9	3	0	0	6.0	5.4	4.7
1 Yr				26	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0%	38	38	38	9	3	0	0	6.0	5.4	4.7
MLB Averages													.500						56%	54	112	0					4.0	3.9	6.5

Reliever Pitching*

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	G	GR	GF	Wgr	Lgr	SVOpp	SV	BSv	SV%	SVSit	Hold	IR	IS	IS%	1^stIP	aLI	LevHi	LevMd	LevLo	Ahd	Tie	Bhd	Runr	Empt	>3o	<3o	IPmult	0DR	Out/GR	Pit/GR
1963	27	NYM	NL	26	25	12	0	0	0	0	0		3	1	21	7	33%	8	.401	4	5	14	3	1	21	10	15	12	5	12	3	6.0
1 Yr				26	25	12	0	0	0	0	0		3	1	21	7	33%		.401	4	5	14	3	1	21	10	15	12	5	12	3	6.0

Ratio Pitching*

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	PA	Ptn%	HR%	SO%	BB%	XBH%	X/H%	GO/AO	IP%	DPopp	DPs	DP%
1963	27	NYM	NL	237	35%	2.5%	11.4%	8.9%	5.1%	20%	1.01	76%	49	6	12%
1 Yr				237	35%	2.5%	11.4%	8.9%	5.1%	20%	1.01	76%	49	6	12%
MLB Averages					48%	2.2%	15.4%	7.9%	6.2%	28%	1.06	73%			10%

Baserunning & Situational Stats*

					Hits			Home Runs							Advances				Baserunning
Year	Age	Tm	Lg	PA	H	Inf	Bnt	All	GS	GSo	vRH	vLH	Hm	Rd	<2,3B	Scr	SO	%	ROE	WP	PB	SBO	SB	CS	SB%	SB2	CS2	SB3	CS3	SBH	CSH	PO	PCS	BT	PAu
1963	27	NYM	NL	237	59			6	0	9	4	2	5	1	17	11	1	65%	3	1	1	100	2	2	50%	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	10	0
1 Yr				237	59			6	0	9	4	2	5	1	17	11	1	65%	3	1	1	100	2	2	50%	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	10	0
MLB Averages																		50%							62%

Cumulative Pitching

Year	Age	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	ERA+	WHIP	H/9	HR/9	BB/9	SO/9	SO/BB	ERA+
1963	27	0	0		4.28	26	1	12	0	0	0	54.2	59	27	26	6	21	0	27	1	5	1	237	81	1.463	9.7	1.0	3.5	4.4	1.29	81

Neutralized Pitching

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All seasons are converted to 162-game seasons &
average team scoring of 716 total runs (4.42 R/G) How this works

Year	Age	W	L	W-L%	ERA	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	SO	HBP	WHIP	H/9	BB/9	SO/9	SO/BB	HR/9	Gact
1963	27	2	3	.400	5.12	51.0	62	32	29	6	22	25	1	1.647	10.9	3.9	4.4	1.14	1.1	26
1 Yr		2	3	.400	5.12	51.0	62	32	29	6	22	25	1	1.647	10.9		4.4	1.14	1.1	26

* Many Detailed Statistics are based on play-by-play accounts accumulated by RetroSheet. These totals may be incomplete (3.6% of all plays from 1918 to 1973 are missing or have incomplete accounts, click link for year and team summary) for some players prior to 1974 and even complete seasons may not match the official totals due to errors in both the official totals and the play-by-play accounts. Pre-1954 seasons have a substantial numbers of games missing play-by-play accounts and should be viewed as essentially incomplete.

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