Ken Rowe

Kenneth Darrell Rowe

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 2", Weight: 185 lb.

Born: December 31, 1933 in Ferndale, MI
Signed by the Detroit Tigers as an amateur free agent in 1953. (All Transactions)
Debut: April 14, 1963
Teams (by GP): Dodgers/Orioles 1963-1965

Final Game: May 4, 1965
Died: November 22, 2012 in Dallas, GA
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Standard Pitching

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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
1953	19	DET-min	C,D	6	9	.400	5.75	21	14					98.2	101	68	63	1	102								2.057	9.2	0.1	9.3			JAC,JAM · CSTL,PONY
1954	20	DET-min	C	12	8	.600	4.59	31	22					160.2	117	98	82	6	161								1.730	6.6	0.3	9.0			ALX,GVL · EVAN,CSTL
1955	21	DET-min	C	11	10	.524	3.92	25	24					174.1	168	108	76	3	92								1.491	8.7	0.2	4.7			IDF · PION
1956	22	LAD-min	A	0	1	.000	6.00	2	1					6.0	9	7	4		4								2.167	13.5		6.0			MAC · SALL
1957		Did not play in major leagues (Military Service)
1958	24	LAD-min	A	13	11	.542	3.49	32	27					188.0	178	90	73	9	72								1.330	8.5	0.4	3.4			MAC · SALL
1959	25	LAD-min	A	15	10	.600	3.20	33	28		14	3		214.0	183	95	76	10	97	5	129	7	1	11			1.308	7.7	0.4	4.1	5.4	1.33	MAC · SALL
1960	26	LAD-min	A,AA	10	11	.476	4.27	35	23					170.2	164	97	81	11	91								1.494	8.6	0.6	4.8			MAC,ATA · SALL,SOUA
1961	27	LAD-min	AA	13	7	.650	3.54	28	26					175.2	179	91	69	8	70								1.417	9.2	0.4	3.6			ATA · SOUA
1962	28	LAD-min	AAA	9	9	.500	3.44	70	0		0	0		123.0	126	62	47	8	52	15	64	3	0	4			1.447	9.2	0.6	3.8	4.7	1.23	SPO · PCL
1963	29	LAD-min	AAA	10	4	.714	1.70	38	0					74.0	57	17	14	2	29		42						1.162	6.9	0.2	3.5	5.1	1.45	SPO · PCL
1963	29	LAD	NL	1	1	.500	2.93	14	0	4	0	0	1	27.2	28	16	9	2	11	3	12	1	0	2	122	104	1.410	9.1	0.7	3.6	3.9	1.09
1964	30	LAD-min	AAA	16	11	.593	1.77	88	0		0	0		137.0	105	35	27	4	53	29	101	7	0	11			1.153	6.9	0.3	3.5	6.6	1.91	SPO · PCL
1964	30	BAL	AL	1	0	1.000	8.31	6	0	2	0	0	0	4.1	10	10	4	1	1	0	4	0	0	0	25	47	2.538	20.8	2.1	2.1	8.3	4.00
1965	31	BAL-min	AAA	5	9	.357	4.35	36	3		1	1		91.0	111	55	44	6	19	6	77	2	0	5			1.429	11.0	0.6	1.9	7.6	4.05	ROC · IL
1965	31	BAL	AL	0	0		3.38	6	0	3	0	0	0	13.1	17	5	5	0	2	1	3	0	0	2	60	106	1.425	11.5	0.0	1.4	2.0	1.50
1966	32	BAL-min	AAA	4	5	.444	3.20	45	0		0	0		76.0	74	30	27	11	13	6	42	0	0	2			1.145	8.8	1.3	1.5	5.0	3.23	ROC · IL
1967	33	BAL-min	AAA	8	5	.615	3.66	50	0		0	0		59.0	70	28	24	2	18	7	35	1	0	1			1.492	10.7	0.3	2.7	5.3	1.94	ROC · IL
1968	34	BAL-min	A	0	0		2.84	12	0					19.0	15	13	6	2	5								1.053	7.1	0.9	2.4			STK · CALL
3 Yrs				2	1	.667	3.57	26	0	9	0	0	1	45.1	55	31	18	3	14	4	19	1	0	4	207	92	1.522	10.9	0.6	2.8	3.8	1.36
162 Game Avg.				5	3	.667	3.57	68	0	24	0	0	3	118	144	81	47	8	37	10	50	3	0	10	541	92	1.522	10.9	0.6	2.8	3.8	1.36

BAL (2 yrs)				1	0	1.000	4.58	12	0	5	0	0	0	17.2	27	15	9	1	3	1	7	0	0	2	85	80	1.698	13.8	0.5	1.5	3.6	2.33
LAD (1 yr)				1	1	.500	2.93	14	0	4	0	0	1	27.2	28	16	9	2	11	3	12	1	0	2	122	104	1.410	9.1	0.7	3.6	3.9	1.09

AL (2 yrs)				1	0	1.000	4.58	12	0	5	0	0	0	17.2	27	15	9	1	3	1	7	0	0	2	85	80	1.698	13.8	0.5	1.5	3.6	2.33
NL (1 yr)				1	1	.500	2.93	14	0	4	0	0	1	27.2	28	16	9	2	11	3	12	1	0	2	122	104	1.410	9.1	0.7	3.6	3.9	1.09

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
1963	29	LAD	NL	27.2	14	0	16	5.20	3.62	-0.20	-0.15	87.6	3.21	-6	-0.7	.8	0.0	-0.4	-3	.449	.496	$
1964	30	BAL	AL	4.1	6	0	10	20.77	4.48	0.67	-0.18	99.6	3.61	-8	-0.8	1.3	-0.1	-0.9	-8	.366	.495	$7,000
1965	31	BAL	AL	13.1	6	0	5	3.38	4.03	0.59	-0.16	101.1	3.31	-0	-0.0	.5	-0.0	0.1	1	.499	.500	$7,500
3 Seasons				45.1	26	0	31	6.15	3.82	0.12	-0.16	92.7	3.28	-15	-1.5	.9	-0.2	-1.2	-10	.441	.497	$14,500

BAL (2 yrs)				17.2	12	0	15	7.64	4.14	0.61	-0.17	100.7	3.38	-8	-0.8	.9	-0.2	-0.8	-7	.432	.497	$14,500
LAD (1 yr)				27.2	14	0	16	5.20	3.62	-0.20	-0.15	87.6	3.21	-6	-0.7	.8	0.0	-0.4	-3	.449	.496	$

Standard Batting

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Year	Age	Tm	Lg	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB	Pos	Awards
1953	19	DET-min	C,D	26	31	31		4	1	0	0						.129	.129	.161	.290		5							JAC,JAM · CSTL,PONY
1954	20	DET-min	C	32	64	64		14	3	0	1						.219	.219	.313	.531		20							ALX,GVL · EVAN,CSTL
1955	21	DET-min	C	44	96	96		23	5	0	0						.240	.240	.292	.531		28							IDF · PION
1956	22	LAD-min	A	2	1	1		0									.000	.000											MAC · SALL
1957		Did not play in major leagues (Military Service)
1958	24	LAD-min	A	34	67	67		12	2	0	1						.179	.179	.254	.433		17							MAC · SALL
1959	25	LAD-min	A	34	84	76	3	7	3	0	0	6	0		4	34	.092	.134	.132	.266		10		0	2	2	0		MAC · SALL
1960	26	LAD-min	A,AA	37	67	66	3	13	2	0	1	5	0		1	15	.197	.209	.273	.482		18							MAC,ATA · SALL,SOUA
1961	27	LAD-min	AA	29	69	64	8	12	5	0	0	8	0		5	32	.188	.246	.266	.512		17							ATA · SOUA
1962	28	LAD-min	AAA	70	25	23	1	6	1	0	1	2	0	0	1	12	.261	.292	.435	.726		10		0	1	0			SPO · PCL
1963	29	LAD-min	AAA	38	14	14	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	9	.071	.071	.071	.143		1							SPO · PCL
1963	29	LAD	NL	14	5	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
1964	30	LAD-min	AAA	88	27	21	3	3	0	0	0	2	0	0	1	14	.143	.182	.143	.325		3		0	5	0			SPO · PCL
1964	30	BAL	AL	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0	/1
1965	31	BAL-min	AAA	36	28	25	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	14	.080	.080	.080	.160		2		0	3	0			ROC · IL
1965	31	BAL	AL	6	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1.000	1.000	1.000	2.000	467	1	0	0	0	0	0	/1
1966	32	BAL-min	AAA	45	14	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	.000	.000	.000	.000		0		0	3	0			ROC · IL
1967	33	BAL-min	AAA	50	11	10	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	.100	.100	.100	.200		1		0	1	0			ROC · IL
1968	34	BAL-min	A	12	2	2		0	0	0	0						.000	.000	.000	.000		0							STK · CALL
3 Yrs				26	6	6	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	3	.167	.167	.167	.333	-1	1	0	0	0	0	0
162 Game Avg.				162	37	37	0	6	0	0	0	6	0	0	0	19	.167	.167	.167	.333	-1	6	0	0	0	0	0

BAL (2 yrs)				12	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1.000	1.000	1.000	2.000	467	1	0	0	0	0	0
LAD (1 yr)				14	5	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100	0	0	0	0	0	0

AL (2 yrs)				12	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1.000	1.000	1.000	2.000	467	1	0	0	0	0	0
NL (1 yr)				14	5	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100	0	0	0	0	0	0

Player Value--Batters

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

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	G	PA	Rbat	Rbaser	Rdp	Rfield	Rpos	RAA	WAA	Rrep	RAR	WAR	waaWL%	162WL%	oWAR	dWAR	oRAR	Salary	Pos
1963	29	LAD	NL	14	5	-1	0	0	0	1	-1	-0.1	0	-0	-0.1	.495	.500	-0.1	0.0	-0	$	1
1964	30	BAL	AL	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	.500	.500	0.0	-0.0	0	$7,000	/1
1965	31	BAL	AL	6	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.1	0	0	0.1	.510	.500	0.1	0.0	0	$7,500	/1
3 Seasons				26	6	-1	0	0	0	1	-0	-0.0	0	0	0.0	.500	.500	0.0	0.0	0	$14,500

BAL (2 yrs)				12	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.1	0	0	0.1	.505	.500	0.1	-0.0	0	$14,500
LAD (1 yr)				14	5	-1	0	0	0	1	-1	-0.1	0	-0	-0.1	.495	.500	-0.1	0.0	-0	$

Standard Fielding

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Year	Tm	Lg	Age	Pos	G	Inn	Ch	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	RF/9	RF/G	lgFld%	lgRF9	lgRFG	SB	CS	CS%	lgCS%
1963	LAD	NL	29	P	14	27.2	9	0	6	3	1	.667	1.95	0.43	.951	2.05	2.06	4	1	20%	42%
1964	BAL	AL	30	P	6	4.1	4	1	2	1	0	.750	6.23	0.50	.958	1.87	1.88	0	0
1965	BAL	AL	31	P	6	13.1	1	0	0	1	0	.000	0.00	0.00	.950	2.02	2.03	0	0
	3 Seasons			P	26	45.1	14	1	8	5	1	.643	1.79	0.35	.953	2.02	2.01	4	1	20%	42%
	3 Seasons			TOT	26	45.1	14	1	8	5	1	.643	1.79	0.35	.953	2.02	2.01	4	1	20%	42%

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Transactions

Before 1953 Season: Signed by the Detroit Tigers as an amateur free agent.
November 27, 1955: Drafted by the Brooklyn Dodgers from the Detroit Tigers in the 1955 minor league draft.
September 10, 1964: Purchased by the Baltimore Orioles from the Los Angeles Dodgers.

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Salaries

Salaries may not be complete (especially pre-1985) and may not include some earned bonuses

Year	Age	Team	Salary	Sources
1964	30	Baltimore Orioles	$7,000	Noll/Fort/Hylan database
1965	31	Baltimore Orioles	$7,500	Noll/Fort/Hylan database

Career to date (may be incomplete)			$14,500

Salary Data (about) courtesy Doug Pappas, and the Society for American Baseball Research.
Salaries for mid-season call-ups or traded players may not be shown.

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