What years did Ken Rowe play?

Ken Rowe played in Major League Baseball from 1963 to 1965.

Was Ken Rowe a pitcher?

Yes. Ken Rowe pitched in the major leagues, recording 2 wins and 19 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Ken Rowe hit?

Ken Rowe hit 0 career home runs with 1 hits.

What was Ken Rowe's career batting average?

Ken Rowe batted .167 over his career, with 1 hits in 6 at bats.

How many RBI did Ken Rowe have?

Ken Rowe drove in 1 runs in his career.

What was Ken Rowe's career ERA?

Ken Rowe finished with a 3.57 career ERA, going 2-1 with 19 strikeouts.

Ken Rowe

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1963-1965)

Ken Rowe was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 1963 to 1965 for the Los Angeles Dodgers and the Baltimore Orioles, a span of 3 seasons. Across 26 career appearances, he went 2-1 with a 3.57 ERA and 19 strikeouts. His career Pitcher PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of pitching impact — is 55.9.

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 2–1

ERA 3.57

WHIP 1.52

SO 19

Pitcher PIV 55.9

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 6'2" / 185 lb
Born: 12/31/1933 in Ferndale, MI, USA
Died: 11/22/2012 in Dallas, GA, USA
MLB Debut: 1963-04-14
Last Game: 1965-05-04

Full name: Kenneth Darrell Rowe

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Career Pitching Statistics

Ken Rowe — Career Pitching Statistics
W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
2	1	26	0	0	0	1	45.1	55	18	3	14	19	3.57	55.9

Career ERA 3.57 vs. league average 3.51 across their career seasons — near league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Ken Rowe — Season-by-Season Pitching
Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1963	LAN	NL	1	1	14	1	27.2	28	9	11	12	2.93	3.46 (+15%)	-272.2
1964	BAL	AL	1	0	6	0	4.1	10	4	1	4	8.31	—	0.0
1965	BAL	AL	0	0	6	0	13.1	17	5	2	3	3.38	3.50 (+4%)	328.1
Career · 3 seasons			2	1	26	1	45.1	55	18	14	19	3.57	—	56

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

Ken Rowe — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
26	6	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	3	.167	.167	.167	.333	0

Career AVG .167 vs. league average .247 across their career seasons — 32.6% below league average.

Career OBP .167 vs. league average .311 across their career seasons — 46.4% below league average.

Career SLG .167 vs. league average .374 across their career seasons — 55.4% below league average.

Career OPS .333 vs. league average .685 across their career seasons — 51.3% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Ken Rowe — Season-by-Season Batting
Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	H	RBI	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1963	LAN	NL	14	5	0	0	3	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1964	BAL	AL	6	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1965	BAL	AL	6	1	1	1	0	1.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 3 seasons			26	6	1	1	3	.167	—	—	—	—	0

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

Ken Rowe — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	17	5	0	1	0	1	.200
Away	9	1	0	0	0	0	.000

Pitching — Home / Away

Ken Rowe — Pitching — Home / Away
Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	17	32.1	38	8	14	15	2.23
Away	9	13.0	17	10	0	4	6.92

Last 10 Games — Batting

Ken Rowe — Last 10 Games — Batting
Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	H	RBI
1965-05-04	BAL	MIN	L	0	0	0
1965-05-01	BAL	NYY	L	0	0	0
1965-04-27	BAL	TEX	L	0	0	0
1965-04-24	BAL	BOS	L	1	1	1
1965-04-17	BAL	BOS	L	0	0	0
1965-04-13	BAL	CHW	L	0	0	0
1964-09-30	BAL	TEX	L	0	0	0
1964-09-23	BAL	DET	L	0	0	0
1964-09-20	BAL	LAA	L	0	0	0
1964-09-18	BAL	LAA	W	0	0	0

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Ken Rowe — Last 10 Games — Pitching
Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
1965-05-04	BAL	MIN	—	2.0	0	0	0	0	1	0
1965-05-01	BAL	NYY	—	1.2	4	3	3	0	0	0
1965-04-27	BAL	TEX	—	2.0	2	1	1	1	0	0
1965-04-24	BAL	BOS	—	4.2	7	1	1	0	1	0
1965-04-17	BAL	BOS	—	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0
1965-04-13	BAL	CHW	—	2.0	3	0	0	1	1	0
1964-09-30	BAL	TEX	—	0.1	2	2	1	1	1	0
1964-09-23	BAL	DET	—	1.1	5	6	3	0	1	0
1964-09-20	BAL	LAA	—	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1964-09-18	BAL	LAA	—	0.0	3	2	0	0	0	1

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Ken Rowe — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	26	0	1	8	5	1

Season-by-Season Fielding

Ken Rowe — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	PO	A	E	DP
1963	LAN	P	14	0	6	3	1
1964	BAL	P	6	1	2	1	0
1965	BAL	P	6	0	0	1	0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Ken Rowe — Career Games by Position
Position	Games
Pitcher	26

Ken Rowe: the record in brief

Ken Rowe played a first major league game on April 14, 1963 and a last one on May 4, 1965. By club, Rowe's seasons break down as the Los Angeles Dodgers (1963) and the Baltimore Orioles (1964 through 1965). The bio lists Rowe as a pitcher who threw and hit right-handed. The recorded size is 6-foot-2 and 185 pounds. The birth record reads December 31, 1933, in Ferndale, MI, USA. The bio records the death on November 22, 2012, in Dallas, GA, USA. Rowe's full given name, per the bio, is Kenneth Darrell Rowe.

Rowe went 2-1 with a 3.57 ERA in 26 games, 0 of them starts. Rowe had 19 strikeouts. Rowe's 3.57 ERA was close to the 3.51 league figure for those seasons. In 1963, one of the busiest seasons, Rowe posted a 2.93 ERA; the league figure that year was 3.46. By Pitcher PIV, Baseball Data Hub's measure of run prevention relative to each season's league, Rowe's career adds up to 55.9.

Frequently Asked Questions about Ken Rowe

What years did Ken Rowe play?: Ken Rowe played in Major League Baseball from 1963 to 1965.
Was Ken Rowe a pitcher?: Yes. Ken Rowe pitched in the major leagues, recording 2 wins and 19 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Ken Rowe hit?: Ken Rowe hit 0 career home runs with 1 hits.
What was Ken Rowe's career batting average?: Ken Rowe batted .167 over his career, with 1 hits in 6 at bats.
How many RBI did Ken Rowe have?: Ken Rowe drove in 1 runs in his career.
What was Ken Rowe's career ERA?: Ken Rowe finished with a 3.57 career ERA, going 2-1 with 19 strikeouts.