Schoolboy Rowe

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1933-1949)

Schoolboy Rowe was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 1933 to 1949 for the Detroit Tigers, the Brooklyn Dodgers, and the Philadelphia Phillies, a span of 17 seasons. Across 382 career appearances, he went 158-101 with a 3.87 ERA and 913 strikeouts. He also batted .263 with 18 home runs. Schoolboy Rowe was a 3-time All-Star. His career PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of offensive impact — is 153.

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

W–L 158–101
ERA 3.87
WHIP 1.30
SO 913
Pitcher PIV 23675.7
Position
Pitcher
Bats / Throws
R / R
Height / Weight
6'4" / 210 lb
Born
1/11/1910 in Waco, TX, USA
Died
1/8/1961 in El Dorado, AR, USA
MLB Debut
1933-04-15
Last Game
1949-09-13
Awards
3× All-Star

Full name: Lynwood Thomas Rowe

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Career Pitching Statistics

Schoolboy Rowe — Career Pitching Statistics
W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA Pitcher PIV
158 101 382 278 137 22 12 2219.1 2,332 955 132 558 913 3.87 23675.7

Career ERA 3.87 vs. league average 4.06 across their career seasons — near league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Schoolboy Rowe Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year Team Lg W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER BB SO ERA Lg ERA Pitcher PIV
1933 DET AL 7 4 19 15 8 1 0 123.1 129 49 31 75 3.58 3.86 (+7%) 2041.7
1934 DET AL 24 8 45 30 20 3 1 266.0 259 102 81 149 3.45 4.29 (+20%) 4781.6
1935 DET AL 19 13 42 34 21 6 3 275.2 272 113 68 140 3.69 4.35 (+15%) 6514.2
1936 DET AL 19 10 41 35 19 4 3 245.1 266 123 64 115 4.51 4.59 (+2%) 3647.5
1937 DET AL 1 4 10 2 1 0 0 31.1 49 30 9 6 8.62 4.34 (-99%) -1835.2
1938 DET AL 0 2 4 3 0 0 0 21.0 20 7 11 4 3.00 4.35 (+31%) -291.3
1939 DET AL 10 12 28 24 8 1 0 164.0 192 91 61 51 4.99 4.28 (-17%) -2716.1
1940 DET AL 16 3 27 23 11 1 0 169.0 170 65 43 61 3.46 4.21 (+18%) -13.2
1941 DET AL 8 6 27 14 4 0 1 139.0 155 64 33 54 4.14 3.94 (-5%) 2273.2
1942 DET AL 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 10.1 9 0 2 7 0.00 3.57 (+100%) 457.2
1942 BRO NL 1 0 9 2 0 0 0 30.1 36 18 12 6 5.34 3.57 (-50%) -573.1
1943 PHI NL 14 8 27 25 11 3 1 199.0 196 65 29 52 2.94 3.50 (+16%) 2254.1
1946 PHI NL 11 4 17 16 9 2 0 136.0 112 32 21 51 2.12 3.59 (+41%) 3052.7
1947 PHI NL 14 10 31 28 15 1 1 195.2 232 94 45 74 4.32 3.97 (-9%) -810.2
1948 PHI NL 10 10 30 20 8 0 2 148.0 167 67 31 46 4.07 4.10 (+1%) 3219.8
1949 PHI NL 3 7 23 6 2 0 0 65.1 68 35 17 22 4.82 4.12 (-17%) 1672.9
Career · 16 seasons 158 101 382 278 137 22 12 2,219.1 2,332 955 558 913 3.87 — 23,676

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

Schoolboy Rowe — Career Batting Statistics
G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS PIV
491 909 116 239 36 9 18 153 3 86 157 .263 .328 .382 .710 153

Career AVG .263 vs. league average .268 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career OBP .328 vs. league average .337 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career SLG .382 vs. league average .381 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career OPS .710 vs. league average .718 across their career seasons — near league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

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Schoolboy Rowe Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year Team Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG Lg AVG Lg OBP Lg SLG Lg OPS PIV
1933 DET AL 21 50 6 11 1 0 0 6 0 1 4 .220 .270 (-19%) .329 (-29%) .377 (-36%) .707 (-33%) -257.1
1934 DET AL 51 109 15 33 8 1 2 22 0 6 20 .303 .278 (+9%) .340 (avg) .392 (+14%) .733 (+8%) 114.3
1935 DET AL 45 109 19 34 3 2 3 28 0 12 12 .312 .279 (+11%) .342 (+11%) .399 (+15%) .742 (+13%) 262.5
1936 DET AL 45 90 16 23 2 1 1 12 0 13 15 .256 .283 (-10%) .349 (+2%) .404 (-18%) .753 (-9%) -94.8
1937 DET AL 10 10 2 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 4 .200 — — — — 0.0
1938 DET AL 4 6 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .167 — — — — 0.0
1939 DET AL 31 61 7 15 0 1 1 12 1 5 7 .246 .274 (-10%) .342 (-11%) .393 (-17%) .735 (-14%) -141.1
1940 DET AL 27 67 7 18 6 1 1 18 1 5 13 .269 .267 (+1%) .335 (-5%) .387 (+12%) .722 (+4%) 21.5
1941 DET AL 32 55 10 15 0 3 1 12 0 5 8 .273 .262 (+4%) .332 (avg) .373 (+17%) .705 (+9%) 62.2
1942 DET AL 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1942 BRO NL 14 19 2 4 0 0 0 2 0 1 4 .211 — — — — 0.0
1943 PHI NL 82 120 14 36 7 0 4 18 0 15 21 .300 .255 (+17%) .324 (+18%) .346 (+32%) .671 (+25%) 547.8
1946 PHI NL 30 61 4 11 5 0 1 6 0 3 16 .180 .256 (-30%) .328 (-34%) .358 (-13%) .687 (-23%) -239.5
1947 PHI NL 43 79 9 22 2 0 2 11 0 13 18 .278 .262 (+6%) .336 (+13%) .376 (+1%) .712 (+7%) 130.9
1948 PHI NL 31 52 3 10 0 0 1 4 1 4 10 .192 .263 (-27%) .340 (-26%) .379 (-34%) .719 (-30%) -253.6
1949 PHI NL 23 17 1 4 1 0 1 1 0 2 4 .235 — — — — 0.0
Career · 16 seasons 491 909 116 239 36 9 18 153 3 86 157 .263 — — — — 153

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.

Postseason Statistics

Playoff Career Batting

Schoolboy Rowe — Playoff Career Batting
G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
8 16 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 7 .125

Playoff Batting by Year

Schoolboy Rowe — Playoff Batting by Year
Year Round Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
1940 WS DET 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000
1935 WS DET 3 8 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 .250
1934 WS DET 3 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 .000

Playoff Career Pitching

Schoolboy Rowe — Playoff Career Pitching
W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
2 5 8 6 0 46.0 50 20 2 27 3.91

Playoff Pitching by Year

Schoolboy Rowe — Playoff Pitching by Year
Year Round Team W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
1940 WS DET 0 2 2 2 0 3.2 12 7 1 1 17.18
1935 WS DET 1 2 3 2 0 21.0 19 6 1 14 2.57
1934 WS DET 1 1 3 2 0 21.1 19 7 0 12 2.95

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

Schoolboy Rowe — Batting — Home / Away
SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home274471691361390.289
Away21843746103565.236

Pitching — Home / Away

Schoolboy Rowe — Pitching — Home / Away
SplitGIPHERBBSOERA
Home2061212.212264752985333.53
Away1761006.111034752633854.25

Last 10 Games — Batting

Schoolboy Rowe — Last 10 Games — Batting
DateTmOppResABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSO
1949-09-13 PHIPITL 000000000
1949-09-04 PHIBSNW 000000000
1949-08-27 PHIPITL 100000000
1949-08-21 PHINY1L 301000000
1949-08-17 PHIBROW 000000000
1949-08-11 PHIBROL 000000000
1949-08-09 PHIBROL 100000001
1949-08-05 PHIPITL 300000001
1949-07-24 PHICINL 100000000
1949-07-18 PHIPITL 000000000

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Schoolboy Rowe — Last 10 Games — Pitching
DateTmOppDecIPHRERBBSOHR
1949-09-13 PHIPIT — 1.0100000
1949-09-04 PHIBSN — 0.1233100
1949-08-27 PHIPIT L 3.0552010
1949-08-21 PHINY1 — 8.1843130
1949-08-17 PHIBRO — 1.1433000
1949-08-11 PHIBRO L 1.1132111
1949-08-09 PHIBRO — 3.1100030
1949-08-05 PHIPIT L 8.2510130
1949-07-24 PHICIN — 1.0000000
1949-07-18 PHIPIT — 0.0110100

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Schoolboy Rowe — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position G GS PO A E DP
P 382 0 97 421 14 24

Season-by-Season Fielding

Schoolboy Rowe — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
1933 DET P 19 0 1 33 0 1
1934 DET P 45 0 9 46 0 3
1935 DET P 42 0 11 42 1 1
1936 DET P 41 0 10 50 1 3
1937 DET P 10 0 6 6 0 0
1938 DET P 4 0 0 8 1 0
1939 DET P 28 0 9 27 2 5
1940 DET P 27 0 10 28 0 2
1941 DET P 27 0 9 29 3 2
1942 DET P 2 0 1 3 0 0
1942 BRO P 9 0 1 8 0 0
1943 PHI P 27 0 9 42 1 4
1946 PHI P 17 0 2 20 0 2
1947 PHI P 31 0 6 32 1 0
1948 PHI P 30 0 9 31 1 0
1949 PHI P 23 0 4 16 3 1

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Schoolboy Rowe Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position Games
Pitcher 382

Awards & Honors

Schoolboy Rowe — Awards & Honors
Year Award Notes
1934 Baseball Magazine All-Star P2
1934 Baseball Magazine All-Star P4
1934 TSN All-Star P

Award Voting History

Schoolboy Rowe — Award Voting History
Year Award League Finish Points Won Points Max Votes First
1946 Most Valuable Player NL 23th 8.0 336 0
1943 Most Valuable Player NL 14th 18.0 336 0
1940 Most Valuable Player AL 7th 62.0 336 0
1934 Most Valuable Player AL 4th 59.0 80 0

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Career Spans

Schoolboy Rowe (highlighted) compared to peers across the same era.

  1. 98
    Bob Purkey
    129-115, 3.79 ERA
  2. 96
    Scott McGregor
    138-108, 3.99 ERA
  3. 95
    Larry Gura
    126-97, 3.76 ERA
  4. 87
    Mike Caldwell
    137-130, 3.81 ERA
  5. 84
    Buddy Black
    121-116, 3.84 ERA
  6. 83
    Ross Grimsley
    124-99, 3.81 ERA

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Schoolboy Rowe: the record in brief

According to the bio, Schoolboy Rowe debuted on April 15, 1933 and played a final game on September 13, 1949. The season rows list, in order, the Detroit Tigers (1933 to 1942), the Brooklyn Dodgers (1942), the Philadelphia Blue Jays (1943), and the Philadelphia Phillies (1946 through 1949). At 6 feet, 4 inches and 210 pounds, Rowe is listed as a pitcher. Rowe threw and hit right-handed, per the bio block. Rowe was born on January 11, 1910, in Waco, TX, USA. Rowe died on January 8, 1961, in El Dorado, AR, USA. On the record, Schoolboy Rowe was born Lynwood Thomas Rowe.

The pitching table credits Rowe with a 158-101 record and a 3.87 ERA in 382 games. The same table counts 913 strikeouts, 137 complete games, 22 shutouts, and 12 saves. Rowe's 3.87 ERA was close to the 4.06 league figure for those seasons. Rowe won 24 games in 1934, the most of any season listed.

Frequently Asked Questions about Schoolboy Rowe

What years did Schoolboy Rowe play?
Schoolboy Rowe played in Major League Baseball from 1933 to 1949.
Was Schoolboy Rowe a pitcher?
Yes. Schoolboy Rowe pitched in the major leagues, recording 158 wins and 913 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Schoolboy Rowe hit?
Schoolboy Rowe hit 18 career home runs with 239 hits.
What was Schoolboy Rowe's career batting average?
Schoolboy Rowe batted .263 over his career, with 239 hits in 909 at bats.
How many RBI did Schoolboy Rowe have?
Schoolboy Rowe drove in 153 runs in his career.
What was Schoolboy Rowe's career ERA?
Schoolboy Rowe finished with a 3.87 career ERA, going 158-101 with 913 strikeouts.