Ed Albrecht vs. Ken Rowe — Career Comparison

Ed Albrecht
Silent GenerationMissouriThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Ken Rowe
Silent GenerationMichiganThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Ed Albrecht built a career as a starting pitcher and Ken Rowe as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Ken Rowe posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.57 and WHIP 1.610 compared to 5.4 and 1.543 for Ed Albrecht. By the career numbers, Ken Rowe had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ed Albrecht and Ken Rowe

Ed Albrecht
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Ed Albrecht
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
2.31
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
5.16
Ed Albrecht
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.54
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Albrecht
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.77
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.4
Ed Albrecht
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.77
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.2
Ed Albrecht
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Ed Albrecht
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Albrecht
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.77
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Albrecht
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Albrecht
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.2
Ed Albrecht
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
5.4
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
3.57
Ed Albrecht
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.57
3.57
Ed Albrecht
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.17
3.17
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.47
4.47
Ed Albrecht
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.49
5.49
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.01
4.01
Ed Albrecht
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.171
0.171
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.287
0.287
Ed Albrecht
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
27
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
136
27
Ed Albrecht
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.2
9
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45.1
9
Ed Albrecht
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
5.4
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
10.92
Ed Albrecht
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.4
5.4
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.92
10.92
Ed Albrecht
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.6
Ed Albrecht
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Ed Albrecht
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.12
0.12
Ed Albrecht
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
8.49
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
2.78
Ed Albrecht
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.79
Ed Albrecht
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.49
8.49
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.78
2.78
Ed Albrecht
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.54
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
3.77
Ed Albrecht
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.54
1.54
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.77
3.77
Ed Albrecht
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.73
0.73
Ed Albrecht
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.114
1.114
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.728
0.728
Ed Albrecht
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.79
Ed Albrecht
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.2
Ed Albrecht
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Albrecht
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
40.11
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
207
41.1
Ed Albrecht
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.77
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
1.79
Ed Albrecht
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
7.71
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
6.15
Ed Albrecht
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.71
7.71
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.15
6.15
Ed Albrecht
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Albrecht
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Albrecht
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Albrecht
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.543
1.543
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.522
1.522
Ed Albrecht
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
31.63
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
38.12
Ed Albrecht
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.33
3.33
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.19
1.19
Ed Albrecht
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.18
0.18
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.306
0.306
Ed Albrecht
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.11
40.11
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.1
41.1

Fielding Stats for Ed Albrecht and Ken Rowe

Ed Albrecht
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Ed Albrecht
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
5.16
Ed Albrecht
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Albrecht
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
136
27
Ed Albrecht
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.1
9
Ed Albrecht
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.2
Ed Albrecht
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.59
Ed Albrecht
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.99
Ed Albrecht
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
2.78
Ed Albrecht
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
1.79
Ed Albrecht
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.29
64.29
Ed Albrecht
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.667
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.346
0.346
Ed Albrecht
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Albrecht
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.2
Ed Albrecht
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Albrecht
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Albrecht
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Albrecht
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ed Albrecht and Ken Rowe

Ed Albrecht
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Ed Albrecht
Career
Per 600 PA
3
450
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
2600
Ed Albrecht
Career
Per 600 PA
4
600
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
600
Ed Albrecht
Career
Per 600 PA
3
450
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
600
Ed Albrecht
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Ed Albrecht
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Ed Albrecht
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Ed Albrecht
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Ed Albrecht
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Albrecht
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Albrecht
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Albrecht
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Albrecht
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Albrecht
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Albrecht
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Albrecht
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.28
-42.31
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
14.97
Ed Albrecht
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Ed Albrecht
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Ed Albrecht
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Ed Albrecht
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Ed Albrecht
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Ed Albrecht
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Albrecht
Career
Per 600 PA
0.113
0.113
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.117
0.117
Ed Albrecht
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Ed Albrecht
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Ed Albrecht
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Albrecht
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Ed Albrecht
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Ed Albrecht
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.33
-50
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
5.56
Ed Albrecht
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Albrecht
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Albrecht
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Albrecht
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
3
300
Ed Albrecht
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Ed Albrecht
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Albrecht
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Albrecht
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Albrecht
Career
Per 600 PA
1
150
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ed Albrecht
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Albrecht
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Albrecht
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Albrecht
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA