Santo Alcala vs. Ken Rowe — Career Comparison

Santo Alcala
Baby BoomersD.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanCincinnati RedsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Ken Rowe
Silent GenerationMichiganThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Santo Alcala 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 4.76 and 1.552 for Santo Alcala. By the career numbers, Ken Rowe had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Santo Alcala and Ken Rowe

Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
68
2.45
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
5.16
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
1.19
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.51
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.4
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.4
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.2
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
56
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.53
48.53
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.11
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.07
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.2
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
132
4.76
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
3.57
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.76
4.76
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.57
3.57
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.65
4.65
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.47
4.47
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.71
4.71
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.01
4.01
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.268
0.268
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.287
0.287
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
748
27
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
136
27
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
249.1
9
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.1
9
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
257
9.28
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55
10.92
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.28
9.28
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.92
10.92
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.9
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.6
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.9
0.9
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.6
0.6
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.37
0.37
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
121
4.37
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
2.78
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.32
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.79
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.37
4.37
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.78
2.78
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
5.05
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
3.77
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.05
5.05
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.77
3.77
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.06
2.06
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.73
0.73
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.047
1.047
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.728
0.728
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.32
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.79
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.22
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.2
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.18
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1103
39.81
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
207
41.1
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.4
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
1.79
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
4.98
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
6.15
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.98
4.98
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.15
6.15
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.29
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.29
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.54
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.516
1.516
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.522
1.522
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
960
34.65
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
38.12
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.03
2.03
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.19
1.19
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.292
0.292
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.306
0.306
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.81
39.81
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.1
41.1

Fielding Stats for Santo Alcala and Ken Rowe

Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
68
2.45
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
5.16
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
1.19
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
748
27
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
136
27
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
249.1
9
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.1
9
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.58
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.2
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
1.01
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.59
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.99
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
1.62
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
2.78
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
1.59
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
1.79
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.78
97.78
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
64.29
64.29
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.647
0.647
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.346
0.346
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.53
48.53
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.2
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Santo Alcala and Ken Rowe

Santo Alcala
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
68
510
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
26
2600
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
80
600
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
71
532.5
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
600
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 600 PA
0.113
0.113
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
60
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
45
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.5
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.5
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
15
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.014
0.014
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.25
16.84
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
14.97
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
90
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
75
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 600 PA
0.137
0.137
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.169
0.169
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 600 PA
0.306
0.306
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.056
0.056
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 600 PA
0.104
0.104
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.117
0.117
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 600 PA
0.241
0.241
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
45
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
30
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
67.5
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.37
-2.8
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
5.56
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
15
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 600 PA
41
307.5
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
300
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 600 PA
1.95
1.95
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.05
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
52.5
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA