Doyle Alexander vs. Ken Rowe — Career Comparison

Doyle Alexander
Baby BoomersAlabamaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Ken Rowe
Silent GenerationMichiganThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Doyle Alexander 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 3.76 and 1.311 for Doyle Alexander. By the career numbers, Ken Rowe had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Doyle Alexander and Ken Rowe

Doyle Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Doyle Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
561
1.5
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
5.16
Doyle Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
464
1.24
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doyle Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
194
0.52
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.4
Doyle Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
174
0.47
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.2
Doyle Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
52.72
52.72
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Doyle Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82.71
82.71
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doyle Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
0.26
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doyle Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.05
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doyle Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.01
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.2
Doyle Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
1406
3.76
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
3.57
Doyle Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.76
3.76
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.57
3.57
Doyle Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.69
3.69
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.47
4.47
Doyle Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.26
4.26
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.01
4.01
Doyle Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.261
0.261
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.287
0.287
Doyle Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10103
27
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
136
27
Doyle Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3367.2
9
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.1
9
Doyle Alexander
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3376
9.02
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55
10.92
Doyle Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.02
9.02
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.92
10.92
Doyle Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
324
0.87
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.6
Doyle Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.87
0.87
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.6
0.6
Doyle Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.58
0.58
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Doyle Alexander
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
978
2.61
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
2.78
Doyle Alexander
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.16
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.79
Doyle Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.61
2.61
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.78
2.78
Doyle Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1528
4.08
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
3.77
Doyle Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.08
4.08
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.77
3.77
Doyle Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.72
2.72
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.73
0.73
Doyle Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.744
0.744
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.728
0.728
Doyle Alexander
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
0.2
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.79
Doyle Alexander
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.14
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.2
Doyle Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.03
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doyle Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14162
37.85
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
207
41.1
Doyle Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
0.15
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
1.79
Doyle Alexander
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1541
4.12
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
6.15
Doyle Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.12
4.12
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.15
6.15
Doyle Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
116
0.31
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doyle Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
97
0.26
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doyle Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
242
0.65
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doyle Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.293
1.293
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.522
1.522
Doyle Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12918
34.52
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
38.12
Doyle Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.75
2.75
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.19
1.19
Doyle Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.276
0.276
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.306
0.306
Doyle Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.85
37.85
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.1
41.1

Fielding Stats for Doyle Alexander and Ken Rowe

Doyle Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Doyle Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
561
1.5
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
5.16
Doyle Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
464
1.24
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doyle Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10101
27
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
136
27
Doyle Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3367
9
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.1
9
Doyle Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
264
0.71
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.2
Doyle Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
521
1.39
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.59
Doyle Alexander
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.09
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.99
Doyle Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
817
2.18
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
2.78
Doyle Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
785
2.1
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
1.79
Doyle Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.08
96.08
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
64.29
64.29
Doyle Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.399
1.399
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.346
0.346
Doyle Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82.71
82.71
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doyle Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
0.1
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.2
Doyle Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doyle Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doyle Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doyle Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Doyle Alexander and Ken Rowe

Doyle Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Doyle Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
562
1124
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
26
2600
Doyle Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
300
600
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Doyle Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
265
530
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
600
Doyle Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
0.166
0.166
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Doyle Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.453
0.453
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Doyle Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
44
88
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Doyle Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
36
72
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Doyle Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
16
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doyle Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doyle Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doyle Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
16
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doyle Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doyle Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doyle Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doyle Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.94
17.87
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
14.97
Doyle Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
104
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Doyle Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
108
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Doyle Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.195
0.195
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Doyle Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.196
0.196
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Doyle Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.391
0.391
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Doyle Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.03
0.03
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doyle Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.137
0.137
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.117
0.117
Doyle Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.272
0.272
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Doyle Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
0.232
0.232
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Doyle Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
38
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doyle Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
34
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Doyle Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
36
72
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Doyle Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.73
11.47
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
5.56
Doyle Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doyle Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
18
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doyle Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doyle Alexander
Career
Per 600 PAverified
77
154
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
300
Doyle Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.9
3.9
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Doyle Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
0.12
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doyle Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
46
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doyle Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doyle Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
7
14
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Doyle Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doyle Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doyle Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doyle Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA