Al Raffo vs. Schoolboy Rowe — Career Comparison

Al Raffo
Silent GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Schoolboy Rowe
Greatest GenerationTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Schoolboy Rowe built a career as a starting pitcher and Al Raffo as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Schoolboy Rowe posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.87 and WHIP 1.302 compared to 4.11 and 1.507 for Al Raffo. By the career numbers, Schoolboy Rowe had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Al Raffo and Schoolboy Rowe

Al Raffo
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Al Raffo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
5.6
Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
382
1.55
Al Raffo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
278
1.13
Al Raffo
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.12
Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
158
0.64
Al Raffo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.37
Schoolboy Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
101
0.41
Al Raffo
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
25
Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
61
Al Raffo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72.77
72.77
Al Raffo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
0.56
Al Raffo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.09
Al Raffo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.12
Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.05
Al Raffo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
4.11
Schoolboy Rowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
955
3.87
Al Raffo
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.11
4.11
Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.87
3.87
Al Raffo
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.61
4.61
Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.54
3.54
Al Raffo
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.23
4.23
Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.74
3.74
Al Raffo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.281
0.281
Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.265
0.265
Al Raffo
Career
Per 9 Innings
217
27
Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6658
27
Al Raffo
Career
Per 9 Innings
72.1
9
Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2219.1
9
Al Raffo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
81
10.08
Schoolboy Rowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2332
9.46
Al Raffo
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.08
10.08
Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.46
9.46
Al Raffo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.75
Schoolboy Rowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
132
0.54
Al Raffo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.75
0.75
Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.54
0.54
Al Raffo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Schoolboy Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.35
0.35
Al Raffo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
3.11
Schoolboy Rowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
558
2.26
Al Raffo
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.37
Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Al Raffo
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.11
3.11
Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.26
2.26
Al Raffo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
4.73
Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
913
3.7
Al Raffo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.73
4.73
Schoolboy Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.7
3.7
Al Raffo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.84
0.84
Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.39
2.39
Al Raffo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.871
0.871
Schoolboy Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.663
0.663
Al Raffo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.37
Schoolboy Rowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.09
Al Raffo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.5
Schoolboy Rowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.11
Al Raffo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Schoolboy Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.02
Al Raffo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
317
39.44
Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9398
38.11
Al Raffo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
2.12
Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
74
0.3
Al Raffo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
4.35
Schoolboy Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1075
4.36
Al Raffo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.35
4.35
Schoolboy Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.36
4.36
Al Raffo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Schoolboy Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Raffo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Schoolboy Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Raffo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Schoolboy Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Raffo
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.465
1.465
Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.302
1.302
Al Raffo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
288
35.83
Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8813
35.74
Al Raffo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.78
0.78
Schoolboy Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.81
2.81
Al Raffo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.307
0.307
Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.283
0.283
Al Raffo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.44
39.44
Schoolboy Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.11
38.11

Fielding Stats for Al Raffo and Schoolboy Rowe

Al Raffo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
Al Raffo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
5.6
Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
382
Al Raffo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Schoolboy Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al Raffo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
217
27
Schoolboy Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al Raffo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72.1
9
Schoolboy Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al Raffo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.62
Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97
Al Raffo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
1.74
Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
421
Al Raffo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Schoolboy Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
Al Raffo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
2.36
Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
532
Al Raffo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
2.36
Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
518
Al Raffo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Schoolboy Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.37
Al Raffo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.422
0.422
Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.356
Al Raffo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Schoolboy Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al Raffo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.25
Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
Al Raffo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Schoolboy Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al Raffo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Schoolboy Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al Raffo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Schoolboy Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al Raffo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Schoolboy Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Al Raffo and Schoolboy Rowe

Al Raffo
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Al Raffo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
45
3000
Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
491
288.26
Al Raffo
Career
Per 600 PA
9
600
Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1022
600
Al Raffo
Career
Per 600 PA
6
400
Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
909
533.66
Al Raffo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.263
0.263
Al Raffo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.611
0.611
Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.728
0.728
Al Raffo
Career
Per 600 PA
1
66.67
Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
239
140.31
Al Raffo
Career
Per 600 PA
1
66.67
Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
176
103.33
Al Raffo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
21.14
Al Raffo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
5.28
Al Raffo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
10.57
Al Raffo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
36.99
Al Raffo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.264
0.264
Al Raffo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.02
0.02
Al Raffo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.075
0.075
Al Raffo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.33
22.04
Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
115.65
67.9
Al Raffo
Career
Per 600 PA
1
66.67
Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
347
203.72
Al Raffo
Career
Per 600 PA
2
133.33
Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
327
191.98
Al Raffo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.328
0.328
Al Raffo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.382
0.382
Al Raffo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.452
0.452
Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.71
0.71
Al Raffo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.119
0.119
Al Raffo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.243
0.243
Al Raffo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.64
0.64
Al Raffo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Schoolboy Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.301
0.301
Al Raffo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
116
68.1
Al Raffo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
200
Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
153
89.82
Al Raffo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
200
Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
251
147.36
Al Raffo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.46
30.36
Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
124.87
73.31
Al Raffo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.17
Al Raffo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
66.67
Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
86
50.49
Al Raffo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Schoolboy Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Raffo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
266.67
Schoolboy Rowe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
157
92.17
Al Raffo
Career
Per 600 PA
2.25
2.25
Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.51
6.51
Al Raffo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.55
0.55
Al Raffo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
133.33
Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
14.68
Al Raffo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Schoolboy Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Raffo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Schoolboy Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
12
7.05
Al Raffo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.76
Al Raffo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.17
Al Raffo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
2.94
Al Raffo
Career
Per 600 PA
Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
60