Schoolboy Rowe
1933–1949 · bats R / throws R · ALS, Brooklyn Dodgers, Detroit Tigers, MLS, NLS, Philadelphia Phillies
492G
.263AVG
.328OBP
.382SLG
More career statistics
239H
18HR
153RBI
3SB
158–101W–L
2,219.1IP
913K
3.87ERA
278GS
12SV
3Rare feats
Career summary: MLB’s official regular-season totals. Season lines, splits and historical game logs below are reconstructed from the covered Retrosheet records and can differ in coverage or scorer revisions. Compare sources and coverage.
Why official totals and the game-record sums differ
The sources can disagree on historical scorer decisions, appearances, and which games belong to a major-league record. The career summary uses the official total; the source game rows retain their recorded values.
| Statistic | MLB official | Recorded game sum |
|---|---|---|
| Batting · At bats | 909 | 908 |
| Batting · Caught stealing | 2 | 1 |
| Batting · Strikeouts | 157 | 158 |
| Batting · Runs | 117 | 115 |
| Batting · RBI | 153 | 155 |
| Batting · Walks | 86 | 87 |
| Pitching · Batters faced | 9,398 | 9,442 |
| Pitching · p er | 955 | 950 |
| Pitching · p h | 2,332 | 2,329 |
| Pitching · p ipouts | 6,658 | 6,657 |
| Pitching · p k | 913 | 918 |
| Pitching · p r | 1,075 | 1,071 |
| Pitching · p w | 558 | 561 |
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 492 | 1,022 | 909 | 117 | 239 | 36 | 9 | 18 | 153 | 86 | 157 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 347 | .263 | .328 | .382 | .710 |
Career pitching
| IP | G | GS | CG | W | L | SV | H | R | ER | HR | BB | K | HBP | WP | ERA | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2,219.3 | 382 | 278 | 137 | 158 | 101 | 12 | 2,332 | 1,075 | 955 | 132 | 558 | 913 | 0 | 0 | 3.87 | 1.302 |
Streaks
8longest hitting streak · 1935-08-14 to 1935-09-18
9longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 43 | Five for Five | 1935-08-14 | 1 in 135 games | box score ↗ |
| 41 | 14 innings pitched | 1941-09-21 | 1 in 613 pitcher-games | box score ↗ |
| 40 | Ten Runs Allowed | 1934-08-29 | 1 in 102 games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 274 | 533 | 136 | 13 | 90 | 50 | 78 | .289 | .349 | .425 |
| Away | 218 | 489 | 103 | 5 | 65 | 37 | 80 | .236 | .286 | .336 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 37 | 82 | 12 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 12 | .154 | .159 | .231 |
| May | 87 | 160 | 35 | 4 | 25 | 13 | 40 | .246 | .300 | .387 |
| June | 90 | 205 | 44 | 3 | 28 | 20 | 19 | .249 | .312 | .350 |
| July | 113 | 215 | 63 | 5 | 39 | 16 | 32 | .321 | .367 | .439 |
| August | 91 | 205 | 55 | 3 | 35 | 23 | 27 | .312 | .380 | .455 |
| September | 74 | 155 | 30 | 3 | 21 | 14 | 28 | .216 | .284 | .331 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| philadelphia-athletics | 48 | 114 | 29 | 2 | 27 | 8 | 12 | .284 | .325 | .431 |
| new-york-yankees | 46 | 108 | 29 | 2 | 22 | 8 | 24 | .299 | .343 | .433 |
| pittsburgh-pirates | 45 | 88 | 20 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 11 | .263 | .330 | .355 |
| cleveland-guardians | 41 | 98 | 21 | 1 | 13 | 6 | 7 | .236 | .276 | .315 |
| chicago-white-sox | 38 | 99 | 20 | 2 | 16 | 5 | 13 | .222 | .253 | .322 |
| st-louis-browns | 33 | 69 | 15 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 11 | .246 | .319 | .361 |
| brooklyn-dodgers | 33 | 49 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 8 | .310 | .367 | .452 |
| boston-red-sox | 32 | 77 | 20 | 2 | 18 | 6 | 14 | .294 | .338 | .441 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1933 |  Detroit Tigers | 21 | 50 | 11 | – | 6 | – | .220 | 123 | 75 |
| 1934 | Detroit Tigers | 51 | 109 | 33 | 2 | 22 | – | .303 | 266 | 149 |
| 1935 | Detroit Tigers | 45 | 109 | 34 | 3 | 28 | – | .312 | 275 | 140 |
| 1936 | Detroit Tigers | 45 | 89 | 23 | 1 | 12 | – | .258 | 245 | 115 |
| 1937 | Detroit Tigers | 10 | 10 | 2 | – | 1 | – | .200 | 31 | 6 |
| 1938 | Detroit Tigers | 4 | 6 | 1 | – | – | – | .167 | 21 | 4 |
| 1939 | Detroit Tigers | 31 | 61 | 15 | 1 | 12 | 1 | .246 | 164 | 50 |
| 1940 | Detroit Tigers | 27 | 67 | 18 | 1 | 18 | 1 | .269 | 169 | 62 |
| 1941 | Detroit Tigers | 32 | 55 | 15 | 1 | 12 | – | .273 | 139 | 55 |
| 1942 | Brooklyn Dodgers, Detroit Tigers | 16 | 23 | 4 | – | 2 | – | .174 | 40 | 13 |
| 1943 |  Philadelphia Phillies | 83 | 120 | 36 | 4 | 20 | – | .300 | 199 | 54 |
| 1946 | Philadelphia Phillies | 30 | 61 | 11 | 1 | 6 | – | .180 | 136 | 51 |
| 1947 | Philadelphia Phillies | 43 | 79 | 22 | 2 | 11 | – | .278 | 195 | 75 |
| 1948 | Philadelphia Phillies | 31 | 52 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 1 | .192 | 148 | 47 |
| 1949 | Philadelphia Phillies | 23 | 17 | 4 | 1 | 1 | – | .235 | 65 | 22 |