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Bob Bowman
Robert Leroy Bowman

Bats Right, Throws Right
Height 6' 1", Weight 195 lb.
School San Jose State University

Debut April 16, 1955
Final Game September 18, 1959
Born May 10, 1931 in Laytonville, CA

Signed by the Philadelphia Phillies as an amateur free agent in 1950. (All Transactions)

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Batting  Glossary /
Gamelogs: / Splits: / HR Log / PI Finders:Game / Streak / Event / PI vs. Pitcher
/ Neutralize Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1955 24 PHI NL   3    3    0    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   0  .000  .000  .000 -100    0   0   0   0   0   0
 1956 25 PHI NL   6   16    2    3   0  1   1    2   0  0   0   6  .188  .188  .500   78    8   0   0   0   0   0
 1957 26 PHI NL  99  237   31   63   8  2   6   23   0  0  27  50  .266  .352  .392  103   93   5   3   1   6   4
 1958 27 PHI NL  91  184   31   53  11  2   8   24   0  1  16  30  .288  .343  .500  121   92   1   1   2   0   4
 1959 28 PHI NL  57   79    7   10   0  0   2    5   0  0   5  23  .127  .176  .203    1   16   0   1   0   0   3
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 5 Seasons      256  519   71  129  19  5  17   54   0  1  48 109  .249  .317  .403   92  209   6   5   3   6  11
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        328   45   82  12  3  11   34   0  1  30  69  .249  .317  .403   92  132   4   3   2   4   7
 Career High     99  237   31   63  11  2   8   24   0  1  27  50  .266  .352  .392  103   93   5   3   2   6   4
Special Batting  Glossary
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/G   AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+  OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1955 24 PHI NL    3    3    0   0.0   104| .000  .263| .000  .334| .000  .417| .000  .750|-100  .000  -0.8  -0.1   0%
 1956 25 PHI NL   16   13    2   4.1   101| .188  .262| .188  .328| .500  .413| .688  .741|  78  .462  -0.7  -0.1   0%
 1957 26 PHI NL  278  186   35   5.1   100| .266  .265| .352  .328| .392  .410| .744  .738| 103  .544   2.1   0.2   0%
 1958 27 PHI NL  202  138   31   6.0   105| .288  .268| .343  .336| .500  .419| .843  .755| 121  .616   5.3   0.5   0%
 1959 28 PHI NL   85   73    3   1.1   106| .127  .271| .176  .338| .203  .420| .379  .757|   1  .067 -11.7  -1.2   0%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 5 Seasons       584  413   71   4.6   103| .249  .267| .317  .332| .403  .415| .720  .747|  92  .500  -5.9  -0.7   0%

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)
Pitching  Glossary /
Gamelogs: / Splits: / HR Log / PI Finders:Game / Streak / Event / PI vs. Batter
/ Neutralize Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  W   L   G   GS  CG SHO  GF SV   IP     H    R   ER   HR  BB   SO  HBP  WP  BFP  IBB  BK  ERA *lgERA *ERA+ WHIP
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 1959 28 PHI NL   0   1   5   0   0   0   4  0    6.0    5    5    4   1    5    0   0   1    27   0   0  6.00  4.11   68 1.667
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
  1 Yr WL  .000   0   1   5   0   0   0   4  0    6.0    5    5    4   1    5    0   0   1    27   0   0  6.00  4.11   68 1.667
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 162 Game Avg     0  13  68   0   0   0  54  0   81.3   68   68   54  13   68    0   0  13   367   0   0  6.00  4.11   68 1.667

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)
Fielding  Glossary / Sort by Position, then Year
 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  GS   Inn    LF   CF   RF
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+----+----+----+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
1955 24 PHI NL OF 2 3 0 0 0 1.000 .968 1.50 2.10 1 0 1 1956 25 PHI NL OF 5 5 0 1 0 .833 .980 1.00 2.04 1.36 2.29 3 33.0 RF 4 5 0 1 0 .833 .980 1.25 1.80 1.73 2.01 3 26.0 CF 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.60 0.00 2.83 0 7.0 1957 26 PHI NL OF 81 123 8 10 2 .929 .980 1.62 2.07 2.01 2.29 64 586.0 RF 78 121 7 10 2 .928 .972 1.64 1.72 1.98 1.98 64 582.3 LF 3 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.70 0.00 1.95 0 3.7 1958 27 PHI NL OF 57 82 1 1 0 .988 .980 1.46 1.95 2.03 2.26 36 368.3 RF 39 62 1 1 0 .984 .978 1.62 1.73 2.27 2.02 24 250.0 LF 17 21 0 0 0 1.000 .977 1.24 1.54 1.73 2.00 11 109.0 CF 2 3 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.50 2.50 2.90 2.71 1 9.3 1959 28 PHI NL OF 20 29 1 0 1 1.000 .977 1.50 1.90 2.25 2.21 13 120.0 LF 11 22 1 0 1 1.000 .970 2.09 1.59 2.44 2.04 10 85.0 RF 7 6 0 0 0 1.000 .984 0.86 1.64 2.08 1.97 2 26.0 P 5 1 1 0 0 1.000 .952 0.40 0.82 3.00 1.95 0 6.0 CF 2 2 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.00 2.25 2.00 2.60 1 9.0
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
1956 25 PHI NL CF 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.60 0.00 2.83 0 7.0 1958 27 PHI NL CF 2 3 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.50 2.50 2.90 2.71 1 9.3 1959 28 PHI NL CF 2 2 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.00 2.25 2.00 2.60 1 9.0 1957 26 PHI NL LF 3 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.70 0.00 1.95 0 3.7 1958 27 PHI NL LF 17 21 0 0 0 1.000 .977 1.24 1.54 1.73 2.00 11 109.0 1959 28 PHI NL LF 11 22 1 0 1 1.000 .970 2.09 1.59 2.44 2.04 10 85.0 1955 24 PHI NL OF 2 3 0 0 0 1.000 .968 1.50 2.10 1 0 1 1956 25 PHI NL OF 5 5 0 1 0 .833 .980 1.00 2.04 1.36 2.29 3 33.0 1957 26 PHI NL OF 81 123 8 10 2 .929 .980 1.62 2.07 2.01 2.29 64 586.0 1958 27 PHI NL OF 57 82 1 1 0 .988 .980 1.46 1.95 2.03 2.26 36 368.3 1959 28 PHI NL OF 20 29 1 0 1 1.000 .977 1.50 1.90 2.25 2.21 13 120.0 1959 28 PHI NL P 5 1 1 0 0 1.000 .952 0.40 0.82 3.00 1.95 0 6.0 1956 25 PHI NL RF 4 5 0 1 0 .833 .980 1.25 1.80 1.73 2.01 3 26.0 1957 26 PHI NL RF 78 121 7 10 2 .928 .972 1.64 1.72 1.98 1.98 64 582.3 1958 27 PHI NL RF 39 62 1 1 0 .984 .978 1.62 1.73 2.27 2.02 24 250.0 1959 28 PHI NL RF 7 6 0 0 0 1.000 .984 0.86 1.64 2.08 1.97 2 26.0
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+----+----+----+ Position Total OF* 165 242 10 12 3 .955 .979 1.53 2.01 116 1107.3 32 5 129# RF* 128 194 8 12 2 .944 .974 1.58 1.72 93 884.3 LF* 31 43 1 0 1 1.000 .973 1.42 1.57 21 197.7 CF* 5 5 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.00 2.42 2 25.3 P* 5 1 1 0 0 1.000 .952 0.40 0.82 0 6.0 +--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+----+----+----+ Overall Total 170 243 11 12 3 .955 .979 1.49 1.97
# indicates breakdown of outfield by position games played is for entire career.
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Appearances on Leaderboards and Awards   Glossary

Awards are Year-League-Award, Stats are Year-Value-Rank, (Pos) for All-Star indicates starter & * indicates they played.

Hit By Pitch
1957 NL-6-5

HOF Standards: Batting - 6.0 (2291) (Average HOFer ≈ 50)
Overall Rank in parentheses.

Act.- Denotes rank among active players, Car. - Denotes career rank
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Transactions 

Before 1950 Season: Signed by the Philadelphia Phillies as an amateur free agent.


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