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Joe Bowman
Joseph Emil Bowman

Bats Left, Throws Right
Height 6' 2", Weight 190 lb.

Debut April 18, 1932
Final Game September 29, 1945
Born June 17, 1910 in Kansas City, KS
Died November 22, 1990 in Kansas City, MO

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Pitching  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons / 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
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 1932 22 PHA AL   0   1   7   0   0   0   3  0   11.0   14   10   10   2    6    4   3   0    55       0  8.18  4.52   55 1.818
 1934 24 NYG NL   5   4  30  10   3   0  15  3  107.3  119   52   43   9   36   36   2   1   469       0  3.61  3.86  107 1.444
 1935 25 PHI NL   7  10  33  17   6   1   8  1  148.3  157   86   70  13   56   58   4   1   652       0  4.25  4.50  106 1.436
 1936 26 PHI NL   9  20  40  28  12   0   7  1  203.7  243  140  114  14   53   80   7   4   907       0  5.04  4.50   89 1.453
 1937 27 PIT NL   8   8  30  19   7   0   8  1  128.0  161   78   65  11   35   38   1   2   567       0  4.57  3.87   85 1.531
 1938 28 PIT NL   3   4  17   1   0   0   8  1   60.0   68   33   31   2   20   25   0   1   265       0  4.65  3.78   81 1.467
 1939 29 PIT NL  10  14  37  27  10   1   8  1  184.7  217  105   92  15   43   58   7   1   813       0  4.48  3.84   86 1.408
 1940 30 PIT NL   9  10  32  24  10   0   5  2  187.7  209  113   93  10   66   57   7   1   844       1  4.46  3.81   85 1.465
 1941 31 PIT NL   3   2  18   7   1   1   9  1   69.3   77   24   23   3   28   22   1   1   310       0  2.99  3.63  122 1.514
 1944 34 BOS AL  12   8  26  24  10   1   1  0  168.3  175   95   90  14   64   53   2   2   724       0  4.81  3.40   71 1.420
 1945 35 TOT     11  15  28  27  15   1   0  0  197.3  216  101   86   9   77   71   7   1   888       1  3.92  3.74   95 1.485
         BOS AL   0   2   3   3   0   0   0  0   11.7   18   12   12   1    9    0   0   0    61       0  9.26  3.40   37 2.314
         CIN NL  11  13  25  24  15   1   0  0  185.7  198   89   74   8   68   71   7   1   827       1  3.59  3.76  105 1.433
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 11 Yr WL% .445  77  96 298 184  74   5  72 11 1465.7 1656  837  717 102  484  502  41  15  6494       2  4.40  3.93   89 1.460
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 162 Game Avg    10  13  42  25  10   0  10  1  206.7  233  118  101  14   68   70   5   2   916   0   0  4.40  3.93   89 1.460
 Career High     12  20  40  28  15   1  15  3  203.7  243  140  114  15   77   80   7   4   907   0   1  2.99  4.50  122 1.408

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)
Batting  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons / 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 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1932 22 PHA AL   7    1    0    1   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   0 1.000 1.000 1.000  412    1   0           0    
 1934 24 NYG NL  31   29    4    5   0  1   0    4   0      2   3  .172  .226  .241   26    7   1           0   0
 1935 25 PHI NL  49   67    6   13   1  1   1    7   1      4   7  .194  .239  .284   35   19   1           0   1
 1936 26 PHI NL  44   77    9   15   1  0   0    6   0      6  14  .195  .253  .208   20   16   1           0   1
 1937 27 PIT NL  35   47    3   10   1  0   0    4   0      5   9  .213  .288  .234   43   11   3           0   2
 1938 28 PIT NL  18   21    5    7   0  1   0    1   0      1   3  .333  .364  .429  116    9   2           0   0
 1939 29 PIT NL  70   96    9   33   8  1   0   18   0      5   9  .344  .382  .448  124   43   4           1   1
 1940 30 PIT NL  57   90   11   22   5  1   1   14   0     14  14  .244  .352  .356   97   32   0           1   3
 1941 31 PIT NL  22   31    4    8   1  0   0    1   0      1   2  .258  .281  .290   61    9   0           0   1
 1944 34 BOS AL  59  100    7   20   5  2   0   16   1  0   5  19  .200  .238  .290   51   29   0           0   1
 1945 35 TOT     38   80    4    7   2  1   0    4   1  0   3  10  .088  .120  .138  -28   11   2           0   2
         BOS AL   9    9    0    2   0  0   0    1   0  0   1   1  .222  .300  .222   51    2   0           0   0
         CIN NL  29   71    4    5   2  1   0    3   1      2   9  .070  .096  .127  -38    9   2           0   2
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 11 Seasons     430  639   62  141  24  8   2   75   3  0  46  90  .221  .275  .293   55  187  14   0   0   2  12
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        241   23   53   9  3   1   28   1  0  17  34  .221  .275  .293   55   70   5   0   0   1   5
 Career High     70  100   11   33   8  2   1   18   1  0  14  19                          43   4   0   0   1   3
Special Batting  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/G   AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+  OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1932 22 PHA AL    1    0    1         114|1.000  .290|1.000  .361|1.000  .426|2.000  .787| 412         0.5   0.0   0%
 1934 24 NYG NL   32   25    2   2.1   103| .172  .285| .226  .340| .241  .405| .467  .744|  26  .188  -3.2  -0.3     
 1935 25 PHI NL   72   56    5   2.4   112| .194  .297| .239  .354| .284  .424| .523  .778|  35  .226  -6.8  -0.7     
 1936 26 PHI NL   84   64    4   1.7   111| .195  .298| .253  .358| .208  .417| .461  .775|  20  .133  -9.1  -0.9     
 1937 27 PIT NL   55   42    3   1.9   101| .213  .280| .288  .342| .234  .397| .522  .739|  43  .171  -3.6  -0.4     
 1938 28 PIT NL   24   16    3   5.0   100| .333  .276| .364  .340| .429  .393| .793  .733| 116  .561   0.3   0.0     
 1939 29 PIT NL  106   68   16   6.3   102| .344  .278| .382  .343| .448  .397| .830  .740| 124  .642   3.4   0.3     
 1940 30 PIT NL  105   71   11   4.2    97| .244  .270| .352  .335| .356  .389| .708  .724|  97  .480   0.2   0.0     
 1941 31 PIT NL   32   24    3   3.4    94| .258  .266| .281  .336| .290  .375| .571  .711|  61  .403  -1.7  -0.2     
 1944 34 BOS AL  105   81    7   2.3    91| .200  .267| .238  .334| .290  .364| .528  .698|  51  .269  -6.8  -0.7 100%
 1945 35 TOT      85   77    2   0.7    94| .088  .270| .120  .340| .138  .372| .258  .712| -28  .036 -14.0  -1.5 100%
         BOS AL   10    7    1   3.8    90| .222  .264| .300  .336| .222  .359| .522  .695|  51  .495  -0.6  -0.1   0%
         CIN NL   75   70    1   0.4    95| .070  .271| .096  .340| .127  .374| .223  .714| -38  .012 -13.5  -1.4     
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 11 Seasons      701  524   57   2.9   100| .221  .278| .275  .342| .293  .392| .568  .734|  55  .319 -40.9  -4.4     

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)
Fielding  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons / 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 ------+

 1932 22 PHA AL   P    7      1    6    1    0  .875  .959  1.00  1.21  5.73  2.21    0   11.0
 1934 24 NYG NL   P   30      6   20    0    0 1.000  .959  0.87  1.12  2.18  2.27   10  107.3
 1935 25 PHI NL   P   33      8   28    2    2  .947  .960  1.09  1.18  2.18  2.31   17  148.3
                 OF    1      1    0    0    0 1.000 1.000  1.00  2.30                            0    0    1
 1936 26 PHI NL   P   40      7   32    5    4  .886  .949  0.97  1.16  1.72  2.32   28  203.7
 1937 27 PIT NL   P   30     14   24    0    3 1.000  .957  1.27  1.20  2.67  2.39   19  128.0
 1938 28 PIT NL   P   17      2    8    1    2  .909  .962  0.59  1.13  1.50  2.20    1   60.0
 1939 29 PIT NL   P   37      6   39    0    3 1.000  .959  1.22  1.09  2.19  2.19   27  184.7
 1940 30 PIT NL   P   32     15   36    1    0  .981  .962  1.59  1.10  2.45  2.22   24  187.7
 1941 31 PIT NL   P   18      5   13    0    0 1.000  .963  1.00  1.09  2.34  2.23    7   69.3
 1944 34 BOS AL   P   26      9   20    2    3  .935  .960  1.12  1.14  1.55  2.09   24  168.3
 1945 35 TOT      P   28     12   28    3    0  .930  .962  1.43  1.08  1.82  2.18   27  197.4
         BOS AL   P    3      0    2    0    0 1.000  .952  0.67  1.27  1.54  2.23    3   11.7
         CIN NL   P   25     12   26    3    0  .927  .962  1.52  1.06  1.84  2.18   24  185.7

+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+

 1935 25 PHI NL  OF    1      1    0    0    0 1.000 1.000  1.00  2.30                            0    0    1

 1932 22 PHA AL   P    7      1    6    1    0  .875  .959  1.00  1.21  5.73  2.21    0   11.0
 1934 24 NYG NL   P   30      6   20    0    0 1.000  .959  0.87  1.12  2.18  2.27   10  107.3
 1935 25 PHI NL   P   33      8   28    2    2  .947  .960  1.09  1.18  2.18  2.31   17  148.3
 1936 26 PHI NL   P   40      7   32    5    4  .886  .949  0.97  1.16  1.72  2.32   28  203.7
 1937 27 PIT NL   P   30     14   24    0    3 1.000  .957  1.27  1.20  2.67  2.39   19  128.0
 1938 28 PIT NL   P   17      2    8    1    2  .909  .962  0.59  1.13  1.50  2.20    1   60.0
 1939 29 PIT NL   P   37      6   39    0    3 1.000  .959  1.22  1.09  2.19  2.19   27  184.7
 1940 30 PIT NL   P   32     15   36    1    0  .981  .962  1.59  1.10  2.45  2.22   24  187.7
 1941 31 PIT NL   P   18      5   13    0    0 1.000  .963  1.00  1.09  2.34  2.23    7   69.3
 1944 34 BOS AL   P   26      9   20    2    3  .935  .960  1.12  1.14  1.55  2.09   24  168.3
 1945 35 TOT      P   28     12   28    3    0  .930  .962  1.43  1.08  1.82  2.18   27  197.4
         BOS AL   P    3      0    2    0    0 1.000  .952  0.67  1.27  1.54  2.23    3   11.7
         CIN NL   P   25     12   26    3    0  .927  .962  1.52  1.06  1.84  2.18   24  185.7

+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+----+----+----+
 Position Total   P* 298     85  254   15   17  .958  .959  1.14  1.13              184 1465.7
                 OF    1      1    0    0    0 1.000 1.000  1.00  2.30                            0    0    1
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+----+----+----+
 Overall Total       299     86  254   15   17  .958  .959  1.14  1.14
An Important note about our fielding stats

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.

Won-Loss %
1944 AL-.600-8

Bases on Balls/9IP
1939 NL-2.10-7

Comp. Games
1945 NL-15-7

Home Runs Allow.
1936 NL-14-10
1939 NL-15-6
1944 AL-14-4

SO to Walk
1936 NL-1.51-10

Losses
1936 NL-20-2
1939 NL-14-8
1945 NL-13-7

Earned Runs Allow.
1936 NL-114-5
1940 NL-93-7
1944 AL-90-4

Hit Batsmen
1936 NL-7-4
1939 NL-7-5
1940 NL-7-5
1945 NL-7-3

        

Gray Ink: Pitching - 7 (1635) (Average HOFer ≈ 185)
HOF Standards: Pitching - 3.0 (1637) (Average HOFer ≈ 50)
Overall Rank in parentheses.

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Transactions 

December 1, 1933: Traded by the Portland (PCL) to the New York Giants for Gil English and cash.

December 13, 1934: Traded by the New York Giants to the Philadelphia Phillies for Kiddo Davis.

April 16, 1937: Traded by the Philadelphia Phillies to the Pittsburgh Pirates for Earl Browne.

March 29, 1946: Released by the Cincinnati Reds.

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