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Michael Bowden

Michael Matthew Bowden

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 3", Weight: 215 lb.

Born: September 9, 1986 in Winfield, IL
High School: Waubonsie Valley HS (Aurora, IL)
Drafted by the Boston Red Sox in the 1st round (47th pick) of the 2005 amateur draft.
Signed June 24, 2005. (All Transactions)
Debut: August 30, 2008
Teams (by GP): RedSox/Cubs 2008-2012
2012 Contract Status: Pre-Arb Eligible, 1 yr/$484k (12) (details) [*]
Service Time (01/2012): 0.143, Arb Eligible: 2015, Free Agent: 2018 [*],
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Standard Batting

Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
2008 21 BOS AL 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 /1
2009 22 BOS AL 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 /1
2010 23 BOS AL 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
2011 24 BOS AL 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
2012 25 CHC NL 10 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
5 Yrs 47 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0
162 Game Avg. 162 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0
BOS (4 yrs) 37 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
CHC (1 yr) 10 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0
AL (4 yrs) 37 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
NL (1 yr) 10 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0

Player Value--Batters

WAR Explained (v2.1): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl
Year Age Tm Lg G PA Rbat Rbaser Rdp Rfield Rpos RAA WAA Rrep RAR WAR waaWL% 162WL% oWAR dWAR oRAR Salary Pos Awards
2008 21 BOS AL 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.0 0 $ /1
2009 22 BOS AL 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.0 0 $ /1
2010 23 BOS AL 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.0 0 $ 1
2011 24 BOS AL 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.0 0 $ 1
2012 25 BOS AL 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 0.0 $
2012 25 CHC NL 10 1 -0 0 0 0 0 -0 -0.0 0 -0 0.0 .498 .500 0.0 0.0 -0 $ 1
5 Seasons 49 1 -0 0 0 0 0 -0 -0.0 0 -0 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.0 -0 $
BOS (5 yrs) 39 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.0 0 $
CHC (1 yr) 10 1 -0 0 0 0 0 -0 -0.0 0 -0 0.0 .498 .500 0.0 0.0 -0 $

Advanced Batting

Year Age Tm Lg PA Outs RC RC/G AIR BAbip BA lgBA OBP lgOBP SLG lgSLG OPS lgOPS OPS+ OWn% BtRuns BtWins TotA SecA ISO PwrSpd
2012 25 CHC NL 1 1 0 0.0 99 .000 .258 .000 .326 .000 .408 .000 .734 -100 .000 -0.3 -0.0 .000 .000 .000
5 Yrs 1 1 0 0.0 99 .000 .258 .000 .326 .000 .408 .000 .734 -100 .000 -0.3 -0.0 .000 .000 .000
162 Game Avg. 3 3 0 0.0 99 .000 .258 .000 .326 .000 .408 .000 .734 -100 .000 -0.3 -0.0 .000 .000 .000

Ratio Batting*

Year Age Tm Lg PA HR% SO% BB% XBH% X/H% SO/BB AB/SO AB/HR AB/RBI GB/FB GO/AO IP% LD% HR/FB IF/FB
2012 25 TOT MLB 1 0.0% 100.0% 0.0% 0.0% 1.0 0%
2012 25 CHC NL 1 0.0% 100.0% 0.0% 0.0% 1.0 0%
5 Yrs 1 0.0% 100.0% 0.0% 0.0% 1.0 0%
MLB Averages 2.6% 18.2% 8.5% 7.7% 33% 2.14 4.9 34.8 8.0 0.80 1.08 69% 19% 7.5% 13%

Win Probability

Year Age Tm Lg BtRuns BtWins Plays WPA WPA+ WPA- aLI WPA/LI Clutch RE24 REW boLI RE24/boLI PHlev AB
2008 21 BOS AL 0.0 0.0
2009 22 BOS AL 0.0 0.0
2010 23 BOS AL 0.0 0.0
2011 24 BOS AL 0.0 0.0
2012 25 TOT MLB -0.3 -0.0 1 -0.0 0.0 -0.0 .32 -0.0 0.0 -0.1 -0.0 0.38 -0.3 0
2012 25 BOS AL
2012 25 CHC NL -0.3 -0.0 1 -0.0 0.0 -0.0 .32 -0.0 0.0 -0.1 -0.0 0.38 -0.3 0
5 Yrs -0.3 -0.0 1 -0.0 0.0 -0.0 .32 -0.0 0.0 -0.1 -0.0 0.38 -0.3 0

Baserunning & Misc. Stats*

Year Age Tm Lg ROE XI RS% SBO SB CS SB% SB2 CS2 SB3 CS3 SBH CSH PO PCS OOB BT XBT% 1stS 1stS2 1stS3 1stD 1stD3 1stDH 2ndS 2ndS3 2ndSH
2012 25 TOT MLB 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2012 25 CHC NL 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 Yrs 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Situational Hitting*

Hits Pinch Hitting Home Runs SH GIDP PrdOut BaseRunners Advances
Year Age Tm Lg PA Ptn% H Inf Bnt AB H HR RBI PHlev All GS GSo vRH vLH Hm Rd IP Att Suc % Opp DP % Opp Suc % BR BRS BRS% <2,3B Scr % 0,2B Adv % PAu
2012 25 TOT MLB 1 0% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2012 25 CHC NL 1 0% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 Yrs 1 0% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
MLB Averages 55% 68% 11% 32% 14% 51% 56%

Pitch Summary -- Batting*

Year Age Tm Lg PA Pit Pit/PA Str Str% L/Str S/Str F/Str I/Str AS/Str I/Bll AS/Pit Con 1stS 30% 30c 30s 20% 20c 20s 31% 31c 31s L/SO PAu Pitu Stru
2012 25 TOT MLB 1 3 3.00 3 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0 0 0% 0 0 0% 0 0 100% 0 0 0
2012 25 CHC NL 1 3 3.00 3 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0 0 0% 0 0 0% 0 0 100% 0 0 0
1 Yr 1 3 3.00 3 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0 0 0% 0 0 0% 0 0 100% 0 0 0
MLB Averages 3.81 63% 28% 15% 27% 30% 72% 2% 45% 79% 27% 5% 15% 9% 25%

Cumulative Batting

Year Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
2012 25 47 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0

Neutralized Batting

Change to: Default / 750 Runs / 1968 Dodgers / 2000 Rockies or

All seasons are converted to 162-game seasons &
average team scoring of 716 total runs (4.42 R/G) How this works
Year Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS RC Gact
2012 25 10 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 10
1 Yr 10 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 10
162 Game Avg. 162 16 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 10

* Many Detailed Statistics are based on play-by-play accounts accumulated by RetroSheet. These totals may be incomplete (3.6% of all plays from 1918 to 1973 are missing or have incomplete accounts, click link for year and team summary) for some players prior to 1974 and even complete seasons may not match the official totals due to errors in both the official totals and the play-by-play accounts. Pre-1954 seasons have a substantial numbers of games missing play-by-play accounts and should be viewed as essentially incomplete.

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary

Youngest s c a p y
2008 AL  born 1986-09-09 (2nd)

                                         

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