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Frank Bowerman

Frank Eugene Bowerman (Mike)

Positions: Catcher and First Baseman
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 2", Weight: 190 lb.

Born: December 5, 1868 in Romeo, MI
School: University of Michigan (Ann Arbor, MI)(All Transactions)
Debut: August 24, 1895
Teams (by GP): Giants/Pirates/Doves/Orioles 1895-1909

Final Game: July 13, 1909
Died: November 30, 1948 in Romeo, MI
Buried: Romeo Cemetery, Romeo, MI
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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
1895 26 BLN NL 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 /2
1896 27 BLN NL 4 17 16 0 2 0 0 0 4 0 1 0 .125 .176 .125 .301 -20 2 0 0 /23
1897 28 BLN NL 38 134 130 16 41 5 0 1 21 3 1 13 .315 .331 .377 .708 86 49 2 1 2
1898 29 TOT NL 74 271 257 22 73 7 3 0 30 5 9 10 .284 .313 .335 .648 87 86 2 3 2/3
1898 29 BLN NL 5 19 16 5 7 1 0 0 1 1 2 1 .438 .526 .500 1.026 192 8 1 0 /2
1898 29 PIT NL 69 252 241 17 66 6 3 0 29 4 7 9 .274 .297 .324 .621 79 78 1 3 2/3
1899 30 PIT NL 110 457 427 51 111 16 10 3 53 10 12 17 .260 .288 .365 .654 79 156 5 13 23
1900 31 NYG NL 80 282 270 25 65 5 3 1 42 10 6 22 .241 .268 .293 .560 58 79 4 2 2/6
1901 32 NYG NL 59 203 191 20 38 5 3 0 14 3 7 23 .199 .235 .257 .492 45 49 2 3 2/4563
1902 33 NYG NL 109 392 373 38 93 14 6 0 27 12 13 30 .249 .276 .319 .596 85 119 1 5 *2/3
1903 34 NYG NL 64 223 210 22 58 6 2 1 31 5 6 21 .276 .306 .338 .644 80 71 3 4 2/3O
1904 35 NYG NL 93 319 289 38 67 11 4 2 27 7 16 19 .232 .288 .318 .607 84 92 7 7 2/341
1905 36 NYG NL 98 327 297 37 80 8 1 3 41 6 12 19 .269 .322 .333 .655 93 99 11 7 23/4
1906 37 NYG NL 92 310 285 23 65 7 3 1 42 5 15 18 .228 .274 .284 .558 73 81 3 7 23
1907 38 NYG NL 96 347 311 31 81 8 2 0 32 11 17 28 .260 .309 .299 .608 88 93 5 14 23
1908 39 BSN NL 86 274 254 16 58 8 1 1 25 4 13 15 .228 .274 .280 .554 78 71 3 4 23
1909 40 BSN NL 33 102 99 6 21 2 0 0 4 0 2 7 .212 .228 .232 .460 40 23 0 1 2
15 Yrs 1037 3659 3410 345 853 102 38 13 393 81 130 242 .250 .287 .314 .601 77 1070 48 71
162 Game Avg. 162 572 533 54 133 16 6 2 61 13 20 38 .250 .287 .314 .601 77 167 7 11
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
NYG (8 yrs) 691 2403 2226 234 547 64 24 8 256 59 92 180 .246 .287 .307 .594 77 683 36 49
BLN (4 yrs) 48 171 163 21 50 6 0 1 26 4 4 14 .307 .335 .362 .697 85 59 3 1
PIT (2 yrs) 179 709 668 68 177 22 13 3 82 14 19 26 .265 .291 .350 .642 79 234 6 16
BSN (2 yrs) 119 376 353 22 79 10 1 1 29 4 15 22 .224 .261 .266 .528 67 94 3 5

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
1895 26 BLN NL 1 1 -0 0 0 0 0 -0 -0.0 0 -0 0.0 .476 .500 0.0 0.0 -0 $ /2
1896 27 BLN NL 4 17 -3 0 0 -2 0 -5 -0.4 0 -4 -0.3 .403 .498 -0.2 -0.1 -2 $ /23
1897 28 BLN NL 38 134 -4 -0 0 -4 2 -6 -0.5 4 -2 -0.1 .488 .497 0.2 -0.2 2 $ 2
1898 29 BLN NL 5 19 2 -0 0 -1 0 1 0.1 1 2 0.2 .525 .501 0.3 -0.1 3 $ /2
1898 29 PIT NL 69 252 -6 -0 0 0 4 -3 -0.3 8 5 0.5 .496 .498 0.5 0.3 5 $ 2/3
1899 30 PIT NL 110 457 -15 -0 0 -2 5 -12 -1.2 14 2 0.3 .490 .493 0.5 0.2 4 $ 23
1900 31 NYG NL 80 282 -16 -0 0 -3 5 -14 -1.3 8 -6 -0.5 .484 .492 -0.2 0.2 -3 $ 2/6
1901 32 NYG NL 59 203 -13 0 0 -4 3 -14 -1.4 6 -8 -0.8 .477 .491 -0.4 -0.1 -4 $ 2/4563
1902 33 NYG NL 109 392 -7 -0 0 -2 6 -2 -0.3 11 9 0.8 .498 .498 1.1 0.4 11 $4,000 *2/3
1903 34 NYG NL 64 223 -6 -0 0 1 4 -2 -0.2 6 5 0.5 .497 .499 0.4 0.5 4 $ 2/3O
1904 35 NYG NL 93 319 -5 -0 0 2 5 2 0.3 10 12 1.3 .503 .501 1.0 0.8 10 $ 2/341
1905 36 NYG NL 98 327 -1 -1 0 2 4 4 0.5 10 14 1.5 .505 .503 1.3 0.7 12 $ 23/4
1906 37 NYG NL 92 310 -8 -0 0 3 4 -2 -0.3 10 8 0.7 .498 .499 0.4 0.8 5 $ 23
1907 38 NYG NL 96 347 -4 -1 0 0 3 -2 -0.2 11 9 0.8 .498 .499 0.9 0.4 9 $ 23
1908 39 BSN NL 86 274 -5 -0 0 2 4 1 0.1 8 9 0.9 .501 .500 0.7 0.7 7 $ 23
1909 40 BSN NL 33 102 -6 0 0 -1 2 -5 -0.6 3 -2 -0.3 .480 .496 -0.2 0.1 -1 $ 2
15 Seasons 1037 3659 -96 -4 0 -9 52 -58 -5.9 109 51 5.5 .495 .498 6.3 4.8 60 $4,000
NYG (8 yrs) 691 2403 -59 -3 0 -1 35 -28 -3.1 71 42 4.3 .496 .498 4.5 3.7 43 $4,000
BLN (4 yrs) 48 171 -5 -1 0 -7 3 -9 -0.8 5 -4 -0.2 .484 .499 0.3 -0.4 3 $
PIT (2 yrs) 179 709 -21 -1 0 -2 9 -15 -1.5 22 7 0.8 .492 .496 1.0 0.6 9 $
BSN (2 yrs) 119 376 -11 -0 0 1 6 -5 -0.6 11 6 0.6 .495 .498 0.5 0.8 6 $

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
1895 26 BLN NL 1 1 0 0.0 115 .000 .000 .306 .000 .373 .000 .414 .000 .787 -100 .000 -0.3 -0.0 .000 .000 .000
1896 27 BLN NL 17 14 0 0.0 109 .125 .125 .300 .176 .365 .125 .400 .301 .766 -20 .000 -2.9 -0.3 .214 .063 .000
1897 28 BLN NL 134 90 16 4.6 107 .345 .315 .298 .331 .362 .377 .396 .708 .759 86 .482 -3.0 -0.3 .618 .092 .062 1.5
1898 29 TOT NL 271 187 27 3.8 90 .296 .284 .276 .313 .340 .335 .354 .648 .694 87 .477 -5.3 -0.6 .554 .105 .051 .0
1898 29 BLN NL 19 9 4 11.6 93 .467 .438 .280 .526 .345 .500 .360 1.026 .704 192 .877 2.3 0.2 1.333 .250 .063 .0
1898 29 PIT NL 252 178 23 3.4 90 .284 .274 .275 .297 .340 .324 .353 .621 .693 79 .428 -7.6 -0.8 .514 .095 .050 .0
1899 30 PIT NL 457 329 44 3.4 100 .265 .260 .290 .288 .352 .365 .378 .654 .730 79 .401 -15.4 -1.6 .579 .157 .105 4.6
1900 31 NYG NL 282 207 20 2.5 94 .259 .241 .280 .268 .341 .293 .370 .560 .711 58 .277 -16.2 -1.7 .483 .111 .052 1.8
1901 32 NYG NL 203 156 11 1.9 85 .226 .199 .271 .235 .325 .257 .353 .492 .679 45 .204 -13.7 -1.5 .399 .110 .058 .0
1902 33 NYG NL 392 285 33 3.1 76 .271 .249 .264 .276 .319 .319 .325 .596 .644 85 .450 -8.1 -0.9 .518 .137 .070 .0
1903 34 NYG NL 223 156 21 3.6 95 .303 .276 .282 .306 .346 .338 .368 .644 .714 80 .450 -6.3 -0.7 .559 .114 .062 1.7
1904 35 NYG NL 319 229 25 2.9 80 .243 .232 .262 .288 .321 .318 .339 .607 .660 84 .439 -5.8 -0.7 .550 .166 .087 3.1
1905 36 NYG NL 327 224 29 3.4 85 .280 .269 .267 .322 .329 .333 .348 .655 .678 93 .491 -2.4 -0.3 .590 .125 .064 4.0
1906 37 NYG NL 310 227 22 2.6 77 .241 .228 .255 .274 .322 .284 .325 .558 .647 73 .406 -10.0 -1.2 .473 .126 .056 1.7
1907 38 NYG NL 347 244 28 3.0 77 .286 .260 .255 .309 .322 .299 .325 .608 .646 88 .494 -4.5 -0.6 .548 .129 .039 .0
1908 39 BSN NL 274 200 19 2.6 70 .239 .228 .245 .274 .306 .280 .315 .554 .621 78 .429 -6.4 -0.8 .464 .118 .051 1.6
1909 40 BSN NL 102 79 5 1.7 80 .228 .212 .257 .228 .325 .232 .331 .460 .655 40 .237 -7.4 -0.9 .321 .040 .020
15 Yrs 3659 2628 300 3.0 86 .266 .250 .269 .287 .331 .314 .347 .601 .678 77 .412 -107.8 -11.8 .520 .126 .064 22.4
162 Game Avg. 572 411 47 3.0 86 .266 .250 .269 .287 .331 .314 .347 .601 .678 77 .412 -107.8 -11.8 .520 .126 .064 3
PA Outs RC RC/G AIR BAbip BA lgBA OBP lgOBP SLG lgSLG OPS lgOPS OPS+ OWn% BtRuns BtWins TotA SecA ISO PwrSpd
NYG (8 yrs) 2403 1728 189 2.9 83 .264 .246 .266 .287 .327 .307 .342 .594 .669 77 .410 -67.2 -7.4 .518 .129 .061 14.1
BLN (4 yrs) 171 114 20 4.5 106 .331 .307 .297 .335 .361 .362 .393 .697 .754 85 .485 -3.9 -0.4 .619 .104 .055 1.6
PIT (2 yrs) 709 507 67 3.4 96 .272 .265 .285 .291 .348 .350 .369 .642 .717 79 .410 -23.0 -2.4 .556 .135 .085 4.9
BSN (2 yrs) 376 279 24 2.3 73 .236 .224 .248 .261 .311 .266 .319 .528 .630 67 .376 -13.8 -1.7 .423 .096 .042 1.6

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
1895 26 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0
1896 27 5 18 17 0 2 0 0 0 4 0 1 0 .118 .167 .118 .284 -25 2 0 0
1897 28 43 152 147 16 43 5 0 1 25 3 2 13 .293 .311 .347 .658 73 51 2 1
1898 29 117 423 404 38 116 12 3 1 55 8 11 23 .287 .313 .339 .652 82 137 4 4
1899 30 227 880 831 89 227 28 13 4 108 18 23 40 .273 .300 .353 .653 80 293 9 17
1900 31 307 1162 1101 114 292 33 16 5 150 28 29 62 .265 .292 .338 .630 75 372 13 19
1901 32 366 1365 1292 134 330 38 19 5 164 31 36 85 .255 .284 .326 .610 70 421 15 22
1902 33 475 1757 1665 172 423 52 25 5 191 43 49 115 .254 .282 .324 .606 73 540 16 27
1903 34 539 1980 1875 194 481 58 27 6 222 48 55 136 .257 .285 .326 .611 74 611 19 31
1904 35 632 2299 2164 232 548 69 31 8 249 55 71 155 .253 .285 .325 .610 75 703 26 38
1905 36 730 2626 2461 269 628 77 32 11 290 61 83 174 .255 .290 .326 .616 78 802 37 45
1906 37 822 2936 2746 292 693 84 35 12 332 66 98 192 .252 .288 .322 .610 77 883 40 52
1907 38 918 3283 3057 323 774 92 37 12 364 77 115 220 .253 .290 .319 .610 78 976 45 66
1908 39 1004 3557 3311 339 832 100 38 13 389 81 128 235 .251 .289 .316 .605 78 1047 48 70
1909 40 1037 3659 3410 345 853 102 38 13 393 81 130 242 .250 .287 .314 .601 77 1070 48 71

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
1895 26 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 1
1896 27 5 21 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 .048 .000 .048 0 4
1897 28 46 153 149 15 42 5 0 1 19 3 1 16 .282 .296 .336 .632 14 38
1898 29 78 280 266 21 72 7 3 0 28 5 9 11 .271 .300 .320 .619 25 74
1899 30 116 468 438 45 106 15 10 3 47 10 11 18 .242 .269 .342 .611 39 110
1900 31 91 315 303 25 69 5 3 1 42 11 6 25 .228 .252 .274 .526 21 80
1901 32 68 234 221 23 44 6 3 0 16 3 8 27 .199 .234 .253 .487 13 59
1902 33 125 460 437 49 115 17 7 0 35 15 16 34 .263 .291 .334 .625 43 109
1903 34 74 254 239 23 63 7 2 1 32 5 7 24 .264 .293 .322 .615 22 64
1904 35 97 336 304 43 73 12 4 2 30 8 17 20 .240 .298 .326 .624 28 93
1905 36 102 345 313 41 86 9 1 3 45 6 13 20 .275 .328 .339 .667 32 98
1906 37 97 336 307 29 76 8 4 1 53 6 18 19 .248 .298 .309 .607 27 92
1907 38 101 382 340 41 98 10 2 0 42 13 21 29 .288 .341 .329 .670 37 96
1908 39 89 301 277 23 73 10 1 1 36 5 16 16 .264 .313 .318 .631 27 86
1909 40 34 109 106 7 24 2 0 0 5 0 2 7 .226 .241 .245 .486 6 33
15 Yrs 1124 3995 3721 385 941 113 40 13 430 90 146 266 .253 .291 .315 .606 334 1037
162 Game Avg. 162 576 536 55 136 16 6 2 62 13 21 38 .253 .291 .315 .606 48 1037

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary

Defensive WAR† s c a p y
1906 NL  0.8 (9th)

Hit By Pitch s c a p y
1905 NL  11 (8th)

Oldest s c a p y
1904 NL  born 1868-12-05 (9th)
1905 NL  born 1868-12-05 (6th)
1906 NL  born 1868-12-05 (5th)
1907 NL  born 1868-12-05 (4th)
1908 NL  born 1868-12-05 (2nd)
1909 NL  born 1868-12-05 (2nd)

             

Hall Of Fame Statistics

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Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 17 (897), Average HOFer ≈ 50

Similarity Scores

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