John Bowker
John B. Bowker
Bats: Left , Throws: Left
Height: 6' 2" , Weight: 190 lb.

Born: July 8, 1983 in Sacramento, CA
High School: Rio Americano (Sacramento, CA)
School: California State University, Long Beach
Drafted by the San Francisco Giants in the 3rd round of the 2004 amateur draft.
Signed July 19, 2004. (All Transactions)
Debut: April 12, 2008
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Standard Batting

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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 24 SFG NL 111 350 326 31 83 14 3 10 43 1 1 19 74 .255 .300 .408 .708 83 133 7 3 0 2 1 39/7D
2009 25 SFG NL 31 73 67 7 13 2 2 2 7 1 0 4 18 .194 .247 .373 .620 59 25 0 1 0 1 0 7/93
2 Seasons 142 423 393 38 96 16 5 12 50 2 1 23 92 .244 .291 .402 .693 78 158 7 4 0 3 1
162 Game Avg. 162 483 448 43 110 18 6 14 57 2 1 26 105 .244 .291 .402 .693 78 180 8 5 0 3 1

Advanced Batting

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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
2008 24 SFG NL 350 253 39 4.1 110 .299 .255 .270 .300 .342 .408 .430 .708 .772 83 .422 -9.8 -1.0 .618 .212 .153 1.8
2009 25 SFG NL 73 55 7 3.4 110 .229 .194 .270 .247 .344 .373 .429 .620 .774 59 .348 -4.7 -0.4 .574 .254 .179 1.3
2 Seasons 423 308 46 4.0 110 .288 .244 .270 .291 .342 .402 .430 .693 .772 78 .410 -14.5 -1.4 .610 .219 .158 3.4
162 Game Avg. 483 351 52 4.0 110 .288 .244 .270 .291 .342 .402 .430 .693 .772 78 .410 -14.5 -1.4 .610 .219 .158 4

Ratio Batting*

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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
2008 24 SFG NL 350 2.9% 21.1% 5.4% 7.7% 33% 3.89 4.4 32.6 7.6 0.61 0.84 70% 24% 7.5% 15%
2009 25 SFG NL 73 2.7% 24.7% 5.5% 8.2% 46% 4.50 3.7 33.5 9.6 0.79 1.06 66% 10% 7.4% 4%
2 Seasons 423 2.8% 21.8% 5.4% 7.8% 34% 4.00 4.3 32.8 7.9 0.64 0.88 69% 22% 7.5% 14%
MLB Averages 2.7% 18.0% 8.9% 7.9% 34% 2.02 4.9 32.9 7.8 0.78 1.06 69% 19% 7.8% 13%

Baserunning & Misc. Stats*

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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
2008 24 SFG NL 3 0 22% 108 1 1 50% 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 3 48% 12 7 4 4 2 2 11 3 7
2009 25 SFG NL 0 0 31% 24 1 0 100% 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14% 5 5 0 0 0 0 2 1 1
2 Seasons 3 0 23% 132 2 1 67% 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 3 41% 17 12 4 4 2 2 13 4 8
MLB Averages 31% 72% 39%

Situational Hitting*

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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
2008 24 SFG NL 350 90% 83 5 0 23 9 0 3 1.21 10 1 11 10 0 6 4 0 0 0 77 7 9% 42 11 26% 241 33 14% 25 13 52% 24 11 46% 0
2009 25 SFG NL 73 92% 13 0 0 10 2 0 1 1.40 2 0 1 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 10 0 0% 7 4 57% 44 5 11% 4 2 50% 4 3 75% 0
2 Seasons 423 90% 96 5 0 33 11 0 4 1.27 12 1 12 12 0 8 4 0 0 0 87 7 8% 49 15 31% 285 38 13% 29 15 52% 28 14 50% 0
MLB Averages 55% 72% 11% 32% 14% 51% 43%

Pitch Summary -- Batting*

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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
2008 24 SFG NL 350 1293 3.69 847 66% 27% 16% 27% 30% 73% 1% 48% 78% 25% 5% 17 1 13% 47 24 6% 21 16 18% 0 0 0
2009 25 SFG NL 73 301 4.12 185 61% 30% 19% 24% 27% 70% 0% 43% 72% 22% 8% 6 1 16% 12 6 14% 10 10 39% 0 0 0
2 Seasons 423 1594 3.77 1032 65% 27% 17% 27% 29% 73% 1% 47% 77% 24% 5% 23 2 14% 59 30 7% 31 26 22% 0 0 0
MLB Averages 3.83 62% 28% 15% 27% 30% 72% 2% 45% 80% 26% 5% 15% 9% 25%

Cumulative Batting

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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
2008 24 111 350 326 31 83 14 3 10 43 1 1 19 74 .255 .300 .408 .708 83 133 7 3 0 2 1
2009 25 142 423 393 38 96 16 5 12 50 2 1 23 92 .244 .291 .402 .693 78 158 7 4 0 3 1

Neutralized Batting

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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
2008 24 111 346 323 30 80 13 3 10 41 1 18 74 .248 .292 .399 .691 37 111
2009 25 31 73 67 6 13 2 2 2 6 1 4 18 .194 .247 .373 .620 6 31
2 Seasons 142 419 390 36 93 15 5 12 47 2 22 92 .238 .284 .395 .679 43 142
162 Game Avg. 162 478 445 41 106 17 6 14 54 2 25 105 .238 .284 .395 .679 49 142

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Hall Of Fame Statistics

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Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 5 (2537), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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