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 Fielding

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr Rtz Rtzrd Rtzhm Rof Rdp RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
2008 SFG NL 24 1B 71 67 550.1 493 448 39 6 43 .988 -1.8 -3.9 -1.8 0.4 -2.2 0 7.96 6.86 .992 9.34 8.23
2008 SFG NL 24 OF 19 13 118.1 27 27 0 0 0 1.000 1.6 16.2 2.6 2.2 0.4 -1 2.05 1.42 .985 2.21 1.91
2008 SFG NL 24 RF 14 10 91.1 22 22 0 0 0 1.000 0.4 5.3 1.4 0.8 0.6 -1 2.17 1.57 .982 2.12 1.83
2008 SFG NL 24 LF 5 3 27.0 5 5 0 0 0 1.000 1.2 53.3 1.2 1.4 -0.2 0 1.67 1.00 .980 1.90 1.48
2008 SFG NL 24 DH 2
2009 SFG NL 25 OF 17 15 113.2 27 26 1 0 0 1.000 2.14 1.59 .985 2.20 1.91
2009 SFG NL 25 LF 13 11 84.2 21 20 1 0 0 1.000 2.23 1.62 .981 1.93 1.52
2009 SFG NL 25 RF 5 4 29.0 6 6 0 0 0 1.000 1.86 1.20 .983 2.08 1.80
2009 SFG NL 25 1B 4 2 18.2 15 15 0 0 0 1.000 7.23 3.75 .993 9.31 8.30
2 Seasons 1B 75 69 569.0 508 463 39 6 43 .988 -1.8 -3.8 -1.8 0.4 -2.2 0 7.94 6.69 .992 9.34 8.23
2 Seasons OF 36 28 232.0 54 53 1 0 0 1.000 1.6 8.3 2.6 2.2 0.4 -1 2.09 1.50 .985 2.20 1.91
2 Seasons RF 19 14 120.1 28 28 0 0 0 1.000 0.4 4.0 1.4 0.8 0.6 -1 2.09 1.47 .982 2.11 1.82
2 Seasons LF 18 14 111.2 26 25 1 0 0 1.000 1.2 12.9 1.2 1.4 -0.2 0 2.10 1.44 .981 1.93 1.51
1 Season DH 2
2 Seasons TOT 112 97 801.0 562 516 40 6 43 .989 -0.2 -0.3 0.8 2.6 -1.8 -1 0 6.25 4.96 .980 7.22 6.07

Appearances

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Year Tm Lg Age G GS Batting Defense P C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF OF DH PH PR
2008 SFG NL 24 111 82 111 87 0 0 71 0 0 0 5 0 14 19 2 26 0
2009 SFG NL 25 31 17 31 20 0 0 4 0 0 0 13 0 5 17 0 11 0
2 Seasons 142 99 142 107 0 0 75 0 0 0 18 0 19 36 2 37 0
Appearances table is calculated solely from full RetroSheet play-by-play data available from 1973 on. A combination of RetroSheet (starting with the 1954 season) and non-RetroSheet data is used for other seasons.

Advanced Fielding -- 1B*

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Putouts Assists Errors Double Plays
Year Tm Lg Age PA RHB% BIP% GBIP% Fld F2O% FC Tot Cgt Frc Tag 3U Tot 1B 2B Hm Rly Tot Cch Fld Thr ROE Tot 363 361 36 GB GBs LD LDs LDf bFld bF2O%
2008 SFG NL 24 2471 63% 70% 26% 113 92% 0 448 35 401 10 36 39 31 4 1 0 6 2 4 0 4 43 0 0 1 41 1 2 0 2 8 100%
2009 SFG NL 25 89 46% 65% 17% 4 100% 0 15 2 13 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 Seasons 2560 62% 70% 26% 117 92% 0 463 37 414 10 38 39 31 4 1 0 6 2 4 0 4 43 0 0 1 41 1 2 0 2 8 100%
MLB Averages 55% 73% 30% 93% 82%

Advanced Fielding -- RF*

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Errors Assists Single w/ Runner on 1st Single w/ Runner on 2nd Double w/ Runner on 1st Flyout, <2out, Runner on 3rd Flyout, <2out, Runner on 2nd Baserunning Totals
Year Tm Lg Age Tot Cch Fld Thr ROE Tot 1B 2B 3B Hm Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Held% Adv Kill Kill% Aother PA RHB% BIP% FBIP% Fld F2O%
2008 SFG NL 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 3 0 1 0 0 3 0 0 1 1 0 3 2 0 14 6 42.9% 8 0 0.0% 0 419 60% 67% 42% 38 58%
2009 SFG NL 25 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 2 2 0 6 4 66.7% 2 0 0.0% 0 132 43% 76% 41% 11 55%
2 Seasons 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 4 0 1 0 0 4 1 0 2 1 0 5 4 0 20 10 50.0% 10 0 0.0% 0 551 56% 69% 42% 49 57%
MLB Averages 50.3% 2.3% 55% 73% 39% 50%

Advanced Fielding -- LF*

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Errors Assists Single w/ Runner on 1st Single w/ Runner on 2nd Double w/ Runner on 1st Flyout, <2out, Runner on 3rd Flyout, <2out, Runner on 2nd Baserunning Totals
Year Tm Lg Age Tot Cch Fld Thr ROE Tot 1B 2B 3B Hm Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Held% Adv Kill Kill% Aother PA RHB% BIP% FBIP% Fld F2O%
2008 SFG NL 24 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 0 105 57% 59% 30% 9 56%
2009 SFG NL 25 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 2 2 0 6 3 1 2 1 0 2 0 0 2 2 0 14 8 57.1% 5 1 7.1% 0 348 53% 68% 35% 42 50%
2 Seasons 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 2 2 0 6 3 1 2 1 0 2 0 0 2 2 0 14 8 57.1% 5 1 7.1% 0 453 54% 66% 34% 51 51%
MLB Averages 62.7% 2.0% 55% 73% 39% 46%

* Many Detailed Statistics are based on play-by-play accounts accumulated by RetroSheet. These totals may be incomplete (3.6% of all plays from 1954 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.

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