Steve Bowling
Stephen Shaddon Bowling
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 0" , Weight: 185 lb.

Born: June 26, 1952 in Tulsa, OK
High School: Webster (Tulsa, OK)
School: University of Tulsa
Drafted by the Milwaukee Brewers in the 7th round of the 1974 amateur draft. (All Transactions)
Debut: September 7, 1976
Final Game: October 2, 1977
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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
1976 24 MIL AL 14 44 42 4 7 2 0 0 2 0 0 2 5 .167 .205 .214 .419 24 9 0 0 0 0 0 8/D
1977 25 TOR AL 89 236 194 19 40 8 1 1 13 2 3 37 42 .206 .330 .273 .604 67 53 8 0 3 2 1 987
2 Seasons 103 280 236 23 47 10 1 1 15 2 3 39 47 .199 .310 .263 .573 60 62 8 0 3 2 1
162 Game Avg. 162 440 371 36 74 16 2 2 24 3 5 61 74 .199 .310 .263 .573 60 98 13 0 5 3 2
TOR (1 yr) 89 236 194 19 40 8 1 1 13 2 3 37 42 .206 .330 .273 .604 67 53 8 0 3 2 1
MIL (1 yr) 14 44 42 4 7 2 0 0 2 0 0 2 5 .167 .205 .214 .419 24 9 0 0 0 0 0

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
1976 24 MIL AL 44 35 2 1.6 84 .189 .167 .254 .205 .318 .214 .358 .419 .675 24 .150 -4.0 -0.4 .314 .095 .048
1977 25 TOR AL 236 170 18 2.8 101 .255 .206 .267 .330 .332 .273 .407 .604 .738 67 .289 -7.5 -0.7 .539 .253 .067 1.3
2 Seasons 280 205 20 2.6 98 .242 .199 .265 .310 .329 .263 .398 .573 .727 60 .268 -11.5 -1.2 .500 .225 .064 1.3
162 Game Avg. 440 322 31 2.6 98 .242 .199 .265 .310 .329 .263 .398 .573 .727 60 .268 -11.5 -1.2 .500 .225 .064 2
TOR (1 yr) 236 170 18 2.8 101 .255 .206 .267 .330 .332 .273 .407 .604 .738 67 .289 -7.5 -0.7 .539 .253 .067 1.3
MIL (1 yr) 44 35 2 1.5 84 .189 .167 .254 .205 .318 .214 .358 .419 .675 24 .150 -4.0 -0.4 .314 .095 .048

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
1976 24 MIL AL 44 0.0% 11.4% 4.6% 4.6% 29% 2.50 8.4 21.0 0.67 84%
1977 25 TOR AL 236 0.4% 17.8% 15.7% 4.2% 25% 1.14 4.6 194.0 14.9 1.29 65%
2 Seasons 280 0.4% 16.8% 13.9% 4.3% 26% 1.21 5.0 236.0 15.7 1.14 68%
MLB Averages

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
1976 24 MIL AL 1 0 44% 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 25% 1 1 0 0 0 0 3 1 1
1977 25 TOR AL 1 0 24% 98 2 3 40% 2 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 5 44% 10 8 2 3 1 2 5 0 4
2 Seasons 2 0 26% 109 2 3 40% 2 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 5 41% 11 9 2 3 1 2 8 1 5
MLB Averages

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
1976 24 MIL AL 44 95% 7 1 1 0 0 0.01 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 0 0% 3 1 33% 27 3 11% 3 1 33% 2 0 0% 0
1977 25 TOR AL 236 52% 40 3 1 0 2 0.54 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 3 3 100% 40 8 20% 21 6 29% 134 12 9% 13 4 31% 14 4 29% 0
2 Seasons 280 59% 47 4 2 0 2 0.41 1 0 3 1 0 1 0 0 3 3 100% 51 8 16% 24 7 29% 161 15 9% 16 5 31% 16 4 25% 0
MLB Averages

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
1976 24 14 44 42 4 7 2 0 0 2 0 0 2 5 .167 .205 .214 .419 24 9 0 0 0 0 0
1977 25 103 280 236 23 47 10 1 1 15 2 3 39 47 .199 .310 .263 .573 60 62 8 0 3 2 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
1976 24 14 44 42 4 7 2 0 0 2 0 2 5 .167 .205 .214 .419 2 14
1977 25 89 237 196 20 42 8 1 1 13 2 39 42 .214 .342 .281 .622 19 89
2 Seasons 103 281 238 24 49 10 1 1 15 2 41 47 .206 .320 .269 .589 21 103
162 Game Avg. 162 442 374 38 77 16 2 2 24 3 64 74 .206 .320 .269 .589 33 103

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