Ernie Bowman
Ernest Ferrell Bowman
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 5' 10" , Weight: 160 lb.

Born: July 28, 1935 in Johnson City, TN
Signed by the New York Giants as an amateur free agent in 1956. (All Transactions)
Debut: April 12, 1961
Final Game: September 29, 1963
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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
1961 25 SFG NL 38 40 38 10 8 0 2 0 2 2 0 1 8 .211 .231 .316 .547 46 12 1 0 1 0 0 46/5
1962 26 SFG NL 46 46 42 9 8 1 0 1 4 0 1 1 10 .190 .227 .286 .513 38 12 1 1 2 0 0 456
1963 27 SFG NL 81 131 125 10 23 3 0 0 4 1 2 0 15 .184 .181 .208 .389 13 26 2 0 4 2 0 645
3 Seasons 165 217 205 29 39 4 2 1 10 3 3 2 33 .190 .200 .244 .444 24 50 4 1 7 2 0
162 Game Avg. 162 213 201 28 38 4 2 1 10 3 3 2 32 .190 .200 .244 .444 24 49 4 1 7 2 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
1961 25 SFG NL 40 32 3 2.5 103 .267 .211 .266 .231 .333 .316 .415 .547 .747 46 .242 -3.3 -0.3 .484 .184 .105 .0
1962 26 SFG NL 46 38 2 1.4 102 .226 .190 .269 .227 .336 .286 .408 .513 .744 38 .104 -3.8 -0.4 .361 .095 .095 .0
1963 27 SFG NL 131 112 4 1.0 88 .205 .184 .253 .181 .315 .208 .378 .389 .693 13 .071 -14.1 -1.5 .236 .016 .024 .0
3 Seasons 217 182 9 1.3 94 .220 .190 .259 .200 .322 .244 .391 .444 .713 24 .109 -21.2 -2.2 .306 .063 .054 1.5
162 Game Avg. 213 179 9 1.3 94 .220 .190 .259 .200 .322 .244 .391 .444 .713 24 .109 -21.2 -2.2 .306 .063 .054 1

Postseason Batting

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Year Age Tm Lg Series Opp Rslt G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1962 26 SFG NL WS NYY L 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0
1 WS 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0

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
1961 25 SFG NL 40 0.0% 20.0% 2.5% 5.0% 25% 8.00 4.8 19.0 1.20 75%
1962 26 SFG NL 46 2.2% 21.7% 2.2% 4.4% 25% 10.00 4.2 42.0 10.5 1.45 67%
1963 27 SFG NL 131 0.0% 11.5% 0.0% 2.3% 13% 8.3 31.3 1.61 86%
3 Seasons 217 0.5% 15.2% 0.9% 3.2% 18% 16.50 6.2 205.0 20.5 1.51 80%
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
1961 25 SFG NL 2 0 111% 28 2 0 100% 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 71% 3 1 2 0 0 0 4 1 3
1962 26 SFG NL 0 0 89% 27 0 1 0% 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 60% 5 2 3 1 0 1 4 2 2
1963 27 SFG NL 4 0 44% 61 1 2 33% 0 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 3 2 63% 4 2 2 1 0 0 3 0 3
3 Seasons 6 0 68% 116 3 3 50% 2 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 3 8 64% 12 5 7 2 0 1 11 3 8
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
1961 25 SFG NL 40 35% 8 3 1 0 0 1.50 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 100% 5 1 20% 1 1 100% 16 2 13% 0 0 2 1 50% 0
1962 26 SFG NL 46 43% 8 3 0 0 0 0.67 1 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 3 2 67% 11 1 9% 5 2 40% 30 3 10% 3 1 33% 0 0 0
1963 27 SFG NL 131 37% 23 1 0 0 0 1.98 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 6 4 67% 24 2 8% 18 9 50% 89 5 6% 6 2 33% 5 3 60% 0
3 Seasons 217 38% 39 7 1 0 0 1.21 1 0 5 0 1 0 1 0 10 7 70% 40 4 10% 24 12 50% 135 10 7% 9 3 33% 7 4 57% 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
1961 25 38 40 38 10 8 0 2 0 2 2 0 1 8 .211 .231 .316 .547 46 12 1 0 1 0 0
1962 26 84 86 80 19 16 1 2 1 6 2 1 2 18 .200 .229 .300 .529 41 24 2 1 3 0 0
1963 27 165 217 205 29 39 4 2 1 10 3 3 2 33 .190 .200 .244 .444 24 50 4 1 7 2 0

Neutralized Batting

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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
1961 25 40 41 40 11 9 0 2 0 2 2 1 8 .225 .244 .325 .569 3 38
1962 26 46 43 41 8 7 1 0 1 3 0 1 10 .171 .209 .268 .478 2 46
1963 27 81 127 125 12 0 0 0 0 5 1 0 15 .000 .000 .000 .000 5 81
3 Seasons 167 211 206 31 16 1 2 1 10 3 2 33 .078 .090 .117 .207 10 165
162 Game Avg. 162 205 200 30 16 1 2 1 10 3 2 32 .078 .090 .117 .207 10 165

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