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Joe Bowman

Joseph Emil Bowman

Positions: Pitcher and Pinch Hitter
Bats: Left, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 2", Weight: 190 lb.

Born: June 17, 1910 in Kansas City, KS(All Transactions)
Debut: April 18, 1932
Teams (by GP): Pirates/Phillies/RedSox/Giants/Reds/... 1932-1945

Final Game: September 29, 1945
Died: November 22, 1990 in Kansas City, MO
Buried: Resurrection Cemetery, Lenexa, KS
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Standard Pitching

Year Age Tm Lg W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF ERA+ WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB Awards
1932 22 PHA AL 0 1 .000 8.18 7 0 3 0 0 0 11.0 14 10 10 2 6 4 3 0 0 55 57 1.818 11.5 1.6 4.9 3.3 0.67
1934 24 NYG NL 5 4 .556 3.61 30 10 15 3 0 3 107.1 119 52 43 9 36 36 2 0 1 469 107 1.444 10.0 0.8 3.0 3.0 1.00
1935 25 PHI NL 7 10 .412 4.25 33 17 8 6 1 1 148.1 157 86 70 13 56 58 4 0 1 652 107 1.436 9.5 0.8 3.4 3.5 1.04
1936 26 PHI NL 9 20 .310 5.04 40 28 7 12 0 1 203.2 243 140 114 14 53 80 7 0 4 907 90 1.453 10.7 0.6 2.3 3.5 1.51
1937 27 PIT NL 8 8 .500 4.57 30 19 8 7 0 1 128.0 161 78 65 11 35 38 1 0 2 567 84 1.531 11.3 0.8 2.5 2.7 1.09
1938 28 PIT NL 3 4 .429 4.65 17 1 8 0 0 1 60.0 68 33 31 2 20 25 0 0 1 265 82 1.467 10.2 0.3 3.0 3.8 1.25
1939 29 PIT NL 10 14 .417 4.48 37 27 8 10 1 1 184.2 217 105 92 15 43 58 7 0 1 813 86 1.408 10.6 0.7 2.1 2.8 1.35
1940 30 PIT NL 9 10 .474 4.46 32 24 5 10 0 2 187.2 209 113 93 10 66 57 7 1 1 844 86 1.465 10.0 0.5 3.2 2.7 0.86
1941 31 PIT NL 3 2 .600 2.99 18 7 9 1 1 1 69.1 77 24 23 3 28 22 1 0 1 310 122 1.514 10.0 0.4 3.6 2.9 0.79
1944 34 BOS AL 12 8 .600 4.81 26 24 1 10 1 0 168.1 175 95 90 14 64 53 2 0 2 724 71 1.420 9.4 0.7 3.4 2.8 0.83
1945 35 TOT MLB 11 15 .423 3.92 28 27 0 15 1 0 197.1 216 101 86 9 77 71 7 1 1 888 96 1.485 9.9 0.4 3.5 3.2 0.92
1945 35 BOS AL 0 2 .000 9.26 3 3 0 0 0 0 11.2 18 12 12 1 9 0 0 0 0 61 38 2.314 13.9 0.8 6.9 0.0 0.00
1945 35 CIN NL 11 13 .458 3.59 25 24 0 15 1 0 185.2 198 89 74 8 68 71 7 1 1 827 105 1.433 9.6 0.4 3.3 3.4 1.04
11 Yrs 77 96 .445 4.40 298 184 72 74 5 11 1465.2 1656 837 717 102 484 502 41 2 15 6494 90 1.460 10.2 0.6 3.0 3.1 1.04
162 Game Avg. 11 14 .445 4.40 42 26 10 10 1 2 207 234 118 101 14 68 71 6 0 2 916 90 1.460 10.2 0.6 3.0 3.1 1.04
PIT (5 yrs) 33 38 .465 4.35 134 78 38 28 2 6 629.2 732 353 304 41 192 200 16 1 6 2799 88 1.467 10.5 0.6 2.7 2.9 1.04
PHI (2 yrs) 16 30 .348 4.70 73 45 15 18 1 2 352.0 400 226 184 27 109 138 11 0 5 1559 97 1.446 10.2 0.7 2.8 3.5 1.27
BOS (2 yrs) 12 10 .545 5.10 29 27 1 10 1 0 180.0 193 107 102 15 73 53 2 0 2 785 68 1.478 9.7 0.8 3.7 2.7 0.73
NYG (1 yr) 5 4 .556 3.61 30 10 15 3 0 3 107.1 119 52 43 9 36 36 2 0 1 469 107 1.444 10.0 0.8 3.0 3.0 1.00
PHA (1 yr) 0 1 .000 8.18 7 0 3 0 0 0 11.0 14 10 10 2 6 4 3 0 0 55 57 1.818 11.5 1.6 4.9 3.3 0.67
CIN (1 yr) 11 13 .458 3.59 25 24 0 15 1 0 185.2 198 89 74 8 68 71 7 1 1 827 105 1.433 9.6 0.4 3.3 3.4 1.04
NL (9 yrs) 65 85 .433 4.27 262 157 68 64 4 11 1274.2 1449 720 605 85 405 445 36 2 13 5654 94 1.454 10.2 0.6 2.9 3.1 1.10
AL (3 yrs) 12 11 .522 5.28 36 27 4 10 1 0 191.0 207 117 112 17 79 57 5 0 2 840 67 1.497 9.8 0.8 3.7 2.7 0.72

Player Value--Pitchers

WAR Explained (v2.1): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl
Year Age Tm Lg IP G GS R RA9 RA9opp RA9def RA9role PPFp RA9avg RAA WAA gmLI WAAadj WAR RAR waaWL% 162WL% Salary Awards
1932 22 PHA AL 11.0 7 0 10 8.18 5.80 0.20 0.00 101.5 5.68 -3 -0.3 1.0 -0.0 -0.2 -2 .460 .498 $
1934 24 NYG NL 107.1 30 10 52 4.36 4.70 0.39 0.00 96.7 4.17 -3 -0.3 1.0 -0.1 0.5 8 .491 .498 $
1935 25 PHI NL 147.1 33 17 86 5.25 4.88 -0.39 0.00 112.7 5.94 10 1.0 1.0 -0.1 2.1 26 .531 .506 $
1936 26 PHI NL 203.2 40 28 140 6.19 4.88 -0.37 0.00 109.0 5.72 -11 -1.1 1.0 -0.1 0.4 10 .473 .493 $
1937 27 PIT NL 128.0 30 19 78 5.48 4.58 0.12 0.00 98.7 4.40 -15 -1.5 1.0 -0.0 -0.5 -3 .450 .491 $
1938 28 PIT NL 60.0 17 1 33 4.95 4.34 0.29 0.00 99.1 4.02 -6 -0.6 1.0 -0.0 -0.1 -1 .464 .496 $
1939 29 PIT NL 184.2 37 27 105 5.12 4.44 -0.16 0.00 98.1 4.52 -11 -1.2 1.0 -0.1 0.2 5 .469 .493 $
1940 30 PIT NL 187.2 32 24 113 5.42 4.17 -0.28 0.00 98.1 4.37 -22 -2.2 1.0 -0.1 -0.5 -1 .433 .487 $
1941 31 PIT NL 69.1 18 7 24 3.12 3.93 0.07 0.00 99.0 3.83 6 0.6 1.0 -0.0 1.3 13 .535 .504 $
1944 34 BOS AL 168.1 26 24 95 5.08 3.78 -0.07 0.00 99.8 3.85 -23 -2.4 1.0 -0.1 -1.5 -12 .408 .485 $
1945 35 BOS AL 11.2 3 3 12 9.26 3.43 0.15 0.00 99.4 3.26 -8 -0.7 -0.0 -0.6 -7 .271 .496 $
1945 35 CIN NL 185.2 25 24 89 4.31 4.70 0.03 0.00 98.9 4.62 5 0.5 1.0 -0.1 1.9 25 .522 .503 $
11 Seasons 1464.2 298 184 837 5.14 4.47 -0.10 0.00 101.5 4.66 -81 -7.9 1.0 -0.8 3.0 62 .474 .496 $
PIT (5 yrs) 629.2 134 78 353 5.05 4.32 -0.07 0.00 98.4 4.33 -48 -4.8 1.0 -0.3 0.4 14 .464 .494 $
PHI (2 yrs) 351.0 73 45 226 5.79 4.88 -0.38 0.00 110.6 5.82 -1 -0.0 1.0 -0.2 2.5 36 .499 .500 $
BOS (2 yrs) 180.0 29 27 107 5.35 3.76 -0.06 0.00 99.8 3.81 -31 -3.1 1.0 -0.1 -2.1 -19 .394 .491 $
NYG (1 yr) 107.1 30 10 52 4.36 4.70 0.39 0.00 96.7 4.17 -3 -0.3 1.0 -0.1 0.5 8 .491 .498 $
PHA (1 yr) 11.0 7 0 10 8.18 5.80 0.20 0.00 101.5 5.68 -3 -0.3 1.0 -0.0 -0.2 -2 .460 .498 $
CIN (1 yr) 185.2 25 24 89 4.31 4.70 0.03 0.00 98.9 4.62 5 0.5 1.0 -0.1 1.9 25 .522 .503 $

Ratio Pitching*

Year Age Tm Lg PA Ptn% HR% SO% BB% XBH% X/H% GB/FB GO/AO IP% LD% HR/FB IF/FB DPopp DPs DP%
1932 22 PHA AL 55 3.6% 7.3% 10.9% 69%
1934 24 NYG NL 469 1.9% 7.7% 7.7% 2.4% 9% 81%
1935 25 PHI NL 652 2.0% 8.9% 8.6% 3.1% 13% 79%
1936 26 PHI NL 907 1.5% 8.8% 5.8% 4.2% 16% 82%
1937 27 PIT NL 567 1.9% 6.7% 6.2% 5.3% 19% 84%
1938 28 PIT NL 265 0.8% 9.4% 7.6% 80%
1939 29 PIT NL 813 1.9% 7.1% 5.3% 4.1% 15% 83%
1940 30 PIT NL 844 1.2% 6.8% 7.8% 3.3% 13% 83%
1941 31 PIT NL 310 1.0% 7.1% 9.0% 1.0% 4% 81%
1944 34 BOS AL 724 1.9% 7.3% 8.8% 3.7% 15% 81%
1945 35 TOT MLB 888 1.0% 8.0% 8.7% 3.4% 14% 79%
1945 35 BOS AL 61 1.6% 0.0% 14.8% 80%
1945 35 CIN NL 827 1.0% 8.6% 8.2% 3.5% 15% 79%
11 Yrs 6494 1.6% 7.7% 7.5% 3.4% 13% 81%
MLB Averages 1.3% 8.7% 8.6% 3.0% 13% 79%

Cumulative Pitching

Year Age W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF ERA+ WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB ERA+
1932 22 0 1 .000 8.18 7 0 3 0 0 0 11.0 14 10 10 2 6 4 3 0 0 55 57 1.818 11.5 1.6 4.9 3.3 0.67 57
1933 23 0 1 .000 8.18 7 0 3 0 0 0 11.0 14 10 10 2 6 4 3 0 0 55 57 1.818 11.5 1.6 4.9 3.3 0.67 57
1934 24 5 5 .500 4.03 37 10 18 3 0 3 118.1 133 62 53 11 42 40 5 0 1 524 98 1.479 10.1 0.8 3.2 3.0 0.95 98
1935 25 12 15 .444 4.15 70 27 26 9 1 4 266.2 290 148 123 24 98 98 9 0 2 1176 103 1.455 9.8 0.8 3.3 3.3 1.00 103
1936 26 21 35 .375 4.54 110 55 33 21 1 5 470.1 533 288 237 38 151 178 16 0 6 2083 97 1.454 10.2 0.7 2.9 3.4 1.18 97
1937 27 29 43 .403 4.54 140 74 41 28 1 6 598.1 694 366 302 49 186 216 17 0 8 2650 94 1.471 10.4 0.7 2.8 3.2 1.16 94
1938 28 32 47 .405 4.55 157 75 49 28 1 7 658.1 762 399 333 51 206 241 17 0 9 2915 93 1.470 10.4 0.7 2.8 3.3 1.17 93
1939 29 42 61 .408 4.54 194 102 57 38 2 8 843.0 979 504 425 66 249 299 24 0 10 3728 91 1.457 10.5 0.7 2.7 3.2 1.20 91
1940 30 51 71 .418 4.52 226 126 62 48 2 10 1030.2 1188 617 518 76 315 356 31 1 11 4572 90 1.458 10.4 0.7 2.8 3.1 1.13 90
1941 31 54 73 .425 4.43 244 133 71 49 3 11 1100.0 1265 641 541 79 343 378 32 1 12 4882 92 1.462 10.4 0.6 2.8 3.1 1.10 92
1942 32 54 73 .425 4.43 244 133 71 49 3 11 1100.0 1265 641 541 79 343 378 32 1 12 4882 92 1.462 10.4 0.6 2.8 3.1 1.10 92
1943 33 54 73 .425 4.43 244 133 71 49 3 11 1100.0 1265 641 541 79 343 378 32 1 12 4882 92 1.462 10.4 0.6 2.8 3.1 1.10 92
1944 34 66 81 .449 4.48 270 157 72 59 4 11 1268.1 1440 736 631 93 407 431 34 1 14 5606 89 1.456 10.2 0.7 2.9 3.1 1.06 89
1945 35 77 96 .445 4.40 298 184 72 74 5 11 1465.2 1656 837 717 102 484 502 41 2 15 6494 90 1.460 10.2 0.6 3.0 3.1 1.04 90

Neutralized Pitching

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 W L W-L% ERA IP H R ER HR BB SO HBP WHIP H/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB HR/9 Gact
1932 22 0 1 .000 6.75 12.0 13 10 9 2 6 4 3 1.583 9.8 4.5 3.0 0.67 1.5 7
1934 24 6 6 .500 3.73 111.0 127 51 46 10 38 37 2 1.486 10.3 3.1 3.0 0.97 0.8 30
1935 25 10 7 .588 3.45 159.0 150 68 61 12 54 62 4 1.283 8.5 3.1 3.5 1.15 0.7 33
1936 26 12 12 .500 4.05 220.0 231 110 99 13 50 86 7 1.277 9.5 2.0 3.5 1.72 0.5 40
1937 27 6 8 .429 4.81 129.0 170 77 69 12 37 38 1 1.605 11.9 2.6 2.7 1.03 0.8 30
1938 28 2 4 .333 4.71 63.0 72 37 33 2 21 26 0 1.476 10.3 3.0 3.7 1.24 0.3 17
1939 29 9 12 .429 4.62 191.0 230 109 98 16 46 60 7 1.445 10.8 2.2 2.8 1.30 0.8 37
1940 30 9 12 .429 4.52 197.0 221 110 99 11 70 60 7 1.477 10.1 3.2 2.7 0.86 0.5 32
1941 31 4 3 .571 3.21 70.0 81 28 25 3 29 22 1 1.571 10.4 3.7 2.8 0.76 0.4 18
1944 34 6 12 .333 5.56 165.0 190 113 102 15 69 52 2 1.570 10.4 3.8 2.8 0.75 0.8 26
1945 35 11 11 .500 4.00 205.0 227 101 91 9 81 74 7 1.502 10.0 3.6 3.2 0.91 0.4 28
11 Yrs 75 88 .460 4.33 1522.0 1712 814 732 105 501 521 41 1.454 10.1 3.1 1.04 0.6 298

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary

Win-Loss % s c a p y
1944 AL  .600 (7th)

Bases On Balls per 9 IP s c a p y
1939 NL  2.096 (7th)

Complete Games s c a p y
1945 NL  15 (7th)

Home Runs s c a p y
1936 NL  14 (10th)
1939 NL  15 (6th)
1944 AL  14 (4th)

Strikeouts / Base On Balls s c a p y
1936 NL  1.509 (10th)

Losses s c a p y
1936 NL  20 (2nd)
1939 NL  14 (8th)
1945 NL  13 (7th)

Earned Runs s c a p y
1936 NL  114 (5th)
1940 NL  93 (7th)
1944 AL  90 (4th)

Hit By Pitch s c a p y
1936 NL  7 (4th)
1939 NL  7 (5th)
1940 NL  7 (5th)
1945 NL  7 (3rd)

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Gray InkPitching - 7 (1687), Average HOFer ≈ 185
Hall of Fame StandardsPitching - 3 (1711), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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