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Joe Bowman
Joseph Emil Bowman
Bats: Left , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 2" , Weight: 190 lb.

Born: June 17, 1910 in Kansas City, KS (All Transactions)
Debut: April 18, 1932
Final Game: September 29, 1945
Died: November 22, 1990 in Kansas City, MO
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Standard Pitching

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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 55 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 1 652 106 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 89 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 85 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 81 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 85 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 95 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 37 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 Seasons 77 96 .445 4.40 298 184 72 74 5 11 1465.2 1656 837 717 102 484 502 41 2 15 6494 89 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 89 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 96 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 67 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 55 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 66 1.497 9.8 0.8 3.7 2.7 0.72

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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
1932 22 PHA AL 7 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000 412 1 0 0 /1
1934 24 NYG NL 31 32 29 4 5 0 1 0 4 0 2 3 .172 .226 .241 .467 26 7 0 0 1 1
1935 25 PHI NL 49 72 67 6 13 1 1 1 7 1 4 7 .194 .239 .284 .523 35 19 1 0 1 1/O
1936 26 PHI NL 44 84 77 9 15 1 0 0 6 0 6 14 .195 .253 .208 .461 20 16 1 0 1 1
1937 27 PIT NL 35 55 47 3 10 1 0 0 4 0 5 9 .213 .288 .234 .523 43 11 2 0 3 1
1938 28 PIT NL 18 24 21 5 7 0 1 0 1 0 1 3 .333 .364 .429 .792 116 9 0 0 2 1
1939 29 PIT NL 70 106 96 9 33 8 1 0 18 0 5 9 .344 .382 .448 .830 124 43 1 1 4 1
1940 30 PIT NL 57 105 90 11 22 5 1 1 14 0 14 14 .244 .352 .356 .708 97 32 3 1 0 1
1941 31 PIT NL 22 32 31 4 8 1 0 0 1 0 1 2 .258 .281 .290 .572 61 9 1 0 0 1
1944 34 BOS AL 59 105 100 7 20 5 2 0 16 1 0 5 19 .200 .238 .290 .528 51 29 1 0 0 1
1945 35 TOT MLB 38 85 80 4 7 2 1 0 4 1 0 3 10 .088 .120 .138 .258 -28 11 2 0 2 1
1945 35 BOS AL 9 10 9 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 .222 .300 .222 .522 51 2 0 0 0 /1
1945 35 CIN NL 29 75 71 4 5 2 1 0 3 1 2 9 .070 .096 .127 .223 -38 9 2 0 2 1
11 Seasons 430 701 639 62 141 24 8 2 75 3 0 46 90 .221 .275 .293 .568 55 187 12 2 14
162 Game Avg. 162 264 241 23 53 9 3 1 28 1 17 34 .221 .275 .293 .568 55 70 1 5
PIT (5 yrs) 202 322 285 32 80 15 3 1 38 0 26 37 .281 .345 .365 .710 95 104 7 2 9
PHI (2 yrs) 93 156 144 15 28 2 1 1 13 1 10 21 .194 .247 .243 .490 27 35 2 0 2
BOS (2 yrs) 68 115 109 7 22 5 2 0 17 1 0 6 20 .202 .243 .284 .528 51 31 1 0 0
NYG (1 yr) 31 32 29 4 5 0 1 0 4 0 2 3 .172 .226 .241 .467 26 7 0 0 1
PHA (1 yr) 7 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000 412 1 0 0
CIN (1 yr) 29 75 71 4 5 2 1 0 3 1 2 9 .070 .096 .127 .223 -38 9 2 0 2
NL (9 yrs) 355 585 529 55 118 19 6 2 58 2 40 70 .223 .280 .293 .573 55 155 11 2 14
AL (3 yrs) 75 116 110 7 23 5 2 0 17 1 0 6 20 .209 .250 .291 .541 55 32 1 0 0

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG LF-CF-RF Awards
1932 PHA AL 22 P 7 8 1 6 1 0 .875 1.00 .962 1.21
1934 NYG NL 24 P 30 26 6 20 0 0 1.000 0.87 .958 1.12
1935 PHI NL 25 P 33 38 8 28 2 2 .947 1.09 .961 1.18
1935 PHI NL 25 OF 1 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.00 1.000 2.30 0-0-1
1936 PHI NL 26 P 40 44 7 32 5 4 .886 0.98 .952 1.16
1937 PIT NL 27 P 30 38 14 24 0 3 1.000 1.27 .955 1.20
1938 PIT NL 28 P 17 11 2 8 1 2 .909 0.59 .964 1.13
1939 PIT NL 29 P 37 45 6 39 0 3 1.000 1.22 .958 1.09
1940 PIT NL 30 P 32 52 15 36 1 0 .981 1.59 .962 1.10
1941 PIT NL 31 P 18 18 5 13 0 0 1.000 1.00 .961 1.09
1944 BOS AL 34 P 26 31 9 20 2 3 .935 1.12 .961 1.14
1945 TOT MLB 35 P 28 43 12 28 3 0 .930 1.43 .963 1.08
1945 BOS AL 35 P 3 2 0 2 0 0 1.000 0.67 .950 1.27
1945 CIN NL 35 P 25 41 12 26 3 0 .927 1.52 .963 1.06
11 Seasons P 298 354 85 254 15 17 .958 1.14 .959 1.13
1 Season OF 1 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.00 1.000 2.30 0-0-1
11 Seasons TOT 299 355 86 254 15 17 .958 1.14 .917 1.14 0-0-1

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 (1725), Average HOFer ≈ 185
Hall of Fame StandardsPitching - 3 (1658), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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Transactions

December 1, 1933: Traded by Portland (PCL) to the New York Giants for Gil English and cash.

December 13, 1934: Traded by the New York Giants to the Philadelphia Phillies for Kiddo Davis.

April 16, 1937: Traded by the Philadelphia Phillies to the Pittsburgh Pirates for Earl Browne.

March 29, 1946: Released by the Cincinnati Reds.

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