Roger Bowman
Roger Clinton Bowman
Bats: Right , Throws: Left
Height: 6' 0" , Weight: 175 lb.

Born: August 18, 1927 in Amsterdam, NY
High School: Lynch (Amsterdam, NY)
Signed by the New York Giants as an amateur free agent in 1946. (All Transactions)
Debut: September 22, 1949
Final Game: May 17, 1955
Died: July 21, 1997 in Los Angeles, CA
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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
1949 21 NYG NL 0 0 4.26 2 2 0 0 0 0 6.1 6 3 3 1 7 4 0 0 0 31 94 2.053 8.5 1.4 9.9 5.7 0.57
1951 23 NYG NL 2 4 .333 6.15 9 5 2 0 0 0 26.1 35 18 18 2 22 24 1 1 1 142 64 2.165 12.0 0.7 7.5 8.2 1.09
1952 24 NYG NL 0 0 12.00 2 1 0 0 0 0 3.0 6 4 4 0 3 3 1 0 0 18 31 3.000 18.0 0.0 9.0 9.0 1.00
1953 25 PIT NL 0 4 .000 4.82 30 2 15 0 0 0 65.1 65 42 35 9 29 36 1 0 3 288 92 1.439 9.0 1.2 4.0 5.0 1.24
1955 27 PIT NL 0 3 .000 8.64 7 2 1 0 0 0 16.2 25 18 16 2 10 2 8 1 0 4 85 47 2.100 13.5 1.1 5.4 4.3 0.80
5 Seasons 2 11 .154 5.81 50 12 18 0 0 0 117.2 137 85 76 14 71 2 75 4 1 8 564 73 1.768 10.5 1.1 5.4 5.7 1.06
162 Game Avg. 2 12 .154 5.81 55 13 20 0 0 0 129 150 93 83 15 78 82 4 1 9 619 73 1.768 10.5 1.1 5.4 5.7 1.06
NYG (3 yrs) 2 4 .333 6.31 13 8 2 0 0 0 35.2 47 25 25 3 32 31 2 1 1 191 62 2.215 11.9 0.8 8.1 7.8 0.97
PIT (2 yrs) 0 7 .000 5.60 37 4 16 0 0 0 82.0 90 60 51 11 39 2 44 2 0 7 373 78 1.573 9.9 1.2 4.3 4.8 1.13

Batting Against -- Pitching*

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Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS BAbip TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1955 27 PIT NL 7 85 72 18 25 1 0 2 1 0 10 8 .347 .434 .444 .878 .371 32 0 1 2 0 2
1 Season 7 85 72 18 25 1 0 2 1 0 10 8 .347 .434 .444 .878 .371 32 0 1 2 0 2
162 Game Avg. 53 642 544 136 189 8 0 15 8 0 76 60 .347 .434 .444 .878 .371 242 0 8 15 0
MLB Averages

Starting Pitching*

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Year Age Tm Lg G GS Wgs Lgs ND Wchp Ltuf Wtm Ltm tmW-L% Wlst Lsv CG SHO QS QS% GmScA Best Wrst BQR BQS sDR lDR RS/GS RS/IP IP/GS Pit/GS <80 80-99 100-119 ≥120 Max
1955 27 PIT NL 7 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0% 39 42 35 0 0 0 1 2.5 5.0
1 Season 7 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0% 39 42 35 0 0 0 1 2.5 5.0
MLB Averages

Reliever Pitching*

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Year Age Tm Lg G GR GF Wgr Lgr SVOpp SV BSv SV% SVSit Hold IR IS IS% 1stIP aLI LevHi LevMd LevLo Ahd Tie Bhd Runr Empt >3o <3o IPmult 0DR Out/GR Pit/GR
1955 27 PIT NL 7 5 1 0 1 1 0 1 0% 1 0 3 3 100% 0.521 1 0 2 1 0 2 2 1 2 2 1 0 4.0
1 Season 7 5 1 0 1 1 0 1 0% 1 0 3 3 100% 0.521 1 0 2 1 0 2 2 1 2 2 1 0 4.0

Ratio Pitching*

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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%
1949 21 NYG NL
1951 23 NYG NL
1952 24 NYG NL
1953 25 PIT NL
1955 27 PIT NL 85 45% 2.4% 9.4% 11.8% 3.5% 12% 1.50 73% 4 0 0%
5 Seasons 85 45% 16.5% 88.2% 83.5% 3.5% 2% 1.50 73% 4 0 0%
MLB Averages

Baserunning & Situational Stats*

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Hits Home Runs Advances Baserunning
Year Age Tm Lg PA H Inf Bnt All GS GSo vRH vLH Hm Rd <2,3B Scr SO % ROE WP PB SBO SB CS SB% SB2 CS2 SB3 CS3 SBH CSH PO PCS BT PAu
1949 21 NYG NL 6 1 0
1951 23 NYG NL 35 2 1
1952 24 NYG NL 6 0 0
1953 25 PIT NL 65 9 3
1955 27 PIT NL 20 25 2 0 0 1 0 0 1 4 1 0 25% 0 4 0 10 1 0 100% 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 65
5 Seasons 20 137 14 0 0 1 0 0 1 4 1 0 25% 0 8 0 10 1 0 100% 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 65
MLB Averages

Cumulative Pitching

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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+
1949 21 0 0 4.26 2 2 0 0 0 0 6.1 6 3 3 1 7 4 0 0 0 31 94 2.053 8.5 1.4 9.9 5.7 0.57 94
1950 22 0 0 4.26 2 2 0 0 0 0 6.1 6 3 3 1 7 4 0 0 0 31 94 2.053 8.5 1.4 9.9 5.7 0.57 94
1951 23 2 4 .333 5.79 11 7 2 0 0 0 32.2 41 21 21 3 29 28 1 1 1 173 68 2.143 11.3 0.8 8.0 7.7 0.97 68
1952 24 2 4 .333 6.31 13 8 2 0 0 0 35.2 47 25 25 3 32 31 2 1 1 191 62 2.215 11.9 0.8 8.1 7.8 0.97 62
1953 25 2 8 .200 5.35 43 10 17 0 0 0 101.0 112 67 60 12 61 67 3 1 4 479 80 1.713 10.0 1.1 5.4 6.0 1.10 80
1954 26 2 8 .200 5.35 43 10 17 0 0 0 101.0 112 67 60 12 61 67 3 1 4 479 80 1.713 10.0 1.1 5.4 6.0 1.10 80
1955 27 2 11 .154 5.81 50 12 18 0 0 0 117.2 137 85 76 14 71 2 75 4 1 8 564 73 1.768 10.5 1.1 5.4 5.7 1.06 73

Neutralized Pitching

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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 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
1949 21 0 0 4.50 6.0 6 3 3 1 7 4 0 2.167 9.0 10.5 6.0 0.57 1.5 2
1951 23 1 2 .333 5.90 29.0 37 21 19 2 23 26 1 2.069 11.5 7.1 8.1 1.13 0.6 9
1952 24 0 0 15.00 3.0 6 6 5 0 3 3 1 3.000 18.0 9.0 9.0 1.00 0.0 2
1953 25 3 4 .429 4.37 68.0 65 37 33 9 29 37 1 1.382 8.6 3.8 4.9 1.28 1.2 30
1955 27 0 1 .000 9.00 17.0 26 19 17 2 10 8 1 2.118 13.8 5.3 4.2 0.80 1.1 7
5 Seasons 4 7 .364 5.63 123.0 140 86 77 14 72 78 4 1.724 10.2 5.7 1.08 1.0 50

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