Art Fowler
John Arthur Fowler
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 5' 11" , Weight: 180 lb.

Born: July 3, 1922 in Converse, SC
High School: Spartanburg (Spartanburg, SC)
Signed by the New York Giants as an amateur free agent in 1944. (All Transactions)
Debut: April 17, 1954
Final Game: May 4, 1964
Died: January 29, 2007 in Spartanburg, SC
Relatives: Brother of Jesse Fowler
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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
1954 31 CIN NL 40 82 60 3 6 0 0 0 2 0 0 9 19 .100 .229 .100 .329 -11 6 0 1 12 0 1
1955 32 CIN NL 46 74 60 6 12 0 0 0 7 0 0 5 13 .200 .254 .200 .454 21 12 1 0 7 2 0 1
1956 33 CIN NL 45 60 48 1 7 1 0 0 5 0 0 5 11 .146 .236 .167 .403 9 8 1 1 5 1 0 1
1957 34 CIN NL 33 22 17 1 3 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 4 .176 .263 .176 .440 19 3 0 0 3 0 0 1
1959 36 LAD NL 36 13 12 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 .083 .083 .083 .167 -57 1 0 0 1 0 0 1
1961 38 LAA AL 53 16 13 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .077 .077 .077 .154 -60 1 0 0 3 0 0 1
1962 39 LAA AL 48 12 11 1 3 0 0 0 4 0 0 1 2 .273 .333 .273 .606 68 3 0 0 0 0 0 1
1963 40 LAA AL 57 12 9 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 .222 .300 .222 .522 54 2 0 0 2 0 0 1
1964 41 LAA AL 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0 /1
9 Seasons 362 292 231 16 35 1 0 0 20 0 0 23 62 .152 .232 .156 .388 4 36 2 2 33 3 0
162 Game Avg. 162 131 103 7 16 0 0 0 9 0 0 10 28 .152 .232 .156 .388 4 16 1 1 15 1
LAA (4 yrs) 162 41 34 5 6 0 0 0 4 0 0 2 11 .176 .222 .176 .399 10 6 0 0 5 0 0
CIN (4 yrs) 164 238 185 11 28 1 0 0 16 0 0 21 47 .151 .242 .157 .398 7 29 2 2 27 3 0
LAD (1 yr) 36 13 12 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 .083 .083 .083 .167 -57 1 0 0 1 0 0
NL (5 yrs) 200 251 197 11 29 1 0 0 16 0 0 21 51 .147 .233 .152 .385 3 30 2 2 28 3 0
AL (4 yrs) 162 41 34 5 6 0 0 0 4 0 0 2 11 .176 .222 .176 .399 10 6 0 0 5 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
1954 31 CIN NL 82 66 1 0.4 111 .146 .100 .276 .229 .348 .100 .427 .329 .775 -11 .011 -10.1 -1.0 .296 .150 .000
1955 32 CIN NL 74 58 4 1.8 110 .245 .200 .271 .254 .343 .200 .429 .454 .772 21 .153 -7.0 -0.7 .347 .083 .000
1956 33 CIN NL 60 48 3 1.7 108 .184 .146 .271 .236 .339 .167 .428 .403 .766 9 .142 -6.3 -0.6 .333 .125 .021
1957 34 CIN NL 22 17 1 1.6 108 .231 .176 .275 .263 .340 .176 .426 .440 .766 19 .125 -2.0 -0.2 .357 .118 .000
1959 36 LAD NL 13 12 0 0.0 111 .125 .083 .278 .083 .345 .083 .430 .167 .776 -57 .000 -2.8 -0.3 .091 .000 .000
1961 38 LAA AL 16 15 0 0.0 113 .100 .077 .276 .077 .353 .077 .430 .154 .783 -60 .000 -3.2 -0.3 .083 .000 .000
1962 39 LAA AL 12 8 1 3.4 100 .333 .273 .260 .333 .331 .273 .404 .606 .735 68 .364 -0.5 -0.1 .500 .091 .000
1963 40 LAA AL 12 9 1 3.0 90 .500 .222 .248 .300 .314 .222 .384 .522 .697 54 .351 -0.5 -0.1 .429 .111 .000
1964 41 LAA AL 1 1 0 0.0 87 .000 .244 .000 .310 .000 .379 .000 .689 -100 .000 -0.3 -0.0 .000 .000 .000
9 Seasons 292 234 11 1.3 108 .203 .152 .272 .232 .342 .156 .425 .388 .767 4 .084 -32.7 -3.2 .308 .104 .004
162 Game Avg. 131 105 5 1.3 108 .203 .152 .272 .232 .342 .156 .425 .388 .767 4 .084 -32.7 -3.2 .308 .104 .004
LAA (4 yrs) 41 33 2 1.6 102 .261 .176 .263 .222 .334 .176 .408 .399 .742 10 .135 -4.4 -0.4 .286 .059 .000
CIN (4 yrs) 238 189 9 1.3 109 .199 .151 .273 .242 .343 .157 .428 .398 .771 7 .085 -25.5 -2.5 .327 .119 .005
LAD (1 yr) 13 12 0 0.0 111 .125 .083 .278 .083 .345 .083 .430 .167 .776 -57 .000 -2.8 -0.3 .091 .000 .000
NL (5 yrs) 251 201 9 1.2 110 .195 .147 .273 .233 .343 .152 .428 .385 .772 3 .077 -28.2 -2.8 .312 .112 .005
AL (4 yrs) 41 33 2 1.6 102 .261 .176 .263 .222 .334 .176 .408 .399 .742 10 .135 -4.4 -0.4 .286 .059 .000

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
1954 31 CIN NL 82 0.0% 23.2% 11.0% 0.0% 0% 2.11 3.2 30.0 2.62 50%
1955 32 CIN NL 74 0.0% 17.6% 6.8% 0.0% 0% 2.60 4.6 8.6 2.15 66%
1956 33 CIN NL 60 0.0% 18.3% 8.3% 1.7% 14% 2.20 4.4 9.6 1.85 63%
1957 34 CIN NL 22 0.0% 18.2% 9.1% 0.0% 0% 2.00 4.3 8.5 4.50 59%
1959 36 LAD NL 13 0.0% 30.8% 0.0% 0.0% 0% 3.0 3.00 62%
1961 38 LAA AL 16 0.0% 18.8% 0.0% 0.0% 0% 4.3 1.20 63%
1962 39 LAA AL 12 0.0% 16.7% 8.3% 0.0% 0% 2.00 5.5 2.8 5.00 75%
1963 40 LAA AL 12 0.0% 41.7% 8.3% 0.0% 0% 5.00 1.8 33%
1964 41 LAA AL 1 0.0% 100.0% 0.0% 0.0% 1.0 0%
9 Seasons 292 0.0% 21.2% 7.9% 0.3% 3% 2.70 3.7 11.6 2.37 59%
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
1954 31 CIN NL 0 0 19% 21 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 20% 3 3 0 1 1 0 1 0 1
1955 32 CIN NL 3 0 35% 36 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 25% 5 5 0 0 0 0 3 1 2
1956 33 CIN NL 0 0 8% 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0% 3 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
1957 34 CIN NL 1 0 20% 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 33% 2 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 0
1959 36 LAD NL 0 0 0% 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
1961 38 LAA AL 0 0 100% 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1962 39 LAA AL 0 0 25% 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 100% 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
1963 40 LAA AL 0 0 100% 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 25% 2 2 0 0 0 0 2 1 1
1964 41 LAA AL 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 Seasons 4 0 27% 87 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 7 22% 17 15 2 1 1 0 9 5 4
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
1954 31 CIN NL 82 38% 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 13 12 92% 17 0 0% 20 2 10% 60 2 3% 6 1 17% 2 1 50% 0
1955 32 CIN NL 74 28% 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 8 7 88% 19 1 5% 17 4 24% 64 9 14% 6 5 83% 4 0 0% 0
1956 33 CIN NL 59 27% 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 100% 14 1 7% 14 4 29% 44 5 11% 2 1 50% 3 2 67% 0
1957 34 CIN NL 22 9% 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 100% 2 0 0% 5 2 40% 13 2 15% 1 0 0% 6 3 50% 0
1959 36 LAD NL 13 31% 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 100% 1 0 0% 1 0 0% 1 0 0% 0 0 0 0 0
1961 38 LAA AL 15 0% 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 100% 3 0 0% 3 2 67% 9 0 0% 1 0 0% 0 0 1
1962 39 LAA AL 13 23% 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0% 1 0 0% 1 1 100% 10 4 40% 0 0 0 0 0
1963 40 LAA AL 13 23% 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 100% 4 0 0% 4 0 0% 10 0 0% 0 0 0 0 0
1964 41 LAA AL 1 0% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 Seasons 292 27% 35 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 0 0 0 0 0 36 33 92% 61 2 3% 65 15 23% 211 22 10% 16 7 44% 15 6 40% 1
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
1954 31 40 82 60 3 6 0 0 0 2 0 0 9 19 .100 .229 .100 .329 -11 6 0 1 12 0
1955 32 86 156 120 9 18 0 0 0 9 0 0 14 32 .150 .241 .150 .391 5 18 1 1 19 2 0
1956 33 131 216 168 10 25 1 0 0 14 0 0 19 43 .149 .240 .155 .394 6 26 2 2 24 3 0
1957 34 164 238 185 11 28 1 0 0 16 0 0 21 47 .151 .242 .157 .398 7 29 2 2 27 3 0
1958 35 164 238 185 11 28 1 0 0 16 0 0 21 47 .151 .242 .157 .398 7 29 2 2 27 3 0
1959 36 200 251 197 11 29 1 0 0 16 0 0 21 51 .147 .233 .152 .385 3 30 2 2 28 3 0
1960 37 200 251 197 11 29 1 0 0 16 0 0 21 51 .147 .233 .152 .385 3 30 2 2 28 3 0
1961 38 253 267 210 12 30 1 0 0 16 0 0 21 54 .143 .225 .148 .372 -0 31 2 2 31 3 0
1962 39 301 279 221 13 33 1 0 0 20 0 0 22 56 .149 .230 .154 .384 3 34 2 2 31 3 0
1963 40 358 291 230 16 35 1 0 0 20 0 0 23 61 .152 .233 .157 .389 5 36 2 2 33 3 0
1964 41 362 292 231 16 35 1 0 0 20 0 0 23 62 .152 .232 .156 .388 4 36 2 2 33 3 0

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
1954 31 42 71 62 2 5 0 0 0 2 0 8 20 .081 .197 .081 .278 1 40
1955 32 48 73 65 6 15 0 0 0 8 0 6 14 .231 .288 .231 .518 4 46
1956 33 47 59 51 1 8 1 0 0 4 0 6 11 .157 .254 .176 .431 2 45
1957 34 34 22 19 1 4 0 0 0 2 0 3 4 .211 .318 .211 .529 1 33
1959 36 38 13 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 36
1961 38 53 13 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 53
1962 39 48 12 11 1 3 0 0 0 4 0 1 2 .273 .333 .273 .606 1 48
1963 40 57 12 10 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 5 .300 .417 .300 .717 1 57
1964 41 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 4
9 Seasons 371 276 245 15 38 1 0 0 20 0 26 64 .155 .239 .159 .398 10 362
162 Game Avg. 162 121 107 7 17 0 0 0 9 0 11 28 .155 .239 .159 .398 4 362

* Many Detailed Statistics are based on play-by-play accounts accumulated by RetroSheet. These totals may be incomplete (3.6% of all plays from 1954 to 1973 are missing or have incomplete accounts, click link for year and team summary) for some players prior to 1974 and even complete seasons may not match the official totals due to errors in both the official totals and the play-by-play accounts.

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

Sacrifice Hits s c a p y
1954 NL--12--7th

Oldest s c a p y
1961 AL--born 1922-07-03--6th
1962 AL--born 1922-07-03--3rd
1963 AL--born 1922-07-03--2nd
1964 AL--born 1922-07-03--1st

                           

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