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John Sowders

John Sowders

Positions: Pitcher and Outfielder
Bats: Right, Throws: Left
Height: 6' 0", Weight: 150 lb.

Born: December 10, 1866 in Louisville, KY (All Transactions)
Debut: June 28, 1887
Teams (by GP): Ward'sWonders/Cowboys/Hoosiers 1887-1890

Final Game: October 4, 1890
Died: July 29, 1939 in Indianapolis, IN
Buried: Crown Hill Cemetery, Indianapolis, IN
Relatives: Brother of Bill Sowders and Brother of Len Sowders
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All-Time Rank (among Pitchers): #1. Walter Johnson… #2. Cy Young… #3. Greg Maddux… #4. Christy Mathewson… #5. Pete Alexander… #6. Tom Seaver… #7. Randy Johnson… 

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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
1887 20 IND NL 0 0 21.00 1 0 1 0 0 0 3.0 11 13 7 0 5 0 0 0 4 27 22 5.333 33.0 0.0 15.0 0.0 0.00
1889 22 KCC AA 6 16 .273 4.82 25 23 2 20 0 1 185.0 204 181 99 9 105 104 7 21 864 86 1.670 9.9 0.4 5.1 5.1 0.99
1890 23 BWW PL 19 16 .543 3.82 39 37 2 28 1 0 309.0 358 233 131 3 161 91 11 1 12 1461 117 1.680 10.4 0.1 4.7 2.7 0.57
3 Seasons 25 32 .439 4.29 65 60 5 48 1 1 497.0 573 427 237 12 271 195 18 1 37 2352 101 1.698 10.4 0.2 4.9 3.5 0.72
162 Game Avg. 14 17 .439 4.29 35 33 3 26 1 1 270 312 232 129 7 147 106 10 1 20 1279 101 1.698 10.4 0.2 4.9 3.5 0.72
BWW (1 yr) 19 16 .543 3.82 39 37 2 28 1 0 309.0 358 233 131 3 161 91 11 1 12 1461 117 1.680 10.4 0.1 4.7 2.7 0.57
KCC (1 yr) 6 16 .273 4.82 25 23 2 20 0 1 185.0 204 181 99 9 105 104 7 21 864 86 1.670 9.9 0.4 5.1 5.1 0.99
IND (1 yr) 0 0 21.00 1 0 1 0 0 0 3.0 11 13 7 0 5 0 0 0 4 27 22 5.333 33.0 0.0 15.0 0.0 0.00

Player Value--Pitchers

WAR: 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Strtr, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl.
Year Age Tm Lg IP GS R Rrep Rdef aLI RAR WAR Salary Awards
1887 20 IND NL 3.0 0 13 2 0 1.0 -11 -0.9 $
1889 22 KCC AA 185.0 23 181 147 -5 1.0 -34 -1.1 $
1890 23 BWW PL 309.0 37 233 273 -5 1.0 40 4.3 $
3 Seasons 497.0 60 427 422 -10 1.0 -5 2.3 $
BWW (1 yr) 309.0 37 233 273 -5 1.0 40 4.3 $
KCC (1 yr) 185.0 23 181 147 -5 1.0 -34 -1.1 $
IND (1 yr) 3.0 0 13 2 0 1.0 -11 -0.9 $

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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
1887 20 IND NL 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 /O1
1889 22 KCC AA 28 93 87 11 19 3 0 0 6 1 4 20 .218 .269 .253 .522 46 22 2 1/O
1890 23 BWW PL 40 142 132 14 25 3 0 1 20 0 10 12 .189 .246 .235 .481 26 31 0 1/O
3 Seasons 69 237 221 25 44 6 0 1 26 1 14 33 .199 .253 .240 .493 32 53 2
162 Game Avg. 162 556 519 59 103 14 0 2 61 2 33 77 .199 .253 .240 .493 32 124 5
BWW (1 yr) 40 142 132 14 25 3 0 1 20 0 10 12 .189 .246 .235 .481 26 31 0
KCC (1 yr) 28 93 87 11 19 3 0 0 6 1 4 20 .218 .269 .253 .522 46 22 2
IND (1 yr) 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0

Player Value--Batters

WAR: 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Strtr, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl.
Year Age Tm Lg PA Rbat Rbaser Rroe Rdp Rfield Rpos Rrep RAR WAR oRAR oWAR dWAR Salary Pos Awards
1887 20 IND NL 2 -1 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 -0.1 -1 -0.1 0.0 $ /O1
1889 22 KCC AA 93 -8 -1 0 0 0 4 2 -3 -0.2 -3 -0.2 0.0 $ 1/O
1890 23 BWW PL 142 -16 -1 0 0 -1 4 3 -11 -0.7 -10 -0.8 0.1 $ 1/O
3 Seasons 237 -25 -2 0 0 -1 8 5 -15 -1.0 -14 -1.1 0.1 $
BWW (1 yr) 142 -16 -1 0 0 -1 4 3 -11 -0.7 -10 -0.8 0.1 $
KCC (1 yr) 93 -8 -1 0 0 0 4 2 -3 -0.2 -3 -0.2 0.0 $
IND (1 yr) 2 -1 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 -0.1 -1 -0.1 0.0 $

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS CG Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG G Awards
1887 IND NL 20 OF 1 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.00 .880 2.00 0-0-1
1887 IND NL 20 P 1 3.0 2 0 0 2 0 .000 0.00 0.00 .900 2.10 2.00
1889 KCC AA 22 P 25 185.0 38 5 27 6 0 .842 1.56 1.28 .905 2.13 2.05
1889 KCC AA 22 OF 3 3 2 0 1 0 .667 0.67 .903 2.00 3-0-0
1890 BWW PL 23 P 39 309.0 89 7 75 7 1 .921 2.39 2.10 .912 2.80 2.72
1890 BWW PL 23 OF 3 1 0 1 0 0 1.000 0.33 .900 2.10 0-0-3
3 Seasons P 65 497.0 129 12 102 15 1 .884 2.06 1.75 .910 2.55 2.45
3 Seasons OF 7 5 3 1 1 0 .800 0.57 .898 2.04 3-0-4
3 Seasons TOT 72 497.0 134 15 103 16 1 .881 2.06 1.64 .909 2.55 2.41 3-0-4
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Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary

WAR for Pitchers† s c a p y
1890 PL  4.3 (10th)

Wins s c a p y
1890 PL  19 (10th)

Strikeouts per 9 IP s c a p y
1889 AA  5.060 (4th)

Saves s c a p y
1889 AA  1 (3rd)

Games Started s c a p y
1890 PL  37 (9th)

Shutouts s c a p y
1890 PL  1 (9th)

Bases on Balls s c a p y
1890 PL  161 (9th)

Hits s c a p y
1890 PL  358 (10th)

Home Runs per 9 IP s c a p y
1890 PL  0.087 (1st)

Losses s c a p y
1890 PL  16 (10th)

Games Finished s c a p y
1887 NL  1 (10th)

Adjusted ERA+ s c a p y
1890 PL  117 (8th)

Adj. Pitching Runs s c a p y
1890 PL  17 (8th)

Adj. Pitching Wins s c a p y
1890 PL  1.3 (8th)

Youngest s c a p y
1887 NL  born 1866-12-10 (9th)

             

Hall Of Fame Statistics

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Gray InkPitching - 9 (1531), Average HOFer ≈ 185
Hall of Fame MonitorPitching - 4 (1410), Likely HOFer ≈ 100

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Transactions

  • May 27, 1889: Purchased by the Kansas City Cowboys from St. Paul (Western Association) for $5,000.
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