Ben Bowden

Position: Relief Pitcher

Bats: Left • Throws: Left

6-4, 249lb (193cm, 112kg)

Team: Athletics (minors)

Born: October 21, 1994 in Lynn, MA us

Draft: Drafted by the Colorado Rockies in the 2nd round of the 2016 MLB June Amateur Draft from Vanderbilt University (Nashville, TN).

High School: Lynn English HS (Lynn, MA)

School: Vanderbilt University (Nashville, TN)

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 2021 season

2026 Contract Status: Pre-Arb Eligible

Service Time (01/2026): 1.068 • Arb Eligible: 2028 • Free Agent: 2031

Full Name: Benjamin Douglas Bowden

Pronunciation: \BOE-din\

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Career

WAR

-0.6

ERA

6.02

46.1

WHIP

1.705

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Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	W	L	W-L%	ERA	RA9	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W
2014	19	-1.5	Vanderbilt	SEC	NCAA		0	0		3.48	4.35	12	0			0	0	10.1	8	5	4	1	6	0	10	0	0	1	44	1.355	7.0	0.9	5.2	8.7	1.67
2014	19	-0.9	Plymouth	NECL	Smr		0	0		0.00	0.00	2	0	1	0	0	0	4.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	13	0.250	2.3	0.0	0.0	11.3
2015	20	-0.6	Vanderbilt	SEC	NCAA		6	1	.857	2.89	3.13	26	0			0	2	37.1	32	13	12	1	14	0	49	5	0	1	164	1.232	7.7	0.2	3.4	11.8	3.50
2015	20	-0.1	Yarmouth-Dennis	CCBL	Smr		1	0	1.000	0.00	0.00	10	0	6	0	0	2	17.1	5	0	0	0	8	0	31	0	0	0	65	0.750	2.6	0.0	4.2	16.1	3.88

2016	21	0.4	Vanderbilt	SEC	NCAA		2	1	.667	3.51	4.25	24	5		0	0	10	48.2	48	23	19	3	14	0	65	2	0	1	207	1.274	8.9	0.6	2.6	12.0	4.64

2016	21	-0.8	Asheville	SALL	A	COL	0	1	.000	3.04	3.04	26	0	2	0	0	0	23.2	23	8	8	1	15	1	29	0	0	4	104	1.606	8.7	0.4	5.7	11.0	1.93

2018	23		2 Teams	2 Lgs	A+-A	COL	7	2	.778	3.98	4.67	49	0	9	0	0	0	52.0	52	27	23	8	20	0	78	1	0	5	228	1.385	9.0	1.4	3.5	13.5	3.90
2018	23	-0.2	Lancaster	CALL	A+	COL	4	2	.667	4.17	5.15	34	0	8	0	0	0	36.2	35	21	17	6	15	0	53	0	0	4	160	1.364	8.6	1.5	3.7	13.0	3.53
2018	23	1.1	Asheville	SALL	A	COL	3	0	1.000	3.52	3.52	15	0	1	0	0	0	15.1	17	6	6	2	5	0	25	1	0	1	68	1.435	10.0	1.2	2.9	14.7	5.00
2019	24		2 Teams	2 Lgs	AAA-AA	COL	1	3	.250	3.48	3.66	48	0	31	0	0	21	51.2	37	21	20	5	24	2	79	0	1	1	215	1.181	6.4	0.9	4.2	13.8	3.29
2019	24	-2.7	Albuquerque	PCL	AAA	COL	1	3	.250	5.88	6.23	22	0	7	0	0	1	26.0	29	18	17	4	17	2	37	0	1	1	124	1.769	10.0	1.4	5.9	12.8	2.18
2019	24	-0.3	Hartford	EL	AA	COL	0	0		1.05	1.05	26	0	24	0	0	20	25.2	8	3	3	1	7	0	42	0	0	0	91	0.584	2.8	0.4	2.5	14.7	6.00

2021	26	-1.4	Albuquerque	AAAW	AAA	COL	1	0	1.000	0.00	0.00	12	0	2	0	0	2	11.2	2	0	0	0	4	0	17	0	0	1	40	0.514	1.5	0.0	3.1	13.1	4.25
2021	26	-2.9	COL	NL	Maj	COL	3	2	.600	6.56	7.57	39	0	9	0	0	0	35.2	44	30	26	6	21	2	42	1	0	1	177	1.822	11.1	1.5	5.3	10.6	2.00
2022	27		3 Teams	2 Lgs	AAA	COL-SFG	5	1	.833	5.46	5.77	50	0	8	0	0	0	57.2	49	37	35	11	35	1	76	1	0	7	254	1.457	7.6	1.7	5.5	11.9	2.17
2022	27	0.0	Durham	IL	AAA	TBR	4	0	1.000	2.45	3.27	21	0	0	0	0	0	22.0	19	8	6	2	14	0	24	0	0	1	97	1.500	7.8	0.8	5.7	9.8	1.71
2022	27	-0.2	Albuquerque	PCL	AAA	COL	0	0		8.22	8.22	7	0	2	0	0	0	7.2	6	7	7	1	6	0	11	0	0	3	34	1.565	7.0	1.2	7.0	12.9	1.83
2022	27	-0.2	Sacramento	PCL	AAA	SFG	1	1	.500	7.07	7.07	22	0	6	0	0	0	28.0	24	22	22	8	15	1	41	1	0	3	123	1.393	7.7	2.6	4.8	13.2	2.73
2023	28	1.1	Lehigh Valley	IL	AAA	PHI	6	2	.750	4.64	5.33	49	0	17	0	0	5	52.1	47	31	27	8	32	0	76	0	1	8	236	1.510	8.1	1.4	5.5	13.1	2.38
2024	29	2.0	Gwinnett	IL	AAA	ATL	2	1	.667	4.03	4.03	27	0	4	0	0	0	29.0	26	13	13	4	17	0	35	2	0	1	129	1.483	8.1	1.2	5.3	10.9	2.06
2025	30	2.9	Las Vegas	PCL	AAA	ATH	1	1	.500	1.36	2.27	31	0	5	0	0	2	39.2	27	10	6	1	18	1	41	0	0	0	160	1.134	6.1	0.2	4.1	9.3	2.28
2025	30	0.8	ATH	AL	Maj	ATH	0	0		4.22	5.06	11	0	4	0	0	0	10.2	9	6	5	2	5	0	7	0	0	0	47	1.313	7.6	1.7	4.2	5.9	1.40
2026	31	3.3	Las Vegas	PCL	AAA	ATH	1	1	.500	6.59	6.59	24	0	4	0	0	2	27.1	31	20	20	9	10	0	34	0	0	2	120	1.500	10.2	3.0	3.3	11.2	3.40
Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	W	L	W-L%	ERA	RA9	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W
Majors (2 seasons)					Majors		3	2	.600	6.02	6.99	50	0	13	0	0	0	46.1	53	36	31	8	26	2	49	1	0	1	224	1.705	10.3	1.6	5.1	9.5	1.88
Minors (9 seasons)					Minors		24	12	.667	3.97	4.36	316	0	82	0	0	32	345.0	294	167	152	47	175	5	465	4	2	29	1486	1.359	7.7	1.2	4.6	12.1	2.66
College (3 seasons)					College		8	2	.800	3.27	3.83	62	5		0	0	12	96.1	88	41	35	5	34	0	124	7	0	3	415	1.266	8.2	0.5	3.2	11.6	3.65
Other (2 seasons)					Other		1	0	1.000	0.00	0.00	12	0	7	0	0	2	21.1	6	0	0	0	8	0	36	0	0	0	78	0.656	2.5	0.0	3.4	15.2	4.50
All Levels (11 Seasons)							36	16	.692	3.85	4.31	440	5	102	0	0	46	509.0	441	244	218	60	243	7	674	12	2	33	2203	1.344	7.8	1.1	4.3	11.9	2.77

AAA (7 seasons)					Minors		17	9	.654	4.36	4.76	215	0	47	0	0	12	243.2	211	129	118	37	133	4	316	3	2	20	1063	1.412	7.8	1.4	4.9	11.7	2.38
AA (1 season)					Minors		0	0		1.05	1.05	26	0	24	0	0	20	25.2	8	3	3	1	7	0	42	0	0	0	91	0.584	2.8	0.4	2.5	14.7	6.00
A+ (1 season)					Minors		4	2	.667	4.17	5.15	34	0	8	0	0	0	36.2	35	21	17	6	15	0	53	0	0	4	160	1.364	8.6	1.5	3.7	13.0	3.53
A (2 seasons)					Minors		3	1	.750	3.23	3.23	41	0	3	0	0	0	39.0	40	14	14	3	20	1	54	1	0	5	172	1.538	9.2	0.7	4.6	12.5	2.70
NCAA (3 seasons)					College		8	2	.800	3.27	3.83	62	5		0	0	12	96.1	88	41	35	5	34	0	124	7	0	3	415	1.266	8.2	0.5	3.2	11.6	3.65
NCAA (3 seasons)					College		8	2	.800	3.27	3.83	62	5		0	0	12	96.1	88	41	35	5	34	0	124	7	0	3	415	1.266	8.2	0.5	3.2	11.6	3.65