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Joe
Bowman		  
Bats: Left
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 2''
Weight: 195
 
Born: June 17, 1910 in Usa, KS, KANSAS CITY
 
Awards & Accomplishments
All-Star Selections 1943   
Ratings - Pitching     Help
                                                   
  Stuff Control Movement
Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1932 22 NYA AL $ 300,000 9 4 4 4 6 7 7 4 5 5
1933 23 NYA AL $ 300,000 9 4 4 4 6 7 7 5 7 6
1934 24 NYA AL $ 300,000 9 4 4 4 6 7 7 5 6 6
1935 25 NYA AL $ 300,000 9 4 4 4 6 7 7 5 6 5
1936 26 NYA AL $ 550,000 9 4 4 4 6 7 6 5 6 5
1937 27 NYA AL $ 685,714 9 4 5 4 6 7 7 5 6 6
1938 28 NYA AL $ 685,714 9 4 5 5 6 7 7 5 6 6
1939 29 MON NL $ 5,087,000 9 5 6 5 6 6 6 5 6 6
1940 30 MON NL $ 5,087,000 7 6 6 6 5 6 6 4 6 5
1941 31 MON NL $ 5,087,000 7 6 6 6 5 6 6 4 5 5
1942 32 MON NL $ 5,087,000 6 6 6 6 5 6 6 4 6 5
1943 33 MON NL $ 5,087,000 5 5 6 6 6 7 7 5 7 6
1944 34 MON NL $ 7,090,000 5 4 5 4 7 7 7 3 4 4
1945 35 MON NL $ 7,090,000 3 3 4 3 5 6 5 3 3 3
1946 36 MON NL $ 7,090,000 3 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 3
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 300,000 3 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 3
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 7,090,000 9 6 6 6 7 7 7 5 7 6
Ratings - Batting     Help
                                             
  Contact Power Gap Eye Ks
Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1932 22 NYA AL $ 300,000   4 4 4 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 7 7 7
1933 23 NYA AL $ 300,000   4 4 4 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 7 7 7
1934 24 NYA AL $ 300,000   4 4 4 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 7 7 7
1935 25 NYA AL $ 300,000   4 4 4 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 7 7 7
1936 26 NYA AL $ 550,000   4 4 4 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 7 7 7
1937 27 NYA AL $ 685,714   4 4 4 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 7 7 7
1938 28 NYA AL $ 685,714   4 4 4 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 7 7 7
1939 29 MON NL $ 5,087,000   4 4 4 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 7 7 7
1940 30 MON NL $ 5,087,000   4 4 4 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 7 7 7
1941 31 MON NL $ 5,087,000   4 4 4 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 7 7 7
1942 32 MON NL $ 5,087,000   4 4 4 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 7 7 7
1943 33 MON NL $ 5,087,000   4 4 4 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 7 7 7
1944 34 MON NL $ 7,090,000   4 4 4 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 7 7 7
1945 35 MON NL $ 7,090,000   4 4 4 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 7 7 7
1946 36 MON NL $ 7,090,000   4 4 4 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 7 7 7
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 300,000   4 4 4 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 7 7 7
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 7,090,000   4 4 4 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 7 7 7
Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Platinum Arm or Bronze Rookie.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS PWS
1932 22 NYA AL 7 14 .333 25 24 8 2 0 187.0 238 102 16 62 46 4.91 .313 .359 .446 .805 6.7
    AA   6 1 .857 8 8 2 1 0 65.0 54 16 2 8 47 2.22 .229 .254 .309 .563  
1933 23 NYA AL 11 16 .407 32 32 13 0 0 231.0 321 155 17 68 57 6.04 .331 .374 .454 .828 4.9
1934 24 NYA AL 5 4 .556 24 5 3 0 0 65.3 71 29 5 16 18 4.00 .281 .325 .403 .728 5.5
1935 25 NYA AL 11 17 .393 43 27 14 0 6 239.3 290 124 18 78 67 4.66 .301 .352 .429 .782 13.8
1936 26 NYA AL 1 4 .200 52 0 0 0 7 58.7 70 24 5 20 11 3.68 .307 .356 .417 .772 4.9
1937 27 NYA AL 5 7 .417 55 0 0 0 5 64.3 86 38 5 27 22 5.32 .323 .383 .459 .842 1.9
1938 28 NYA AL 0 1 .000 4 1 0 0 1 9.3 5 5 1 5 6 4.82 .152 .256 .242 .499 0.5
    AAA   1 2 .333 18 0 0 0 3 17.0 20 7 1 7 10 3.71 .308 .375 .415 .790  
1939 29 MON NL 16 13 .552 38 38 11 2 0 290.3 343 137 21 96 108 4.25 .295 .350 .419 .770 13.5
1940 30 MON NL 8 21 .276 40 40 8 1 0 298.3 329 151 26 121 113 4.56 .279 .344 .409 .753 7.8
1941 31 MON NL 7 5 .583 42 4 0 0 5 71.7 86 35 2 25 29 4.40 .289 .342 .359 .701 4.8
1942 32 MON NL 1 1 .500 16 1 0 0 1 29.3 27 9 2 8 10 2.76 .241 .289 .348 .637 2.9
    AAA   3 4 .429 11 11 0 0 0 63.7 64 28 9 21 43 3.96 .260 .318 .439 .757  
1943 33 MON NL 4 4 .500 63 0 0 0 6 83.3 84 42 8 44 35 4.54 .260 .349 .381 .730 5.4
1944 34 MON NL 6 6 .500 61 0 0 0 8 61.3 65 27 6 12 18 3.96 .269 .306 .384 .690 6.9
1945 35 MON NL 4 2 .667 34 0 0 0 5 42.7 55 25 2 22 11 5.27 .311 .379 .407 .786 1.9
1946 36 MON NL 1 3 .250 43 0 0 0 5 56.3 78 37 2 33 13 5.91 .347 .423 .458 .880 0.8
15 Years Sim 87 118 .424 572 172 57 5 49 1788.3 2148 940 136 637 564 4.73 .299 .354 .421 .775 82.3
2 Years AAA 4 6 .400 29 11 0 0 3 80.7 84 35 10 28 53 3.91 .270 .330 .434 .764  
1 Years AA 6 1 .857 8 8 2 1 0 65.0 54 16 2 8 47 2.22 .229 .254 .309 .563  
3 Years Minors 10 7 .588 37 19 2 1 3 145.7 138 51 12 36 100 3.15 .252 .298 .380 .679  
Season Average 5 7 .417 38 11 3 0 3 119.2 143 62 9 42 37 4.73 .299 .354 .421 .775  
Career Highs 16 21 .667 63 40 14 2 8 298.3 343 155 26 121 113 6.04 .347 .423 .459 .880  
Career Pitching Splits     Help
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Category W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS
vs RH   1050 467 55 263 333   .280 .327 .387 .714
vs LH   1098 473 81 374 231   .319 .386 .458 .844
Home 42 55 .433 286 80 21 2 23 878.9 1040 468 62 312 283 4.79 .297 .355 .421 .775
Away 45 63 .417 286 92 36 3 26 909.3 1108 472 74 325 281 4.67 .300 .357 .421 .778
Mar/Apr 11 17 .393 81 22 6 1 9 232.6 270 121 21 86 85 4.68 .292 .352 .421 .773
May 14 18 .438 99 25 10 2 6 275.0 342 161 23 95 87 5.27 .304 .358 .437 .795
June 12 25 .324 106 33 11 0 13 331.6 409 179 19 113 111 4.86 .304 .358 .415 .773
July 20 18 .526 98 32 13 2 5 340.6 404 156 25 140 107 4.12 .299 .365 .412 .777
August 18 23 .439 96 32 8 0 9 319.3 393 164 22 113 89 4.62 .303 .359 .423 .782
Sep/Oct 12 17 .414 92 28 9 0 7 289.0 330 159 26 90 85 4.95 .288 .340 .420 .760
Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Silver Slugger or Bronze Rookie.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS
1932 22 NYA AL 25 64 3 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 .188 .188 .188 .375 1.6 0.0
1933 23 NYA AL 32 80 5 20 1 0 0 7 0 0 0 13 .250 .250 .263 .513 5.2 0.0
1934 24 NYA AL 24 21 2 4 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 .190 .190 .238 .429 0.7 0.0
1935 25 NYA AL 43 84 7 12 2 0 0 6 0 0 1 8 .143 .163 .167 .329 0.5 0.0
1936 26 NYA AL 52 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000 0.5 0.3
1937 27 NYA AL 55 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.1 0.0
1938 28 NYA AL 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.2 0.0
1939 29 MON NL 38 96 7 19 3 0 0 5 0 0 3 17 .198 .220 .229 .449 5.0 0.0
1940 30 MON NL 40 111 5 17 0 1 0 6 0 2 2 18 .153 .168 .171 .339 0.3 0.0
1941 31 MON NL 42 12 1 5 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 .417 .417 .417 .833 2.0 0.3
1942 32 MON NL 16 5 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .200 .200 .200 .400 0.2 0.0
1943 33 MON NL 63 10 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .100 .100 .200 .300 -0.1 0.0
1944 34 MON NL 61 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .250 .250 .250 .500 -0.1 0.0
1945 35 MON NL 34 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 .250 .000 .250 0.1 0.0
1946 36 MON NL 43 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .333 .500 .333 .833 0.7 0.3
15 Years Sim 572 497 33 94 8 1 0 28 0 2 8 73 .189 .203 .209 .412 16.1 0.9
162 Game Average 140 9 26 2 0 0 7 0 0 2 20 .189 .203 .209 .412 4.6  
Career Highs 63 111 7 20 3 1 0 7 0 2 3 18 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000 5.2  
Career Batting Splits     Help
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Category G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR
vs RH   349 27 72 6 0 0 21 0 2 6 48 .206 .222 .223 .445 12.1
vs LH   148 6 22 2 1 0 7 0 0 2 25 .149 .159 .176 .335 0.6
Home 285 221 16 47 2 0 0 15 0 1 4 24 .213 .229 .222 .451 8.3
Away 233 276 17 47 6 1 0 13 0 1 4 49 .170 .182 .199 .381 4.4
RISP   132 0 19 2 0 0 27 0 0 1 21 .144 .149 .159 .308 -0.6
Close/Late   44 2 10 3 0 0 1 0 0 2 8 .227 .261 .295 .556 3.1
Mar/Apr 49 58 4 12 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 9 .207 .220 .207 .427 1.9
May 85 75 6 7 1 0 0 6 0 0 3 9 .093 .127 .107 .233 -1.8
June 85 94 6 20 2 0 0 6 0 1 2 14 .213 .229 .234 .463 3.7
July 59 97 3 20 3 0 0 2 0 0 1 15 .206 .214 .237 .451 3.6
August 62 89 5 16 1 1 0 4 0 0 1 15 .180 .198 .213 .411 2.1
Sep/Oct 50 84 9 19 1 0 0 9 0 1 0 11 .226 .226 .238 .464 3.2
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF    
1932 22 NYA AL P 25 24 187.0 10 32 1 4 .977 2.02    
1933 23 NYA AL P 32 32 231.0 12 58 4 2 .946 2.73    
1934 24 NYA AL P 24 5 65.3 4 9 0 1 1.000 1.79    
1935 25 NYA AL P 43 27 239.3 11 39 2 4 .962 1.88    
1936 26 NYA AL P 52 0 58.7 3 6 0 0 1.000 1.38    
1937 27 NYA AL P 55 0 64.3 6 11 0 2 1.000 2.38    
1938 28 NYA AL P 4 1 9.3 0 2 1 0 .667 1.93    
1939 29 MON NL P 38 38 290.3 15 50 1 4 .985 2.01    
1940 30 MON NL P 40 40 298.3 21 58 4 5 .952 2.38    
1941 31 MON NL P 42 4 71.7 6 7 2 2 .867 1.63    
1942 32 MON NL P 16 1 29.3 1 4 0 1 1.000 1.53    
1943 33 MON NL P 63 0 83.3 5 18 1 1 .958 2.48    
1944 34 MON NL P 61 0 61.3 4 13 0 1 1.000 2.49    
1945 35 MON NL P 34 0 42.7 2 8 2 1 .833 2.11    
1946 36 MON NL P 43 0 56.3 4 10 0 0 1.000 2.24    
Career Totals   572 172 1788.3 104 325 18 28 .960 2.16    
Career Highs   63 40 298.3 21 58 4 5 1.000 2.73    
Post-Season Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Post Season MVP Award.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS
1932 22 NYA AL 0 0 .000 2 0 0 0 0 4.0 5 2 0 1 1 4.50 .294 .333 .471 .804
1937 27 NYA AL 1 0 1.000 4 0 0 0 0 4.7 5 2 0 3 2 3.86 .278 .381 .333 .714
Career Post-Season Pitching 1 0 1.000 6 0 0 0 0 8.7 10 4 0 4 3 4.16 .286 .359 .400 .759
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
Losses
1933-5-16
1935-10-17
1940-3-21
 Saves
1936-8-7
1941-10-5
1944-9-8
 Games Pitched
1936-7-52
1937-5-55
1944-5-61
 Games Started
1940-10-40
 Complete Games
1933-9-13
1935-10-14
 Shutouts
1932-5-2
1939-8-2
Hits Allowed
1933-10-321
1939-5-343
1940-8-329
 Homeruns Allowed
1933-9-17
1939-7-21
1940-5-26
 Walks Allowed
1939-8-96
1940-3-121
      
 
   Black Ink Test: 0    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 64)
   Gray Ink Test: 19    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 278)
 
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  1. Bill Lohrman (947)
  2. Tex Hughson (945)
  3. Don Wilson (942)
  4. Virgil Trucks (938)
  5. Glen Hobbie (937)
  6. Karl Drews (927)
  7. Bill Bonham (927)
  8. John Verhoeven (925)
  9. Gene Schott (923)
  10. Don Kaiser (922)
Similar Batters     What are Similarity Scores?

  1. Mel Parnell (995)
  2. Frank Lary (987)
  3. Jack Harshman (986)
  4. Lon Warneke (983)
  5. Chris Van Cuyk (983)
  6. Bob Feller (979)
  7. Jack Hallett (978)
  8. Harry Eisenstat (978)
  9. Hank Thormahlen (977)
  10. Al Gerheauser (977)
History
Drafted in 1st round, 11th overall pick, by New York (A) in 1932
Earned first career win on 5/16/1932
Had first career hit on 6/22/1932, off Hal Schumacher (DET)
Injured on 4/4/1934 with a Pulled Elbow Ligament, out for one week
2/1/1936: Gets a new one-year contract worth $550,000 through salary arbitration
2/1/1937: Gets a new one-year contract worth $685,714 through salary arbitration
Injured on 9/12/1937 with a Strained Back, out for one week
2/1/1938: Gets a new one-year contract worth $685,714 through salary arbitration
Signed as a free agent by Montreal on 2/4/1939 to a 5-year deal worth $5,087,000 per year
Injured on 4/25/1942 with a Sore Shoulder, out for 6 days
Injured on 5/1/1942 with a Broken Hand, out for 4-5 weeks
Injured on 6/17/1942 with a Inflamed Back Muscle, out for 1-2 weeks
Was selected to the 1943 Allstar game
10/22/1943: Signed a contract extension with Montreal, $7,090,000 per year, for 3 years
 
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