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Bowsfield		  
Bats: Right
Throws: Left
Height: 6' 1''
Weight: 190
 
Born: January 10, 1935 in Can, BC, VERNON
 
Ratings - Pitching     Help
                                                   
  Stuff Control Movement
Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1958 23 STL NL $ 300,000 6 4 4 4 6 6 6 7 7 7
1959 24 STL NL $ 300,000 6 4 4 4 6 6 6 7 7 7
1960 25 STL NL $ 300,000 6 4 4 4 6 6 6 7 7 7
1961 26 STL NL $ 300,000 6 4 4 4 6 5 6 7 7 7
1962 27 STL NL $ 350,000 6 4 3 3 6 6 6 7 7 7
1963 28 STL NL $ 350,000 6 3 3 3 6 6 6 7 7 7
1964 29 STL NL $ 350,000 6 3 3 3 6 6 6 7 7 7
1965 30 STL NL $ 350,000 6 3 3 3 6 5 5 7 7 7
1966 31 STL NL $ 350,000 6 4 3 3 5 5 5 7 7 7
1967 32 STL NL $ 350,000 6 3 3 3 6 5 5 7 7 7
1968 33 STL NL $ 350,000 6 3 3 3 5 5 5 6 6 6
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 300,000 6 3 3 3 5 5 5 6 6 6
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 350,000 6 4 4 4 6 6 6 7 7 7
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
1958 23 STL NL $ 300,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1959 24 STL NL $ 300,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1960 25 STL NL $ 300,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1961 26 STL NL $ 300,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1962 27 STL NL $ 350,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1963 28 STL NL $ 350,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1964 29 STL NL $ 350,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1965 30 STL NL $ 350,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1966 31 STL NL $ 350,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1967 32 STL NL $ 350,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1968 33 STL NL $ 350,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 300,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 350,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
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
1958 23 STL NL 4 4 .500 56 2 0 0 4 90.7 102 37 6 27 37 3.67 .287 .337 .400 .737 8.3
    AAA   1 1 .500 21 0 0 0 2 26.3 24 8 2 8 17 2.73 .245 .302 .357 .659  
1959 24 STL NL 5 13 .278 65 15 2 0 4 159.7 199 107 15 70 76 6.03 .311 .378 .449 .827 0.0
1960 25 STL NL 7 9 .438 34 25 1 1 0 162.7 155 72 16 54 89 3.98 .254 .317 .397 .714 8.0
1961 26 STL NL 2 0 1.000 17 0 0 0 2 16.3 29 15 4 6 10 8.27 .392 .451 .635 1.086 0.0
    AAA   9 6 .600 18 18 3 2 0 124.3 124 47 8 33 72 3.40 .259 .307 .356 .663  
1962 27 AAA   0 0 .000 2 0 0 0 0 3.3 4 1 0 2 4 2.70 .308 .400 .308 .708  
1963 28 AAA   0 2 .000 36 0 0 0 0 59.3 89 32 2 17 38 4.85 .346 .387 .440 .827  
1964 29 AAA   2 1 .667 46 0 0 0 7 41.0 49 22 2 15 23 4.83 .312 .372 .414 .786  
1965 30 AAA   2 1 .667 49 0 0 0 5 42.3 46 19 4 16 29 4.04 .293 .358 .427 .785  
1966 31 AAA   4 2 .667 47 0 0 0 3 35.7 44 18 1 16 27 4.54 .317 .387 .388 .776  
1967 32 AAA   1 3 .250 35 0 0 0 0 59.0 84 39 5 20 50 5.95 .337 .387 .474 .861  
1968 33 AAA   0 1 .000 6 0 0 0 0 10.3 11 3 1 3 9 2.61 .262 .311 .405 .716  
4 Years Sim 18 26 .409 172 42 3 1 10 429.3 485 231 41 157 212 4.84 .289 .351 .428 .778 16.3
9 Years AAA 19 17 .528 260 18 3 2 17 401.6 475 189 25 130 269 4.24 .299 .352 .404 .756  
Season Average 4 6 .400 43 10 0 0 2 107.3 121 57 10 39 53 4.84 .289 .351 .428 .778  
Career Highs 7 13 1.000 65 25 2 1 4 162.7 199 107 16 70 89 8.27 .392 .451 .635 1.086  
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   322 156 28 105 136   .300 .362 .444 .806
vs LH   163 75 13 52 76   .269 .327 .400 .727
Home 10 14 .417 90 27 1 1 5 247.3 292 145 25 81 122 5.28 .296 .350 .440 .790
Away 8 12 .400 82 15 2 0 5 182.0 193 86 16 76 90 4.25 .278 .350 .411 .761
Mar/Apr 4 4 .500 22 11 2 0 1 86.0 110 65 14 24 55 6.80 .316 .360 .523 .883
May 1 1 .500 22 3 1 1 3 44.0 52 13 3 8 20 2.66 .301 .331 .410 .742
June 4 5 .444 25 6 0 0 2 64.0 71 40 4 31 34 5.63 .285 .364 .414 .778
July 4 5 .444 41 2 0 0 2 53.7 61 26 5 17 34 4.36 .289 .342 .393 .735
August 2 3 .400 35 9 0 0 0 81.7 82 42 6 39 33 4.63 .261 .343 .369 .712
Sep/Oct 3 8 .273 27 11 0 0 2 100.0 109 45 9 38 36 4.05 .285 .349 .426 .775
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
1958 23 STL NL 56 6 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .167 .167 .333 .500 0.3 0.0
1959 24 STL NL 65 35 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 13 .057 .108 .086 .194 -1.8 0.0
1960 25 STL NL 34 51 3 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 20 .039 .058 .039 .097 -3.0 0.0
1961 26 STL NL 17 2 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.500 2.500 1.2 0.6
4 Years Sim 172 94 6 7 3 0 0 2 0 0 3 36 .074 .103 .106 .209 -3.3 0.6
162 Game Average 88 5 6 2 0 0 1 0 0 2 33 .074 .103 .106 .209 -3.1  
Career Highs 65 51 3 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 20 1.000 1.000 1.500 2.500 1.2  
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   56 3 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 18 .036 .069 .054 .123 -3.3
vs LH   38 3 5 2 0 0 1 0 0 1 18 .132 .154 .184 .338 0.1
Home 82 54 6 4 2 0 0 1 0 0 3 20 .074 .123 .111 .234 -1.3
Away 56 40 0 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 16 .075 .075 .100 .175 -1.8
RISP   18 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 1 8 .056 .105 .111 .216 -0.6
Close/Late   3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 .250 .000 .250 0.1
Mar/Apr 22 27 2 4 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 8 .148 .148 .222 .370 0.2
May 16 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 .000 .000 .000 .000 -1.0
June 16 12 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 5 .083 .083 .083 .167 -0.6
July 41 3 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 .333 .500 .667 1.167 0.9
August 18 16 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 .063 .118 .063 .180 -0.6
Sep/Oct 27 26 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 11 .000 .037 .000 .037 -2.2
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF    
1958 23 STL NL P 56 2 90.7 4 10 1 0 .933 1.39    
1959 24 STL NL P 65 15 159.7 12 22 2 4 .944 1.92    
1960 25 STL NL P 34 25 162.7 11 29 0 2 1.000 2.21    
1961 26 STL NL P 17 0 16.3 0 6 0 0 1.000 3.31    
Career Totals   172 42 429.3 27 67 3 6 .969 1.97    
Career Highs   65 25 162.7 12 29 2 4 1.000 3.31    
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
Shutouts
1960-10-1
          
 
   Black Ink Test: 0    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 64)
   Gray Ink Test: 1    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 278)
 
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  4. Don Gullett (980)
  5. John Tudor (979)
  6. John Burrows (975)
  7. Drew Hall (973)
  8. Ray Sadecki (972)
  9. David Wells (971)
  10. Matt Young (969)
History
Drafted in 2nd round, 29th overall pick, by St. Louis in 1958
Earned first career win on 6/7/1958
Had first career hit (double) on 7/30/1958, off Karl Spooner (BSN)
Injured on 4/16/1960 with a Strained Bicep Muscle, out for 5 weeks
Injured on 6/12/1960 with a Sore Elbow, out for 1-2 weeks
2/1/1962: Gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration
2/1/1963: Gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration
2/1/1964: Gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration
2/1/1965: Gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration
2/1/1966: Gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration
2/1/1967: Gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration
2/1/1968: Gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration
 
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