Sam
Bowens
 
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 0''
Weight: 195
 
Born: March 23, 1939 in Usa, NC, WILMINGTON
 
Ratings - Batting     Help
                                             
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Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1963 24 BSN NL     4 4 4 7 6 6 5 5 5 4 4 4 5 4 4
1964 25 TAM AL $ 300,000   4 4 4 7 6 7 5 5 5 4 4 4 5 4 4
1965 26 TAM AL $ 300,000   4 4 4 7 6 7 6 5 5 5 4 4 5 4 5
1966 27 TAM AL     4 4 4 7 6 7 5 5 5 4 4 4 5 5 5
1967 28 TAM AL $ 300,000   4 4 4 7 6 7 5 5 5 4 4 4 5 4 4
1968 29 TAM AL     4 4 4 7 6 7 5 5 5 4 3 4 5 4 4
1969 30 TAM AL     4 4 4 7 6 7 5 5 5 4 3 4 5 4 5
1970 31 TAM AL     4 4 4 6 6 6 5 5 5 4 3 3 5 4 4
1971 32 TAM AL     4 4 4 6 6 6 5 5 5 4 3 3 5 4 4
1973 34 BOS AL $ 510,000   3 3 3 6 6 6 5 5 5 4 3 3 5 4 4
OOTP6 Min Ratings     3 3 3 6 6 6 5 5 5 4 3 3 5 4 4
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 510,000   4 4 4 7 6 7 6 5 5 5 4 4 5 5 5
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
1963 24 AA   56 201 24 56 7 1 11 34 4 0 24 45 .279 .356 .488 .843 35.4  
    A   81 288 47 77 8 1 19 67 2 1 46 58 .267 .368 .500 .868 54.1  
1964 25 TAM AL 37 59 7 11 3 0 1 4 1 0 0 17 .186 .200 .288 .488 2.4 0.0
1965 26 TAM AL 124 385 36 71 12 2 7 35 1 1 29 110 .184 .244 .281 .525 25.8 1.1
    AA   26 109 22 30 6 0 10 22 0 1 12 26 .275 .347 .606 .953 21.9  
1966 27 AA   137 526 101 163 26 2 44 122 8 3 58 110 .310 .378 .618 .996 115.0  
1967 28 TAM AL 11 16 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 .063 .063 .063 .125 -0.7 0.0
    AA   80 286 56 74 14 1 26 72 4 1 35 56 .259 .340 .587 .927 57.0  
    A   54 190 43 61 6 0 21 57 7 2 32 42 .321 .419 .684 1.103 50.7  
1968 29 AA   68 229 35 71 15 3 15 36 2 0 16 40 .310 .355 .598 .953 45.2  
    A   42 139 25 38 6 0 12 42 0 0 23 32 .273 .377 .576 .952 29.7  
1969 30 AA   137 552 78 140 29 6 29 109 4 1 46 106 .254 .311 .486 .797 83.4  
1970 31 A   136 554 100 157 23 2 50 142 3 0 63 79 .283 .357 .603 .959 115.5  
1971 32 A   124 477 86 134 15 2 40 101 2 0 57 92 .281 .358 .572 .930 95.8  
1973 34 AA   120 478 57 120 16 2 26 80 2 1 29 99 .251 .294 .456 .750 64.6  
3 Years Sim 172 460 43 83 15 2 8 39 3 1 29 129 .180 .233 .274 .507 27.5 1.1
7 Years AA 624 2381 373 654 113 15 161 475 24 7 220 482 .275 .339 .538 .876 422.4  
5 Years A 437 1648 301 467 58 5 142 409 14 3 221 303 .283 .371 .583 .954 345.8  
12 Years Minors 1061 4029 674 1121 171 20 303 884 38 10 441 785 .278 .352 .556 .908 768.2  
162 Game Average 433 40 78 14 1 7 36 2 0 27 121 .180 .233 .274 .507 25.9  
Career Highs 124 385 36 71 12 2 7 35 1 1 29 110 .186 .244 .288 .525 25.8  
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   232 24 39 8 1 4 23 2 0 14 69 .168 .220 .263 .483 12.2
vs LH   228 19 44 7 1 4 16 0 1 15 60 .193 .246 .285 .531 15.0
Home 91 249 24 47 10 2 5 19 0 1 15 74 .189 .238 .305 .543 16.9
Away 81 211 19 36 5 0 3 20 3 0 14 55 .171 .227 .237 .464 10.4
RISP   101 0 23 5 1 3 31 0 0 5 25 .228 .259 .386 .645 10.2
Pinch Hitting   50 4 8 1 0 0 2 0 0 3 13 .160 .218 .180 .398 1.2
Close/Late   64 5 11 1 0 0 6 0 0 4 18 .172 .229 .188 .416 2.0
Mar/Apr 3 5 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .200 .200 .400 .600 0.3
May 26 29 3 5 1 0 0 2 0 0 3 8 .172 .242 .207 .449 1.4
June 34 92 9 14 0 1 1 6 2 0 7 33 .152 .220 .207 .427 3.7
July 33 94 8 15 2 0 0 5 0 0 11 25 .160 .255 .181 .436 4.1
August 36 123 11 25 5 1 4 16 0 0 3 33 .203 .220 .358 .578 9.5
Sep/Oct 40 117 11 23 6 0 3 10 1 1 5 27 .197 .236 .325 .561 8.2
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF RSA RTO RTO% PB DWS
1964 25 TAM AL LF 11 7 69.3 16 0 0 0 1.000 2.08 0 0 .000 0 0.3
    CF 3 3 27.0 9 1 0 1 1.000 3.33 0 0 .000 0  
    RF 3 0 8.0 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.13 0 0 .000 0  
    C 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00 0 0 .000 0 0.0
1965 26 TAM AL LF 101 97 837.3 168 4 1 2 .994 1.85 0 0 .000 0 0.4
    SS 3 0 7.7 0 3 0 1 1.000 3.52 0 0 .000 0 0.0
    RF 1 0 2.0 1 0 0 0 1.000 4.50 0 0 .000 0  
    CF 2 0 2.0 1 0 0 0 1.000 4.50 0 0 .000 0  
1967 28 TAM AL RF 2 2 18.0 4 0 0 0 1.000 2.00 0 0 .000 0 0.0
  LF 112 104 906.7 184 4 1 2 .995 1.87 0 0 .000 0 0.7
  CF 5 3 29.0 10 1 0 1 1.000 3.41 0 0 .000 0  
  RF 6 2 28.0 6 0 0 0 1.000 1.93 0 0 .000 0 0.0
  SS 3 0 7.7 0 3 0 1 1.000 3.52 0 0 .000 0 0.0
  C 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00 0 0 .000 0 0.0
Career Totals   127 109 972.3 200 8 1 4 .995 1.93 0 0 .000 0 0.8
Career Highs   107 97 849.0 170 7 1 3 1.000 2.31 0 0 .000 0  
Post-Season Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Post Season MVP Award.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS
1964 25 TAM AL 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 2.000 3.000
Career Post-Season Batting 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 2.000 3.000
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  4. Mike Tyson (967)
  5. Darrel Chaney (961)
  6. Frank Kostro (959)
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  8. Carlos Lezcano (955)
  9. Andres Mora (953)
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History
Drafted in 3rd round, 44th overall pick, by Boston (N) in 1963
Traded from Boston (N) to Tampa Bay on 2/13/1964 (Going to BSN: 2B Luis Aparicio. Going to TAM: RF Tony Oliva, RF Sam Bowens, P Ray Washburn)
Had first career hit (double) on 4/21/1964, off Jack Kralick (WOR)
Hit first career homerun on 8/31/1964, off Al Worthington (BOS)
4/2/1965: Signed a minor league contract extension with Tampa Bay
3/3/1968: Signed a minor league contract extension with Tampa Bay
Injured on 5/9/1968 with a Tight Elbow, out for 1-2 weeks
Injured on 5/25/1968 with a Sore Back, out for one week
Injured on 9/1/1969 with a Bruised Heel, out for 5 days
Injured on 5/30/1971 with a Blurred Vision Eye, out for 2 weeks
Released by Tampa Bay on 4/2/1972
Signed as a free agent by Boston (A) on 2/28/1973 to a 1-year deal worth $510,000 per year
Injured on 4/11/1973 with a Broken Ribs, out for 3 weeks