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Joe Bowman

Joe Bowman

1932–1945  ·  Bats L  ·  Throws R  ·  6'2", 190 lb  ·  b. 1910 Kansas City, KS

Career 77–96 · 4.40 ERA · 502 SO · 1465.2 IP · 430 G · 141 H · 2 HR · 75 RBI · .221 AVG

Seasons leading his league
1
1 best in baseball
1 Top-5 finishes
1 Title seasons
1 Categories led
1939 Best season

Spanning 1939–1939, peaking at 1 titles in 1939.

All-Time Standing

Against every player since 1871

Among league leaders

  • 2,919th League titles 1
  • 1,857th Best in baseball 1
  • 5,915th Top-5 finishes 1

Each rank is against the players who have achieved that thing at least once.

Career leaderboards

No top-500 all-time placing His career totals do not reach the top 500 in any tracked category — unsurprising for most careers, and no reflection on the season titles alongside.

Where He Led

led all of MLB   led his league
Category Titles Best Streak Seasons
Pitcher Fielding Percentage 1 1st — 1939 1.000

Title Seasons

1 seasons with at least one title
Year Titles Led in
1939 1 P FPCT 1.000

Pitching

11 seasons
Year Team Lg W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER HR BB SO WHIP
1932 PHA AL 0 1 8.18 7 0 0 11.0 14 10 2 6 4 1.82
1934 NY1 NL 5 4 3.61 30 10 3 107.1 119 43 9 36 36 1.44
1935 PHI NL 7 10 4.25 33 17 1 148.1 157 70 13 56 58 1.44
1936 PHI NL 9 20 5.04 40 28 1 203.2 243 114 14 53 80 1.45
1937 PIT NL 8 8 4.57 30 19 1 128.0 161 65 11 35 38 1.53
1938 PIT NL 3 4 4.65 17 1 1 60.0 68 31 2 20 25 1.47
1939 PIT NL 10 14 4.48 37 27 1 184.2 217 92 15 43 58 1.41
1940 PIT NL 9 10 4.46 32 24 2 187.2 209 93 10 66 57 1.47
1941 PIT NL 3 2 2.99 18 7 1 69.1 77 23 3 28 22 1.51
1944 BOS AL 12 8 4.81 26 24 0 168.1 175 90 14 64 53 1.42
1945 CIN +1 NL 11 15 3.92 28 27 0 197.1 216 86 9 77 71 1.48
Career — — 77 96 4.40 298 184 11 1465.2 1,656 717 102 484 502 1.46

Batting

11 seasons
Year Team Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG OBP SLG OPS
1932 PHA AL 7 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000
1934 NY1 NL 31 29 4 5 0 1 0 4 2 3 0 .172 .226 .241 .467
1935 PHI NL 49 67 6 13 1 1 1 7 4 7 1 .194 .239 .284 .523
1936 PHI NL 44 77 9 15 1 0 0 6 6 14 0 .195 .253 .208 .461
1937 PIT NL 35 47 3 10 1 0 0 4 5 9 0 .213 .288 .234 .523
1938 PIT NL 18 21 5 7 0 1 0 1 1 3 0 .333 .364 .429 .792
1939 PIT NL 70 96 9 33 8 1 0 18 5 9 0 .344 .382 .448 .830
1940 PIT NL 57 90 11 22 5 1 1 14 14 14 0 .244 .352 .356 .708
1941 PIT NL 22 31 4 8 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 .258 .281 .290 .572
1944 BOS AL 59 100 7 20 5 2 0 16 5 19 1 .200 .238 .290 .528
1945 CIN +1 NL 38 80 4 7 2 1 0 4 3 10 1 .088 .120 .138 .258
Career — — 430 639 62 141 24 8 2 75 46 90 3 .221 .275 .293 .568

Fielding

2 positions
Year Team Lg Pos GGSINN POAEDPTC FLD%RF
1932 PHA AL P 7 — — 1 6 1 0 8 .875 1.00
1934 NY1 NL P 30 — — 6 20 0 0 26 1.000 0.87
1935 PHI NL P 33 — — 8 28 2 2 38 .947 1.09
OF 1 — — 1 0 0 0 1 1.000 1.00
1936 PHI NL P 40 — — 7 32 5 4 44 .886 0.98
1937 PIT NL P 30 — — 14 24 0 3 38 1.000 1.27
1938 PIT NL P 17 — — 2 8 1 2 11 .909 0.59
1939 PIT NL P 37 — — 6 39 0 3 45 1.000 1.22
1940 PIT NL P 32 — — 15 36 1 0 52 .981 1.59
1941 PIT NL P 18 — — 5 13 0 0 18 1.000 1.00
1944 BOS AL P 26 — — 9 20 2 3 31 .935 1.12
1945 CIN NL P 28 — — 12 28 3 0 43 .930 1.43
Career — — P 298 — — 85 254 15 17 354 .958 1.14
— — OF 1 — — 1 0 0 0 1 1.000 1.00