Joe Bowman
1932–1945 · bats L / throws R · ASD, Boston Red Sox, Cincinnati Reds, MLS, New York Giants, Philadelphia Athletics, Philadelphia Phillies, Pittsburgh Pirates
430G
.221AVG
.275OBP
.293SLG
More career statistics
141H
2HR
75RBI
3SB
77–96W–L
1,465.2IP
502K
4.40ERA
184GS
11SV
Career summary: MLB’s official regular-season totals. Season lines, splits and historical game logs below are reconstructed from the covered Retrosheet records and can differ in coverage or scorer revisions. Compare sources and coverage.
Why official totals and the game-record sums differ
The sources can disagree on historical scorer decisions, appearances, and which games belong to a major-league record. The career summary uses the official total; the source game rows retain their recorded values.
| Statistic | MLB official | Recorded game sum |
|---|---|---|
| Batting · Plate appearances | 701 | 702 |
| Batting · Runs | 62 | 61 |
| Batting · RBI | 75 | 76 |
| Batting · Stolen bases | 3 | 4 |
| Batting · Walks | 46 | 47 |
| Pitching · Batters faced | 6,494 | 6,490 |
| Pitching · p er | 717 | 715 |
| Pitching · p h | 1,656 | 1,657 |
| Pitching · p hr | 102 | 100 |
| Pitching · p ipouts | 4,397 | 4,394 |
| Pitching · p k | 502 | 501 |
| Pitching · p w | 484 | 483 |
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 430 | 701 | 639 | 62 | 141 | 24 | 8 | 2 | 75 | 46 | 90 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 187 | .221 | .275 | .293 | .568 |
Career pitching
| IP | G | GS | CG | W | L | SV | H | R | ER | HR | BB | K | HBP | WP | ERA | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,465.7 | 298 | 184 | 74 | 77 | 96 | 11 | 1,656 | 835 | 717 | 102 | 484 | 502 | 0 | 0 | 4.40 | 1.460 |
Streaks
3longest hitting streak · 1936-09-22 to 1937-05-02
7longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 66 | 13 scoreless innings | 1945-06-19 | 1 in 6,007 pitcher-games | box score ↗ |
| 29 | 7 walks allowed | 1945-07-05 | 1 in 192 pitcher-games | box score ↗ |
| 26 | 10 innings pitched | 1939-09-06 | 1 in 150 pitcher-games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 204 | 350 | 79 | 2 | 52 | 16 | 36 | .242 | .271 | .343 |
| Away | 226 | 352 | 62 | 0 | 24 | 31 | 54 | .199 | .264 | .240 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 37 | 47 | 15 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 6 | .357 | .404 | .524 |
| May | 70 | 130 | 25 | 0 | 20 | 16 | 19 | .227 | .315 | .282 |
| June | 81 | 134 | 29 | 1 | 11 | 9 | 18 | .236 | .284 | .341 |
| July | 88 | 142 | 29 | 0 | 14 | 5 | 16 | .220 | .239 | .288 |
| August | 85 | 138 | 18 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 17 | .140 | .181 | .171 |
| September | 69 | 111 | 25 | 0 | 14 | 6 | 14 | .243 | .279 | .311 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| st-louis-cardinals | 50 | 71 | 11 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 9 | .164 | .197 | .209 |
| boston-braves | 49 | 80 | 18 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 4 | .257 | .325 | .343 |
| cincinnati-reds | 48 | 87 | 21 | 1 | 10 | 9 | 10 | .284 | .345 | .378 |
| chicago-cubs | 48 | 74 | 16 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 8 | .242 | .311 | .273 |
| brooklyn-dodgers | 47 | 79 | 12 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 13 | .158 | .165 | .250 |
| new-york-giants | 47 | 64 | 14 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 8 | .250 | .312 | .304 |
| philadelphia-phillies | 42 | 87 | 22 | 0 | 11 | 6 | 15 | .286 | .322 | .390 |
| pittsburgh-pirates | 24 | 44 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | .093 | .114 | .116 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1932 |  Philadelphia Athletics | 7 | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | 1.000 | 11 | 4 |
| 1934 |  New York Giants | 31 | 29 | 5 | – | 4 | – | .172 | 107 | 36 |
| 1935 |  Philadelphia Phillies | 49 | 67 | 13 | 1 | 7 | 1 | .194 | 147 | 58 |
| 1936 | Philadelphia Phillies | 44 | 77 | 15 | – | 6 | 1 | .195 | 203 | 80 |
| 1937 |  Pittsburgh Pirates | 35 | 47 | 10 | – | 5 | – | .213 | 128 | 38 |
| 1938 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 18 | 21 | 7 | – | 1 | – | .333 | 60 | 24 |
| 1939 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 70 | 96 | 33 | – | 18 | – | .344 | 184 | 58 |
| 1940 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 57 | 90 | 22 | 1 | 14 | – | .244 | 187 | 57 |
| 1941 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 22 | 31 | 8 | – | 1 | – | .258 | 69 | 22 |
| 1944 |  Boston Red Sox | 59 | 100 | 20 | – | 16 | 1 | .200 | 168 | 53 |
| 1945 | Boston Red Sox, Cincinnati Reds | 38 | 80 | 7 | – | 4 | 1 | .087 | 197 | 71 |