Larry Bowa
1970–1985 · bats B / throws R · Chicago Cubs, NLS, New York Mets, Philadelphia Phillies
2,247G
.260AVG
.300OBP
.320SLG
More career statistics
2,191H
15HR
525RBI
317SB
15Rare feats
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 | 9,108 | 9,109 |
| Batting · Stolen bases | 317 | 318 |
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2,247 | 9,108 | 8,418 | 987 | 2,191 | 262 | 99 | 15 | 525 | 474 | 569 | 317 | 105 | 17 | 43 | 2,696 | .260 | .300 | .320 | .620 |
Streaks
18longest hitting streak · 1970-09-02 to 1970-09-22
22longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 57 | Triple Play | 1982-08-03 | 1 in 498 games | box score ↗ |
| 48 | Hitless in Seven | 1970-09-01 | 1 in 202 games | box score ↗ |
| 47 | First-Inning Ejection | 1979-05-16 | 1 in 187 games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 1127 | 4534 | 1127 | 8 | 283 | 255 | 293 | .270 | .305 | .339 |
| Away | 1120 | 4575 | 1064 | 7 | 242 | 219 | 276 | .250 | .280 | .302 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 269 | 1125 | 254 | 3 | 70 | 81 | 74 | .250 | .298 | .317 |
| May | 393 | 1614 | 377 | 4 | 96 | 75 | 93 | .251 | .280 | .309 |
| June | 379 | 1529 | 378 | 3 | 91 | 74 | 92 | .267 | .296 | .327 |
| July | 397 | 1603 | 390 | 3 | 91 | 79 | 98 | .264 | .293 | .322 |
| August | 392 | 1603 | 379 | 2 | 79 | 67 | 101 | .252 | .278 | .297 |
| September | 396 | 1566 | 390 | 0 | 92 | 97 | 106 | .273 | .311 | .347 |
| October | 21 | 69 | 23 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 5 | .338 | .348 | .382 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| pittsburgh-pirates | 258 | 1068 | 254 | 0 | 64 | 68 | 70 | .258 | .301 | .318 |
| new-york-mets | 258 | 1037 | 254 | 0 | 63 | 73 | 84 | .273 | .315 | .340 |
| st-louis-cardinals | 256 | 1040 | 245 | 1 | 60 | 59 | 42 | .257 | .292 | .313 |
| montreal-expos | 237 | 948 | 199 | 2 | 54 | 55 | 68 | .227 | .268 | .295 |
| chicago-cubs | 188 | 790 | 219 | 1 | 54 | 26 | 42 | .293 | .310 | .347 |
| atlanta-braves | 174 | 707 | 182 | 1 | 43 | 27 | 40 | .274 | .296 | .325 |
| san-francisco-giants | 167 | 648 | 163 | 1 | 35 | 27 | 42 | .271 | .293 | .316 |
| san-diego-padres | 167 | 681 | 172 | 3 | 38 | 32 | 53 | .273 | .300 | .343 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 |  Philadelphia Phillies | 145 | 547 | 137 | – | 34 | 24 | .250 | – | – |
| 1971 | Philadelphia Phillies | 159 | 650 | 162 | – | 25 | 28 | .249 | – | – |
| 1972 | Philadelphia Phillies | 152 | 579 | 145 | 1 | 31 | 17 | .250 | – | – |
| 1973 | Philadelphia Phillies | 122 | 446 | 94 | – | 23 | 10 | .211 | – | – |
| 1974 | Philadelphia Phillies | 162 | 669 | 184 | 1 | 36 | 39 | .275 | – | – |
| 1975 | Philadelphia Phillies | 136 | 583 | 178 | 2 | 38 | 24 | .305 | – | – |
| 1976 | Philadelphia Phillies | 156 | 624 | 155 | – | 49 | 30 | .248 | – | – |
| 1977 | Philadelphia Phillies | 154 | 624 | 175 | 4 | 41 | 32 | .280 | – | – |
| 1978 | Philadelphia Phillies | 156 | 654 | 192 | 3 | 43 | 27 | .294 | – | – |
| 1979 | Philadelphia Phillies | 147 | 539 | 130 | – | 31 | 20 | .241 | – | – |
| 1980 | Philadelphia Phillies | 147 | 540 | 144 | 2 | 39 | 21 | .267 | – | – |
| 1981 | Philadelphia Phillies | 103 | 360 | 102 | – | 31 | 16 | .283 | – | – |
| 1982 |  Chicago Cubs | 142 | 499 | 123 | – | 29 | 8 | .246 | – | – |
| 1983 | Chicago Cubs | 147 | 499 | 133 | 2 | 43 | 7 | .267 | – | – |
| 1984 | Chicago Cubs | 133 | 391 | 87 | – | 17 | 10 | .223 | – | – |
| 1985 | Chicago Cubs, New York Mets | 86 | 214 | 50 | – | 15 | 5 | .234 | – | – |