Jerry Royster vs Larry Bowa

Jerry Royster and Larry Bowa compared on their MLB careers: Jerry Royster played 16 seasons, 1973 to 1988, Larry Bowa 16 seasons, 1970 to 1985. Jerry Royster has .249 batting average to Larry Bowa's .260. Larry Bowa won 1 title.

Who has the better career numbers?

Jerry Royster and Larry Bowa career totals

1,428	GP	2,247
4,208	AB	8,418
552	R	987
1,049	H	2,191
40	HR	15
352	RBI	525
189	SB	318
0.2	AVG	0.3
0.3	OBP	0.3
0.3	SLG	0.3
0.6	OPS	0.6

How do they compare in the postseason?

Jerry Royster and Larry Bowa postseason

3	GP	32
11	AB	118
0	R	11
2	H	30
0	HR	0
0	RBI	6
0	SB	4
0.2	AVG	0.3
0.2	OBP	0.3
0.2	SLG	0.3
0.4	OPS	0.6

Where each stands all time

Jerry Royster and Larry Bowa all-time places

—	Hits	195th (2,191)
—	Stolen bases	152nd (318)

Among the MLB players with a career line on file, regular season, counting stats only — the same lists the records pages run on.

Titles and awards

Jerry Royster: 0 championships; none on file
Larry Bowa: 1 championship; NL Gold Glove ×2, NL Manager of the Year

Awards come from the league’s published winner lists; a championship counts a season played for the club that won it.

Season by season

Lined up by career year, not by calendar: each row is the players’ nth season.

Jerry Royster and Larry Bowa season by season

1st	1973	.211	0	2	1970	.250	0	34
2nd	1974	.000	0	0	1971	.249	0	25
3rd	1975	.250	0	1	1972	.250	1	31
4th	1976	.248	5	45	1973	.211	0	23
5th	1977	.216	6	28	1974	.275	1	36
6th	1978	.259	2	35	1975	.305	2	38
7th	1979	.273	3	51	1976	.248	0	49
8th	1980	.242	1	20	1977	.280	4	41
9th	1981	.204	0	9	1978	.294	3	43
10th	1982	.295	2	25	1979	.241	0	31
11th	1983	.235	3	30	1980	.267	2	39
12th	1984	.207	1	21	1981	.283	0	31
13th	1985	.281	5	31	1982	.246	0	29
14th	1986	.257	5	26	1983	.267	2	43
15th	1987	.265	7	27	1984	.223	0	17
16th	1988	.176	0	1	1985	.234	0	15

What the columns mean: AVG · HR · RBI


3	GP	32
11	AB	118
0	R	11
2	H	30
0	HR	0
0	RBI	6
0	SB	4
0.2	AVG	0.3
0.2	OBP	0.3
0.2	SLG	0.3
0.4	OPS	0.6


3	GP	32
11	AB	118
0	R	11
2	H	30
0	HR	0
0	RBI	6
0	SB	4
0.2	AVG	0.3
0.2	OBP	0.3
0.2	SLG	0.3
0.4	OPS	0.6


3	GP	32
11	AB	118
0	R	11
2	H	30
0	HR	0
0	RBI	6
0	SB	4
0.2	AVG	0.3
0.2	OBP	0.3
0.2	SLG	0.3
0.4	OPS	0.6