Joe Bowman vs Ralph Birkofer

Joe BowmanRalph Birkofer

Joe Bowman and Ralph Birkofer compared on their MLB careers: Joe Bowman played 11 seasons, 1932 to 1945, Ralph Birkofer 5 seasons, 1933 to 1937. Joe Bowman has 77 wins to Ralph Birkofer's 31.

Who has the better career numbers?

Joe Bowman and Ralph Birkofer career totals
298GP132
77W31
96L28
4.4ERA4.2
1465.2IP544
502K224
484BB175
1.5WHIP1.5
11SV2

Titles and awards

  • Joe Bowman: 0 championships; none on file
  • Ralph Birkofer: 0 championships; none on file

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.

Joe Bowman and Ralph Birkofer season by season
W: Games in which this pitcher was credited with the win.L: Games in which this pitcher was charged with the loss.ERA: Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched — lower is better. Under 3.00 is excellent.W: Games in which this pitcher was credited with the win.L: Games in which this pitcher was charged with the loss.ERA: Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched — lower is better. Under 3.00 is excellent.
1st1932018.181933422.31
2nd1934543.61193411124.10
3rd19357104.251935974.07
4th19369205.041936754.69
5th1937884.571937026.67
6th1938344.65————
7th193910144.48————
8th19409104.46————
9th1941322.99————
10th19441284.81————
11th194511153.92————

What the columns mean: W · L · ERA