Larry Bowa stats

Shortstop

Age 80 · 5' 10"

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Larry Bowa played 16 MLB seasons, 1970 to 1985.

Stats

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Standard

Career regular season

GP
2,247
AB
8,418
R
987
H
2,191
HR
15
RBI
525
SB
318
AVG
.260

Ranked among MLB players who qualify (AB, R, H, HR, RBI, SB: 40+ games; AVG: 300+ AB) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.

Standard by season
GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly.AB: At-bats: trips to the plate that ended in a hit, an out or an error. Walks and sacrifices are not counted.R: Runs — scored by the batter, or allowed by the pitcher.H: Times the batter reached base by hitting the ball, without help from an error.HR: Home runs hit.RBI: Runs that scored because of this batter's plate appearance.SB: Bases taken while the pitcher was delivering. Being caught is counted separately.AVG: Hits per at-bat. .300 is the traditional line between a good hitter and a great one.
1970PHI1455475013703424.250
1971PHI1596507416202528.249
1972PHI1525796714513117.250
1973PHI122446429402310.211
1974PHI1626699718413639.275
1975PHI1365837917823824.305
1976PHI1566247115504930.248
1977PHI1546249317544132.280
1978PHI1566547819234327.294
1979PHI1475397413003120.241
1980PHI1475405714423921.267
1981PHI1033603410203116.283
1982CHC142499501230298.246
1983CHC147499731332437.267
1984CHC133391338701710.223
1985CHC/NYM8621415500155.234

What the columns mean: AB · R · H · HR · RBI · SB · AVG

Career Postseason

GP
32
AB
118
R
11
H
30
HR
0
RBI
6
SB
4
AVG
.254

Expanded

Career regular season

PA
9,103
TB
2,696
XBH
376
HBP
17
IBB
45
GIDP
0
P/PA
0.00

Ranked among MLB players who qualify (PA: 100+ AB; TB, XBH, HBP, IBB: 300+ AB; P/PA: 300+ PA) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.

Expanded by season
PA: Plate appearances — every trip to the plate, walks and sacrifices included.TB: Total bases — one for a single, four for a home run.XBH: Extra-base hits: doubles, triples and home runs.HBP: Times the batter was hit by a pitch and took first base.IBB: Walks the other team issued on purpose.GIDP: Times the batter grounded into a double play — lower is better.P/PA: Pitches the batter saw per trip to the plate. Above 4.0 is a patient hitter.
1970PHI577166230100
1971PHI696190235200
1972PHI633185252100
1973PHI476111141800
1974PHI717226301000
1975PHI628220292000
1976PHI672188240300
1977PHI675212260200
1978PHI692242391100
1979PHI619169281500
1980PHI577174223700
1981PHI391122170200
1982CHC549152221500
1983CHC544169270100
1984CHC423105160500
1985CHC/NYM23465110200

What the columns mean: PA · TB · XBH · HBP · IBB · GIDP · P/PA

Advanced

Career regular season

WAR
20.0
RC
876.7
RC/27
3.60
ISOP
.060
SECA
.142
BB/K
0.83
AB/HR
561.2
GO/FO
0.00

Ranked among MLB players with 300+ AB that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.

Advanced by season
WAR: Wins above replacement — wins the player added over a freely available fill-in.RC: Runs created — an estimate of how many runs the batter's hitting produced.RC/27: Runs a lineup of this batter would score in a full game of 27 outs.ISOP: Isolated power: slugging minus batting average, so only extra bases count.SECA: Secondary average: bases from walks, steals and extra-base hits, per at-bat.BB/K: Walks for every strikeout, a measure of plate discipline.AB/HR: At-bats per home run — lower means more power.GO/FO: Ground-ball outs for every fly-ball out.
1970PHI-1.046.62.9.0530.10.400
1971PHI2.859.63.2.0430.10.600
1972PHI1.556.83.3.0690.10.65790
1973PHI-1.226.92.0380.10.800
1974PHI1.173.73.8.0630.10.46690
1975PHI2.8795.0720.10.8291.50
1976PHI1.358.63.2.0530.11.000
1977PHI3.075.54.3.0590.211560
1978PHI5.783.14.7.0760.10.62180
1979PHI1.360.93.8.0720.21.900
1980PHI0.456.73.7.0560.10.92700
1981PHI1.743.74.4.0560.21.500
1982CHC-1.149.83.5.0580.11.000
1983CHC2.856.84.0720.21.2249.50
1984CHC-1.130.22.6.0460.11.200
1985CHC/NYM0.019.43.0700.20.600

What the columns mean: WAR · RC · RC/27 · ISOP · SECA · BB/K · AB/HR · GO/FO

Bio

Age
80 yearsDec 6, 1945
Height
5' 10"
Debut
1970
Birthplace
Sacramento, United States
NL Gold Glove
2x

What were Larry Bowa's career stats?

Larry Bowa played 16 seasons for the Phillies and the Cubs. He was a career .260 hitter with 2,191 hits, 15 home runs and 525 RBI. His best season was 1975: a .305 batting average, 2 home runs and 38 RBI.

League leaderboards and awards

16 seasons, 6 postseasons, 1970 to 1985

Larry Bowa finished top 10 in a stat 4 times.

Championships

Awards

All-time career rank

  • 195th in hits (2,191)
  • 152nd in stolen bases (318)

Among the 10,544 MLB players with a career line on file, regular season. A place deeper than 300th is not listed.

Season top 10 finishes

Among qualified MLB players each season, as the glossary defines each stat. All-time places are among players on file.

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