Roger Bowman was born on Thursday, August 18, 1927, in Amsterdam, New York. Bowman was 22 years old when he broke into the big leagues on September 22, 1949, with the New York Giants. His biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable), career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest are presented by Baseball Almanac on this comprehensive Roger Bowman baseball stats page.
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Roger Bowman![]() Roger Bowman Autograph on a 1955 Bowman Baseball Card (#115) |
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Roger BowmanRoger Bowman Pitching Stats |
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| Year | Age | Team | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD |
| 1949 | 22 | Giants | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 4.26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.1 | 31 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 7 | - | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1951 | 24 | Giants | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | .333 | 6.15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26.1 | 142 | 35 | 18 | 18 | 2 | 22 | - | 24 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - |
| 1952 | 25 | Giants | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 12.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.0 | 18 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 | - | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - |
| 1953 | 26 | Pirates | 30 | 2 | 15 | 0 | 4 | .000 | 4.82 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 65.1 | 288 | 65 | 35 | 42 | 9 | 29 | - | 36 | 3 | 1 | 0 | - |
| 1955 | 28 | Pirates | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | .000 | 8.64 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16.2 | 85 | 25 | 16 | 18 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 0 | - |
| Career | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD | ||
| 5 Years | 50 | 12 | 18 | 2 | 11 | .154 | 5.81 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 117.2 | 564 | 137 | 76 | 85 | 14 | 71 | 2 | 75 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 0 | ||
Roger BowmanRoger Bowman Hitting Stats |
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| Year | Age | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG |
| 1949 | 22 | Giants | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 1951 | 24 | Giants | 9 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .143 | .000 |
| 1952 | 25 | Giants | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 1953 | 26 | Pirates | 30 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .286 | .375 | .286 |
| 1955 | 28 | Pirates | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 | .500 | .500 |
| Career | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG | ||
| 5 Years | 50 | 18 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .167 | .250 | .167 | ||
Roger BowmanRoger Bowman Fielding Stats |
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| Team | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
| 1949 Giants | P | 2 | 2 | 19 | 4 | 2.0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 5.68 |
| 1951 Giants | P | 9 | 5 | 79 | 3 | 0.3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.03 |
| 1952 Giants | P | 2 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .000 | 0.00 |
| 1953 Pirates | P | 30 | 2 | 196 | 17 | 0.6 | 17 | 6 | 11 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.34 |
| 1955 Pirates | P | 7 | 2 | 50 | 6 | 0.9 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 3.24 |
| Career | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
| P Totals | 50 | 12 | 353 | 30 | 0.6 | 30 | 10 | 20 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.29 | |
| 5 Years | 50 | 12 | 353 | 30 | 0.6 | 30 | 10 | 20 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.29 | |
Roger BowmanRoger Bowman Miscellaneous Stats |
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| Baserunning Statistics | Other Positions | Common Hitting Ratios | Common Pitching Ratios | |||||||||
| Team | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
| 1949 Giants | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.57 | 5.68 | 9.95 |
| 1951 Giants | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 6.0 | 0.0 | 1.09 | 8.20 | 7.52 |
| 1952 Giants | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1.00 | 9.00 | 9.00 |
| 1953 Pirates | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 1.8 | 0.0 | 1.24 | 4.96 | 3.99 |
| 1955 Pirates | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.80 | 4.32 | 5.40 |
| Career | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
| 5 Years | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 2.6 | 0.0 | 1.06 | 5.74 | 5.43 |
Roger BowmanRoger Bowman Miscellaneous Items of Interest |
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| Team | Roster | Uniform Numbers | Salary | All-Star | World Series |
| 1949 New York Giants | 17 | Undetermined | - | - |
| 1951 New York Giants | 38 | Undetermined | - | - |
| 1952 New York Giants | 38 | Undetermined | - | - |
| 1953 Pittsburgh Pirates | 32 | Undetermined | - | - |
| 1955 Pittsburgh Pirates | 31 | Undetermined | - | - |
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