How Larry Bowa's Double Plays Compares to Similar Players

Larry Bowa totaled 1,267 career Double Plays, well above the league average of 71.1 — a mark that ranked among the best of his era. His best Double Plays season came in 1974, posting 104, well above the league average of 13.1 that year. The lowest point came in 1985 at 39, well above the league average of 11.8 that year. Production slipped through the final seasons. The Double Plays total went from 102 in 1983 to 64 in 1984 and 39 in 1985, falling over the span. The decline marked the closing chapter of the career. Some season-to-season variance runs through the career line, but the career average remained well above league norms across 16 seasons.

Larry Bowa Lifetime Double Plays

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Larry Bowa Double Plays Per Season

Larry Bowa's Double Plays for each season of his MLB career, plotted against that year's league average. Switch between comparisons — National League, Hall of Fame, SS, North America, or players born in the same country — to see how he stacked up year by year.
Larry Bowa Double Plays per season line chart

Larry Bowa Double Plays by Team

Larry Bowa's career Double Plays totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Larry Bowa career Double Plays by team bar chart

Larry Bowa Cumulative Double Plays — Career Progression

A running total of Larry Bowa's career Double Plays, plotted season by season. Each point shows the cumulative figure through the end of that year, making it easy to see when he reached key milestones and how his pace changed over time.
Larry Bowa Double Plays year-over-year waterfall chart

Larry Bowa Double Plays Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Larry Bowa's seasonal Double Plays alongside a selected comparison group across all seasons he played. The box covers the middle 50% of seasons, the center line is the median, and the whiskers extend to the min and max. A tighter box means more consistency; a higher median means more output. Use the selector to switch comparison groups.
Larry Bowa Double Plays distribution box chart versus comparable players

Larry Bowa Double Plays — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Larry Bowa's MLB career with Double Plays alongside league, Hall of Fame, positional, birth region, and country-of-birth averages for that year. Career totals include sum, average, min, max, and median.

Note: A dash (—) means no qualifying players existed in that comparison group for that season. Most commonly this happens for the Hall of Fame group.
Larry Bowa Double Plays season-by-season breakdown table