How Larry Bowa's Fielding Percentage Compares to Similar Players

Larry Bowa posted a career Fielding Percentage of 97.97, near the league average of 97.5 — a profile that tracked closely with league norms. His best Fielding Percentage season came in 1979, posting 99.12, near the league average of 97.86 that year. The lowest point came in 1975 at 96.18, near the league average of 97.6 that year. Output was consistent through the final seasons. The figure moved from 98.44 in 1983 to 97.38 in 1984 and 96.67 in 1985. The consistent output characterized his final seasons. One of the more consistent Fielding Percentage producers of his era, the career line shows near-average output with little season-to-season variance across 16 seasons.

Larry Bowa Lifetime Fielding Percentage

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Larry Bowa
Fielding Percentage
Career97.97
Season Avg.97.97
162 Game Avg.97.97
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Larry Bowa Fielding Percentage Per Season

Larry Bowa's Fielding Percentage 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 Fielding Percentage per season line chart

Larry Bowa Fielding Percentage by Team

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

Larry Bowa Fielding Percentage Year-Over-Year Change

A waterfall chart tracking how Larry Bowa's career Fielding Percentage shifted from season to season. Each bar represents the change added to his career total that year, making peak and decline phases easy to spot.
Larry Bowa Fielding Percentage year-over-year waterfall chart

Larry Bowa Fielding Percentage Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Larry Bowa's seasonal Fielding Percentage 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 Fielding Percentage distribution box chart versus comparable players

Larry Bowa Fielding Percentage — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Larry Bowa's MLB career with Fielding Percentage 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 Fielding Percentage season-by-season breakdown table