How Larry Bowa's Gross Production Average (GPA) Compares to Similar Players

Larry Bowa posted a career Gross Production Average (GPA) of .215, below the league average of .246 — a level that fell short of typical league production. His best Gross Production Average (GPA) season came in 1975, posting .245, near the league average of .242 that year. The lowest point came in 1973 at .176, well below the league average of .241 that year. Production slipped through the final seasons. The figure moved from .225 in 1983 to .190 in 1984 and .200 in 1985. The decline marked the closing chapter of the career. The Gross Production Average (GPA) profile has been one of the more consistent of his era — 16 seasons of below-average production with little variance, rather than the volatility that sometimes accompanies a struggling hitter.

Larry Bowa Lifetime Gross Production Average (GPA)

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Larry Bowa
Gross Production Average (GPA)
Career0.215
Season Avg.0.215
162 Game Avg.0.215
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Larry Bowa Gross Production Average (GPA) Per Season

Larry Bowa's Gross Production Average (GPA) 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 Gross Production Average (GPA) per season line chart

Larry Bowa Gross Production Average (GPA) by Team

Larry Bowa's career Gross Production Average (GPA) totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Larry Bowa career Gross Production Average (GPA) by team bar chart

Larry Bowa Gross Production Average (GPA) Year-Over-Year Change

A waterfall chart tracking how Larry Bowa's career Gross Production Average (GPA) 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 Gross Production Average (GPA) year-over-year waterfall chart

Larry Bowa Gross Production Average (GPA) Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Larry Bowa's seasonal Gross Production Average (GPA) 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 Gross Production Average (GPA) distribution box chart versus comparable players

Larry Bowa Gross Production Average (GPA) — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Larry Bowa's MLB career with Gross Production Average (GPA) 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 Gross Production Average (GPA) season-by-season breakdown table