How Larry Bowa's Starts as Fielder Compares to Similar Players

Larry Bowa totaled 2,184 career Starts as Fielder, well above the league average of 236.2 — a mark that ranked among the best of his era. His best Starts as Fielder season came in 1974, posting 161, well above the league average of 44.8 that year. The lowest point came in 1985 at 66, well above the league average of 42.6 that year. Production slipped through the final seasons. The Starts as Fielder total went from 141 in 1983 to 123 in 1984 and 66 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 Starts as Fielder and Similar Stats

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Larry Bowa Starts as Fielder Per Season

Larry Bowa's Starts as Fielder 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 Starts as Fielder per season line chart

Larry Bowa Starts as Fielder by Team

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

Larry Bowa Cumulative Starts as Fielder — Career Progression

A running total of Larry Bowa's career Starts as Fielder, 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 Starts as Fielder year-over-year waterfall chart

Larry Bowa Starts as Fielder Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Larry Bowa's seasonal Starts as Fielder 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 Starts as Fielder distribution box chart versus comparable players

Larry Bowa Starts as Fielder — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Larry Bowa's MLB career with Starts as Fielder 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 Starts as Fielder season-by-season breakdown table