How Joe Bowman's Starts Compares to Similar Players

Joe Bowman totaled 184 career Starts, well above the starting pitcher average of 103.8 — a mark that ranked among the best of his era. His best Starts season came in 1936, posting 28, well above the starting pitcher average of 12.7 that year. The lowest point came in 1932 at 0, well below the starting pitcher average of 12.3 that year. The Starts trended upward through the final seasons. The Starts total went from 7 in 1941 to 24 in 1944 and 27 in 1945, rising over the span. The upward arc continued through his final campaign. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Starts profile — ranging from 0 to 28 — though the career average remained well above league norms.

Joe Bowman Lifetime Starts and Similar Stats

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Joe Bowman Starts Per Season

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

Joe Bowman Starts by Team

Joe Bowman's career Starts totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Joe Bowman career Starts by team bar chart

Joe Bowman Cumulative Starts — Career Progression

A running total of Joe Bowman's career Starts, 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.
Joe Bowman Starts year-over-year waterfall chart

Joe Bowman Starts Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Joe Bowman's seasonal Starts 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.
Joe Bowman Starts distribution box chart versus comparable players

Joe Bowman Starts — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Joe Bowman's MLB career with Starts 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.
Joe Bowman Starts season-by-season breakdown table