How Joe Bowman's Hits Compares to Similar Players

Joe Bowman totaled 1,656 career Hits, well above the starting pitcher average of 770.5 — production that significantly underperformed against league baselines. His strongest Hits season came in 1932, posting 14, well below the starting pitcher average of 114.2 that year. The highest point came in 1936 at 243, well above the starting pitcher average of 122.4 that year. Production slipped through the final seasons. The Hits total went from 77 in 1941 to 175 in 1944 and 216 in 1945, rising over the span. The decline marked the closing chapter of the career. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Hits profile — ranging from 14 to 243 — though the career average remained well below league norms.

Joe Bowman Lifetime Hits and Similar Stats

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Joe Bowman Hits Per Season

Joe Bowman's Hits 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 Hits per season line chart

Joe Bowman Hits by Team

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

Joe Bowman Cumulative Hits — Career Progression

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

Joe Bowman Hits Distribution vs. Comparable Players

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

Joe Bowman Hits — Season-by-Season Breakdown

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