How Joe Bowman's Opposing Batting Average Compares to Similar Players

Joe Bowman posted a career Opposing Batting Average of .277, near the starting pitcher average of .260 — a profile that tracked closely with league norms. His strongest Opposing Batting Average season came in 1935, posting .265, near the starting pitcher average of .274 that year. The highest point came in 1932 at .304, above the starting pitcher average of .271 that year. Output was consistent through the final seasons. The figure moved from .274 in 1941 to .266 in 1944 and .269 in 1945. The consistent output characterized his final seasons. One of the more consistent Opposing Batting Average producers of his era, the career line shows near-average output with little season-to-season variance across 11 seasons.

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Joe Bowman Opposing Batting Average Per Season

Joe Bowman's Opposing Batting Average 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.
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Joe Bowman Opposing Batting Average by Team

Joe Bowman's career Opposing Batting Average totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
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Joe Bowman Opposing Batting Average Year-Over-Year Change

A waterfall chart tracking how Joe Bowman's career Opposing Batting Average 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.
Joe Bowman Opposing Batting Average year-over-year waterfall chart

Joe Bowman Opposing Batting Average Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Joe Bowman's seasonal Opposing Batting Average 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 Opposing Batting Average distribution box chart versus comparable players

Joe Bowman Opposing Batting Average — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Joe Bowman's MLB career with Opposing Batting Average 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 Opposing Batting Average season-by-season breakdown table