How Sumner Bowman's OPS Compares to Similar Players

Sumner Bowman posted a career OPS of .629, near the league average of .622 — a profile that tracked closely with league norms. Across 2 seasons, the OPS arc showed a consistent if unspectacular start, with limited data making longer-term conclusions premature. With 2 seasons of data, the OPS arc was in line with league norms — too limited for reliable trend analysis. One of the more consistent OPS producers of his era, the career line shows near-average output with little season-to-season variance across 2 seasons.

Sumner Bowman Lifetime OPS

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Sumner Bowman OPS Per Season

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

Sumner Bowman OPS by Team

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

Sumner Bowman OPS Year-Over-Year Change

A waterfall chart tracking how Sumner Bowman's career OPS 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.
Sumner Bowman OPS year-over-year waterfall chart

Sumner Bowman OPS Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Sumner Bowman's seasonal OPS 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.
Sumner Bowman OPS distribution box chart versus comparable players

Sumner Bowman OPS — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Sumner Bowman's MLB career with OPS 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.
Sumner Bowman OPS season-by-season breakdown table