How Sumner Bowman's Range Factor Compares to Similar Players

Sumner Bowman posted a career Range Factor of 1.58, well below the league average of 3.36 — production that significantly underperformed against league baselines. Across 2 seasons, the Range Factor arc showed a disappointing start, with limited data making longer-term conclusions premature. With 2 seasons of data, the Range Factor arc was below league norms — too limited for reliable trend analysis. The Range Factor profile has been one of the more consistent of his era — 2 seasons of below-average production with little variance, rather than the volatility that sometimes accompanies a struggling hitter.

Sumner Bowman Lifetime Range Factor

Stats similar to Range Factor for Sumner Bowman
Sumner Bowman
Range Factor
Career1.577
Season Avg.1.577
162 Game Avg.1.577
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Sumner Bowman Range Factor Per Season

Sumner Bowman's Range Factor 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 Range Factor per season line chart

Sumner Bowman Range Factor by Team

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

Sumner Bowman Range Factor Year-Over-Year Change

A waterfall chart tracking how Sumner Bowman's career Range Factor 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 Range Factor year-over-year waterfall chart

Sumner Bowman Range Factor Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Sumner Bowman's seasonal Range Factor 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 Range Factor distribution box chart versus comparable players

Sumner Bowman Range Factor — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Sumner Bowman's MLB career with Range Factor 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 Range Factor season-by-season breakdown table