Larry Bowa vs. Kevin Newman — Career Comparison

Larry Bowa
Silent GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueShortstopGold GloveAll-Star
Kevin Newman
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles Angels of AnaheimAmerican LeagueShortstop

Larry Bowa and Kevin Newman are a strikingly close offensive match — their adjusted numbers sit nearly on top of each other across the most important hitting dimensions. Their on-base numbers were nearly identical (OBP+ 96 for Larry Bowa, 97 for Kevin Newman), and so was their slugging (SLG+ 92 vs 90). The overall lean goes to Kevin Newman, but the margin between these two hitters is genuinely razor-thin.

Hitting Stats for Larry Bowa and Kevin Newman

Larry Bowa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Kevin Newman
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Larry Bowa
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2247
148.11
Kevin Newman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
673
172.34
Larry Bowa
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9103
600
Kevin Newman
Career
Per 600 PA
2343
600
Larry Bowa
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8418
554.85
Kevin Newman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2172
556.21
Larry Bowa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.26
0.26
Kevin Newman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.259
0.259
Larry Bowa
Career
Per 600 PA
0.659
0.659
Kevin Newman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.683
0.683
Larry Bowa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2191
144.41
Kevin Newman
Career
Per 600 PA
562
143.92
Larry Bowa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1815
119.63
Kevin Newman
Career
Per 600 PA
420
107.55
Larry Bowa
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
262
17.27
Kevin Newman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
102
26.12
Larry Bowa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
99
6.53
Kevin Newman
Career
Per 600 PA
12
3.07
Larry Bowa
Career
Per 600 PA
15
0.99
Kevin Newman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
7.17
Larry Bowa
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
376
24.78
Kevin Newman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
142
36.36
Larry Bowa
Career
Per 600 PA
0.172
0.172
Kevin Newman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.253
0.253
Larry Bowa
Career
Per 600 PA
0.002
0.002
Kevin Newman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.013
0.013
Larry Bowa
Career
Per 600 PA
0.007
0.007
Kevin Newman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.05
Larry Bowa
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
828.13
54.58
Kevin Newman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
233.64
59.83
Larry Bowa
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2696
177.7
Kevin Newman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
772
197.7
Larry Bowa
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2682
176.78
Kevin Newman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
698
178.75
Larry Bowa
Career
Per 600 PA
0.3
0.3
Kevin Newman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.301
0.301
Larry Bowa
Career
Per 600 PA
0.32
0.32
Kevin Newman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.355
0.355
Larry Bowa
Career
Per 600 PA
0.62
0.62
Kevin Newman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.656
0.656
Larry Bowa
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Kevin Newman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.097
0.097
Larry Bowa
Career
Per 600 PA
0.215
0.215
Kevin Newman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.224
0.224
Larry Bowa
Career
Per 600 PA
0.543
0.543
Kevin Newman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.574
0.574
Larry Bowa
Career
Per 600 PA
0.276
0.276
Kevin Newman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.287
0.287
Larry Bowa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
987
65.06
Kevin Newman
Career
Per 600 PA
243
62.23
Larry Bowa
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
525
34.6
Kevin Newman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
210
53.78
Larry Bowa
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1497
98.67
Kevin Newman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
425
108.83
Larry Bowa
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
924.36
60.93
Kevin Newman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
248.61
63.66
Larry Bowa
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
1.12
Kevin Newman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
4.1
Larry Bowa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
474
31.24
Kevin Newman
Career
Per 600 PA
120
30.73
Larry Bowa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
2.97
Kevin Newman
Career
Per 600 PA
7
1.79
Larry Bowa
Career
Per 600 PAverified
569
37.5
Kevin Newman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
300
76.82
Larry Bowa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Kevin Newman
Career
Per 600 PA
7.81
7.81
Larry Bowa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.83
0.83
Kevin Newman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Larry Bowa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
151
9.95
Kevin Newman
Career
Per 600 PA
20
5.12
Larry Bowa
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
2.83
Kevin Newman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
3.84
Larry Bowa
Career
Per 600 PAverified
121
7.98
Kevin Newman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
40
10.24
Larry Bowa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
318
20.96
Kevin Newman
Career
Per 600 PA
47
12.04
Larry Bowa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
105
6.92
Kevin Newman
Career
Per 600 PA
15
3.84
Larry Bowa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
423
27.88
Kevin Newman
Career
Per 600 PA
62
15.88
Larry Bowa
Career
Per 600 PA
75.18
75.18
Kevin Newman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75.81
75.81

Fielding Stats for Larry Bowa and Kevin Newman

Larry Bowa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Kevin Newman
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Larry Bowa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2227
1.05
Kevin Newman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
674
1.24
Larry Bowa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2184
1.03
Kevin Newman
Career
Per 9 Innings
545
1
Larry Bowa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57250
27
Kevin Newman
Career
Per 9 Innings
14648
27
Larry Bowa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19083.1
9
Kevin Newman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4882.2
9
Larry Bowa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3323
1.57
Kevin Newman
Career
Per 9 Innings
808
1.49
Larry Bowa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6864
3.24
Kevin Newman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1296
2.39
Larry Bowa
Career
Per 9 Innings
211
0.1
Kevin Newman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.09
Larry Bowa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10398
4.9
Kevin Newman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2152
3.97
Larry Bowa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10187
4.8
Kevin Newman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2104
3.88
Larry Bowa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.97
97.97
Kevin Newman
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.77
97.77
Larry Bowa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.574
4.574
Kevin Newman
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.122
3.122
Larry Bowa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.07
98.07
Kevin Newman
Career
Per 9 Innings
80.86
80.86
Larry Bowa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1267
0.6
Kevin Newman
Career
Per 9 Innings
292
0.54
Larry Bowa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Newman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Bowa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Newman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Bowa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Newman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Bowa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Newman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0