Larry Bowa vs. Ed Putman — Career Comparison

Larry Bowa
Silent GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueShortstopGold GloveAll-Star
Ed Putman
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueCatcher

On the career numbers, Ed Putman posted the stronger offensive profile against Larry Bowa. Ed Putman posted stronger numbers in OPS (.683 vs .623) and on-base percentage (.316 vs .303). Larry Bowa had the advantage in batting average (.260 vs .239). By the career numbers, Ed Putman had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Larry Bowa and Ed Putman

Larry Bowa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Ed Putman
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Larry Bowa
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2247
148.11
Ed Putman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
43
326.58
Larry Bowa
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9103
600
Ed Putman
Career
Per 600 PA
79
600
Larry Bowa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8418
554.85
Ed Putman
Career
Per 600 PA
71
539.24
Larry Bowa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.26
0.26
Ed Putman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.239
0.239
Larry Bowa
Career
Per 600 PA
0.659
0.659
Ed Putman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.688
0.688
Larry Bowa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2191
144.41
Ed Putman
Career
Per 600 PA
17
129.11
Larry Bowa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1815
119.63
Ed Putman
Career
Per 600 PA
12
91.14
Larry Bowa
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
262
17.27
Ed Putman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
22.78
Larry Bowa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
99
6.53
Ed Putman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Bowa
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
0.99
Ed Putman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
15.19
Larry Bowa
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
376
24.78
Ed Putman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
37.97
Larry Bowa
Career
Per 600 PA
0.172
0.172
Ed Putman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.294
0.294
Larry Bowa
Career
Per 600 PA
0.002
0.002
Ed Putman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.028
0.028
Larry Bowa
Career
Per 600 PA
0.007
0.007
Ed Putman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.118
0.118
Larry Bowa
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
828.13
54.58
Ed Putman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7.71
58.53
Larry Bowa
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2696
177.7
Ed Putman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
26
197.47
Larry Bowa
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2682
176.78
Ed Putman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
25
189.87
Larry Bowa
Career
Per 600 PA
0.3
0.3
Ed Putman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.317
0.317
Larry Bowa
Career
Per 600 PA
0.32
0.32
Ed Putman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.366
0.366
Larry Bowa
Career
Per 600 PA
0.62
0.62
Ed Putman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.683
0.683
Larry Bowa
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Ed Putman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.127
0.127
Larry Bowa
Career
Per 600 PA
0.215
0.215
Ed Putman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.234
0.234
Larry Bowa
Career
Per 600 PA
0.543
0.543
Ed Putman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.586
0.586
Larry Bowa
Career
Per 600 PA
0.276
0.276
Ed Putman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.294
0.294
Larry Bowa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
987
65.06
Ed Putman
Career
Per 600 PA
6
45.57
Larry Bowa
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
525
34.6
Ed Putman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
53.16
Larry Bowa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1497
98.67
Ed Putman
Career
Per 600 PA
11
83.54
Larry Bowa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
924.36
60.93
Ed Putman
Career
Per 600 PA
7.73
58.7
Larry Bowa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
1.12
Ed Putman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Bowa
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
474
31.24
Ed Putman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
60.76
Larry Bowa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
2.97
Ed Putman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Bowa
Career
Per 600 PAverified
569
37.5
Ed Putman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
136.71
Larry Bowa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Ed Putman
Career
Per 600 PA
4.39
4.39
Larry Bowa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.83
0.83
Ed Putman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.44
0.44
Larry Bowa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
151
9.95
Ed Putman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Bowa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
2.83
Ed Putman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Bowa
Career
Per 600 PAverified
121
7.98
Ed Putman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
22.78
Larry Bowa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
318
20.96
Ed Putman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Bowa
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
105
6.92
Ed Putman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.59
Larry Bowa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
423
27.88
Ed Putman
Career
Per 600 PA
1
7.59
Larry Bowa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75.18
75.18
Ed Putman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0

Fielding Stats for Larry Bowa and Ed Putman

Larry Bowa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Ed Putman
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Larry Bowa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2227
1.05
Ed Putman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
2.04
Larry Bowa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2184
1.03
Ed Putman
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.75
Larry Bowa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57250
27
Ed Putman
Career
Per 9 Innings
504
27
Larry Bowa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19083.1
9
Ed Putman
Career
Per 9 Innings
168
9
Larry Bowa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3323
1.57
Ed Putman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
5.68
Larry Bowa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6864
3.24
Ed Putman
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
1.07
Larry Bowa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
211
0.1
Ed Putman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.16
Larry Bowa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10398
4.9
Ed Putman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
129
6.91
Larry Bowa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10187
4.8
Ed Putman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
6.75
Larry Bowa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.97
97.97
Ed Putman
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.67
97.67
Larry Bowa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.574
4.574
Ed Putman
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.316
3.316
Larry Bowa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.07
98.07
Ed Putman
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.84
36.84
Larry Bowa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1267
0.6
Ed Putman
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.32
Larry Bowa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Putman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.11
Larry Bowa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Putman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Bowa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Putman
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.27
Larry Bowa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Putman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.11