Lefty Bowe vs. Greg Harris — Career Comparison

Lefty Bowe
Greatest GenerationKentuckyThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago American GiantsNegro American LeagueStarting Pitcher
Greg Harris
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Lefty Bowe built a career as a starting pitcher and Greg Harris as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Lefty Bowe posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.02 and WHIP 1.310 compared to 3.69 and 1.409 for Greg Harris. By the career numbers, Lefty Bowe had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Lefty Bowe and Greg Harris

Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Greg Harris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
1.85
Greg Harris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
703
4.31
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
1.17
Greg Harris
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
98
0.6
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.39
Greg Harris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
0.45
Lefty Bowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.39
Greg Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
0.55
Lefty Bowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Greg Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.12
45.12
Lefty Bowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.16
63.16
Greg Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.94
13.94
Lefty Bowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.58
Greg Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.02
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Greg Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Greg Harris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
0.33
Lefty Bowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
3.02
Greg Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
601
3.69
Lefty Bowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.02
3.02
Greg Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.69
3.69
Lefty Bowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.06
3.06
Greg Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.7
3.7
Lefty Bowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Greg Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.03
4.03
Lefty Bowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.221
0.221
Greg Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.243
0.243
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
277
27
Greg Harris
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4401
27
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.1
9
Greg Harris
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1467
9
Lefty Bowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
7.41
Greg Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
1329
8.15
Lefty Bowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.41
7.41
Greg Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.15
8.15
Lefty Bowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.39
Greg Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
129
0.79
Lefty Bowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.39
0.39
Greg Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.79
0.79
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.21
0.21
Greg Harris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.18
0.18
Lefty Bowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
4.39
Greg Harris
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
652
4
Lefty Bowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Greg Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
86
0.53
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.39
4.39
Greg Harris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
7.9
Greg Harris
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1141
7
Lefty Bowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.9
7.9
Greg Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Lefty Bowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.26
4.26
Greg Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.62
1.62
Lefty Bowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.365
1.365
Greg Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.222
1.222
Lefty Bowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.19
Greg Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
72
0.44
Lefty Bowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.29
Greg Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
0.33
Lefty Bowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Greg Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.08
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
406
39.57
Greg Harris
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6293
38.61
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.49
Greg Harris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
266
1.63
Lefty Bowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
4.19
Greg Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
689
4.23
Lefty Bowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.19
4.19
Greg Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.23
4.23
Lefty Bowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
1.27
Greg Harris
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
0.44
Lefty Bowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.1
Greg Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
0.31
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.19
Greg Harris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
132
0.81
Lefty Bowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.311
1.311
Greg Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.35
1.35
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
344
33.53
Greg Harris
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5464
33.52
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.26
2.26
Greg Harris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.98
0.98
Lefty Bowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.278
0.278
Greg Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Lefty Bowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.57
39.57
Greg Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.61
38.61

Fielding Stats for Lefty Bowe and Greg Harris

Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Greg Harris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
1.85
Greg Harris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
703
4.31
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
1.17
Greg Harris
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
98
0.6
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
277
27
Greg Harris
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4401
27
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.1
9
Greg Harris
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1467
9
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.19
Greg Harris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
0.62
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
2.83
Greg Harris
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
228
1.4
Lefty Bowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.1
Greg Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.2
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
3.12
Greg Harris
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
361
2.21
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
3.02
Greg Harris
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
329
2.02
Lefty Bowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.88
96.88
Greg Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.14
91.14
Lefty Bowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.632
1.632
Greg Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.468
0.468
Lefty Bowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.16
63.16
Greg Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.94
13.94
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.1
Greg Harris
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.09
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Greg Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Greg Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Greg Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Greg Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Lefty Bowe and Greg Harris

Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Greg Harris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 600 PA
19
335.29
Greg Harris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
705
5957.75
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 600 PA
34
600
Greg Harris
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
71
600
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 600 PA
32
564.71
Greg Harris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
68
574.65
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.094
0.094
Greg Harris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.221
0.221
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.235
0.235
Greg Harris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.57
0.57
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 600 PA
3
52.94
Greg Harris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
126.76
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 600 PA
3
52.94
Greg Harris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
84.51
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Greg Harris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
25.35
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Greg Harris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
16.9
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Greg Harris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Greg Harris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
42.25
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Greg Harris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Greg Harris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Greg Harris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
4.42
Greg Harris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
42.25
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 600 PA
3
52.94
Greg Harris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
185.92
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 600 PA
3
52.94
Greg Harris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
135.21
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.094
0.094
Greg Harris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.232
0.232
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.094
0.094
Greg Harris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.324
0.324
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.188
0.188
Greg Harris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.555
0.555
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Greg Harris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.103
0.103
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.066
0.066
Greg Harris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.185
0.185
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.103
0.103
Greg Harris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.434
0.434
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.097
0.097
Greg Harris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.385
0.385
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 600 PA
1
17.65
Greg Harris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
59.15
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 600 PA
1
17.65
Greg Harris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
33.8
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Greg Harris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
92.96
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.1
-19.45
Greg Harris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.15
43.55
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Greg Harris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Greg Harris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.45
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Greg Harris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Bowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
17.65
Greg Harris
Career
Per 600 PA
29
245.07
Lefty Bowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
34
Greg Harris
Career
Per 600 PA
2.45
2.45
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Greg Harris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.03
0.03
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
35.29
Greg Harris
Career
Per 600 PA
2
16.9
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Greg Harris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Greg Harris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Greg Harris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Greg Harris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Greg Harris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 600 PA
Greg Harris
Career
Per 600 PA