Sam Bowens vs. Thurman Jennings — Career Comparison

Sam Bowens
Silent GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesAmerican LeagueRight Fielder
Thurman Jennings
Lost GenerationTennesseeThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago GiantsNegro National LeagueLeft Fielder

Looking at the career totals, Sam Bowens and Thurman Jennings are closely matched on the surface stats. Sam Bowens posted stronger numbers in OPS (.659 vs .644) and slugging (.375 vs .333). Thurman Jennings had the advantage in on-base percentage (.310 vs .285). By the career numbers, Sam Bowens had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Sam Bowens and Thurman Jennings

Sam Bowens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Thurman Jennings
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Sam Bowens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
479
202.68
Thurman Jennings
Career
Per 600 PA
59
138.82
Sam Bowens
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1418
600
Thurman Jennings
Career
Per 600 PA
255
600
Sam Bowens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1287
544.57
Thurman Jennings
Career
Per 600 PA
231
543.53
Sam Bowens
Career
Per 600 PA
0.223
0.223
Thurman Jennings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.268
0.268
Sam Bowens
Career
Per 600 PA
0.681
0.681
Thurman Jennings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.685
0.685
Sam Bowens
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
287
121.44
Thurman Jennings
Career
Per 600 PAverified
62
145.88
Sam Bowens
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
188
79.55
Thurman Jennings
Career
Per 600 PAverified
50
117.65
Sam Bowens
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
48
20.31
Thurman Jennings
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
21.18
Sam Bowens
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
2.54
Thurman Jennings
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.06
Sam Bowens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
19.04
Thurman Jennings
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Bowens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
99
41.89
Thurman Jennings
Career
Per 600 PA
12
28.24
Sam Bowens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.345
0.345
Thurman Jennings
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Sam Bowens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.035
0.035
Thurman Jennings
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Bowens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.157
0.157
Thurman Jennings
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Bowens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
142.08
60.12
Thurman Jennings
Career
Per 600 PA
25.46
59.91
Sam Bowens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
482
203.95
Thurman Jennings
Career
Per 600 PA
77
181.18
Sam Bowens
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
397
167.98
Thurman Jennings
Career
Per 600 PAverified
76
178.82
Sam Bowens
Career
Per 600 PA
0.283
0.283
Thurman Jennings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
0.31
Sam Bowens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Thurman Jennings
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Sam Bowens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.657
0.657
Thurman Jennings
Career
Per 600 PA
0.644
0.644
Sam Bowens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.152
0.152
Thurman Jennings
Career
Per 600 PA
0.065
0.065
Sam Bowens
Career
Per 600 PA
0.221
0.221
Thurman Jennings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.223
0.223
Sam Bowens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.59
0.59
Thurman Jennings
Career
Per 600 PA
0.574
0.574
Sam Bowens
Career
Per 600 PA
0.253
0.253
Thurman Jennings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.268
0.268
Sam Bowens
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
141
59.66
Thurman Jennings
Career
Per 600 PAverified
32
75.29
Sam Bowens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
143
60.51
Thurman Jennings
Career
Per 600 PA
22
51.76
Sam Bowens
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
239
101.13
Thurman Jennings
Career
Per 600 PAverified
54
127.06
Sam Bowens
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
135.15
57.19
Thurman Jennings
Career
Per 600 PAverified
29.42
69.23
Sam Bowens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
4.23
Thurman Jennings
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.35
Sam Bowens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
42.31
Thurman Jennings
Career
Per 600 PA
13
30.59
Sam Bowens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
1.69
Thurman Jennings
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Bowens
Career
Per 600 PA
293
123.98
Thurman Jennings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Sam Bowens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.84
4.84
Thurman Jennings
Career
Per 600 PA
Sam Bowens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.34
0.34
Thurman Jennings
Career
Per 600 PA
Sam Bowens
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
5.92
Thurman Jennings
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
23.53
Sam Bowens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
2.96
Thurman Jennings
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Bowens
Career
Per 600 PA
33
13.96
Thurman Jennings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Sam Bowens
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
10.58
Thurman Jennings
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
14.12
Sam Bowens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
5.5
Thurman Jennings
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Bowens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
16.08
Thurman Jennings
Career
Per 600 PA
6
14.12
Sam Bowens
Career
Per 600 PA
65.79
65.79
Thurman Jennings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100

Fielding Stats for Sam Bowens and Thurman Jennings

Sam Bowens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Thurman Jennings
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Sam Bowens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
373
1.16
Thurman Jennings
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
1.18
Sam Bowens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
313
0.97
Thurman Jennings
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
1.08
Sam Bowens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8694
27
Thurman Jennings
Career
Per 9 Innings
1422
27
Sam Bowens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2898
9
Thurman Jennings
Career
Per 9 Innings
474
9
Sam Bowens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
606
1.88
Thurman Jennings
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
2.01
Sam Bowens
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.07
Thurman Jennings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
0.99
Sam Bowens
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.05
Thurman Jennings
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.3
Sam Bowens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
646
2.01
Thurman Jennings
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
174
3.3
Sam Bowens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
629
1.95
Thurman Jennings
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
158
3
Sam Bowens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.37
97.37
Thurman Jennings
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.8
90.8
Sam Bowens
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.686
1.686
Thurman Jennings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.548
2.548
Sam Bowens
Career
Per 9 Innings
83.91
83.91
Thurman Jennings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.94
91.94
Sam Bowens
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.01
Thurman Jennings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.09
Sam Bowens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thurman Jennings
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Bowens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thurman Jennings
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Bowens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thurman Jennings
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Bowens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thurman Jennings
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0