Sam Bowens vs. Jack Lapp — Career Comparison

Sam Bowens
Silent GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesAmerican LeagueRight Fielder
Jack Lapp
Lost GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueCatcher

Looking at the career totals, Sam Bowens and Jack Lapp are closely matched on the surface stats. Jack Lapp posted stronger numbers in OPS (.683 vs .659) and on-base percentage (.340 vs .285). Sam Bowens had the advantage in slugging (.375 vs .343). By the career numbers, Jack Lapp 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 Jack Lapp

Sam Bowens
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Jack Lapp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Sam Bowens
Career
Per 600 PAverified
479
202.68
Jack Lapp
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
567
188.06
Sam Bowens
Career
Per 600 PA
1418
600
Jack Lapp
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1809
600
Sam Bowens
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1287
544.57
Jack Lapp
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1581
524.38
Sam Bowens
Career
Per 600 PA
0.223
0.223
Jack Lapp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.263
0.263
Sam Bowens
Career
Per 600 PA
0.681
0.681
Jack Lapp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.707
0.707
Sam Bowens
Career
Per 600 PA
287
121.44
Jack Lapp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
416
137.98
Sam Bowens
Career
Per 600 PA
188
79.55
Jack Lapp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
326
108.13
Sam Bowens
Career
Per 600 PAverified
48
20.31
Jack Lapp
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
59
19.57
Sam Bowens
Career
Per 600 PA
6
2.54
Jack Lapp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
8.62
Sam Bowens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
19.04
Jack Lapp
Career
Per 600 PA
5
1.66
Sam Bowens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
99
41.89
Jack Lapp
Career
Per 600 PA
90
29.85
Sam Bowens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.345
0.345
Jack Lapp
Career
Per 600 PA
0.216
0.216
Sam Bowens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.035
0.035
Jack Lapp
Career
Per 600 PA
0.003
0.003
Sam Bowens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.157
0.157
Jack Lapp
Career
Per 600 PA
0.012
0.012
Sam Bowens
Career
Per 600 PA
142.08
60.12
Jack Lapp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
197.62
65.54
Sam Bowens
Career
Per 600 PAverified
482
203.95
Jack Lapp
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
542
179.77
Sam Bowens
Career
Per 600 PA
397
167.98
Jack Lapp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
600
199
Sam Bowens
Career
Per 600 PA
0.283
0.283
Jack Lapp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.34
0.34
Sam Bowens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Jack Lapp
Career
Per 600 PA
0.343
0.343
Sam Bowens
Career
Per 600 PA
0.657
0.657
Jack Lapp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.683
0.683
Sam Bowens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.152
0.152
Jack Lapp
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Sam Bowens
Career
Per 600 PA
0.221
0.221
Jack Lapp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.239
0.239
Sam Bowens
Career
Per 600 PA
0.59
0.59
Jack Lapp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.629
0.629
Sam Bowens
Career
Per 600 PA
0.253
0.253
Jack Lapp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.293
0.293
Sam Bowens
Career
Per 600 PAverified
141
59.66
Jack Lapp
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
168
55.72
Sam Bowens
Career
Per 600 PAverified
143
60.51
Jack Lapp
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
166
55.06
Sam Bowens
Career
Per 600 PA
239
101.13
Jack Lapp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
329
109.12
Sam Bowens
Career
Per 600 PA
135.15
57.19
Jack Lapp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
219.95
72.95
Sam Bowens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
4.23
Jack Lapp
Career
Per 600 PA
7
2.32
Sam Bowens
Career
Per 600 PA
100
42.31
Jack Lapp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
177
58.71
Sam Bowens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
1.69
Jack Lapp
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Bowens
Career
Per 600 PA
293
123.98
Jack Lapp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
175
58.04
Sam Bowens
Career
Per 600 PA
4.84
4.84
Jack Lapp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.34
10.34
Sam Bowens
Career
Per 600 PA
0.34
0.34
Jack Lapp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.01
1.01
Sam Bowens
Career
Per 600 PA
14
5.92
Jack Lapp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
14.59
Sam Bowens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
2.96
Jack Lapp
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Bowens
Career
Per 600 PA
33
13.96
Jack Lapp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Sam Bowens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
10.58
Jack Lapp
Career
Per 600 PA
16
5.31
Sam Bowens
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
5.5
Jack Lapp
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
4.98
Sam Bowens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
16.08
Jack Lapp
Career
Per 600 PA
31
10.28
Sam Bowens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65.79
65.79
Jack Lapp
Career
Per 600 PA
51.61
51.61

Fielding Stats for Sam Bowens and Jack Lapp

Sam Bowens
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Jack Lapp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Sam Bowens
Career
Per 9 Innings
373
1.16
Jack Lapp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
520
6.28
Sam Bowens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
313
0.97
Jack Lapp
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
0.97
Sam Bowens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8694
27
Jack Lapp
Career
Per 9 Innings
2235
27
Sam Bowens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2898
9
Jack Lapp
Career
Per 9 Innings
745
9
Sam Bowens
Career
Per 9 Innings
606
1.88
Jack Lapp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2407
29.08
Sam Bowens
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.07
Jack Lapp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
643
7.77
Sam Bowens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.05
Jack Lapp
Career
Per 9 Innings
95
1.15
Sam Bowens
Career
Per 9 Innings
646
2.01
Jack Lapp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3145
37.99
Sam Bowens
Career
Per 9 Innings
629
1.95
Jack Lapp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3050
36.85
Sam Bowens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.37
97.37
Jack Lapp
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.98
96.98
Sam Bowens
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.686
1.686
Jack Lapp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.865
5.865
Sam Bowens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83.91
83.91
Jack Lapp
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.38
15.38
Sam Bowens
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.01
Jack Lapp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.72
Sam Bowens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jack Lapp
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.51
Sam Bowens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Lapp
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Bowens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jack Lapp
Career
Per 9 Innings
127
1.53
Sam Bowens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Lapp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
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