Sam Bowens vs. Eddie Mayo — Career Comparison

Sam Bowens
Silent GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesAmerican LeagueRight Fielder
Eddie Mayo
Greatest GenerationMassachusettsThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueSecond BasemanAll-Star

Looking at the career totals, Sam Bowens and Eddie Mayo are closely matched on the surface stats. Sam Bowens posted stronger numbers in OPS (.659 vs .641) and slugging (.375 vs .328). Eddie Mayo had the advantage in on-base percentage (.313 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 Eddie Mayo

Sam Bowens
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Eddie Mayo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Sam Bowens
Career
Per 600 PAverified
479
202.68
Eddie Mayo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
834
147.52
Sam Bowens
Career
Per 600 PA
1418
600
Eddie Mayo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3392
600
Sam Bowens
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1287
544.57
Eddie Mayo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3013
532.96
Sam Bowens
Career
Per 600 PA
0.223
0.223
Eddie Mayo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.252
0.252
Sam Bowens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.681
0.681
Eddie Mayo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.666
0.666
Sam Bowens
Career
Per 600 PA
287
121.44
Eddie Mayo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
759
134.26
Sam Bowens
Career
Per 600 PA
188
79.55
Eddie Mayo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
598
105.78
Sam Bowens
Career
Per 600 PA
48
20.31
Eddie Mayo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
119
21.05
Sam Bowens
Career
Per 600 PA
6
2.54
Eddie Mayo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
2.83
Sam Bowens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
19.04
Eddie Mayo
Career
Per 600 PA
26
4.6
Sam Bowens
Career
Per 600 PAverified
99
41.89
Eddie Mayo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
161
28.48
Sam Bowens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.345
0.345
Eddie Mayo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.212
0.212
Sam Bowens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.035
0.035
Eddie Mayo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.009
0.009
Sam Bowens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.157
0.157
Eddie Mayo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.034
0.034
Sam Bowens
Career
Per 600 PAverified
142.08
60.12
Eddie Mayo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
299.05
52.9
Sam Bowens
Career
Per 600 PAverified
482
203.95
Eddie Mayo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
988
174.76
Sam Bowens
Career
Per 600 PA
397
167.98
Eddie Mayo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1029
182.02
Sam Bowens
Career
Per 600 PA
0.283
0.283
Eddie Mayo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.313
0.313
Sam Bowens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Eddie Mayo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.328
0.328
Sam Bowens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.657
0.657
Eddie Mayo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.641
0.641
Sam Bowens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.152
0.152
Eddie Mayo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.076
0.076
Sam Bowens
Career
Per 600 PA
0.221
0.221
Eddie Mayo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.223
0.223
Sam Bowens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.59
0.59
Eddie Mayo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.544
0.544
Sam Bowens
Career
Per 600 PA
0.253
0.253
Eddie Mayo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.261
0.261
Sam Bowens
Career
Per 600 PA
141
59.66
Eddie Mayo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
350
61.91
Sam Bowens
Career
Per 600 PAverified
143
60.51
Eddie Mayo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
287
50.77
Sam Bowens
Career
Per 600 PA
239
101.13
Eddie Mayo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
611
108.08
Sam Bowens
Career
Per 600 PA
135.15
57.19
Eddie Mayo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
333.08
58.92
Sam Bowens
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
4.23
Eddie Mayo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
2.3
Sam Bowens
Career
Per 600 PA
100
42.31
Eddie Mayo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
257
45.46
Sam Bowens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
1.69
Eddie Mayo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Bowens
Career
Per 600 PA
293
123.98
Eddie Mayo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
175
30.96
Sam Bowens
Career
Per 600 PA
4.84
4.84
Eddie Mayo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19.38
19.38
Sam Bowens
Career
Per 600 PA
0.34
0.34
Eddie Mayo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.47
1.47
Sam Bowens
Career
Per 600 PA
14
5.92
Eddie Mayo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
109
19.28
Sam Bowens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
2.96
Eddie Mayo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Bowens
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
13.96
Eddie Mayo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
72
12.74
Sam Bowens
Career
Per 600 PAverified
25
10.58
Eddie Mayo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
5.13
Sam Bowens
Career
Per 600 PA
13
5.5
Eddie Mayo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
6.72
Sam Bowens
Career
Per 600 PAverified
38
16.08
Eddie Mayo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
67
11.85
Sam Bowens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65.79
65.79
Eddie Mayo
Career
Per 600 PA
43.28
43.28

Fielding Stats for Sam Bowens and Eddie Mayo

Sam Bowens
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Eddie Mayo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
Sam Bowens
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
373
1.16
Eddie Mayo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
786
Sam Bowens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
313
0.97
Eddie Mayo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sam Bowens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8694
27
Eddie Mayo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sam Bowens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2898
9
Eddie Mayo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sam Bowens
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
606
1.88
Eddie Mayo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1631
Sam Bowens
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.07
Eddie Mayo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1998
Sam Bowens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.05
Eddie Mayo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
Sam Bowens
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
646
2.01
Eddie Mayo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3715
Sam Bowens
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
629
1.95
Eddie Mayo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3629
Sam Bowens
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.37
97.37
Eddie Mayo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.69
Sam Bowens
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.686
1.686
Eddie Mayo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4.617
Sam Bowens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83.91
83.91
Eddie Mayo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sam Bowens
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.01
Eddie Mayo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
404
Sam Bowens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eddie Mayo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sam Bowens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eddie Mayo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sam Bowens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eddie Mayo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sam Bowens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eddie Mayo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0