Micah Bowie vs. Otis Starks — Career Comparison

Micah Bowie
Gen XTexasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaWashington NationalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Otis Starks
Lost GenerationTennesseeThrows LeftNorth AmericaBrooklyn Royal GiantsEastern Colored LeagueStarting Pitcher

Otis Starks built a career as a starting pitcher and Micah Bowie as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Otis Starks posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.95 and WHIP 1.567 compared to 6.16 and 1.708 for Micah Bowie. By the career numbers, Otis Starks had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Micah Bowie and Otis Starks

Micah Bowie
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Micah Bowie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
5.07
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
1.49
Micah Bowie
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
1.09
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
1.02
Micah Bowie
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.46
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.33
Micah Bowie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.75
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.57
Micah Bowie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.1
38.1
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.84
36.84
Micah Bowie
Career
Per 9 Innings
21.59
21.59
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68.25
68.25
Micah Bowie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.62
Micah Bowie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.07
Micah Bowie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Micah Bowie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
107
6.16
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
4.95
Micah Bowie
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.16
6.16
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.95
4.95
Micah Bowie
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.93
5.93
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.86
4.86
Micah Bowie
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.91
4.91
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.01
4.01
Micah Bowie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.297
0.297
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Micah Bowie
Career
Per 9 Innings
469
27
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1139
27
Micah Bowie
Career
Per 9 Innings
156.1
9
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
379.2
9
Micah Bowie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
183
10.54
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
453
10.74
Micah Bowie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.54
10.54
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.74
10.74
Micah Bowie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
1.15
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.5
Micah Bowie
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.15
1.15
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.5
0.5
Micah Bowie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.23
0.23
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Micah Bowie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
81
4.66
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
142
3.37
Micah Bowie
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.17
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Micah Bowie
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.66
4.66
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Micah Bowie
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
111
6.39
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
169
4.01
Micah Bowie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.39
6.39
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.01
4.01
Micah Bowie
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.26
1.26
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.68
2.68
Micah Bowie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.228
1.228
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.819
0.819
Micah Bowie
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.23
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.07
Micah Bowie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.35
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.19
Micah Bowie
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.12
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Micah Bowie
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
719
41.39
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1692
40.11
Micah Bowie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.86
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.31
Micah Bowie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
110
6.33
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
269
6.38
Micah Bowie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.33
6.33
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.38
6.38
Micah Bowie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.46
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
1.26
Micah Bowie
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.46
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Micah Bowie
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.86
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
0.5
Micah Bowie
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.689
1.689
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.567
1.567
Micah Bowie
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
616
35.46
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1489
35.3
Micah Bowie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.25
1.25
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.27
4.27
Micah Bowie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.336
0.336
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.333
0.333
Micah Bowie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.39
41.39
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.11
40.11

Fielding Stats for Micah Bowie and Otis Starks

Micah Bowie
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Micah Bowie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
5.07
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
1.49
Micah Bowie
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
1.09
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
1.02
Micah Bowie
Career
Per 9 Innings
469
27
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1160
27
Micah Bowie
Career
Per 9 Innings
156.1
9
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
386.2
9
Micah Bowie
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.4
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.19
Micah Bowie
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
1.04
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
2.12
Micah Bowie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.06
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.21
Micah Bowie
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
1.5
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
108
2.51
Micah Bowie
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
1.44
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
2.3
Micah Bowie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.15
96.15
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.67
91.67
Micah Bowie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.284
0.284
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.547
1.547
Micah Bowie
Career
Per 9 Innings
21.59
21.59
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68.75
68.75
Micah Bowie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Micah Bowie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Micah Bowie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Micah Bowie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Micah Bowie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Micah Bowie and Otis Starks

Micah Bowie
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Micah Bowie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
88
1820.69
Otis Starks
Career
Per 600 PA
67
248.15
Micah Bowie
Career
Per 600 PA
29
600
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
162
600
Micah Bowie
Career
Per 600 PAverified
26
537.93
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
144
533.33
Micah Bowie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Otis Starks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.139
0.139
Micah Bowie
Career
Per 600 PA
0.397
0.397
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.41
0.41
Micah Bowie
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
82.76
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
74.07
Micah Bowie
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
82.76
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
66.67
Micah Bowie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.41
Micah Bowie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otis Starks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Micah Bowie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otis Starks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Micah Bowie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.41
Micah Bowie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Micah Bowie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otis Starks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Micah Bowie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otis Starks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Micah Bowie
Career
Per 600 PA
0.71
14.65
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.83
17.89
Micah Bowie
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
82.76
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
81.48
Micah Bowie
Career
Per 600 PA
5
103.45
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
114.81
Micah Bowie
Career
Per 600 PA
0.185
0.185
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Micah Bowie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Otis Starks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.153
0.153
Micah Bowie
Career
Per 600 PA
0.339
0.339
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.353
0.353
Micah Bowie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.014
0.014
Micah Bowie
Career
Per 600 PA
0.122
0.122
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.128
0.128
Micah Bowie
Career
Per 600 PA
0.227
0.227
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.274
0.274
Micah Bowie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.211
0.211
Otis Starks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Micah Bowie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
59.26
Micah Bowie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
82.76
Otis Starks
Career
Per 600 PA
3
11.11
Micah Bowie
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
82.76
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
70.37
Micah Bowie
Career
Per 600 PA
0.48
9.93
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.59
13.3
Micah Bowie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.7
Micah Bowie
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20.69
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
37.04
Micah Bowie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otis Starks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Micah Bowie
Career
Per 600 PA
7
144.83
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
14.81
Micah Bowie
Career
Per 600 PA
4.14
4.14
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40.5
40.5
Micah Bowie
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.5
2.5
Micah Bowie
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
41.38
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
25.93
Micah Bowie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otis Starks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Micah Bowie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otis Starks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Micah Bowie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.7
Micah Bowie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otis Starks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Micah Bowie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.7
Micah Bowie
Career
Per 600 PA
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100