Joe Bowman vs. Scott Forster — Career Comparison

Joe Bowman
Greatest GenerationKansasThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Scott Forster
Gen XPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaMontreal ExposNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Joe Bowman built a career as a starting pitcher and Scott Forster as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Joe Bowman posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.4 and WHIP 1.460 compared to 7.88 and 1.688 for Scott Forster. By the career numbers, Joe Bowman had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joe Bowman and Scott Forster

Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Scott Forster
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
298
1.83
Scott Forster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
11.81
Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
184
1.13
Scott Forster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
0.47
Scott Forster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
96
0.59
Scott Forster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.28
Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.51
44.51
Scott Forster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61.74
61.74
Scott Forster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
0.45
Scott Forster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.03
Scott Forster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.07
Scott Forster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Bowman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
717
4.4
Scott Forster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
7.88
Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.4
4.4
Scott Forster
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.88
7.88
Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.37
4.37
Scott Forster
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.27
5.27
Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.29
4.29
Scott Forster
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.13
6.13
Joe Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.277
0.277
Scott Forster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.23
0.23
Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4397
27
Scott Forster
Career
Per 9 Innings
96
27
Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1465.2
9
Scott Forster
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
9
Joe Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1656
10.17
Scott Forster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
7.88
Joe Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.17
10.17
Scott Forster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.88
7.88
Joe Bowman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
0.63
Scott Forster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
1.41
Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.63
0.63
Scott Forster
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.41
1.41
Joe Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.34
0.34
Scott Forster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Joe Bowman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
484
2.97
Scott Forster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
7.03
Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scott Forster
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.28
Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.97
2.97
Scott Forster
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.03
7.03
Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
502
3.08
Scott Forster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
6.47
Joe Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.08
3.08
Scott Forster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.47
6.47
Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.68
1.68
Scott Forster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.55
0.55
Joe Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.673
0.673
Scott Forster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.5
1.5
Joe Bowman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.09
Scott Forster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.56
Joe Bowman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.25
Scott Forster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.56
Joe Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Scott Forster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6494
39.88
Scott Forster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
154
43.31
Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
72
0.44
Scott Forster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
2.81
Joe Bowman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
837
5.14
Scott Forster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
8.72
Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.14
5.14
Scott Forster
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.72
8.72
Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scott Forster
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.56
Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scott Forster
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.84
Joe Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Forster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.46
1.46
Scott Forster
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.656
1.656
Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5969
36.65
Scott Forster
Career
Per 9 Innings
122
34.31
Joe Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.81
2.81
Scott Forster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.74
0.74
Joe Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Scott Forster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.245
0.245
Joe Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.88
39.88
Scott Forster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.31
43.31

Fielding Stats for Joe Bowman and Scott Forster

Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
Scott Forster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
299
Scott Forster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
11.81
Joe Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Scott Forster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Scott Forster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
27
Joe Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Scott Forster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
9
Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
86
Scott Forster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.84
Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
254
Scott Forster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.41
Joe Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
Scott Forster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
355
Scott Forster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.25
Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
340
Scott Forster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.25
Joe Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.77
Scott Forster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.137
Scott Forster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.191
0.191
Joe Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Scott Forster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
Scott Forster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Scott Forster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Scott Forster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Scott Forster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Scott Forster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Bowman and Scott Forster

Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Scott Forster
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
430
368.05
Scott Forster
Career
Per 600 PA
42
Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
701
600
Scott Forster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
639
546.93
Scott Forster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.221
0.221
Scott Forster
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.594
0.594
Scott Forster
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
141
120.68
Scott Forster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
107
91.58
Scott Forster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
20.54
Scott Forster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
6.85
Scott Forster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.71
Scott Forster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
29.1
Scott Forster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.241
0.241
Scott Forster
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.003
0.003
Scott Forster
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.014
0.014
Scott Forster
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51.72
44.26
Scott Forster
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
187
160.06
Scott Forster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
189
161.77
Scott Forster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.275
0.275
Scott Forster
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.293
0.293
Scott Forster
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.568
0.568
Scott Forster
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.072
0.072
Scott Forster
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.197
0.197
Scott Forster
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.467
0.467
Scott Forster
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.254
0.254
Scott Forster
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62
53.07
Scott Forster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
64.19
Scott Forster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
135
115.55
Scott Forster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55.1
47.16
Scott Forster
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.71
Scott Forster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
39.37
Scott Forster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Forster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
90
77.03
Scott Forster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.79
7.79
Scott Forster
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.51
0.51
Scott Forster
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
11.98
Scott Forster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Forster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
12
10.27
Scott Forster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.57
Scott Forster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Forster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.57
Scott Forster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Scott Forster
Career
Per 600 PA