Joe Bowman vs. Eric Junge — Career Comparison

Joe Bowman
Greatest GenerationKansasThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Eric Junge
Gen XNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Joe Bowman built a career as a starting pitcher and Eric Junge as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Eric Junge posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.21 and WHIP 1.230 compared to 4.4 and 1.460 for Joe Bowman. By the career numbers, Eric Junge had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joe Bowman and Eric Junge

Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Eric Junge
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
298
1.83
Eric Junge
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
4.43
Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
184
1.13
Eric Junge
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.44
Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
77
0.47
Eric Junge
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.89
Joe Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
96
0.59
Eric Junge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
44.51
44.51
Eric Junge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61.74
61.74
Eric Junge
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
0.45
Eric Junge
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.03
Eric Junge
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.07
Eric Junge
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
717
4.4
Eric Junge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.21
Joe Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.4
4.4
Eric Junge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.21
2.21
Joe Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.37
4.37
Eric Junge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Joe Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.29
4.29
Eric Junge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.95
2.95
Joe Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.277
0.277
Eric Junge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4397
27
Eric Junge
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
27
Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1465.2
9
Eric Junge
Career
Per 9 Innings
20.1
9
Joe Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1656
10.17
Eric Junge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
8.41
Joe Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.17
10.17
Eric Junge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.41
8.41
Joe Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
102
0.63
Eric Junge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.44
Joe Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.63
0.63
Eric Junge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.44
0.44
Joe Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.34
0.34
Eric Junge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Joe Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
484
2.97
Eric Junge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
2.66
Joe Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Junge
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.97
2.97
Eric Junge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.66
2.66
Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
502
3.08
Eric Junge
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
7.08
Joe Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.08
3.08
Eric Junge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.08
7.08
Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.68
1.68
Eric Junge
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.6
1.6
Joe Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.673
0.673
Eric Junge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.082
1.082
Joe Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.09
Eric Junge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.25
Eric Junge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Eric Junge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6494
39.88
Eric Junge
Career
Per 9 Innings
84
37.18
Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
72
0.44
Eric Junge
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.33
Joe Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
837
5.14
Eric Junge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
2.66
Joe Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.14
5.14
Eric Junge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.66
2.66
Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Eric Junge
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.89
Joe Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Junge
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Junge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.33
Joe Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.46
1.46
Eric Junge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.23
1.23
Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5969
36.65
Eric Junge
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
33.64
Joe Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.81
2.81
Eric Junge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.6
0.6
Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Eric Junge
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.305
0.305
Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.88
39.88
Eric Junge
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.18
37.18

Fielding Stats for Joe Bowman and Eric Junge

Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
Eric Junge
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
299
Eric Junge
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
4.43
Joe Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Eric Junge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.44
Joe Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Eric Junge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
27
Joe Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Eric Junge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20.1
9
Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
86
Eric Junge
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.89
Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
254
Eric Junge
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.89
Joe Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
Eric Junge
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
355
Eric Junge
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.77
Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
340
Eric Junge
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.77
Joe Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.77
Eric Junge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.137
Eric Junge
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.4
0.4
Joe Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Eric Junge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
Eric Junge
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Eric Junge
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Eric Junge
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Eric Junge
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Eric Junge
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Bowman and Eric Junge

Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
430
368.05
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
2000
Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
701
600
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
639
546.93
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
600
Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.221
0.221
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.594
0.594
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
141
120.68
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
107
91.58
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
20.54
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
6.85
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.71
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
29.1
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.241
0.241
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.003
0.003
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.014
0.014
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51.72
44.26
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
187
160.06
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
189
161.77
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.275
0.275
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.293
0.293
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.568
0.568
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.072
0.072
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.197
0.197
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.467
0.467
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.254
0.254
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62
53.07
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
64.19
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
135
115.55
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55.1
47.16
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.3
-60
Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.71
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
39.37
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
90
77.03
Eric Junge
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.79
7.79
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.51
0.51
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
11.98
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
12
10.27
Eric Junge
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.57
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.57
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PA