Ted Bowsfield vs. Bull Wagner — Career Comparison

Ted Bowsfield
Silent GenerationCANThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Bull Wagner
Lost GenerationMichiganThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Ted Bowsfield built a career as a starting pitcher and Bull Wagner as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Ted Bowsfield posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.35 and WHIP 1.468 compared to 5.64 and 1.602 for Bull Wagner. By the career numbers, Ted Bowsfield had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ted Bowsfield and Bull Wagner

Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Bull Wagner
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
215
2.92
Bull Wagner
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
2.6
Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
1.17
Bull Wagner
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.11
Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.5
Bull Wagner
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.43
Ted Bowsfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.53
Bull Wagner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.33
Ted Bowsfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
48.68
48.68
Bull Wagner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.14
57.14
Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
40
Bull Wagner
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.17
4.17
Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.16
Bull Wagner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.05
Bull Wagner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.08
Bull Wagner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Bowsfield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
320
4.35
Bull Wagner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
52
5.64
Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.35
4.35
Bull Wagner
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.64
5.64
Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.31
4.31
Bull Wagner
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.03
5.03
Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.48
4.48
Bull Wagner
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.08
5.08
Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.264
0.264
Bull Wagner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1987
27
Bull Wagner
Career
Per 9 Innings
249
27
Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
662.1
9
Bull Wagner
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
9
Ted Bowsfield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
699
9.5
Bull Wagner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
91
9.87
Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.5
9.5
Bull Wagner
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.87
9.87
Ted Bowsfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.86
Bull Wagner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.54
Ted Bowsfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.86
0.86
Bull Wagner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.54
0.54
Ted Bowsfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Bull Wagner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.21
0.21
Ted Bowsfield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
259
3.52
Bull Wagner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
4.55
Ted Bowsfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.19
Bull Wagner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.52
3.52
Bull Wagner
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.55
4.55
Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
326
4.43
Bull Wagner
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
1.63
Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.43
4.43
Bull Wagner
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.63
1.63
Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.52
1.52
Bull Wagner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.63
0.63
Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.883
0.883
Bull Wagner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.687
0.687
Ted Bowsfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.19
Bull Wagner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Ted Bowsfield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.16
Bull Wagner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.43
Ted Bowsfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Bull Wagner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2920
39.68
Bull Wagner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
371
40.23
Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
0.69
Bull Wagner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
1.52
Ted Bowsfield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
369
5.01
Bull Wagner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
60
6.51
Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.01
5.01
Bull Wagner
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.51
6.51
Ted Bowsfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bull Wagner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Bowsfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bull Wagner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Bowsfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bull Wagner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.446
1.446
Bull Wagner
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.602
1.602
Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2649
36
Bull Wagner
Career
Per 9 Innings
325
35.24
Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.72
1.72
Bull Wagner
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.5
2.5
Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.281
0.281
Bull Wagner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.282
0.282
Ted Bowsfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.68
39.68
Bull Wagner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.23
40.23

Fielding Stats for Ted Bowsfield and Bull Wagner

Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Bull Wagner
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
215
2.92
Bull Wagner
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
1.17
Bull Wagner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1989
27
Bull Wagner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
663
9
Bull Wagner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.67
Bull Wagner
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
115
1.56
Bull Wagner
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
Ted Bowsfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.2
Bull Wagner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
179
2.43
Bull Wagner
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
164
2.23
Bull Wagner
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
Ted Bowsfield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.62
91.62
Bull Wagner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95
Ted Bowsfield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.763
0.763
Bull Wagner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.792
Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
40
Bull Wagner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.12
Bull Wagner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Bowsfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bull Wagner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Bowsfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bull Wagner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Bowsfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bull Wagner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Bowsfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bull Wagner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Ted Bowsfield and Bull Wagner

Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Bull Wagner
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
235
705
Bull Wagner
Career
Per 600 PA
24
496.55
Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
200
600
Bull Wagner
Career
Per 600 PA
29
600
Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
173
519
Bull Wagner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
27
558.62
Ted Bowsfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.127
0.127
Bull Wagner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Ted Bowsfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.415
0.415
Bull Wagner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.517
0.517
Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
66
Bull Wagner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
124.14
Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
54
Bull Wagner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
124.14
Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
9
Bull Wagner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3
Bull Wagner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Bowsfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bull Wagner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
12
Bull Wagner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Bull Wagner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Bowsfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bull Wagner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Bowsfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bull Wagner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5.53
16.6
Bull Wagner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.66
34.35
Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
81
Bull Wagner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
124.14
Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
36
108
Bull Wagner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
165.52
Ted Bowsfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.193
0.193
Bull Wagner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.276
0.276
Ted Bowsfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.156
0.156
Bull Wagner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Ted Bowsfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.349
0.349
Bull Wagner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.498
0.498
Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.029
0.029
Bull Wagner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Bowsfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.126
0.126
Bull Wagner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Ted Bowsfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.27
0.27
Bull Wagner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.381
0.381
Ted Bowsfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.206
0.206
Bull Wagner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.462
0.462
Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
57
Bull Wagner
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20.69
Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
24
Bull Wagner
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20.69
Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
81
Bull Wagner
Career
Per 600 PA
2
41.38
Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2.66
7.97
Bull Wagner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
41.43
Ted Bowsfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bull Wagner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
42
Bull Wagner
Career
Per 600 PA
2
41.38
Ted Bowsfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bull Wagner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Bowsfield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
66
198
Bull Wagner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
289.66
Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.03
3.03
Bull Wagner
Career
Per 600 PA
2.07
2.07
Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Bull Wagner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
39
Bull Wagner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Bowsfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bull Wagner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Bowsfield
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3
Bull Wagner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ted Bowsfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bull Wagner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Bowsfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bull Wagner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Bowsfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bull Wagner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Bowsfield
Career
Per 600 PA
Bull Wagner
Career
Per 600 PA