Larry Bowa | Baseball Prospectus

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Career Summary

Years	PA	AVG	OBP	SLG	TAv	WARP
16	9103	.260	.300	.320	.229	14.1

Birth Date	12-6-1945
Height	5' 10"
Weight	155 lbs

Bats	B
Throws	R

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YEAR	TEAM	AGE	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	TB	BB	SO	HBP	SF	SH	RBI	SB	CS	AVG	OBP	SLG	TAv	VORP	FRAA	WARP
1970	PHI	24	145	577	547	50	137	17	6	0	166	21	48	0	3	6	34	24	13	.250	.277	.303	.209	-8.8	8.7	-0.0
1971	PHI	25	159	696	650	74	162	18	5	0	190	36	61	5	1	4	25	28	11	.249	.293	.292	.227	16.9	14.5	3.6
1972	PHI	26	152	633	579	67	145	11	13	1	185	32	51	2	2	18	31	17	9	.250	.291	.320	.236	10.0	-4.1	0.7
1973	PHI	27	122	476	446	42	94	11	3	0	111	24	31	1	1	4	23	10	6	.211	.252	.249	.198	-5.8	3.9	-0.2
1974	PHI	28	162	717	669	97	184	19	10	1	226	23	52	1	4	20	36	39	11	.275	.298	.338	.233	20.5	-20.0	0.1
1975	PHI	29	136	628	583	79	178	18	9	2	220	24	32	2	2	17	38	24	6	.305	.334	.377	.250	22.0	-6.4	1.7
1976	PHI	30	156	672	624	71	155	15	9	0	188	32	31	0	5	11	49	30	8	.248	.283	.301	.217	-1.0	8.5	0.8
1977	PHI	31	154	675	624	93	175	19	3	4	212	32	32	0	6	13	41	32	3	.280	.313	.340	.231	12.1	0.1	1.3
1978	PHI	32	156	692	654	78	192	31	5	3	242	24	40	1	2	11	43	27	5	.294	.319	.370	.259	30.7	4.1	3.8
1979	PHI	33	147	619	539	74	130	17	11	0	169	61	32	1	6	12	31	20	9	.241	.316	.314	.228	4.8	-3.8	0.1
1980	PHI	34	147	577	540	57	144	16	4	2	174	24	28	3	3	7	39	21	6	.267	.300	.322	.227	4.5	-6.7	-0.2
1981	PHI	35	103	391	360	34	102	14	3	0	122	26	17	0	1	4	31	16	7	.283	.331	.339	.253	14.9	2.1	1.9
1982	CHN	36	142	549	499	50	123	15	7	0	152	39	38	1	1	9	29	8	3	.246	.302	.305	.216	-0.8	-9.8	-1.1
1983	CHN	37	147	544	499	73	133	20	5	2	169	35	30	0	4	6	43	7	3	.267	.312	.339	.249	17.6	6.7	2.6
1984	CHN	38	133	423	391	33	87	14	2	0	105	28	24	0	1	3	17	10	4	.223	.274	.269	.204	-5.6	0.9	-0.5
1985	CHN	39	72	212	195	13	48	6	4	0	62	11	20	0	1	5	13	5	1	.246	.285	.318	.213	-3.9	4.3	0.0
1985	NYN	39	14	22	19	2	2	1	0	0	3	2	2	0	0	1	2	0	0	.105	.190	.158	.125	-2.7	-0.3	-0.3
Career			2247	9103	8418	987	2191	262	99	15	2696	474	569	17	43	151	525	318	105	.260	.300	.320	.229	125.1	2.6	14.1

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'opp' stats - quality of opponents faced - have been moved and are available only as OPP_QUAL in the Statistics reports now.

YEAR	Team	Lg	G	PA	TAv	oppAVG	oppOBP	oppSLG	oppTAv	BABIP	BPF	BRAA	repLVL	POS_ADJ	FRAA	BRR	BVORP	BWARP	VORP	WARP
1970	PHI	MLB	145	577	.209	.251	.318	.381	.000	.273	99	-29.4	15.7	7.2	8.7	3.6	-8.8	-0.0	-8.8	-0.0
1971	PHI	MLB	159	696	.227	.250	.305	.363	.000	.275	100	-21.1	17.2	7.9	14.5	5.8	16.9	3.6	16.9	3.6
1972	PHI	MLB	152	633	.236	.246	.305	.357	.000	.272	97	-13.5	14.9	6.8	-4.1	2.7	10.0	0.7	10.0	0.7
1973	PHI	MLB	122	476	.198	.247	.309	.362	.000	.226	104	-29.1	12.6	5.8	3.9	3.7	-5.8	-0.2	-5.8	-0.2
1974	PHI	MLB	162	717	.233	.254	.317	.361	.000	.295	106	-18.9	18.6	8.5	-20.0	10.7	20.5	0.1	20.5	0.1
1975	PHI	MLB	136	628	.250	.256	.318	.364	.000	.319	105	-6.2	16.5	7.6	-6.4	4.7	22.0	1.7	22.0	1.7
1976	PHI	MLB	156	672	.217	.252	.310	.356	.000	.259	104	-27.1	16.9	7.8	8.5	4.9	-1.0	0.8	-1.0	0.8
1977	PHI	MLB	154	675	.231	.259	.319	.391	.000	.288	106	-20.4	18.9	8.7	0.1	5.1	12.1	1.3	12.1	1.3
1978	PHI	MLB	156	692	.259	.249	.308	.361	.000	.308	103	-0.8	18.0	8.3	4.1	4.9	30.7	3.8	30.7	3.8
1979	PHI	MLB	147	619	.228	.259	.316	.384	.000	.253	103	-20.2	17.3	8	-3.8	4.0	4.8	0.1	4.8	0.1
1980	PHI	MLB	147	577	.227	.260	.315	.376	.000	.277	101	-19	15.5	7.1	-6.7	1.6	4.5	-0.2	4.5	-0.2
1981	PHI	MLB	103	391	.253	.253	.309	.358	.000	.297	102	-2.5	9.9	4.5	2.1	1.9	14.9	1.9	14.9	1.9
1982	CHN	MLB	142	549	.216	.252	.309	.365	.000	.266	105	-24.2	14.8	6.8	-9.8	2.8	-0.8	-1.1	-0.8	-1.1
1983	CHN	MLB	147	544	.249	.253	.314	.372	.000	.278	106	-6.1	14.8	6.7	6.7	4.9	17.6	2.6	17.6	2.6
1984	CHN	MLB	133	423	.204	.253	.311	.367	.000	.236	103	-23.6	11.3	5.2	0.9	2.0	-5.6	-0.5	-5.6	-0.5
1985	CHN	MLB	72	212	.213	.244	.302	.359	.000	.273	104	-9.9	5.8	2.6	4.3	-0.6	-3.9	0.0	-3.9	0.0
1985	NYN	MLB	14	22	.125	.254	.314	.392	.000	.118	92	-3	0.6	0.1	-0.3	-0.7	-2.7	-0.3	-2.7	-0.3
Career		MLB		9103	.229	.253	.312	.368	.253	.276	103	-275	239.3	109.6	2.6	62.2	125.1	14.1	125.1	14.1

Statistics For All Levels

Year	Team	Lg	PA	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	CS	AVG	OBP	SLG	ISO	TAv	VORP	FRAA	WARP
1970	PHI	MLB	577	50	137	17	6	0	34	21	48	24	13	.250	.277	.303	.053	.209	-8.8	8.7	-0.0
1971	PHI	MLB	696	74	162	18	5	0	25	36	61	28	11	.249	.293	.292	.043	.227	16.9	14.5	3.6
1972	PHI	MLB	633	67	145	11	13	1	31	32	51	17	9	.250	.291	.320	.069	.236	10.0	-4.1	0.7
1973	PHI	MLB	476	42	94	11	3	0	23	24	31	10	6	.211	.252	.249	.038	.198	-5.8	3.9	-0.2
1974	PHI	MLB	717	97	184	19	10	1	36	23	52	39	11	.275	.298	.338	.063	.233	20.5	-20.0	0.1
1975	PHI	MLB	628	79	178	18	9	2	38	24	32	24	6	.305	.334	.377	.072	.250	22.0	-6.4	1.7
1976	PHI	MLB	672	71	155	15	9	0	49	32	31	30	8	.248	.283	.301	.053	.217	-1.0	8.5	0.8
1977	PHI	MLB	675	93	175	19	3	4	41	32	32	32	3	.280	.313	.340	.059	.231	12.1	0.1	1.3
1978	PHI	MLB	692	78	192	31	5	3	43	24	40	27	5	.294	.319	.370	.076	.259	30.7	4.1	3.8
1979	PHI	MLB	619	74	130	17	11	0	31	61	32	20	9	.241	.316	.314	.072	.228	4.8	-3.8	0.1
1980	PHI	MLB	577	57	144	16	4	2	39	24	28	21	6	.267	.300	.322	.056	.227	4.5	-6.7	-0.2
1981	PHI	MLB	391	34	102	14	3	0	31	26	17	16	7	.283	.331	.339	.056	.253	14.9	2.1	1.9
1982	CHN	MLB	549	50	123	15	7	0	29	39	38	8	3	.246	.302	.305	.058	.216	-0.8	-9.8	-1.1
1983	CHN	MLB	544	73	133	20	5	2	43	35	30	7	3	.267	.312	.339	.072	.249	17.6	6.7	2.6
1984	CHN	MLB	423	33	87	14	2	0	17	28	24	10	4	.223	.274	.269	.046	.204	-5.6	0.9	-0.5
1985	CHN	MLB	212	13	48	6	4	0	13	11	20	5	1	.246	.285	.318	.072	.213	-3.9	4.3	0.0
1985	NYN	MLB	22	2	2	1	0	0	2	2	2	0	0	.105	.190	.158	.053	.125	-2.7	-0.3	-0.3

Injury History beta

Date On	Date Off	Transaction	Days	Games	Side	Body Part	Injury	Surgery Date	Reaggravation
1979-05-23	1979-06-09	15-DL	17	16	-	Thumb	Fracture	-	-
1975-05-27	1975-06-24		28	27	Left	Thumb	Fracture	-	-
1973-07-27	1973-09-03		38	37	-	-		-	-

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Title	Author	Date
Resident Fantasy Genius: Q&A with Brian Kenny	Derek Carty	2012-11-05
In A Pickle: The Raul Ibanez Special	Jason Wojciechowski	2012-10-11
Painting the Black: How to Fail at Managing	R.J. Anderson	2012-09-12
BP Unfiltered: Saved by the Rule	Geoff Young	2012-08-09
The Platoon Advantage: Venting About Bullpen Woes	Cee Angi	2012-06-20
The Lineup Card: 10 Mr. Almosts	Baseball Prospectus	2012-05-24
Baseball ProGUESTus: The Manager Narrative	Dash Treyhorn	2012-04-24
Research Mailbag: James McDonald, Professional Hitter	Bradley Ankrom	2012-04-19
Prospectus Preview: NL Central 2012 Preseason Preview, Part I	Stephani Bee	2012-03-01
Prospectus Preview: NL Central 2012 Preseason Preview, Part I	Larry Granillo	2012-03-01
BP Unfiltered: Jaffe Versus Bowa	Jay Jaffe	2012-02-01
Prospectus Hit and Run: The Replacement-Level Killers, Part II	Jay Jaffe	2012-02-01
Spinning Yarn: Hit-and-Run Success is No Accident	Mike Fast	2011-12-21
Resident Fantasy Genius: Q&A with Brian Kenny	Derek Carty	2011-11-07
The BP Wayback Machine: Every Team Has a Special GM, Except the Cubs	Steven Goldman	2011-10-22
The BP Broadside: The Annotated WARP Leaders	Steven Goldman	2011-05-23
The Week In Quotes: May 9-15	Alex Carnevale	2011-05-16
Wezen-Ball: Who is Baseball's Ron Swanson?	Larry Granillo	2011-04-23
Overthinking It: When Is .300 Not .300?	Ben Lindbergh	2011-04-21
Baseball ProGUESTus: Answer Me These Questions Three	Mike Ferrin	2011-04-01
On the Beat: The Sunny Side of Spring	John Perrotto	2011-03-23
BP Unfiltered: Getting Kemp Refocused	John Perrotto	2011-03-15
The BP Broadside: Every Team Has a Special GM, Except the Cubs	Steven Goldman	2011-02-16
On the Beat: Warming up on the North Side	John Perrotto	2011-01-18
On the Beat: One-Stop Shopping?	John Perrotto	2010-12-03
Kiss'Em Goodbye: Florida Marlins	Kevin Goldstein	2010-09-27
Kiss'Em Goodbye: Florida Marlins	Ken Funck	2010-09-27
Kiss'Em Goodbye: Florida Marlins	ESPN Insider	2010-09-27
On the Beat: Being Part of the Solution	John Perrotto	2010-09-20
On the Beat: The Baffling Angels	John Perrotto	2010-09-17
Another Look: Lefty's Remarkable Streak	Bob Hertzel	2010-08-24
Contractual Matters: The White Rat Reluctant	Jeff Euston	2010-07-26
Prospectus Hit List: NL: Tapping Into the V-Energy	Jay Jaffe	2010-06-10
Contractual Matters: The Undrafted	Jeff Euston	2010-06-10
Another Look: Baseball Truly is a Funny Game	Bob Hertzel	2010-06-08
On the Beat: Monday Update	John Perrotto	2010-06-07
Changing Speeds: Retro Game Story: Cardinals at Cubs, 6/23/84	Ken Funck	2010-05-11
Prospectus Q&A: De Jon Watson	David Laurila	2010-03-14
Hot Stove U.: Why All Third-Base Coaches Should Be Fired	Russell A. Carleton	2010-02-17
On the Beat: Midweek Update	John Perrotto	2010-01-13
On the Beat: World Series Midweek Update	John Perrotto	2009-11-04
On the Beat: A Showdown Lowdown	John Perrotto	2009-10-21
On the Beat: Digging a Hole	John Perrotto	2009-10-18
Playoff Prospectus: Dodgers vs. Phillies LCS	Jay Jaffe	2009-10-15
On the Beat: Midweek Update	John Perrotto	2009-09-23
The Week In Quotes: September 7-13	Alex Carnevale	2009-09-14
Prospectus Idol Entry: Kniker Interview Transcript	Tim Kniker	2009-07-05
Prospectus Idol Entry: Are Offensive Shortstops Becoming Toxic Sub-Prime Mortgages and Other Evolutionary Trends in Baseball Positions	Tim Kniker	2009-06-21
You Could Look It Up: Inglorious Bastards	Steven Goldman	2009-06-19
You Could Look It Up: The Ballad of the Old Shortstops	Steven Goldman	2009-03-31
The Week In Quotes: February 16-22	Alex Carnevale	2009-02-23
The Week In Quotes: February 2-8	Alex Carnevale	2009-02-09
On the Beat: Slow-Mo Wheeling Dealing	John Perrotto	2009-02-04
The Week In Quotes: January 26-February 1	Alex Carnevale	2009-02-02
Every Given Sunday: So Many Questions, So Little Time	John Perrotto	2009-02-01
You Could Look It Up: The Nose Knows	Steven Goldman	2009-01-27
The Week In Quotes: November 17-23	Alex Carnevale	2008-11-24
You Could Look It Up: 1915, the Year of Nothing	Steven Goldman	2008-10-24
Prospectus Today: Of Beanballs and Street Brawls	Joe Sheehan	2008-10-13
Playoff Prospectus: Dodgers versus Phillies	Jay Jaffe	2008-10-08
On the Beat: Skippering on the Sly	John Perrotto	2008-10-04
UTK Wrap: Extended Rap	Will Carroll	2008-09-19
Under The Knife: Down to the Wire	Will Carroll	2008-09-18
The Week In Quotes: August 25-31	Alex Carnevale	2008-09-01
The Week In Quotes: March 31-April 6	Alex Carnevale	2008-04-07
Every Given Sunday: The NRIs Who Made It	John Perrotto	2008-04-06
Schrodinger's Bat: Reminiscing with SFR, the Sequel	Dan Fox	2008-04-03
Under The Knife: Double-dipping	Will Carroll	2008-04-02
The Week In Quotes: February 25-March 2	Alex Carnevale	2008-03-03
Player Profile: Carlos Silva	Marc Normandin	2007-11-26
Schrodinger's Bat: My First Full Season	Dan Fox	2007-11-01
You Could Look It Up: Wrigleyville Agonies	Steven Goldman	2007-10-08
Schrodinger's Bat: Dropping One Down	Dan Fox	2007-07-12
Prospectus Today: Getting the Manager Right	Joe Sheehan	2007-06-20
Every Given Sunday: Central Obsessions	John Perrotto	2007-05-06
Prospectus Today: Pinstriped Firestorms	Joe Sheehan	2007-05-01
Schrodinger's Bat: The Price of Contentment	Dan Fox	2007-03-29
Lies, Damned Lies: PECOTA Projected Standings, AL and NL East	Nate Silver	2007-03-20
Hope and Faith: How the Philadelphia Phillies Can Win the World Series	Steven Goldman	2007-03-20
You Could Look It Up: The Definition of Insanity	Steven Goldman	2006-09-29
Prospectus Matchups: The Warriors Meets Field of Dreams	Jim Baker	2006-08-08
Schrodinger's Bat: Wins and the Quantum	Dan Fox	2006-04-06
Transaction Analysis: October 8-19	Christina Kahrl	2005-10-20
Lies, Damned Lies: Beaten Down by PECOTA	Nate Silver	2005-09-28
Prospectus Today: Opening Day Thoughts	Joe Sheehan	2005-04-04
Transaction Analysis: July 30-31	Christina Kahrl	2004-08-01
You Could Look It Up: Everything Happens in 1912 and 2004	Steven Goldman	2004-06-21
You Could Look It Up: Draft Edition	Steven Goldman	2004-06-09
You Could Look It Up: 1984 Part II: The Universe of Battle	Steven Goldman	2004-02-18
Playoff Prospectus: Chicago Cubs vs. Florida Marlins	Christina Kahrl	2003-10-07
Prospectus Triple Play: Cleveland Indians, Los Angeles Dodgers, Seattle Mariners	Baseball Prospectus	2003-09-19
Cross Your Fingers: Cautionary Tales From the Second Base Trade Logs, Part II	Steven Goldman	2003-07-18
Under The Knife: Ground Rules	Will Carroll	2003-03-03
Team Health Reports: Team Health Reports: New York Mets	Will Carroll	2003-02-28
Team Health Reports: Team Health Report: Philadelphia Phillies	Will Carroll	2003-02-14
Transaction Analysis: The Easts	Christina Kahrl	2003-01-25
Prospectus Feature: Breaking Out	Nate Silver	2003-01-23
The Daily Prospectus: Thome and Foulke	Derek Zumsteg	2002-12-03
The Week In Quotes: November 19-December 1	Ryan Wilkins	2002-12-02
Internet Baseball Awards: Managers of the Year	Greg Spira	2002-10-16
Playoff Prospectus: St. Louis Cardinals vs. San Francisco Giants	Christina Kahrl	2002-10-09
Playoff Prospectus: St. Louis Cardinals vs. San Francisco Giants	Jonah Keri	2002-10-09
The Week In Quotes: September 9-15	Derek Zumsteg	2002-09-16
Transaction Analysis: August 19-21, 2002	Christina Kahrl	2002-08-23
Transaction Analysis: July 22-25, 2002	Christina Kahrl	2002-07-28
The Week In Quotes: June 24-30, 2002	Derek Zumsteg	2002-07-01
The Week In Quotes: June 3-9	Derek Zumsteg	2002-06-10
Transaction Analysis: June 4-5, 2002	Christina Kahrl	2002-06-07
The Week In Quotes: The Week in Quotes: May 27-June 2	Derek Zumsteg	2002-06-03
Transaction Analysis: May 20-22, 2002	Christina Kahrl	2002-05-24
Transaction Analysis: April 11-13, 2002	Christina Kahrl	2002-04-15
Prospectus Feature: National League Predictions	Baseball Prospectus	2002-03-30
The Daily Prospectus: NL, v20.02	Joe Sheehan	2002-03-30
Transaction Analysis: March 19-25, 2002	Christina Kahrl	2002-03-27
Doctoring The Numbers: Alex Gonzalez	Rany Jazayerli	2001-05-23

BP Chats

Date	Question	Answer
2009-03-17 14:00:00	When evaluating Alicedes Escobar I think you have to ask two questions: 1. How likely will Escobar reach the offensive/defensive production of a Davey Concepcion or Larry Bowa? 2. How valuable was that production? What would be your answer to those questions? (LindInMoskva from DC)	We first off, lets get this out of the way -- Dave Concepcion was a very valuable offensive shortstop for his time, Bowa was night. They were VERY VERY different players at the plate. They were both outstanding defensive players, like Escobar is. I think Escobar ends up a plus defender who hits for a nice average but offers little else offensively. That's still a good ballplayer. (Kevin Goldstein)

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