SS Dave 'The Cardsharp' Bowman #15
Newark Smiths EA
Age: 33 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Good
10/19/1888
BNN Index | EA | SCORES | STANDINGS | STATS | TEAMS | PLAYERS | TRANSACTIONS | HISTORY
SS DAVE 'THE CARDSHARP' BOWMAN #15 - AGE: 33 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: GOOD
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
102 400 96 16 6 1 30 27 64 .240 .290 .318 10 0.3
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Vs Left Vs Right  
Contact
Gap
Power
Eye
Avoid K's
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 4 3
Errors: - 3 3
Arm: 1 2 3
Turn DP: - 3 -
Framing: 1 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: 2
Catcher: - Left Field: -
1st Base: 1 Center Field: 1
2nd Base: - Right Field: -
3rd Base: -
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 4
Stealing Aggressiveness: 4
Stealing Ability: 5
Baserunning Inst.: 4
Sacrifice Bunt: 1
Bunt for Hit: 1
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
10/03/1888 AlPe Loss, 1-6 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
10/02/1888 AlPe Loss, 2-4 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
10/01/1888 BuBl Win, 7-3 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/29/1888 BuBl Win, 7-2 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
09/28/1888 AlPe Loss, 0-5 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
09/24/1888 BuBl Win, 3-0 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
09/22/1888 BuBl Loss, 3-5 4 1 0 0 0 1 2 1
09/21/1888 TrRi Loss, 1-3 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/19/1888 TrRi Win, 4-1 3 0 1 1 0 1 0 0
09/18/1888 AlDu Win, 2-1 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
PERSONALITY
Birthday:01/12/1855
Born in:Adrian, MO
Nationality:American
Height:5' 9"
Weight:170 lbs
Local Popularity:Insignificant
National Pop.:Insignificant
STATUS
Contract:Minor League Contract
Salary:-
Signed Through:-
Major Service:9 Years, 57 Days
Service This Yr:177 Days
40-Man Service:None, None
Pro Service:9 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:-
EASTERN ASSOCIATION 1888 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 102 400 96 16 6 1 30 45 27 64 .240 .290 .318 .607 .266 .078 79
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 102 450 1 0 0 7 22 0 127 23 10 7 58.8 36.9 2.93 .3  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   75 14 2 1 0 5 3 6 12 0 5 0 .187 .247 .240 .487
Versus Right   325 82 14 5 1 25 42 21 52 0 17 1 .252 .300 .335 .635
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
April   35 11 2 2 0 5 4 1 5 0 2 0 .314 .333 .486 .819
May   76 18 4 0 0 3 7 8 12 0 3 0 .237 .310 .289 .599
June   77 22 5 1 0 1 13 5 13 0 7 0 .286 .329 .377 .706
July   70 13 1 1 1 8 7 4 14 0 3 0 .186 .230 .271 .501
August   70 18 1 1 0 6 10 6 9 0 3 1 .257 .325 .300 .625
September   60 14 3 1 0 7 4 3 9 0 4 0 .233 .270 .317 .587
October   12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Last Year   462 122 15 6 3 33 70 47 56 4 7 1 .264 .331 .342 .673
Career   862 218 31 12 4 63 115 74 120 4 29 2 .253 .312 .331 .643
Home   194 50 11 3 0 12 23 11 33 0 12 0 .258 .298 .345 .643
Road   206 46 5 3 1 18 22 16 31 0 10 1 .223 .283 .291 .574
Grass   400 96 16 6 1 30 45 27 64 0 22 1 .240 .290 .318 .607
Day   400 96 16 6 1 30 45 27 64 0 22 1 .240 .290 .318 .607
As Starter   400 96 16 6 1 30 45 27 64 0 22 1 .240 .290 .318 .607
Close/Late   88 19 1 2 0 4 8 8 15 0 5 0 .216 .281 .273 .554
Inning 1-3   157 39 8 2 1 11 18 8 30 0 9 0 .248 .285 .344 .629
Inning 4-6   122 30 6 0 0 12 12 8 15 0 8 1 .246 .298 .295 .593
Inning 7-9   112 26 2 4 0 7 14 10 16 0 5 0 .232 .295 .321 .617
Extra Innings   9 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 3 0 0 0 .111 .200 .111 .311
0 Outs   125 29 3 0 0 3 17 8 19 0 19 0 .232 .278 .256 .534
1 Outs   165 36 4 5 1 13 19 10 26 0 3 1 .218 .267 .321 .588
2 Outs   110 31 9 1 0 14 9 9 19 0 0 0 .282 .336 .382 .718
Scoring Position   89 25 6 0 0 27 11 8 19 0 22 0 .281 .340 .348 .689
Bases Empty   259 59 8 4 1 1 26 18 39 0 0 1 .228 .281 .301 .582
Runner on 1st   52 12 2 2 0 2 8 1 6 0 0 0 .231 .245 .346 .591
Runner on 2nd   38 9 2 0 0 4 5 3 9 0 17 0 .237 .293 .289 .582
Runner on 3rd   16 5 1 0 0 6 3 2 4 0 0 0 .312 .389 .375 .764
Runner on 1st & 2nd   8 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 4 0 .125 .125 .125 .250
Runner on 1st & 3rd   11 5 1 0 0 7 0 1 3 0 0 0 .455 .500 .545 1.045
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   11 5 2 0 0 10 1 2 1 0 1 0 .455 .538 .636 1.175
Bases Loaded   5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Two Strikes   165 30 7 2 0 7 9 12 64 0 0 0 .182 .237 .248 .486
First Pitch   66 23 4 0 0 6 7 0 0 0 7 1 .348 .358 .409 .767
Count 0-1   47 7 1 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 6 0 .149 .149 .170 .319
Count 0-2   26 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 0 0 0 .115 .115 .115 .231
Count 1-0   35 9 0 1 0 5 7 0 0 0 5 0 .257 .257 .314 .571
Count 1-1   40 10 0 2 0 3 6 0 0 0 2 0 .250 .250 .350 .600
Count 1-2   55 10 3 0 0 3 3 0 24 0 0 0 .182 .182 .236 .418
Count 2-0   15 6 1 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 .400 .400 .667 1.067
Count 2-1   25 7 2 1 0 7 3 0 0 0 0 0 .280 .280 .440 .720
Count 2-2   55 12 2 2 0 2 4 0 17 0 0 0 .218 .218 .327 .545
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   7 4 1 0 0 0 6 12 0 0 1 0 .571 .842 .714 1.556
Full Count   29 5 2 0 0 2 2 12 11 0 0 0 .172 .415 .241 .656
Behind in Count   128 20 4 0 0 4 6 0 36 0 6 0 .156 .156 .188 .344
Ahead in Count   82 26 4 2 1 13 20 15 0 0 7 0 .317 .423 .451 .874
Batting 2nd   376 90 15 5 1 27 45 25 62 0 22 1 .239 .289 .314 .602
Batting 6th   9 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .222 .222 .222 .444
Batting 7th   15 4 1 1 0 3 0 2 2 0 0 0 .267 .353 .467 .820
Low Leverage   189 44 7 3 1 6 20 15 27 0 3 1 .233 .293 .317 .610
Medium Leverage   153 36 7 1 0 17 19 8 26 0 12 0 .235 .273 .294 .567
High Leverage   57 16 2 2 0 7 6 4 11 0 7 0 .281 .328 .386 .714
CAREER BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
1879 Wilmington - PBB 24 77 325 73 12 3 1 21 40 5 5 1 32 18 7 .225 .247 .289 .536 79 84 0.6
1881 New York - PBB 26 37 101 27 5 0 0 15 12 6 0 0 10 6 3 .267 .308 .317 .625 87 87 0.1
1882 Louisville - PBB 27 70 267 54 8 1 1 29 30 19 3 1 39 9 6 .202 .262 .251 .513 66 78 0.1
1883 Indianapolis - PBB 28 98 403 124 12 8 0 31 64 28 3 2 45 20 8 .308 .356 .377 .733 144 129 3.0
1884 Indianapolis - PBB 29 77 306 68 8 3 1 29 52 22 2 1 52 18 12 .222 .278 .278 .556 100 89 0.5
1885 Pittsburgh - PBB 30 113 412 90 11 3 3 46 38 21 6 1 53 19 6 .218 .266 .282 .547 83 78 0.6
Total PBB 472 1814 436 56 18 6 171 236 101 19 6 231 90 42 .240 .287 .301 .588 97 93 5.0
CAREER MINOR LEAGUE BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
1886 Durham - AA 31 98 371 116 10 10 4 45 44 53 5 2 54 15 11 .313 .404 .426 .830 137 143 3.4
1887 Newark - AAA 32 112 462 122 15 6 3 33 70 47 1 4 56 22 12 .264 .331 .342 .673 113 113 2.0
1888 Newark - AAA 33 102 400 96 16 6 1 30 45 27 1 0 64 10 7 .240 .290 .318 .607 81 79 0.3
Total EA 214 862 218 31 12 4 63 115 74 2 4 120 32 19 .253 .312 .331 .643 98 97
Total SSL 98 371 116 10 10 4 45 44 53 5 2 54 15 11 .313 .404 .426 .830 137 143
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1879 Wilmington - MLB LF 34 34 39 0 0 41 2 .951 297.0 1.18 -3.4 .971
1879 Wilmington - MLB CF 46 43 70 3 0 94 21 .777 386.0 1.70 -4.4 .948
1881 New York - MLB CF 37 27 46 0 0 51 5 .902 244.1 1.69 -3.3 .912
1882 Louisville - MLB LF 26 26 45 0 0 47 2 .957 224.1 1.81 -4.0 .893
1882 Louisville - MLB CF 51 44 94 4 0 117 19 .838 400.2 2.20 -3.0 .947
1883 Indianapolis - MLB SS 77 71 166 242 27 495 87 .824 646.0 5.68 -8.7 .947
1883 Indianapolis - MLB LF 27 27 32 0 0 35 3 .914 227.0 1.27 -0.3 1.024
1883 Indianapolis - MLB CF 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 3.0 3.00 +0.0 1.023
1884 Indianapolis - MLB CF 77 77 160 7 0 207 40 .807 692.0 2.17 -3.3 .957
1885 Pittsburgh - MLB SS 113 113 215 404 51 725 106 .854 1018.0 5.47 -15.6 .942
1888 Newark - AAA SS 102 102 214 290 21 523 19 .964 884.0 5.13 -5.2 .971
TOTAL SS 292 286 595 936 99 1743 212 .878 2548.0 5.41 -29.4 .952
TOTAL LF 87 87 116 0 0 123 7 .943 748.1 1.40 -7.7 .953
TOTAL CF 212 191 371 14 0 470 85 .819 1726.0 2.01 -13.9 .948
PLAYER HISTORY
05/01/1879 Named the #31 prospect in the PBB
06/08/1882 Injured (bone bruise (wrist)),out for 2-3 weeks.
09/05/1882 Injured (strained back),out for one week.
05/15/1884 Injured (fractured wrist, strained rib cage muscle, sore knee),out for 7 weeks.
05/17/1885 Injured (strained rib cage muscle),day-to-day for one week.
09/01/1886 Wins the SSL Batter of the Month Award.
09/20/1886 Injured (bruised toe),day-to-day for 2 days.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year GS Rank
1883 98 1
1885 113 1
Year PA Rank
1883 465 5
Year H Rank
1883 124 7
Year K Rank
1882 39 9
1883 45 6
1885 53 10
Year 3B Rank
1883 8 8
Year HR Rank
1879 1 10
Year SB Rank
1883 20 9
Year BB Rank
1883 28 4
Year HP Rank
1879 5 7
Year SH Rank
1883 29 2
1884 31 3
1885 30 3
Year AVG Rank
1883 .308 6
Year OBP Rank
1883 .356 4
Year RC Rank
1883 57.38 7
Year RC/27 Rank
1883 4.81 9
Year wOBA Rank
1883 .317 10
Year OPS Rank
1883 .733 8
Year WAR Rank
1883 2.4 10
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