What years did Ryan Bowen play?

Ryan Bowen played in Major League Baseball from 1991 to 1995.

Was Ryan Bowen a pitcher?

Yes. Ryan Bowen pitched in the major leagues, recording 17 wins and 216 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Ryan Bowen hit?

Ryan Bowen hit 0 career home runs with 18 hits.

Ryan Bowen

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1991-1995)

W–L 17–28

ERA 5.30

WHIP 1.64

SO 216

Pitcher PIV -5518.1

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 6'0" / 185 lb
Born: 2/10/1968 in Hanford, CA, USA
MLB Debut: 1991-07-22
Last Game: 1995-10-01

Full name: Ryan Eugene Bowen

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Career Pitching Statistics

W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
17	28	64	60	3	1	0	326.0	350	192	35	184	216	5.30	-5518.1

Career ERA 5.30 vs. league average 4.14 across their career seasons — 28.0% worse than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1991	HOU	NL	6	4	14	13	0	0	71.7	73	41	36	49	5.15	3.91 (-32%)	117.8
1992	HOU	NL	0	7	11	9	0	0	33.7	48	41	30	22	10.96	3.75 (-193%)	-3090.1
1993	FLO	NL	8	12	27	27	2	1	156.7	156	77	87	98	4.42	4.19 (-6%)	-716.1
1994	FLO	NL	1	5	8	8	1	0	47.3	50	26	19	32	4.94	4.51 (-10%)	-1266.3
1995	FLO	NL	2	0	4	3	0	0	16.7	23	7	12	15	3.78	4.45 (+15%)	-563.4
Career · 5 seasons			17	28	64	60	3	1	326.0	350	192	184	216	5.30	—	-5,518

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Career Batting Statistics

G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
71	102	9	18	4	1	0	3	0	5	36	.176	.215	.235	.450	-486

Career AVG .176 vs. league average .262 across their career seasons — 32.7% below league average.

Career OBP .215 vs. league average .331 across their career seasons — 35.0% below league average.

Career SLG .235 vs. league average .400 across their career seasons — 41.2% below league average.

Career OPS .450 vs. league average .731 across their career seasons — 38.4% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	RBI	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1991	HOU	NL	17	22	2	4	1	0	0	3	11	.182	—	—	—	—	0.0
1992	HOU	NL	15	9	1	1	0	0	0	0	3	.111	—	—	—	—	0.0
1993	FLO	NL	27	51	3	6	1	1	3	1	15	.118	.265 (-56%)	.332 (-59%)	.403 (-56%)	.735 (-58%)	-486.4
1994	FLO	NL	8	14	2	5	2	0	0	1	4	.357	—	—	—	—	0.0
1995	FLO	NL	4	6	1	2	0	0	0	0	3	.333	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 5 seasons			71	102	9	18	4	1	3	5	36	.176	—	—	—	—	-486

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Game Log & Splits

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Per-game data from Retrosheet (regular season, through 2025).

Batting — Home / Away

Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	39	50	5	13	0	3	.260
Away	32	52	4	5	0	0	.096

Pitching — Home / Away

Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	34	182.1	204	106	91	124	5.23
Away	30	143.2	146	86	93	92	5.39

Last 10 Games — Batting

Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	R	H	2B	BB	SO
1995-10-01	MIA	PHI	W	3	1	2	0	0	1
1995-09-24	MIA	NYN	W	2	0	0	0	0	1
1995-09-19	MIA	PHI	W	1	0	0	0	0	1
1995-09-13	MIA	CIN	L	0	0	0	0	0	0
1994-08-07	MIA	NYN	W	3	1	1	1	0	1
1994-05-09	MIA	PIT	L	1	0	1	0	1	0
1994-05-04	MIA	ATL	L	2	0	1	0	0	1
1994-04-28	MIA	COL	W	2	0	0	0	0	0
1994-04-23	MIA	CIN	W	2	0	0	0	0	1
1994-04-17	MIA	SFG	L	1	1	1	1	0	0

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
1995-10-01	MIA	PHI	W	5.2	6	2	2	4	7	2
1995-09-24	MIA	NYN	W	5.0	6	3	3	5	4	1
1995-09-19	MIA	PHI	—	5.0	9	4	1	3	3	0
1995-09-13	MIA	CIN	—	1.0	2	2	1	0	1	0
1994-08-07	MIA	NYN	W	7.1	2	0	0	4	6	0
1994-05-09	MIA	PIT	L	6.0	8	6	5	3	2	0
1994-05-04	MIA	ATL	L	6.2	5	1	1	1	4	0
1994-04-28	MIA	COL	—	4.1	8	6	6	1	4	2
1994-04-23	MIA	CIN	—	6.0	7	2	2	4	4	0
1994-04-17	MIA	SFG	L	5.0	8	4	4	1	5	2

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	64	60	11	35	5	0

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E
1991	HOU	P	14	13	4	3	2
1992	HOU	P	11	9	0	3	0
1993	FLO	P	27	27	7	24	2
1994	FLO	P	8	8	0	3	1
1995	FLO	P	4	3	0	2	0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position	Games
Pitcher	64

Salary History

Year	Team	League	Salary
1995	FLO	NL	$185,000
1994	FLO	NL	$185,000
1993	FLO	NL	$132,000
1992	HOU	NL	$125,000
1990	HOU	NL	$100,000
Total Career Earnings			$727,000

Frequently Asked Questions about Ryan Bowen

What years did Ryan Bowen play?: Ryan Bowen played in Major League Baseball from 1991 to 1995.
Was Ryan Bowen a pitcher?: Yes. Ryan Bowen pitched in the major leagues, recording 17 wins and 216 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Ryan Bowen hit?: Ryan Bowen hit 0 career home runs with 18 hits.