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.

What was Ryan Bowen's career batting average?

Ryan Bowen batted .176 over his career, with 18 hits in 102 at bats.

How many RBI did Ryan Bowen have?

Ryan Bowen drove in 3 runs in his career.

What was Ryan Bowen's career ERA?

Ryan Bowen finished with a 5.30 career ERA, going 17-28 with 216 strikeouts.

Ryan Bowen

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

Ryan Bowen was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 1991 to 1995 for the Houston Astros and the Florida Marlins, a span of 5 seasons. Across 64 career appearances, he went 17-28 with a 5.30 ERA and 216 strikeouts.

W (Wins):: Games credited to a pitcher whose team took a lead it never surrendered while he was the pitcher of record.
ERA (Earned Run Average):: Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched: (ER × 9) ÷ IP. The primary measure of pitching effectiveness.
SO (Strikeouts):: For a batter, times retired on a third strike; for a pitcher, batters retired on a third strike.
WHIP (Walks and Hits per Inning Pitched):: Baserunners allowed per inning: (BB + H) ÷ IP. Under 1.00 is elite.

Data updated October 12, 2026

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

Ryan Bowen — 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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Ryan Bowen — Season-by-Season Pitching
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	71.2	73	41	36	49	5.15	3.91 (-32%)	117.8
1992	HOU	NL	0	7	11	9	0	0	33.2	48	41	30	22	10.96	3.75 (-193%)	-3090.1
1993	FLO	NL	8	12	27	27	2	1	156.2	156	77	87	98	4.42	4.19 (-6%)	-716.1
1994	FLO	NL	1	5	8	8	1	0	47.1	50	26	19	32	4.94	4.51 (-10%)	-1266.3
1995	FLO	NL	2	0	4	3	0	0	16.2	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

Ryan Bowen — 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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Ryan Bowen — Season-by-Season Batting
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

Ryan Bowen — 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

Ryan Bowen — 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

Ryan Bowen — 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

Ryan Bowen — 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

Ryan Bowen — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	64	60	11	35	5	0

Season-by-Season Fielding

Ryan Bowen — 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

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Ryan Bowen — Career Games by Position
Position	Games
Pitcher	64

Salary History

Ryan Bowen — 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

Ryan Bowen: the record in brief

Between the debut on July 22, 1991 and the final game on October 1, 1995, Ryan Bowen built the record summarized on this page. Club by club, the record runs the Houston Astros (1991 through 1992) and the Florida Marlins (1993 to 1995). Bowen is listed as a pitcher at 6-foot-0 and 185 pounds. Bowen threw and hit right-handed, per the bio block. The recorded birth is February 10, 1968, in Hanford, CA, USA. On the record, Ryan Bowen was born Ryan Eugene Bowen.

The pitching table credits Bowen with a 17-28 record and a 5.30 ERA in 64 games. Also on Bowen's record: 216 strikeouts. Against a 4.14 league ERA for the same seasons, the 5.30 mark was 28.0% worse. No season topped the 8 wins of 1993. In 1993, one of the busiest seasons, Bowen posted a 4.42 ERA; the league figure that year was 4.19.

Every defensive appearance on record for Bowen, 64 games, came at pitcher. The fielding table credits Bowen with 11 putouts, 35 assists and 5 errors on the mound.

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.
What was Ryan Bowen's career batting average?: Ryan Bowen batted .176 over his career, with 18 hits in 102 at bats.
How many RBI did Ryan Bowen have?: Ryan Bowen drove in 3 runs in his career.
What was Ryan Bowen's career ERA?: Ryan Bowen finished with a 5.30 career ERA, going 17-28 with 216 strikeouts.