What years did John Bowker play?

John Bowker played in Major League Baseball from 2008 to 2011.

Was John Bowker a pitcher?

No. John Bowker was a position player (First Baseman).

How many home runs did John Bowker hit?

John Bowker hit 17 career home runs with 133 hits.

John Bowker

First Baseman · Career Stats, Bio & Records (2008-2011)

AVG .232

HR 17

RBI 73

H 133

OPS .664

PIV -863

Position: First Baseman
Bats / Throws: L / L
Height / Weight: 6'1" / 205 lb
Born: 7/8/1983 in Sacramento, CA, USA
MLB Debut: 2008-04-12
Last Game: 2011-09-27

Full name: John Brite Bowker

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Career Batting Statistics

G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
240	574	54	133	25	5	17	73	2	39	136	.232	.283	.382	.664	-863

Career AVG .232 vs. league average .260 across their career seasons — 10.8% below league average.

Career OBP .283 vs. league average .328 across their career seasons — 13.7% below league average.

Career SLG .382 vs. league average .409 across their career seasons — 6.7% below league average.

Career OPS .664 vs. league average .737 across their career seasons — 9.8% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
2008	SFN	NL	111	326	31	83	14	3	10	43	1	19	74	.255	.263 (-3%)	.333 (-10%)	.416 (-2%)	.749 (-6%)	-355.1
2009	SFN	NL	31	67	7	13	2	2	2	7	1	4	18	.194	.262 (-26%)	.332 (-26%)	.417 (-11%)	.750 (-17%)	-225.9
2010	SFN	NL	41	82	9	17	3	0	3	8	0	6	23	.207	.257 (-19%)	.325 (-21%)	.402 (-12%)	.728 (-16%)	-245.0
2010	PIT	NL	26	69	7	16	5	0	2	13	0	8	10	.232	.257 (-10%)	.325 (-4%)	.402 (-3%)	.728 (-3%)	-245.0
2011	PIT	NL	19	17	0	4	1	0	0	2	0	2	4	.235	—	—	—	—	0.0
2011	PHI	NL	12	13	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 6 seasons			240	574	54	133	25	5	17	73	2	39	136	.232	—	—	—	—	-1,071

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	114	277	27	62	10	33	.224
Away	126	297	27	71	7	40	.239

Last 10 Games — Batting

Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	SO
2011-09-27	PHI	ATL	W	1	1
2011-09-24	PHI	NYN	L	1	0
2011-09-22	PHI	WAS	L	2	0
2011-09-20	PHI	WAS	L	1	0
2011-09-18	PHI	STL	L	1	1
2011-09-16	PHI	STL	L	1	0
2011-09-15	PHI	MIA	W	1	1
2011-09-13	PHI	HOU	L	1	1
2011-09-11	PHI	MIL	L	1	0
2011-09-10	PHI	MIL	W	1	1

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1B	82	73	496	43	7	44
OF	78	62	120	2	1	0

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
2008	SFN	1B	71	67	448	39	6	43
2008	SFN	OF	19	13	27	0	0	0
2009	SFN	1B	4	2	15	0	0	0
2009	SFN	OF	17	15	26	1	0	0
2010	SFN	OF	24	18	33	1	0	0
2010	PIT	1B	5	4	29	3	1	1
2010	PIT	OF	16	15	30	0	1	0
2011	PIT	1B	1	0	3	0	0	0
2011	PIT	OF	1	0	0	0	0	0
2011	PHI	1B	1	0	1	1	0	0
2011	PHI	OF	1	1	4	0	0	0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position	Games
First Base	82
Left Field	35
Right Field	45
Designated Hitter	2

Salary History

Year	Team	League	Salary
2011	PIT	NL	$441,500
2010	SFN	NL	$410,000
Total Career Earnings			$851,500

College History

School Name	City	State	Years Attended
California State University Long Beach	Long Beach	CA	2002, 2003, 2004

Frequently Asked Questions about John Bowker

What years did John Bowker play?: John Bowker played in Major League Baseball from 2008 to 2011.
Was John Bowker a pitcher?: No. John Bowker was a position player (First Baseman).
How many home runs did John Bowker hit?: John Bowker hit 17 career home runs with 133 hits.