What years did Roger Bowman play?

Roger Bowman played in Major League Baseball from 1949 to 1955.

Was Roger Bowman a pitcher?

Yes. Roger Bowman pitched in the major leagues, recording 2 wins and 75 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Roger Bowman hit?

Roger Bowman hit 0 career home runs with 3 hits.

Roger Bowman

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1949-1955)

W–L 2–11

ERA 5.81

WHIP 1.77

SO 75

Pitcher PIV -1392.9

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: R / L
Height / Weight: 6'0" / 175 lb
Born: 8/18/1927 in Amsterdam, NY, USA
Died: 7/21/1997 in Los Angeles, CA, USA
MLB Debut: 1949-09-22
Last Game: 1955-05-22

Full name: Roger Clinton Bowman

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Career Pitching Statistics

W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
2	11	50	12	0	0	0	117.7	137	76	14	71	75	5.81	-1392.9

Career ERA 5.81 vs. league average 4.00 across their career seasons — 45.4% worse than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1949	NY1	NL	0	0	2	2	6.3	6	3	7	4	4.26	—	0.0
1951	NY1	NL	2	4	9	5	26.3	35	18	22	24	6.15	4.04 (-52%)	-147.6
1952	NY1	NL	0	0	2	1	3.0	6	4	3	3	12.00	—	0.0
1953	PIT	NL	0	4	30	2	65.3	65	35	29	36	4.82	4.14 (-17%)	-849.6
1955	PIT	NL	0	3	7	2	16.7	25	16	10	8	8.64	4.00 (-116%)	-395.7
Career · 5 seasons			2	11	50	12	117.2	137	76	71	75	5.81	—	-1,393

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
50	18	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	2	7	.167	.250	.167	.417	0

Career AVG .167 vs. league average .260 across their career seasons — 35.9% below league average.

Career OBP .250 vs. league average .335 across their career seasons — 25.4% below league average.

Career SLG .167 vs. league average .386 across their career seasons — 56.8% below league average.

Career OPS .417 vs. league average .721 across their career seasons — 42.2% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	H	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1949	NY1	NL	2	2	0	0	1	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1951	NY1	NL	9	6	0	1	1	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1952	NY1	NL	2	1	0	0	1	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1953	PIT	NL	30	7	2	1	4	.286	—	—	—	—	0.0
1955	PIT	NL	7	2	1	0	0	.500	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 5 seasons			50	18	3	2	7	.167	—	—	—	—	0

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	26	12	0	1	0	0	.083
Away	24	6	0	2	0	0	.333

Pitching — Home / Away

Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	26	74.1	83	40	33	37	4.84
Away	24	43.1	54	36	38	38	7.48

Last 10 Games — Batting

Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	H
1955-05-22	PIT	NY1	L	1	0
1955-05-17	PIT	CIN	L	1	1
1955-05-15	PIT	STL	L	0	0
1955-05-07	PIT	NY1	L	0	0
1955-05-01	PIT	STL	L	0	0
1955-04-22	PIT	PHI	L	0	0
1955-04-17	PIT	BRO	L	0	0
1953-09-11	PIT	STL	L	0	0
1953-08-30	PIT	ATL	L	0	0
1953-08-25	PIT	CIN	L	0	0

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
1955-05-22	PIT	NY1	L	8.0	10	5	5	2	2	0
1955-05-17	PIT	CIN	—	3.0	2	2	2	3	2	0
1955-05-15	PIT	STL	—	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	0
1955-05-07	PIT	NY1	—	2.0	6	5	5	3	3	1
1955-05-01	PIT	STL	L	2.0	4	4	2	2	1	0
1955-04-22	PIT	PHI	L	0.0	2	2	2	0	0	1
1955-04-17	PIT	BRO	—	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0
1953-09-11	PIT	STL	—	3.0	1	0	0	0	2	0
1953-08-30	PIT	ATL	—	2.0	4	4	4	1	1	2
1953-08-25	PIT	CIN	L	1.0	2	2	2	0	1	1

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	50	2	10	20	0	0

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A
1949	NY1	P	2	0	1	3
1951	NY1	P	9	0	2	1
1952	NY1	P	2	0	0	0
1953	PIT	P	30	0	6	11
1955	PIT	P	7	2	1	5

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position	Games
Pitcher	50

Frequently Asked Questions about Roger Bowman

What years did Roger Bowman play?: Roger Bowman played in Major League Baseball from 1949 to 1955.
Was Roger Bowman a pitcher?: Yes. Roger Bowman pitched in the major leagues, recording 2 wins and 75 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Roger Bowman hit?: Roger Bowman hit 0 career home runs with 3 hits.