What years did Ted Bowsfield play?

Ted Bowsfield played in Major League Baseball from 1958 to 1964.

Was Ted Bowsfield a pitcher?

Yes. Ted Bowsfield pitched in the major leagues, recording 37 wins and 326 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Ted Bowsfield hit?

Ted Bowsfield hit 0 career home runs with 22 hits.

What was Ted Bowsfield's career batting average?

Ted Bowsfield batted .127 over his career, with 22 hits in 173 at bats.

How many RBI did Ted Bowsfield have?

Ted Bowsfield drove in 8 runs in his career.

What was Ted Bowsfield's career ERA?

Ted Bowsfield finished with a 4.35 career ERA, going 37-39 with 326 strikeouts.

Ted Bowsfield

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1958-1964)

Ted Bowsfield was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 1958 to 1964 for 4 teams, including the Boston Red Sox, a span of 7 seasons. Across 215 career appearances, he went 37-39 with a 4.35 ERA and 326 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 37–39

ERA 4.35

WHIP 1.45

SO 326

Pitcher PIV -3125.6

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: R / L
Height / Weight: 6'1" / 190 lb
Born: 1/10/1935 in Vernon, BC, CAN
MLB Debut: 1958-07-20
Last Game: 1964-10-04

Full name: Edward Oliver Bowsfield

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Career Pitching Statistics

Ted Bowsfield — Career Pitching Statistics
W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
37	39	215	86	12	4	6	662.1	699	320	63	259	326	4.35	-3125.6

Career ERA 4.35 vs. league average 3.79 across their career seasons — 14.8% worse than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

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Ted Bowsfield Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1958	BOS	AL	4	2	16	10	2	0	0	65.2	58	28	36	38	3.84	3.86 (+1%)	430.0
1959	BOS	AL	0	1	5	2	0	0	0	9.0	16	15	9	4	15.00	3.90 (-284%)	0.0
1960	BOS	AL	1	2	17	2	0	0	2	21.0	20	12	13	18	5.14	3.82 (-35%)	203.3
1960	CLE	AL	3	4	11	6	1	1	0	40.2	47	23	20	14	5.09	3.82 (-33%)	188.3
1961	LAA	AL	11	8	41	21	4	1	0	157.0	154	65	63	88	3.73	4.03 (+7%)	-549.4
1962	LAA	AL	9	8	34	25	1	0	1	139.0	154	68	40	52	4.40	3.96 (-11%)	205.5
1963	KC1	AL	5	7	41	11	2	1	3	111.1	115	55	47	67	4.45	3.46 (-29%)	-2222.6
1964	KC1	AL	4	7	50	9	2	1	0	118.2	135	54	31	45	4.10	3.58 (-14%)	-1380.8
Career · 8 seasons			37	39	215	86	12	4	6	662.1	699	320	259	326	4.35	—	-3,126

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

Ted Bowsfield — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
235	173	19	22	3	1	0	8	0	14	66	.127	.193	.156	.349	-416

Career AVG .127 vs. league average .254 across their career seasons — 50.0% below league average.

Career OBP .193 vs. league average .321 across their career seasons — 40.0% below league average.

Career SLG .156 vs. league average .387 across their career seasons — 59.7% below league average.

Career OPS .349 vs. league average .708 across their career seasons — 50.8% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

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Ted Bowsfield — 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
1958	BOS	AL	17	26	2	4	0	0	1	0	9	.154	—	—	—	—	0.0
1959	BOS	AL	5	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1960	BOS	AL	17	4	1	1	0	0	2	0	1	.250	—	—	—	—	0.0
1960	CLE	AL	11	10	1	1	0	0	0	1	3	.100	—	—	—	—	0.0
1961	LAA	AL	46	51	5	7	1	1	2	2	19	.137	.258 (-47%)	.328 (-48%)	.399 (-51%)	.727 (-50%)	-415.9
1962	LAA	AL	44	37	7	6	1	0	1	6	15	.162	—	—	—	—	0.0
1963	KC1	AL	43	23	2	1	1	0	2	3	9	.043	—	—	—	—	0.0
1964	KC1	AL	52	21	1	2	0	0	0	2	9	.095	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 8 seasons			235	173	19	22	3	1	8	14	66	.127	—	—	—	—	-416

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

Ted Bowsfield — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	108	62	9	11	0	2	.177
Away	127	111	10	11	0	6	.099

Pitching — Home / Away

Ted Bowsfield — Pitching — Home / Away
Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	100	302.2	339	174	115	148	5.17
Away	115	360.1	360	146	144	178	3.65

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Ted Bowsfield — Last 10 Games — Pitching
Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
1964-10-04	KC1	CHW	—	2.0	2	0	0	0	0	0
1964-10-02	KC1	CHW	—	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	0
1964-10-02	KC1	CHW	—	2.0	1	0	0	0	2	0
1964-10-01	KC1	MIN	—	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0
1964-09-29	KC1	MIN	—	2.0	1	0	0	0	1	0
1964-09-27	KC1	CHW	—	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1964-09-25	KC1	CHW	—	2.0	1	1	1	1	1	0
1964-09-22	KC1	MIN	W	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1964-09-20	KC1	NYY	—	3.0	3	1	0	0	0	0
1964-09-16	KC1	BOS	—	2.0	2	1	1	0	1	1

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Ted Bowsfield — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	215	86	49	115	15	9

Season-by-Season Fielding

Ted Bowsfield — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1958	BOS	P	16	10	5	16	1	1
1959	BOS	P	5	2	1	0	0	0
1960	BOS	P	17	2	2	6	0	1
1960	CLE	P	11	6	4	9	1	2
1961	LAA	P	41	21	4	26	5	1
1962	LAA	P	34	25	12	13	5	0
1963	KC1	P	41	11	12	25	1	2
1964	KC1	P	50	9	9	20	2	2

Career Games by Position

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Ted Bowsfield — Career Games by Position
Position	Games
Pitcher	215

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Ted Bowsfield: the record in brief

Ted Bowsfield played a first major league game on July 20, 1958 and a last one on October 4, 1964. Club by club, the record runs the Boston Red Sox (1958 through 1960), the Cleveland Indians (1960), the Los Angeles Angels (1961 to 1962), and the Kansas City Athletics (1963 through 1964). Born on January 10, 1935, in Vernon, BC, CAN, Bowsfield is listed as a pitcher and batted right-handed and threw left-handed. Size on record: 6 feet, 1 inch and 190 pounds. Bowsfield's full given name, per the bio, is Edward Oliver Bowsfield.

The pitching table credits Bowsfield with a 37-39 record and a 4.35 ERA in 215 games. The totals include 326 strikeouts and 12 complete games. The league ERA over Bowsfield's seasons was 3.79, so the 4.35 figure ran 14.8% worse than average. Bowsfield won 11 games in 1961, the most of any season listed. In 1961, one of the busiest seasons, Bowsfield posted a 3.73 ERA; the league figure that year was 4.03.

Frequently Asked Questions about Ted Bowsfield

What years did Ted Bowsfield play?: Ted Bowsfield played in Major League Baseball from 1958 to 1964.
Was Ted Bowsfield a pitcher?: Yes. Ted Bowsfield pitched in the major leagues, recording 37 wins and 326 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Ted Bowsfield hit?: Ted Bowsfield hit 0 career home runs with 22 hits.
What was Ted Bowsfield's career batting average?: Ted Bowsfield batted .127 over his career, with 22 hits in 173 at bats.
How many RBI did Ted Bowsfield have?: Ted Bowsfield drove in 8 runs in his career.
What was Ted Bowsfield's career ERA?: Ted Bowsfield finished with a 4.35 career ERA, going 37-39 with 326 strikeouts.