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Joe BowmanvsTom Murphy

Regular-season careers from the StatVault encyclopedia — the same tables as each player's profile.

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Joe Bowman

1932–1945 · 11 seasons

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Tom Murphy

1968–1979 · 12 seasons

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At a glance

Joe Bowman and Tom Murphy: seasons, VAL, honors and league-leading seasons
Joe Bowman	Stat	Tom Murphy
11	Seasons	12
22.5	Career VAL	25.2
6.0 (1934)	Peak-season VAL	6.2 (1974)
—	Black ink (league-leading seasons)	0
—	Gray ink (top-10 finishes)	2

VAL is Value Above League — regular-season production measured against the league at the same position group (MLB VAL board). Black and gray ink count seasons from 1950 on.

Career regular season

Career regular-season statistics both Joe Bowman and Tom Murphy have
Joe Bowman	Stat	Tom Murphy
Career
430	Games	443
Batting
141	Hits	42
2	Home runs	1
75	RBI	18
62	Runs	21
3	Stolen bases	0
46

VAL by ageEach season plotted at the player's age that season, so careers line up by age rather than by calendar.

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.221	Batting avg	.145

.275	On-base %	.181

.293	Slugging %	.180

60	OPS+	6

Pitching
77	Wins	68
96	Losses	101
11	Saves	59
1465.2	Innings pitched	1444.0
502	Strikeouts (pitching)	621
4.40	ERA	3.77
1.46	WHIP	1.33
88	ERA+	95

Pitching

Wins

Losses

101

Saves

1465.2

Innings pitched

1444.0

502

Strikeouts (pitching)

621

4.40

ERA

3.77

1.46

WHIP

1.33

ERA+

Age	Joe Bowman	Tom Murphy
22	—	3.2
23	—	3.5
24	6	2
25	1.6	2.5
26	2.7	2.4
27	1.2	2.6
28	2.4	6.2
29	1.9	0.7
30	2.7	0.8
31	2.7	0
32	—	1.3
34	0	—
35	1.3	—

Age	Joe Bowman	Tom Murphy
22	—	3.2
23	—	3.5
24	6	2
25	1.6	2.5
26	2.7	2.4
27	1.2	2.6
28	2.4	6.2
29	1.9	0.7
30	2.7	0.8
31	2.7	0
32	—	1.3
34	0	—
35	1.3	—

Age	Joe Bowman	Tom Murphy
22	—	3.2
23	—	3.5
24	6	2
25	1.6	2.5
26	2.7	2.4
27	1.2	2.6
28	2.4	6.2
29	1.9	0.7
30	2.7	0.8
31	2.7	0
32	—	1.3
34	0	—
35	1.3	—

Age	Joe Bowman	Tom Murphy
22	—	3.2
23	—	3.5
24	6	2
25	1.6	2.5
26	2.7	2.4
27	1.2	2.6
28	2.4	6.2
29	1.9	0.7
30	2.7	0.8
31	2.7	0
32	—	1.3
34	0	—
35	1.3	—