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John Bowker

Positions: Pinch Hitter, First Baseman and Outfielder

Bats: Left • Throws: Left

6-1, 205lb (185cm, 92kg)

Born: July 8, 1983 in Sacramento, CA us

Draft: Drafted by the San Francisco Giants in the 3rd round of the 2004 MLB June Amateur Draft from California State University, Long Beach (Long Beach, CA).

High School: Rio Americano HS (Sacramento, CA)

School: California State University, Long Beach (Long Beach, CA)

Debut: April 12, 2008 (Age 24-279d, 19,272nd in major league history)
vs. STL 3 AB, 2 H, 1 HR, 3 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: September 27, 2011 (Age 28-081d)
vs. ATL 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 2008 season

Full Name: John Brite Bowker

Pronunciation: \BOW-ker (as in take a BOW)\

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

-1.6

574

133

.232

RBI

OBP

.283

SLG

.382

OPS

.665

OPS+

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

2010 Fielding Game Log (overall)

2010 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 5	SFG	@	HOU	W,5-2	GS	25	7.0	1	0	0	1	0
2	3 (1)	Apr 7	SFG	@	HOU	W,10-4	GS	22	6.0	1	0	0	1	0
3	4	Apr 9	SFG		ATL	W,5-4	CG	57	13.0	3	0	0	3	0
4	5	Apr 10	SFG		ATL	L,2-7	CG	45	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
5	6	Apr 11	SFG		ATL	W,6-3	GS	27	7.0	1	0	0	1	0
6	9 (2)	Apr 14	SFG		PIT	W,6-0	GS	23	6.0	0	0	0	0	0
7	10	Apr 16	SFG	@	LAD	L,8-10	CG	42	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
8	14 (3)	Apr 20	SFG	@	SDP	L,0-1	CG	28	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
9	15	Apr 21	SFG	@	SDP	L,2-5	CG	38	8.0	3	0	0	3	0
10	17 (1)	Apr 24	SFG		STL	W,2-0		22	6.0	0	0	0	0	0
11	19 (1)	Apr 26	SFG		PHI	W,5-1	GS	29	6.1	1	0	0	1	0
12	22 (2)	Apr 30	SFG		COL	W,5-2	GF	27	7.0	0	0	0	0	0
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
13	23	May 1	SFG		COL	W,6-1	CG	33	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
14	24	May 2	SFG		COL	L,1-4	GS	38	8.0	0	1	0	1	0
15	25	May 4	SFG	@	FLA	W,9-6		8	2.0	0	0	0	0	0
16	33 (7)	May 13	SFG		SDP	L,0-1	CG	33	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
17	39 (5)	May 19	SFG	@	ARI	L,1-13	GF	9	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
18	40	May 20	SFG	@	ARI	L,7-8	CG	42	8.0	0	0	0	0	0
19	41	May 21	SFG	@	OAK	L,1-6	CG	34	8.0	5	0	0	5	0
20	42	May 22	SFG	@	OAK	L,0-1	GS	27	7.0	4	0	0	4	0
21	43	May 23	SFG	@	OAK	L,0-3	GS	27	7.0	4	0	0	4	0
22	44	May 25	SFG		WSN	W,4-2	GF	6	2.0	0	0	0	0	0
23	46 (1)	May 27	SFG		WSN	W,5-4	GS	33	7.0	1	0	0	1	0
24	50 (3)	May 31	SFG		COL	L,0-4	GF	11	3.1	1	0	0	1	0
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
				Player went from San Francisco Giants to Pittsburgh Pirates
25	134	Sep 3	PIT		WSN	W,8-5	GS	30	7.0	2	0	0	2	0
26	139 (4)	Sep 8	PIT		ATL	L,3-9	CG	49	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
27	141 (1)	Sep 11	PIT	@	CIN	L,4-5	GF	12	2.0	1	0	0	1	0
28	142	Sep 12	PIT	@	CIN	W,3-1	CG	35	9.0	8	1	0	9	0
29	143	Sep 13	PIT	@	NYM	L,0-1	GS	25	7.0	2	0	0	2	0
30	145 (1)	Sep 15	PIT	@	NYM	L,7-8	CG	37	8.0	3	0	0	3	0
31	146	Sep 16	PIT	@	NYM	L,2-6	CG	41	8.0	3	0	0	3	0
32	147	Sep 17	PIT		ARI	W,4-3	CG	35	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
33	148	Sep 18	PIT		ARI	W,9-6	CG	42	9.0	4	0	0	4	1
34	149	Sep 19	PIT		ARI	W,4-3	CG	34	9.0	10	1	1	12	0
35	150	Sep 21	PIT		STL	W,5-2	CG	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
36	151	Sep 22	PIT		STL	W,11-6	CG	40	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
37	152	Sep 23	PIT		STL	L,2-9	CG	47	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
38	153	Sep 24	PIT		HOU	L,7-10	GS	46	9.0	1	0	1	2	0
39	154	Sep 25	PIT		HOU	W,6-4	GS	19	4.0	1	0	0	1	0
40	156 (1)	Sep 27	PIT	@	STL	L,4-6	GS	25	6.0	0	0	0	0	0
41	158 (1)	Sep 29	PIT	@	STL	L,1-4	CG	36	8.0	3	0	0	3	0
42	159	Sep 30	PIT	@	FLA	L,9-11	GS	43	8.0	4	0	0	4	0
43	160	Oct 1	PIT	@	FLA	W,5-1	CG	36	9.0	7	1	0	8	0
44	161	Oct 2	PIT	@	FLA	L,0-2	CG	32	8.0	0	0	0	0	0
							46gm		318.2	92	4	2	98	1