Michael Bowden
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| 26-year-old Pitcher |
| Chicago Cubs |
| Date of Birth: September 9, 1986 |
| Height: 6-3 Weight: 215 |
| Bats/Throws: R/R |
Basic Statistics
| Basic Statistics | |||||||||||||||||||
| Year | Age | Team | G | W | L | IP | TBF | H | 2B | 3B | HR | R | ER | BB | K | ERA | WHIP | RA9 | |
| 2006 | 19 | A | Greenville | 24 | 9 | 6 | 107.2 | 443 | 91 | 16 | 2 | 9 | 50 | 42 | 31 | 118 | 3.51 | 1.13 | 4.18 |
| 2006 | 19 | A+ | Wilmington | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5.0 | 25 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 9.00 | 2.00 | 9.00 |
| 2007 | 20 | A+ | Lancaster | 8 | 2 | 0 | 46.0 | 176 | 35 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 46 | 1.37 | 0.93 | 1.96 |
| 2007 | 20 | AA | Portland | 19 | 8 | 6 | 96.2 | 418 | 105 | 22 | 7 | 9 | 51 | 46 | 33 | 82 | 4.28 | 1.42 | 4.75 |
| 2008 | 21 | AA | Portland | 19 | 9 | 4 | 104.1 | 403 | 72 | 14 | 2 | 5 | 31 | 27 | 24 | 101 | 2.33 | 0.92 | 2.67 |
| 2008 | 21 | AAA | Pawtucket | 7 | 0 | 3 | 40.0 | 161 | 40 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 16 | 15 | 5 | 29 | 3.38 | 1.12 | 3.60 |
| 2008 | 21 | MLB | Boston | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5.0 | 22 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3.60 | 1.60 | 3.60 |
| 2009 | 22 | AAA | Pawtucket | 24 | 4 | 6 | 126.1 | 517 | 106 | 27 | 2 | 11 | 47 | 44 | 47 | 88 | 3.13 | 1.21 | 3.35 |
| 2009 | 22 | MLB | Boston | 8 | 1 | 1 | 16.0 | 75 | 23 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 17 | 17 | 6 | 12 | 9.56 | 1.81 | 9.56 |
| 2010 | 23 | AAA | Pawtucket | 31 | 6 | 4 | 105.2 | 427 | 84 | 19 | 5 | 13 | 43 | 43 | 37 | 77 | 3.66 | 1.14 | 3.66 |
| 2010 | 23 | MLB | Boston | 14 | 0 | 1 | 15.1 | 66 | 20 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 13 | 4.70 | 1.56 | 4.70 |
| 2011 | 24 | AAA | Pawtucket | 41 | 3 | 3 | 52.2 | 219 | 43 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 61 | 2.90 | 1.15 | 3.25 |
| 2011 | 24 | MLB | Boston | 14 | 0 | 0 | 20.0 | 90 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 17 | 4.05 | 1.50 | 4.05 |
| 2012 | 25 | AAA | Iowa | 23 | 3 | 2 | 32.2 | 133 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 17 | 35 | 2.75 | 1.10 | 3.31 |
| 2012 | 25 | MLB | Chi Cubs | 30 | 0 | 0 | 36.2 | 154 | 30 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 29 | 2.95 | 1.25 | 2.95 |
| 2012 | 25 | MLB | Boston | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3.0 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3.00 | 1.00 | 3.00 |
| 2013 | 26 | MLB | Chi Cubs | 14 | 1 | 2 | 16.2 | 67 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 3.78 | 1.13 | 3.78 |
| Extended Statistics | ||||||||||
| Year | Age | Team | BB/PA | K/PA | BABIP | GB% | HR/Air | FIP | BsRA9 | |
| 2006 | 19 | A | Greenville | 7.0% | 26.6% | .293 | 57% | 7% | 3.09 | 3.51 |
| 2006 | 19 | A+ | Wilmington | 4.0% | 12.0% | .450 | 45% | 0% | 2.59 | 7.25 |
| 2007 | 20 | A+ | Lancaster | 4.5% | 26.1% | .288 | 45% | 1% | 2.59 | 2.17 |
| 2007 | 20 | AA | Portland | 7.9% | 19.6% | .337 | 38% | 5% | 3.94 | 4.85 |
| 2008 | 21 | AA | Portland | 6.0% | 25.1% | .249 | 43% | 3% | 2.63 | 2.26 |
| 2008 | 21 | AAA | Pawtucket | 3.1% | 18.0% | .294 | 37% | 6% | 3.89 | 4.06 |
| 2008 | 21 | MLB | Boston | 4.5% | 13.6% | .389 | 18% | 0% | 2.57 | 4.82 |
| 2009 | 22 | AAA | Pawtucket | 9.1% | 17.0% | .260 | 32% | 4% | 4.04 | 3.67 |
| 2009 | 22 | MLB | Boston | 8.0% | 16.0% | .370 | 43% | 9% | 5.21 | 7.69 |
| 2010 | 23 | AAA | Pawtucket | 8.7% | 18.0% | .247 | 25% | 6% | 4.51 | 3.81 |
| 2010 | 23 | MLB | Boston | 6.1% | 19.7% | .383 | 27% | 6% | 3.84 | 5.98 |
| 2011 | 24 | AAA | Pawtucket | 8.2% | 27.9% | .288 | 40% | 6% | 3.24 | 3.55 |
| 2011 | 24 | MLB | Boston | 12.2% | 18.9% | .271 | 30% | 7% | 4.96 | 5.40 |
| 2012 | 25 | AAA | Iowa | 12.8% | 26.3% | .227 | 45% | 5% | 3.88 | 2.65 |
| 2012 | 25 | MLB | Boston | 9.1% | 27.3% | .167 | 57% | 33% | 6.38 | 5.16 |
| 2012 | 25 | MLB | Chi Cubs | 10.4% | 18.8% | .263 | 39% | 6% | 4.35 | 3.97 |
| 2013 | 26 | MLB | Chi Cubs | 7.5% | 10.4% | .269 | 37% | 0% | 3.21 | 2.41 |
Extended Statistics
2013: Chi Cubs | 2012: Chi Cubs | 2012: Iowa
| Split Statistics with Iowa in 2012 | |||||||
| Split | IP | TBF | BB/PA | K/PA | BABIP | GB% | ERA |
| June | 11.0 | 44 | 11.4% | 27.3% | .259 | 50% | 2.45 |
| July | 14.1 | 62 | 12.9% | 22.6% | .265 | 42% | 4.40 |
| August | 7.1 | 27 | 14.8% | 33.3% | .71 | 45% | 0.00 |
| AWAY | 10.2 | 50 | 16.0% | 20.0% | .321 | 42% | 5.06 |
| HOME | 22.0 | 83 | 10.8% | 30.1% | .170 | 48% | 1.64 |
Game Log
Game Log
| Date | Level | IP | R | ER | H | 2B | 3B | HR | SO | BB | |
| May 14 | MLB | vs. Colorado | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| May 8 | MLB | vs. St. Louis | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| May 5 | MLB | vs. Cincinnati | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| May 3 | MLB | vs. Cincinnati | 1.1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| April 29 | MLB | vs. San Diego | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| April 22 | MLB | @ Cincinnati | 1.2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| April 21 | MLB | @ Milwaukee | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| April 14 | MLB | vs. San Francisco | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| April 13 | MLB | vs. San Francisco | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| April 11 | MLB | vs. San Francisco | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| April 8 | MLB | vs. Milwaukee | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| April 7 | MLB | @ Atlanta | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| April 5 | MLB | @ Atlanta | 2.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| April 3 | MLB | @ Pittsburgh | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| December 8 | Wint | @ Gigantes | 4.2 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| December 2 | Wint | @ Licey | 7.0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 |
| November 26 | Wint | @ Toros | 5.1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
Player Notes
April 2012
Sox Prospects: Weekly Notes: April 27thBowden was traded to the Chicago Cubs this week along with a player to be named later in exchange fo...
May 2011
Sox Prospects: Players of the Week, May 9 to May 15: Bryce Brentz and Michael Bowdencom Player and Pitcher of the Week.
March 2009
Project Prospect: Spring Scouting: Michael BowdenWe got a detailed look at exactly what makes Michael Bowden one of the best pitching prospects in baseball.
February 2009
MVN: Fire Brand of the American League: Mechanical Analysis: Michael BowdenMay 2008
Sox Prospects: David Laurila Q&A with Michael BowdenMichael Bowden is getting closer.
April 2008
Minor League Ball: Prospect Smackdown: Justin Masterson vs. Michael BowdenProspect Smackdown: Justin Masterson vs.