Michael Bowden
Michael Matthew Bowden
Born: September 9, 1986
Winfield, IL US
Primary Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6'3"
Weight: 215
Draft: Compensation 1 (2005 June Amateur Draft, Boston Red Sox)
School: Waubonsie Valley HS, IL
Career: 2005-2021
Major League Statistics
Michael Bowden compiled a career record of 68 wins and 46 losses, with 21 saves, and a 3.22 ERA in his 309-game pitching career with the Red Sox, Greenville Drive, Wilmington Blue Rocks, Lancaster JetHawks, Portland Sea Dogs, Pawtucket Red Sox, Iowa Cubs, Saitama Seibu Lions, Rochester Red Wings, Norfolk Tides, High Point Rockers, Tulsa Drillers, Puebla Pericos, Oklahoma City Dodgers and Chicago Dogs. He began playing during the 2005 season and last took the field during the 2021 campaign.
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Pitching:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | W | L | W% | ERA | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | R | GULF | Red Sox | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 0.00 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 |
| 2006 | A | SALL3 | Greenville Drive | 9 | 6 | .600 | 3.51 | 24 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 107.7 | 91 | 50 | 42 | 9 | 31 | 0 | 118 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 443 |
| 2006 | Advanced A | CARL | Wilmington Blue Rocks | 0 | 0 | 9.00 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.0 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 25 | |
| 2007 | Advanced A | CALL | Lancaster JetHawks | 2 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.37 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 46.0 | 35 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 46 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 176 |
| 2007 | AA | EL | Portland Sea Dogs | 8 | 6 | .571 | 4.28 | 19 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 96.7 | 105 | 51 | 46 | 9 | 33 | 0 | 82 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 418 |
| 2008 | AAA | IL | Pawtucket Red Sox | 0 | 3 | .000 | 3.38 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40.0 | 40 | 16 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 161 |
| 2008 | AA | EL | Portland Sea Dogs | 9 | 4 | .692 | 2.33 | 19 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 104.3 | 72 | 31 | 27 | 5 | 24 | 0 | 101 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 403 |
| 2009 | AAA | IL | Pawtucket Red Sox | 4 | 6 | .400 | 3.13 | 24 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 126.3 | 106 | 47 | 44 | 11 | 47 | 0 | 88 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 517 |
| 2010 | AAA | IL | Pawtucket Red Sox | 6 | 4 | .600 | 3.66 | 31 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 105.7 | 84 | 43 | 43 | 13 | 37 | 1 | 77 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 427 |
| 2011 | AAA | IL | Pawtucket Red Sox | 3 | 3 | .500 | 2.73 | 41 | 0 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 52.7 | 43 | 19 | 16 | 5 | 18 | 1 | 61 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 219 |
| 2012 | AAA | PCL | Iowa Cubs | 3 | 2 | .600 | 2.76 | 23 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 32.7 | 19 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 17 | 2 | 35 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 133 |
| 2013 | AAA | PCL | Iowa Cubs | 0 | 0 | 2.41 | 13 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 18.7 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 74 | |
| 2014 | Foreign Major | JPPL | Saitama Seibu Lions | 2 | 1 | .667 | 4.50 | 36 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40.0 | 38 | 20 | 20 | 4 | 24 | 2 | 30 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 179 |
| 2015 | AAA | IL | Norfolk Tides | 7 | 2 | .778 | 1.91 | 24 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 75.3 | 60 | 19 | 16 | 4 | 20 | 0 | 52 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 301 |
| 2015 | AAA | IL | Rochester Red Wings | 4 | 3 | .571 | 3.78 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 47.7 | 50 | 22 | 20 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 47 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 204 |
| 2019 | AA | TL | Tulsa Drillers | 1 | 1 | .500 | 8.15 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17.7 | 26 | 17 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 78 |
| 2019 | AAA | PCL | Oklahoma City Dodgers | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | |
| 2019 | Ind | ATLL | High Point Rockers | 2 | 4 | .333 | 2.93 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 43.0 | 38 | 15 | 14 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 53 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 175 |
| 2019 | AAA | MEX | Puebla Pericos | 0 | 0 | 9.00 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.0 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | |
| 2021 | Ind | AA | Chicago Dogs | 7 | 1 | .875 | 2.92 | 12 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 52.3 | 37 | 17 | 17 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 52 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 202 |
| Totals | 68 | 46 | .596 | 3.22 | 309 | 161 | 74 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 1023.7 | 877 | 403 | 366 | 94 | 306 | 6 | 931 | 16 | 9 | 33 | 4187 |
Batting:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | AAA | PCL | Iowa Cubs | 23 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | AA | TL | Tulsa Drillers | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .333 | .500 | .333 | .833 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 27 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .250 | .400 | .250 | .650 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | R | GULF | Red Sox | P | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .500 |
| 2006 | A | SALL3 | Greenville Drive | P | 24 | 10 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.125 |
| 2006 | Advanced A | CARL | Wilmington Blue Rocks | P | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | |
| 2007 | Advanced A | CALL | Lancaster JetHawks | P | 8 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .875 |
| 2007 | AA | EL | Portland Sea Dogs | P | 19 | 3 | 14 | 2 | 0 | .895 | .895 |
| 2008 | AAA | IL | Pawtucket Red Sox | P | 7 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 |
| 2008 | AA | EL | Portland Sea Dogs | P | 19 | 5 | 12 | 4 | 2 | .810 | .895 |
| 2009 | AAA | IL | Pawtucket Red Sox | P | 24 | 8 | 13 | 2 | 1 | .913 | .875 |
| 2010 | AAA | IL | Pawtucket Red Sox | P | 31 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | .452 |
| 2011 | AAA | IL | Pawtucket Red Sox | P | 41 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | .195 |
| 2012 | AAA | PCL | Iowa Cubs | P | 23 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | .875 | .304 |
| 2013 | AAA | PCL | Iowa Cubs | P | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | |
| 2014 | Foreign Major | JPPL | Saitama Seibu Lions | P | 36 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .167 |
| 2015 | AAA | IL | Rochester Red Wings | P | 8 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .625 |
| 2015 | AAA | IL | Norfolk Tides | P | 24 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | .708 |
| 2019 | Ind | ATLL | High Point Rockers | P | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .778 | .778 |
| 2019 | AA | TL | Tulsa Drillers | P | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | .000 |
| 2019 | AAA | MEX | Puebla Pericos | P | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | |
| 2019 | AAA | PCL | Oklahoma City Dodgers | P | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | |
| 2021 | Ind | AA | Chicago Dogs | P | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 |
| Totals | 302 | 65 | 102 | 12 | 6 | .933 | .553 |
Minor League Service:
| Year | Level | League | Team | Affiliation | First Appearance | Final Appearance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | R | Gulf Coast League | Red Sox | BOS | August 8, 2005 | August 25, 2005 |
| 2006 | A | South Atlantic League | Greenville Drive | BOS | April 9, 2006 | August 21, 2006 |
| 2006 | Advanced A | Carolina League | Wilmington Blue Rocks | BOS | August 26, 2006 | August 26, 2006 |
| 2007 | Advanced A | California League | Lancaster JetHawks | BOS | April 5, 2007 | May 12, 2007 |
| 2007 | AA | Eastern League | Portland Sea Dogs | BOS | May 18, 2007 | September 2, 2007 |
| 2008 | AA | Eastern League | Portland Sea Dogs | BOS | April 5, 2008 | July 9, 2008 |
| 2008 | AAA | International League | Pawtucket Red Sox | BOS | July 21, 2008 | August 23, 2008 |
| 2009 | AAA | International League | Pawtucket Red Sox | BOS | April 10, 2009 | August 31, 2009 |
| 2010 | AAA | International League | Pawtucket Red Sox | BOS | April 12, 2010 | September 5, 2010 |
| 2011 | AAA | International League | Pawtucket Red Sox | BOS | April 7, 2011 | August 25, 2011 |
| 2012 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Iowa Cubs | CHN | June 8, 2012 | August 10, 2012 |
| 2013 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Iowa Cubs | CHN | June 2, 2013 | July 10, 2013 |
| 2014 | Foreign Major | Japan Pacific League | Saitama Seibu Lions | March 28, 2014 | August 6, 2014 | |
| 2015 | AAA | International League | Norfolk Tides | BAL | April 9, 2015 | July 12, 2015 |
| 2015 | AAA | International League | Rochester Red Wings | MIN | July 29, 2015 | September 6, 2015 |
| 2019 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Oklahoma City Dodgers | LAN | May 2, 2019 | May 2, 2019 |
| 2019 | AA | Texas League | Tulsa Drillers | LAN | May 14, 2019 | May 30, 2019 |
| 2019 | AAA | Mexican League | Puebla Pericos | June 30, 2019 | June 30, 2019 | |
| 2019 | Ind | Atlantic League | High Point Rockers | July 16, 2019 | September 4, 2019 | |
| 2021 | Ind | American Association | Chicago Dogs | May 20, 2021 | August 25, 2021 |
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