Bowden Francis

Position: Starting Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-5, 220lb (196cm, 99kg)

Team: Toronto Blue Jays (majors, 15-day IL)

Born: April 22, 1996 in Tallahassee, FL us

Draft: Drafted by the Arizona Diamondbacks in the 18th round of the 2016 MLB June Amateur Draft from Chipola College (Marianna, FL) and the Milwaukee Brewers in the 7th round of the 2017 MLB June Amateur Draft from Chipola College (Marianna, FL).

School: Chipola College (Marianna, FL)

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 2023 season

2024 Contract Status: Pre-Arb Eligible

Service Time (01/2024): 0.098 • Arb Eligible: 2027 • Free Agent: 2030

Full Name: Robert Bowden Francis

Pronunciation: \BAO-den\

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SUMMARY

2024

Career

WAR

-0.6

0.3

ERA

8.59

3.66

14.2

51.2

WHIP

1.705

1.084

2018 Player Pitching Game Log

2018 Player Pitching Game Log
Rk	Date	Lev	Tm		Opp	Inngs	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	GSc	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	SB	CS	PO	BF	Pit	Str	StL	StS	GB	FB	LD	PU
1	2018-04-05	A-MIDW	Wisconsin Timber Rattlers	@	Beloit Snappers	1-5		5.0	6	2	2	0	3	0	0	50	20	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	20	72	47	11	5	8	10	6	0
2	2018-04-11	A-MIDW	Wisconsin Timber Rattlers	@	Clinton LumberKings	6-8		3.0	2	1	1	0	5	1	0		11	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	11	40	26	9	7	1	5	2	1
3	2018-04-17	A-MIDW	Wisconsin Timber Rattlers		Kane County Cougars	1-6		6.0	4	1	1	0	7	0	0	67	21	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	21	74	55	10	8	7	5	1	1
4	2018-04-27	A-MIDW	Wisconsin Timber Rattlers		Peoria Chiefs	1-5	W	5.0	5	2	2	1	5	0	1	53	19	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	21	79	53	13	10	9	5	1	0
5	2018-05-03	A-MIDW	Wisconsin Timber Rattlers	@	Lake County Captains	6-8		3.0	6	2	1	0	2	0	0		15	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	15					4	7	4	0
6	2018-05-08	A-MIDW	Wisconsin Timber Rattlers		Lansing Lugnuts	1-3	L	3.0	5	5	3	3	2	0	0	32	14	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	18	62	35	5	5	7	6	0	1
7	2018-05-15	A-MIDW	Wisconsin Timber Rattlers		Beloit Snappers	1-5		5.0	3	2	2	4	5	0	0	54	17	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	21	81	49	18	5	8	5	3	0
8	2018-05-20	A-MIDW	Wisconsin Timber Rattlers		Burlington Bees	1-6		5.1	3	1	1	4	3	1	0	57	16	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	21	89	56	15	7	5	8	2	2
9	2018-05-25	A-MIDW	Wisconsin Timber Rattlers	@	Kane County Cougars	1-3	L	3.0	9	8	8	2	3	1	0	10	16	2	1	1	0	2	0	0	0	20	71	42	9	9	3	12	6	1
10	2018-05-30	A-MIDW	Wisconsin Timber Rattlers	@	Cedar Rapids Kernels	1-3	L	3.0	7	5	5	3	6	0	0	28	15	4	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	18	68	44	6	8	2	7	0	1
11	2018-06-05	A-MIDW	Wisconsin Timber Rattlers		Quad Cities River Bandits	1-7	W	7.0	3	0	0	1	9	0	1	79	21	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	23	89	63	21	11	3	9	2	2
12	2018-06-10	A-MIDW	Wisconsin Timber Rattlers		Cedar Rapids Kernels	1-7	W	7.0	5	1	1	2	3	0	0	64	27	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	29	90	59	10	6	12	12	4	1
13	2018-06-15	A-MIDW	Wisconsin Timber Rattlers	@	Kane County Cougars	1-5	L	5.0	8	6	6	1	2	2	0	28	21	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	22	73	50	15	4	10	9	3	0
14	2018-06-25	A-MIDW	Wisconsin Timber Rattlers	@	Quad Cities River Bandits	1-7	W	7.0	4	0	0	0	10	0	0	79	25	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	25	87	66	18	12	7	9	6	1
15	2018-06-30	A-MIDW	Wisconsin Timber Rattlers		Clinton LumberKings	1-5	L	5.0	7	4	4	0	3	1	0	40	22	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	22	79	55	11	4	8	11	2	3
16	2018-07-05	A-MIDW	Wisconsin Timber Rattlers	@	Cedar Rapids Kernels	1-4	L	4.0	7	8	5	3	3	1	0	22	20	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	23	72	45	10	7	10	6	0	0
17	2018-07-11	A-MIDW	Wisconsin Timber Rattlers	@	West Michigan Whitecaps	1-5		5.0	7	2	2	0	6	1	0	51	21	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	21	80	58	13	11	5	9	6	0
18	2018-07-16	A-MIDW	Wisconsin Timber Rattlers	@	South Bend Cubs	1-2	L	1.2	6	3	3	0	1	0	0	32	11	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	11	54	37	9	5	4	6	2	0
19	2018-07-21	A-MIDW	Wisconsin Timber Rattlers		Bowling Green Hot Rods	1-8	W	8.0	6	0	0	2	3	0	0	71	28	0	0	0	1	0	1	1	0	30	95	65	15	9	17	8	3	0
20	2018-07-27	A-MIDW	Wisconsin Timber Rattlers	@	Peoria Chiefs	3-6		3.2	5	2	2	1	2	1	0		16	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	17	49	36	10	4	8	6	0	3
21	2018-08-01	A-MIDW	Wisconsin Timber Rattlers		Burlington Bees	1-7		6.1	7	2	2	1	7	0	0	57	25	2	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	26	88	62	20	14	10	8	3	0
22	2018-08-06	A-MIDW	Wisconsin Timber Rattlers	@	Clinton LumberKings	1-3	L	3.0	5	6	0	1	5	0	0	41	16	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	17	53	38	10	7	4	7	2	0
		Player Moved from A-MIDW to A+-CARL
23	2018-08-14	A+-CARL	Carolina Mudcats	@	Down East Wood Ducks	1-5	L	4.1	6	6	6	3	2	0	1	26	19	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	23	87	50	10	8	7	10	6	2
24	2018-08-19	A+-CARL	Carolina Mudcats		Potomac Nationals	1-6	L	6.0	4	3	3	2	2	2	1	52	21	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	24	79	50	10	7	7	12	3	3
25	2018-08-25	A+-CARL	Carolina Mudcats	@	Frederick Keys	1-8	W	8.0	2	1	1	1	3	1	0	76	26	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	27	90	61	16	5	12	11	2	3
26	2018-08-30	A+-CARL	Carolina Mudcats		Down East Wood Ducks	1-6	W	5.2	7	3	3	3	4	0	0	44	22	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	26	93	58	20	10	8	11	5	2

2018 Player Pitching Splits

2018 Player Pitching Splits
Split	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BAbip	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB
Total	26	552	505	76	139	31	5	12	5	6	38	106	.275	.329	.428	.756	.325	216	9	4	1	4	1

Home	12	282	253	24	59	9	2	4	2	4	23	53	.233	.303	.332	.635	.278	84	7	3	1	2	0
Away	14	270	252	52	80	22	3	8	3	2	15	53	.318	.356	.524	.879	.373	132	2	1	0	2	1

April	4	73	71	6	17	5	0	1	0	1	1	20	.239	.260	.352	.612	.320	25	1	1	0	0	0
May	6	113	93	23	33	11	1	2	3	3	16	21	.355	.438	.559	.997	.425	52	1	0	1	3	1
June	5	121	116	11	27	3	3	3	0	1	4	27	.233	.265	.388	.652	.279	45	1	1	0	0	0
July	5	102	96	15	31	6	1	3	1	1	6	15	.323	.363	.500	.863	.359	48	2	0	0	0	0
August	6	143	129	21	31	6	0	3	1	0	11	23	.240	.308	.357	.664	.269	46	4	2	0	1	0

As Starter	23	509	463	71	126	28	5	10	5	6	37	97	.272	.329	.419	.748	.322	194	8	4	1	4	1
As Reliever	3	43	42	5	13	3	0	2	0	0	1	9	.310	.326	.524	.849	.355	22	1	0	0	0	0

vs RHB as RHP	26	285	257		69	15	1	5			21	61	.269	.328	.393	.721	.330	101	7	3	1	3	0
vs LHB as RHP	26	267	248		70	16	4	7			17	45	.282	.330	.464	.793	.320	115	2	1	0	1	1

Bases Empty	26	314	290		74	12	4	7			22	66	.255	.312	.397	.709	.309	115	0	2	0	0	0
Runners On	26	238	215		65	19	1	5			16	40	.302	.350	.470	.820	.345	101	9	2	1	4	1

vs. Younger Batters	26	275	247		70	17	2	7			23	46	.283	.343	.453	.797	.320	112	5	1	1	3	1
vs. Older Batters	26	277	258		69	14	3	5			15	60	.267	.314	.403	.717	.330	104	4	3	0	1	0

Table
Split	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	WHIP	SO9	SO/W
Total	7	10	.412	4.50	26	23	0	128.0	139	76	64	12	38	1	106	4	0	0	552	1.383	7.5	2.79

Home	5	3	.625	2.86	12	12	0	69.1	59	24	22	4	23	0	53	3	0	0	282	1.183	6.9	2.30
Away	2	7	.222	6.44	14	11	0	58.2	80	52	42	8	15	1	53	1	0	0	270	1.619	8.1	3.53

April	1	0	1.000	2.84	4	3	0	19.0	17	6	6	1	1	0	20	1	0	0	73	0.947	9.5	20.00
May	0	3	.000	8.06	6	5	0	22.1	33	23	20	2	16	1	21	0	0	0	113	2.194	8.5	1.31
June	3	2	.600	3.19	5	5	0	31.0	27	11	11	3	4	0	27	1	0	0	121	1.000	7.8	6.75
July	1	2	.333	4.84	5	4	0	22.1	31	15	12	3	6	0	15	0	0	0	102	1.657	6.0	2.50
August	2	3	.400	4.05	6	6	0	33.1	31	21	15	3	11	0	23	2	0	0	143	1.260	6.2	2.09

As Starter	7	10	.412	4.56	23	23	0	118.1	126	71	60	10	37	1	97	4	0	0	509	1.378	7.4	2.62
As Reliever	0	0		3.72	3	0	0	9.2	13	5	4	2	1	0	9	0	0	0	43	1.448	8.4	9.00

Please note that splits include both major and minor league stats. We have decided that the splits across all levels is more useful than just minor league stats.

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