Jonathan Bowlan

Bats R Throws R6'6" 240 lbBorn 1996 Arlington, USADebut 2023Team KCDraft 2018 R2 #58 Kansas City Royals, MemphisContract 1 y/$785,000 (26) 2026: $785,000

Projections

Season	BF	K%	BB%	HR%	1B%	XBH%	PITCH+
2026	243	22.6	7.7	3.19	21.7	6.35	103.0
2027							103.6
2028							100.6

Projected rates are per plate appearance or batter faced; counting stats scale with projected playing time. Statcast measurements inform these projections as inputs and are reported as measurements, not projected.

Most similar through age 28

His ten closest age-28 comparables averaged 94 PITCH+ the next season; 9 of 10 played. Averages cover only the players who got a next season, which is why the played count matters.

#	Player	Through	PITCH+ then	Next season	Next PA / BF
1	Andres Machado	2021	91.0	97.3	261
2	Shawn Dubin	2024	93.8	88.3	145
3	Kyle Zimmer	2020	94.4	98.3	223
4	Brian Schlitter	2014	93.0	65.6	35
5	Jose Cuas	2022	89.3	95.1	292
6	Chris Smith	2009	93.7	87.3	14
7	Juan Salas	2007	93.4	105.3	27
8	Aaron Thompson	2015	94.1	did not play
9	Brent Honeywell	2023	90.2	105.0	149
10	Chaz Roe	2015	91.2	107.1	124

Pitching

Year	Team	W	L	ERA	G	GS	SV	IP	BF	HR	BB	SO	PITCH+
2027 proj									243				103.6
2026*									187				122.8	101.4	124.2
2025	KC	1	2	3.86	34	1	0	44.3	180	6	17	46	102.6	100.8	103.4
2024	KC	0	1	13.50	1	1	0	2.7	17	3	3	3	-3.7	99.6	-4.1
2023	KC	0	1	3.00	2	1	0	3.0	14	1	0	3	79.1	91.4	70.5
Career		1	4	4.32	37	3	0	50.0	211	10	20	52	92.5		92.6

Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	Inn	PO	A	DP	Fld%	Runs saved
2025	KC	P	34	44	1	6	2	1.000	+0.2
2024	KC	P	1	3	0	0	0		-0.0
2023	KC	P	2	3	0	0	0		-0.1

Runs saved covers the Statcast era; for catchers it includes framing.

Minor leagues

Year	Level	Team	Side	PA / BF	Line	AVG / ERA
2025	AAA	Omaha Storm Chasers	Pit	142	36.0 IP, 32% K	2.25
2024	AAA	Omaha Storm Chasers	Pit	449	104.0 IP, 22% K	4.67
2023	AAA	Omaha Storm Chasers	Pit	296	67.0 IP, 20% K	5.24
2023	AA	Northwest Arkansas Naturals	Pit	164	35.0 IP, 29% K	7.20
2022	AA	Northwest Arkansas Naturals	Pit	183	39.0 IP, 16% K	6.92
2022	Rk	ACL Royals	Pit	89	19.1 IP, 29% K	5.18
2021	AA	Northwest Arkansas Naturals	Pit	66	17.0 IP, 38% K	1.59
2019	A+	Wilmington Blue Rocks	Pit	294	76.1 IP, 26% K	2.96
2019	A	Lexington Legends	Pit	278	69.2 IP, 27% K	3.38
2018	Rk	Idaho Falls Chukars	Pit	165	35.0 IP, 14% K	6.94

Splits

Year	vs LHP	vs RHP	Home	Away
2026	0.265	0.295	0.289	0.261
2025	0.396	0.242	0.309	0.316
2024	0.140	0.842		0.635
2023	0.180	0.522	0.360	0.422

wOBA by split, from pitch level data, 2015 on. For pitchers the split is the batter side faced.