Bowden Francis

Bats R Throws R6'5" 220 lbBorn 1996 Tallahassee, USADebut 2022Team TORDraft 2016 R18 #539 Arizona Diamondbacks, Chipola Junior CollegeContract 1 y/$809,800 (26) 2026: $809,800

Projections

Season	BF	K%	BB%	HR%	1B%	XBH%	PITCH+
2026	335	20.1	7.4	4.02	19.9	6.20	99.6
2027							100.1
2028							98.2

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 29

His ten closest age-29 comparables averaged 104 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	Felix Peña	2019	102.9	109.8	115
2	Tyler Matzek	2020	99.5	115.2	264
3	Dave Borkowski	2006	103.3	95.6	325
4	Andrew Triggs	2018	101.5	did not play
5	Travis Blackley	2012	101.1	89.8	211
6	Ryne Stanek	2021	104.2	115.6	224
7	Justin Miller	2007	106.3	96.8	202
8	Scott Downs	2005	101.5	104.3	327
9	Chris Sampson	2007	101.5	108.6	478
10	David Phelps	2016	100.9	104.0	238

Pitching

Year	Team	W	L	ERA	G	GS	SV	IP	BF	HR	BB	SO	PITCH+
2027 proj									335				100.1
2026*									0
2025	TOR	2	8	6.05	14	14	0	64.0	288	19	27	54	77.9	98.9	76.8
2024	TOR	8	5	3.30	27	13	0	103.7	408	17	22	92	112.7	101.0	113.7
2023	TOR	1	0	1.73	20	0	1	36.3	136	5	8	35	124.4	100.0	124.4
2022	TOR	0	0	0.00	1	0	0	0.7	3	0	0	1	66.0	99.0	65.0
Career		11	13	3.87	62	27	1	204.7	835	41	57	182	102.4		102.6

Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	Inn	PO	A	DP	Fld%	Runs saved
2025	TOR	P	14	64	4	2	0	1.000	-0.4
2024	TOR	P	27	104	4	7	0	1.000	+0.5
2023	TOR	P	20	36	2	2	1	1.000	-0.0
2022	TOR	P	1	1	0	0	0		-0.0

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

Minor leagues

Year	Level	Team	Side	PA / BF	Line	AVG / ERA	OPS
2019	AA	Biloxi Shuckers	Bat	29	0 HR, 0 SB	0.000	0.000
2024	AAA	Buffalo Bisons	Pit	70	19.1 IP, 34% K	0.94
2023	AAA	Buffalo Bisons	Pit	113	27.0 IP, 37% K	2.67
2022	AAA	Buffalo Bisons	Pit	452	98.1 IP, 24% K	6.61
2021	AAA	Nashville Sounds	Pit	151	38.2 IP, 26% K	3.53
2021	AAA	Buffalo Bisons	Pit	309	73.0 IP, 23% K	4.19
2021	AAA	nan	Pit	460	111.2 IP, 24% K	3.97
2021	AA	Biloxi Shuckers	Pit	87	21.0 IP, 30% K	3.86
2019	AA	Biloxi Shuckers	Pit	543	128.2 IP, 27% K	4.00
2019	A+	Carolina Mudcats	Pit	60	14.0 IP, 33% K	3.86
2018	A+	Carolina Mudcats	Pit	100	24.0 IP, 11% K	4.88
2018	A	Wisconsin Timber Rattlers	Pit	452	104.0 IP, 21% K	4.41
2017	Rk	AZL Brewers	Pit	52	10.0 IP, 25% K	8.10

Splits

Year	vs LHP	vs RHP	Home	Away
2025	0.416	0.348	0.442	0.335
2024	0.285	0.278	0.281	0.282
2023	0.242	0.238	0.236	0.247
2022	0.000	0.625	0.417

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