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Billy Cowan
Billy Rolland Cowan

Bats Right, Throws Right
Height 6' 0", Weight 170 lb.
School University of Utah

Debut September 9, 1963
  vs. STL 1 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB
Final Game April 24, 1972
Born August 28, 1938 in Calhoun City, MS

Signed by the Chicago Cubs as an amateur free agent in 1961. (All Transactions)

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Batting  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons /
Gamelogs: / Splits: / HR Log / PI Finders:Game / Streak / Event / PI vs. Pitcher
/ Neutralize Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1963 24 CHC NL  14   36    1    9   1  1   1    2   0  1   0  11  .250  .250  .417   84   15   0   0   0   0   0
 1964 25 CHC NL 139  497   52  120  16  4  19   50  12  3  18 128  .241  .268  .404   84  201   2   2   5   1   6
 1965 26 TOT NL 101  183   20   33   9  2   3    9   3  2   4  54  .180  .202  .301   42   55   1   0   1   1   2
         NYM NL  82  156   16   28   8  2   3    9   3  2   4  45  .179  .205  .314   47   49   1   0   1   1   2
         MLN NL  19   27    4    5   1  0   0    0   0  0   0   9  .185  .185  .222   14    6   0   0   0   0   0
 1967 28 PHI NL  34   59   11    9   0  0   3    6   1  0   4  14  .153  .203  .305   43   18   2   1   0   0   1
 1969 30 TOT AL  60  104   15   25   1  0   5   13   0  0   6  18  .240  .288  .394   94   41   0   0   1   1   4
         NYY AL  32   48    5    8   0  0   1    3   0  0   3   9  .167  .216  .229   27   11   0   0   0   0   3
         CAL AL  28   56   10   17   1  0   4   10   0  0   3   9  .304  .350  .536  152   30   0   0   1   1   1
 1970 31 CAL AL  68  134   20   37   9  1   5   25   0  1  11  29  .276  .336  .470  124   63   0   0   2   1   2
 1971 32 CAL AL  74  174   12   48   8  0   4   20   1  1   7  41  .276  .304  .391  102   68   1   0   1   0   2
 1972 33 CAL AL   3    3    0    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   2  .000  .000  .000 -100    0   0   0   0   0   0
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 8 Seasons      493 1190  131  281  44  8  40  125  17  8  50 297  .236  .269  .387   83  461   6   3  10   4  17
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        391   43   92  14  3  13   41   6  3  16  98  .236  .269  .387   83  151   2   1   3   1   6
 Career High    139  497   52  120  16  4  19   50  12  3  18 128  .241  .268  .404   84  201   2   2   5   1   6
Special Batting  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/G   AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+  OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1963 24 CHC NL   36   28    3   2.9    94| .250  .261| .250  .323| .417  .390| .667  .713|  84  .364  -1.1  -0.1   0%
 1964 25 CHC NL  520  390   53   3.6    97| .241  .268| .268  .326| .404  .398| .672  .724|  84  .448 -13.3  -1.4  80%
 1965 26 TOT NL  189  155   10   1.7    91| .180  .254| .202  .317| .301  .384| .503  .702|  42  .170 -14.5  -1.5  60%
         NYM NL  162  133    9   1.8    90| .179  .254| .205  .316| .314  .383| .519  .700|  47  .183 -11.4  -1.2  60%
         MLN NL   27   22    1   1.2    94| .185  .259| .185  .323| .222  .392| .407  .715|  14  .098  -3.1  -0.3   0%
 1967 28 PHI NL   66   54    4   2.0    91| .153  .259| .203  .322| .305  .380| .508  .702|  43  .222  -4.7  -0.5 100%
 1969 30 TOT AL  111   83   12   3.9    90| .240  .248| .288  .324| .394  .375| .682  .699|  94  .464  -1.5  -0.2   0%
         NYY AL   51   43    2   1.2    91| .167  .250| .216  .326| .229  .377| .445  .702|  27  .097  -4.9  -0.5   0%
         CAL AL   60   40   10   6.7    90| .304  .247| .350  .323| .536  .373| .886  .696| 152  .702   3.3   0.3   0%
 1970 31 CAL AL  146  100   21   5.6    94| .276  .253| .336  .327| .470  .386| .806  .713| 124  .622   4.1   0.4   0%
 1971 32 CAL AL  182  130   20   4.1    86| .276  .247| .304  .318| .391  .366| .695  .684| 102  .512  -0.2   0.0  50%
 1972 33 CAL AL    3    3    0   0.0    78| .000  .240| .000  .307| .000  .346| .000  .653|-100  .000  -0.7  -0.1   0%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 8 Seasons      1253  943  123   3.5    93| .236  .259| .269  .323| .387  .387| .656  .710|  83  .428 -32.0  -3.4  68%

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)
Fielding  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons / Sort by Position, then Year
 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  GS   Inn  
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
1963 24 CHC NL OF 10 10 1 1 1 .917 .973 1.10 1.75 1.41 2.01 8 70.0 CF 7 6 0 1 0 .857 .984 0.86 2.09 1.20 2.38 5 45.0 RF 2 3 1 0 0 1.000 .976 2.00 1.60 2.25 1.86 2 16.0 LF 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.00 1.40 1.00 1.80 1 9.0 1964 25 CHC NL CF 134 302 2 11 0 .965 .977 2.27 2.10 2.40 2.35 127 1142.0 1965 26 TOT NL OF 71 88 2 0 2 1.000 .975 1.27 1.75 2.05 2.00 39 395.0 TOT NL CF 62 75 1 0 1 1.000 .981 1.23 2.01 1.95 2.31 36 350.7 TOT NL LF 10 8 1 0 1 1.000 .968 0.90 1.38 1.83 1.73 3 44.3 NYM NL OF 61 80 2 0 2 1.000 .975 1.34 1.75 2.13 2.00 35 346.7 CF 59 74 1 0 1 1.000 .980 1.27 2.01 2.02 2.31 34 334.7 LF 3 1 1 0 1 1.000 .952 0.67 1.37 1.50 1.72 1 12.0 2B 2 1 1 0 0 1.000 .952 1.00 4.70 6.00 5.40 0 3.0 SS 1 2 0 0 0 1.000 .952 2.00 4.20 18.00 4.50 0 1.0 MLN NL OF 10 8 0 0 0 1.000 .976 0.80 1.75 1.49 1.99 4 48.3 LF 7 7 0 0 0 1.000 .972 1.00 1.39 1.95 1.73 2 32.3 CF 3 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 0.33 2.00 0.56 2.31 2 16.0 1967 28 PHI NL OF 20 19 0 0 0 1.000 .974 0.95 1.81 1.39 2.03 16 122.7 LF 16 14 0 0 0 1.000 .972 0.88 1.50 1.27 1.75 13 99.0 RF 4 4 0 0 0 1.000 .976 1.00 1.75 1.52 2.05 3 23.7 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 4.60 0.00 6.00 0 0.3 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.80 0.00 2.57 0 0.7 1969 30 TOT AL OF 27 31 4 0 0 1.000 .978 1.30 1.84 2.01 2.13 12 157.0 TOT AL LF 12 14 2 0 0 1.000 .982 1.33 1.60 2.22 1.99 5 65.0 TOT AL RF 11 6 1 0 0 1.000 .972 0.64 1.60 1.29 1.91 3 49.0 TOT AL CF 7 12 1 0 0 1.000 .985 1.86 2.17 2.72 2.51 4 43.0 NYY AL OF 14 16 1 0 0 1.000 .977 1.21 1.84 1.84 2.13 7 83.0 LF 9 10 0 0 0 1.000 .980 1.11 1.60 1.76 1.99 5 51.0 CF 4 6 1 0 0 1.000 .986 1.75 2.17 2.25 2.51 2 28.0 RF 2 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.60 0.00 1.80 0 4.0 CAL AL OF 13 15 3 0 0 1.000 .978 1.38 1.84 2.19 2.13 5 74.0 RF 9 6 1 0 0 1.000 .972 0.78 1.60 1.40 1.92 3 45.0 1B 6 32 1 0 3 1.000 .991 5.50 8.33 9.90 9.63 4 30.0 CF 3 6 0 0 0 1.000 .984 2.00 2.17 3.60 2.52 2 15.0 LF 3 4 2 0 0 1.000 .984 2.00 1.60 3.86 1.99 0 14.0 1970 31 CAL AL OF 27 26 0 2 0 .929 .981 0.96 1.85 1.51 2.14 18 154.7 RF 23 26 0 2 0 .929 .974 1.13 1.59 1.63 1.98 17 143.7 1B 14 69 6 0 7 1.000 .991 5.36 8.14 9.04 9.59 9 74.7 LF 3 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 0.33 1.47 0.90 1.80 1 10.0 3B 2 1 0 0 0 1.000 .909 0.50 2.65 1.80 3.06 0 5.0 CF 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.00 2.30 9.00 2.70 0 1.0 1971 32 CAL AL OF 40 69 1 0 0 1.000 .982 1.75 1.96 2.13 2.24 31 296.3 LF 38 66 1 0 0 1.000 .981 1.76 1.60 2.05 1.93 31 294.3 1B 5 32 1 1 8 .971 .991 6.60 8.10 10.61 9.58 4 28.0 RF 2 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 0.50 1.70 4.50 2.25 0 2.0
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
1969 30 CAL AL 1B 6 32 1 0 3 1.000 .991 5.50 8.33 9.90 9.63 4 30.0 1970 31 CAL AL 1B 14 69 6 0 7 1.000 .991 5.36 8.14 9.04 9.59 9 74.7 1971 32 CAL AL 1B 5 32 1 1 8 .971 .991 6.60 8.10 10.61 9.58 4 28.0 1965 26 NYM NL 2B 2 1 1 0 0 1.000 .952 1.00 4.70 6.00 5.40 0 3.0 1967 28 PHI NL 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 4.60 0.00 6.00 0 0.3 1967 28 PHI NL 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.80 0.00 2.57 0 0.7 1970 31 CAL AL 3B 2 1 0 0 0 1.000 .909 0.50 2.65 1.80 3.06 0 5.0 1963 24 CHC NL CF 7 6 0 1 0 .857 .984 0.86 2.09 1.20 2.38 5 45.0 1964 25 CHC NL CF 134 302 2 11 0 .965 .977 2.27 2.10 2.40 2.35 127 1142.0 1965 26 TOT NL CF 62 75 1 0 1 1.000 .981 1.23 2.01 1.95 2.31 36 350.7 NYM NL CF 59 74 1 0 1 1.000 .980 1.27 2.01 2.02 2.31 34 334.7 MLN NL CF 3 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 0.33 2.00 0.56 2.31 2 16.0 1969 30 TOT AL CF 7 12 1 0 0 1.000 .985 1.86 2.17 2.72 2.51 4 43.0 NYY AL CF 4 6 1 0 0 1.000 .986 1.75 2.17 2.25 2.51 2 28.0 CAL AL CF 3 6 0 0 0 1.000 .984 2.00 2.17 3.60 2.52 2 15.0 1970 31 CAL AL CF 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.00 2.30 9.00 2.70 0 1.0 1963 24 CHC NL LF 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.00 1.40 1.00 1.80 1 9.0 1965 26 TOT NL LF 10 8 1 0 1 1.000 .968 0.90 1.38 1.83 1.73 3 44.3 NYM NL LF 3 1 1 0 1 1.000 .952 0.67 1.37 1.50 1.72 1 12.0 MLN NL LF 7 7 0 0 0 1.000 .972 1.00 1.39 1.95 1.73 2 32.3 1967 28 PHI NL LF 16 14 0 0 0 1.000 .972 0.88 1.50 1.27 1.75 13 99.0 1969 30 TOT AL LF 12 14 2 0 0 1.000 .982 1.33 1.60 2.22 1.99 5 65.0 NYY AL LF 9 10 0 0 0 1.000 .980 1.11 1.60 1.76 1.99 5 51.0 CAL AL LF 3 4 2 0 0 1.000 .984 2.00 1.60 3.86 1.99 0 14.0 1970 31 CAL AL LF 3 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 0.33 1.47 0.90 1.80 1 10.0 1971 32 CAL AL LF 38 66 1 0 0 1.000 .981 1.76 1.60 2.05 1.93 31 294.3 1963 24 CHC NL OF 10 10 1 1 1 .917 .973 1.10 1.75 1.41 2.01 8 70.0 1964 25 CHC NL OF 134 297 2 10 0 .968 .973 2.23 1.72 2.36 1.99 127 1142.0 1965 26 TOT NL OF 71 88 2 0 2 1.000 .975 1.27 1.75 2.05 2.00 39 395.0 NYM NL OF 61 80 2 0 2 1.000 .975 1.34 1.75 2.13 2.00 35 346.7 MLN NL OF 10 8 0 0 0 1.000 .976 0.80 1.75 1.49 1.99 4 48.3 1967 28 PHI NL OF 20 19 0 0 0 1.000 .974 0.95 1.81 1.39 2.03 16 122.7 1969 30 TOT AL OF 27 31 4 0 0 1.000 .978 1.30 1.84 2.01 2.13 12 157.0 NYY AL OF 14 16 1 0 0 1.000 .977 1.21 1.84 1.84 2.13 7 83.0 CAL AL OF 13 15 3 0 0 1.000 .978 1.38 1.84 2.19 2.13 5 74.0 1970 31 CAL AL OF 27 26 0 2 0 .929 .981 0.96 1.85 1.51 2.14 18 154.7 1971 32 CAL AL OF 40 69 1 0 0 1.000 .982 1.75 1.96 2.13 2.24 31 296.3 1963 24 CHC NL RF 2 3 1 0 0 1.000 .976 2.00 1.60 2.25 1.86 2 16.0 1967 28 PHI NL RF 4 4 0 0 0 1.000 .976 1.00 1.75 1.52 2.05 3 23.7 1969 30 TOT AL RF 11 6 1 0 0 1.000 .972 0.64 1.60 1.29 1.91 3 49.0 NYY AL RF 2 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.60 0.00 1.80 0 4.0 CAL AL RF 9 6 1 0 0 1.000 .972 0.78 1.60 1.40 1.92 3 45.0 1970 31 CAL AL RF 23 26 0 2 0 .929 .974 1.13 1.59 1.63 1.98 17 143.7 1971 32 CAL AL RF 2 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 0.50 1.70 4.50 2.25 0 2.0 1965 26 NYM NL SS 1 2 0 0 0 1.000 .952 2.00 4.20 18.00 4.50 0 1.0
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Position Total OF* 329 540 10 13 3 .977 .975 1.67 1.78 2.12 2.04 251 2337.7 80 211 42# CF* 211 396 4 12 1 .971 .978 1.90 2.08 2.28 2.35 172 1581.7 LF* 80 104 4 0 1 1.000 .979 1.35 1.54 1.86 1.88 54 521.7 RF* 42 40 2 2 0 .955 .974 1.00 1.61 1.61 1.97 25 234.3 1B* 25 133 8 1 18 .993 .991 5.64 8.18 9.56 9.60 17 132.7 2B* 3 1 1 0 0 1.000 .952 0.67 4.67 5.45 5.45 0 3.3 3B* 3 1 0 0 0 1.000 .909 0.33 2.70 1.58 3.00 0 5.7 SS* 1 2 0 0 0 1.000 .952 2.00 4.20 18.00 4.50 0 1.0 +--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Overall Total 361 677 19 14 21 .980 .978 1.93 2.26 2.53 2.46 268 2480
# indicates breakdown of outfield by position games played is for entire career.
An Important note about our fielding stats

Appearances on Leaderboards and Awards   Glossary

Awards are Year-League-Award, Stats are Year-Value-Rank, (Pos) for All-Star indicates starter & * indicates they played.

Strikeouts
1964 NL-128-2

Stolen Bases
1964 NL-12-9

Power/Speed Number
1964 NL-14.7-7

Gray Ink: Batting - 2 (2083) (Average HOFer ≈ 144)
HOF Standards: Batting - 4.0 (2747) (Average HOFer ≈ 50)
Overall Rank in parentheses.

Act.- Denotes rank among active players, Car. - Denotes career rank
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Transactions 

January 12, 1961: Signed by the Chicago Cubs as an amateur free agent.

January 15, 1965: Traded by the Chicago Cubs to the New York Mets for George Altman.

August 11, 1965: Traded by the New York Mets to the Milwaukee Braves for players to be named later. The Milwaukee Braves sent Ernie Bowman (September 25, 1965) and Lou Klimchock (September 25, 1965) to the New York Mets to complete the trade.

April 28, 1966: Traded by the Atlanta Braves to the Chicago Cubs for Bobby Cox and cash.

June 22, 1966: Traded by the Chicago Cubs to the Philadelphia Phillies for Norm Gigon.

December 2, 1968: Drafted by the New York Yankees from the Philadelphia Phillies in the 1968 rule 5 draft.

July 26, 1969: Purchased by the California Angels from the New York Yankees.

May 2, 1972: Released by the California Angels.


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