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Billy Cowan

Billy Rolland Cowan

Positions: Outfielder, Pinch Hitter and First Baseman
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 0", Weight: 170 lb.

Born: August 28, 1938 in Calhoun City, MS
High School: East (Bakersfield, CA)
School: University of Utah
Signed by the Chicago Cubs as an amateur free agent in 1961. (All Transactions)
Debut: September 9, 1963
Teams (by GP): Angels/Cubs/Mets/Phillies/Yankees/... 1963-1972

Final Game: April 24, 1972
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All-Time Rank (among Batters): #1. Babe Ruth… #2. Ted Williams… #3. Willie Mays… #4. Ty Cobb… #5. Lou Gehrig… #6. Rogers Hornsby… #7. Stan Musial… 

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Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
1963 24 CHC NL 14 36 36 1 9 1 1 1 2 0 1 0 11 .250 .250 .417 .667 84 15 0 0 0 0 0 /897
1964 25 CHC NL 139 520 497 52 120 16 4 19 50 12 3 18 128 .241 .268 .404 .673 84 201 6 1 2 2 5 *8
1965 26 TOT NL 101 189 183 20 33 9 2 3 9 3 2 4 54 .180 .202 .301 .503 42 55 2 1 1 0 1 87/46
1965 26 NYM NL 82 162 156 16 28 8 2 3 9 3 2 4 45 .179 .205 .314 .519 47 49 2 1 1 0 1 8/746
1965 26 MLN NL 19 27 27 4 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 .185 .185 .222 .407 14 6 0 0 0 0 0 /78
1967 28 PHI NL 34 66 59 11 9 0 0 3 6 1 0 4 14 .153 .203 .305 .508 43 18 1 0 2 1 0 7/945
1969 30 TOT AL 60 111 104 15 25 1 0 5 13 0 0 6 18 .240 .288 .394 .683 94 41 4 1 0 0 1 79/83
1969 30 NYY AL 32 51 48 5 8 0 0 1 3 0 0 3 9 .167 .216 .229 .445 27 11 3 0 0 0 0 /789
1969 30 CAL AL 28 60 56 10 17 1 0 4 10 0 0 3 9 .304 .350 .536 .886 152 30 1 1 0 0 1 /9387
1970 31 CAL AL 68 146 134 20 37 9 1 5 25 0 1 11 29 .276 .336 .470 .806 124 63 2 1 0 0 2 93/758
1971 32 CAL AL 74 182 174 12 48 8 0 4 20 1 1 7 41 .276 .304 .391 .695 102 68 2 0 1 0 1 7/39
1972 33 CAL AL 3 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 Seasons 493 1253 1190 131 281 44 8 40 125 17 8 50 297 .236 .269 .387 .656 83 461 17 4 6 3 10
162 Game Avg. 162 412 391 43 92 14 3 13 41 6 3 16 98 .236 .269 .387 .656 83 151 6 1 2 1 3
CAL (4 yrs) 173 391 367 42 102 18 1 13 55 1 2 21 81 .278 .321 .439 .759 117 161 5 2 1 0 4
CHC (2 yrs) 153 556 533 53 129 17 5 20 52 12 4 18 139 .242 .267 .405 .672 84 216 6 1 2 2 5
NYM (1 yr) 82 162 156 16 28 8 2 3 9 3 2 4 45 .179 .205 .314 .519 47 49 2 1 1 0 1
PHI (1 yr) 34 66 59 11 9 0 0 3 6 1 0 4 14 .153 .203 .305 .508 43 18 1 0 2 1 0
MLN (1 yr) 19 27 27 4 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 .185 .185 .222 .407 14 6 0 0 0 0 0
NYY (1 yr) 32 51 48 5 8 0 0 1 3 0 0 3 9 .167 .216 .229 .445 27 11 3 0 0 0 0
AL (4 yrs) 205 442 415 47 110 18 1 14 58 1 2 24 90 .265 .308 .414 .723 106 172 8 2 1 0 4
NL (4 yrs) 288 811 775 84 171 26 7 26 67 16 6 26 207 .221 .247 .373 .620 71 289 9 2 5 3 6

Player Value--Batters

WAR: 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Strtr, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl.
Year Age Tm Lg PA Rbat Rbaser Rroe Rdp Rfield Rpos Rrep RAR WAR oRAR oWAR dWAR Salary Pos Awards
1963 24 CHC NL 36 -1 0 0 0 -1 0 1 -2 -0.2 0 0.0 -0.2 $ /897
1964 25 CHC NL 520 -16 2 3 2 -4 0 18 5 0.4 9 1.0 -0.6 $ *8
1965 26 NYM NL 162 -10 1 1 0 -3 0 6 -5 -0.6 -2 -0.2 -0.4 $11,000 8/746
1965 26 MLN NL 27 -3 -1 0 0 -2 0 1 -5 -0.6 -3 -0.3 -0.3 $ /78
1967 28 PHI NL 66 -4 0 1 1 -1 -1 2 -2 -0.2 -1 -0.1 -0.1 $ 7/945
1969 30 NYY AL 51 -5 0 0 -1 -1 0 1 -6 -0.6 -5 -0.5 -0.1 $16,000 /789
1969 30 CAL AL 60 4 -1 1 0 0 -1 2 5 0.5 5 0.5 0.0 $ /9387
1970 31 CAL AL 146 4 0 0 0 -1 -1 5 6 0.6 8 0.8 -0.2 $16,000 93/758
1971 32 CAL AL 182 -1 0 2 1 3 -2 6 9 0.9 6 0.6 0.3 $ 7/39
1972 33 CAL AL 3 -1 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 -0.1 -1 -0.1 0.0 $
8 Seasons 1253 -33 1 8 3 -10 -5 42 4 0.1 16 1.7 -1.6 $43,000
CAL (4 yrs) 391 6 -1 3 1 2 -4 13 19 1.9 18 1.8 0.1 $16,000
CHC (2 yrs) 556 -17 2 3 2 -6 0 19 3 0.2 9 1.0 -0.8 $
NYM (1 yr) 162 -10 1 1 0 -3 0 6 -5 -0.6 -2 -0.2 -0.4 $11,000
PHI (1 yr) 66 -4 0 1 1 -1 -1 2 -2 -0.2 -1 -0.1 -0.1 $
MLN (1 yr) 27 -3 -1 0 0 -2 0 1 -5 -0.6 -3 -0.3 -0.3 $
NYY (1 yr) 51 -5 0 0 -1 -1 0 1 -6 -0.6 -5 -0.5 -0.1 $16,000

Standard Fielding

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Adv Fielding w/ run summary
Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS CG Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
1963 CHC NL 24 OF 10 8 4 70.0 12 10 1 1 1 .917 -1 -19 1.41 1.10 .977 2.01 2.00
1963 CHC NL 24 CF 7 5 2 45.0 7 6 0 1 0 .857 -1 -21 1.20 0.86 .981 2.38 2.36
1963 CHC NL 24 RF 2 2 1 16.0 4 3 1 0 0 1.000 0 15 2.25 2.00 .975 1.86 1.80
1963 CHC NL 24 LF 1 1 1 9.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 -0 -67 1.00 1.00 .970 1.80 1.80
1964 CHC NL 25 CF 134 127 119 1142.0 315 302 2 11 0 .965 -4 -5 2.40 2.27 .977 2.35 2.33
1964 CHC NL 25 OF 134 127 119 1142.0 309 297 2 10 0 .968 -4 -5 2.36 2.23 .973 1.99 1.98
1965 TOT NL 26 OF 71 39 35 395.0 90 88 2 0 2 1.000 -4 -12 2.05 1.27 .975 2.00 2.00
1965 TOT NL 26 CF 62 36 33 350.2 76 75 1 0 1 1.000 -2 -9 1.95 1.23 .981 2.29 2.30
1965 TOT NL 26 LF 10 3 2 44.1 9 8 1 0 1 1.000 -2 -41 1.83 0.90 .966 1.71 1.71
1965 NYM NL 26 OF 61 35 32 346.2 82 80 2 0 2 1.000 -2 -9 2.13 1.34 .975 2.00 2.00
1965 NYM NL 26 CF 59 34 32 334.2 75 74 1 0 1 1.000 -2 -7 2.02 1.27 .981 2.29 2.30
1965 NYM NL 26 LF 3 1 0 12.0 2 1 1 0 1 1.000 -1 -60 1.50 0.67 .965 1.72 1.70
1965 NYM NL 26 2B 2 0 0 3.0 2 1 1 0 0 1.000 0 40 6.00 1.00 .975 5.40 5.30
1965 NYM NL 26 SS 1 0 0 1.0 2 2 0 0 0 1.000 -0 -480 18.00 2.00 .965 4.50 4.90
1965 MLN NL 26 OF 10 4 3 48.1 8 8 0 0 0 1.000 -2 -37 1.49 0.80 .975 1.99 2.00
1965 MLN NL 26 LF 7 2 2 32.1 7 7 0 0 0 1.000 -1 -33 1.95 1.00 .966 1.70 1.71
1965 MLN NL 26 CF 3 2 1 16.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 -1 -45 0.56 0.33 .980 2.31 2.30
1967 PHI NL 28 OF 20 16 7 122.2 19 19 0 0 0 1.000 -1 -12 1.39 0.95 .976 2.03 2.03
1967 PHI NL 28 LF 16 13 5 99.0 14 14 0 0 0 1.000 -1 -12 1.27 0.88 .969 1.74 1.74
1967 PHI NL 28 RF 4 3 2 23.2 4 4 0 0 0 1.000 -0 -10 1.52 1.00 .975 2.02 2.02
1967 PHI NL 28 2B 1 0 0 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 5.40 5.30
1967 PHI NL 28 3B 1 0 0 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 2.70 3.00
1969 TOT AL 30 OF 27 12 9 157.0 35 31 4 0 0 1.000 -1 -7 2.01 1.30 .978 2.13 2.13
1969 TOT AL 30 LF 12 5 4 65.0 16 14 2 0 0 1.000 2 30 2.22 1.33 .978 1.99 1.99
1969 TOT AL 30 RF 11 3 1 49.0 7 6 1 0 0 1.000 -2 -49 1.29 0.64 .974 1.91 1.91
1969 TOT AL 30 CF 7 4 4 43.0 13 12 1 0 0 1.000 -0 -14 2.72 1.86 .982 2.51 2.50
1969 NYY AL 30 OF 14 7 6 83.0 17 16 1 0 0 1.000 -1 -16 1.84 1.21 .978 2.13 2.13
1969 NYY AL 30 LF 9 5 4 51.0 10 10 0 0 0 1.000 0 7 1.76 1.11 .978 1.99 1.99
1969 NYY AL 30 CF 4 2 2 28.0 7 6 1 0 0 1.000 -1 -56 2.25 1.75 .981 2.51 2.50
1969 NYY AL 30 RF 2 0 0 4.0 0 0 0 0 0 -0 -30 0.00 0.00 1.80 1.90
1969 CAL AL 30 OF 13 5 3 74.0 18 15 3 0 0 1.000 0 3 2.19 1.38 .978 2.13 2.13
1969 CAL AL 30 RF 9 3 1 45.0 7 6 1 0 0 1.000 -2 -51 1.40 0.78 .974 1.92 1.91
1969 CAL AL 30 1B 6 4 2 30.0 33 32 1 0 3 1.000 0 0 9.90 5.50 .992 9.63 9.62
1969 CAL AL 30 CF 3 2 2 15.0 6 6 0 0 0 1.000 1 64 3.60 2.00 .982 2.52 2.50
1969 CAL AL 30 LF 3 0 0 14.0 6 4 2 0 0 1.000 1 111 3.86 2.00 .978 1.99 2.00
1970 CAL AL 31 OF 27 18 5 154.2 28 26 0 2 0 .929 -1 -11 1.51 0.96 .980 2.14 2.13
1970 CAL AL 31 RF 23 17 5 143.2 28 26 0 2 0 .929 -1 -10 1.63 1.13 .975 1.98 1.97
1970 CAL AL 31 1B 14 9 4 74.2 75 69 6 0 7 1.000 0 5 9.04 5.36 .991 9.59 9.56
1970 CAL AL 31 LF 3 1 0 10.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 -0 -60 0.90 0.33 .980 1.80 1.80
1970 CAL AL 31 3B 2 0 0 5.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 -0 -72 1.80 0.50 .950 3.06 3.05
1970 CAL AL 31 CF 1 0 0 1.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 0 360 9.00 1.00 .980 2.70 2.60
1971 CAL AL 32 OF 40 31 19 296.1 70 69 1 0 0 1.000 4 17 2.13 1.75 .982 2.24 2.22
1971 CAL AL 32 LF 38 31 19 294.1 67 66 1 0 0 1.000 4 16 2.05 1.76 .981 1.93 1.92
1971 CAL AL 32 1B 5 4 1 28.0 34 32 1 1 8 .971 -1 -43 10.61 6.60 .992 9.58 9.52
1971 CAL AL 32 RF 2 0 0 2.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 0 120 4.50 0.50 .980 2.25 2.05
7 Seasons OF 329 251 198 2337.2 563 540 10 13 3 .977 -9 -5 2.12 1.67 .975 2.04 2.04
5 Seasons CF 211 172 158 1581.2 412 396 4 12 1 .971 -8 -6 2.28 1.90 .978 2.34 2.33
6 Seasons LF 80 54 31 521.2 108 104 4 0 1 1.000 2 5 1.86 1.35 .978 1.88 1.86
5 Seasons RF 42 25 9 234.1 44 40 2 2 0 .955 -3 -15 1.61 1.00 .975 1.96 1.95
3 Seasons 1B 25 17 7 132.2 142 133 8 1 18 .993 -1 -6 9.57 5.64 .991 9.60 9.56
2 Seasons 2B 3 0 0 3.1 2 1 1 0 0 1.000 0 36 5.40 0.67 .975 5.40 5.30
2 Seasons 3B 3 0 0 5.2 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 -0 -64 1.59 0.33 .950 3.02 3.03
1 Season SS 1 0 0 1.0 2 2 0 0 0 1.000 -0 -480 18.00 2.00 .965 4.50 4.90
8 Seasons TOT 361 268 205 2480.1 710 677 19 14 21 .980 -10 -5 2.53 1.93 .978 2.46 2.61
Lg Pos G GS CG Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
Note: Fielding stats are a combination of official records and RetroSheet records. Both are likely to have substantial errors and will not match perfectly.
View Complete Notes on Fielding Data
Leagues historically made no effort to balance team, league, and player fielding stats. Since 1990 or so, computers have made this feasible, but prior to that there are hundreds or thousands of discrepancies each year in games played (even whether a player played a position), putouts, assists, double plays and errors.
  • Pre-1950 SB & CS data for catchers is estimated from catcher assists, games started and opposition stolen bases.
  • From 1950 on SB, CS, Pickoff, & WP data for catchers and pitchers is taken from play-by-play accounts in the retrosheet files. There are several hundred games without pbp from 1950 to 1973 and for those we may not have any data.
  • CG & GS come from the retrosheet data and should be complete and pretty accurate from 1919 on.
  • Innings played (like SB and CS) come from the retrosheet play-by-play data and should be considered mostly complete from 1950 to 1973 and complete from then on.
  • Stats (PO,A,G, etc) for LF-CF-RF positions (since 1919) is taken from play-by-play or box score data as available.
  • Stats (PO,A,G,etc) for C,P,1B,2B,3B,SS,OF positions is taken from the official reported totals and may have been corrected at various times since their publication.
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Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary

Strikeouts s c a p y
1964 NL  128 (2nd)

Stolen Bases s c a p y
1964 NL  12 (9th)

Power-Speed # s c a p y
1964 NL  14.7 (7th)

Errors Committed as OF s c a p y
1964 NL  10 (4th)

Range Factor/9Inn as CF (s.1954)† s c a p y
1964 NL  2.40 (5th)

Range Factor/Game as CF (s.1954) s c a p y
1964 NL  2.27 (5th)

Range Factor/Game as OF s c a p y
1964 NL  2.23 (4th)

             

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Gray InkBatting - 2 (2130), Average HOFer ≈ 144
Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 4 (2356), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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Salaries

Salaries may not be complete (especially pre-1985) and may not include some earned bonuses
Year Age Team Salary Sources Notes
196526New York Mets$11,0002/6/65 TSN
196930New York Yankees$16,000Noll/Fort/Hylan database
197031California Angels$16,000Noll/Fort/Hylan database
Career to date (may be incomplete)$43,000
Salary Data (about) courtesy Doug Pappas, and the Society for American Baseball Research.
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