Joe Cowley
Joseph Alan Cowley
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 5" , Weight: 210 lb.

Born: August 15, 1958 in Lexington, KY
Signed by the Atlanta Braves as an amateur free agent in 1976. (All Transactions)
Debut: April 13, 1982
Final Game: May 3, 1987
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Standard Fielding

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
1982 ATL NL 23 P 17 8 52.1 12 6 6 0 1 1.000 2.06 0.71 .950 1.96 0.70
1984 NYY AL 25 P 16 11 83.1 21 7 12 2 0 .905 2.05 1.19 .962 1.79 0.70
1985 NYY AL 26 P 30 26 159.2 31 6 22 3 1 .903 1.58 0.93 .955 1.86 0.70
1986 CHW AL 27 P 27 27 162.1 36 16 16 4 0 .889 1.77 1.19 .961 1.83 0.68
1987 PHI NL 28 P 5 4 11.2 2 1 0 1 0 .500 0.77 0.20 1.000 1.93 0.62
5 Seasons P 95 76 469.1 102 36 56 10 2 .902 1.76 0.97 .959 1.85 0.69
5 Seasons TOT 95 76 469.1 102 36 56 10 2 .902 1.76 0.97 .861 1.85 0.69

Appearances

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Year Tm Lg Age G GS Batting Defense P C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF OF DH PH PR
1982 ATL NL 23 17 8 17 17 17 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1984 NYY AL 25 16 0 16 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1985 NYY AL 26 30 0 30 30 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1986 CHW AL 27 28 0 1 27 27 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1987 PHI NL 28 5 4 5 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 Seasons 96 12 23 95 95 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Appearances table is calculated solely from full RetroSheet play-by-play data available from 1973 on. A combination of RetroSheet (starting with the 1954 season) and non-RetroSheet data is used for other seasons.

Advanced Fielding -- P*

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Putouts Assists Errors Double Plays
Year Tm Lg Age PA BIP% GBIP% Fld F2O% FC Tot Cgt 31 Tot 1B 2B Tot Cch Fld Thr ROE Tot 163 GB LD bFld bF2O%
1982 ATL NL 23 236 81% 23% 6 100% 0 5 0 2 6 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 100%
1984 NYY AL 25 365 72% 18% 15 100% 0 7 2 5 13 11 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 100%
1985 NYY AL 26 716 74% 21% 19 100% 1 6 0 4 22 14 1 3 0 0 3 0 1 1 1 0 1 100%
1986 CHW AL 27 722 70% 21% 21 90% 0 16 2 12 17 14 0 4 0 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 6 83%
1987 PHI NL 28 79 70% 27% 2 0% 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0%
5 Seasons 2118 73% 21% 63 94% 1 35 4 24 58 43 3 10 0 3 7 2 2 2 2 0 10 80%
MLB Averages 78% 27% 92% 89%

* Many Detailed Statistics are based on play-by-play accounts accumulated by RetroSheet. These totals may be incomplete (3.6% of all plays from 1954 to 1973 are missing or have incomplete accounts, click link for year and team summary) for some players prior to 1974 and even complete seasons may not match the official totals due to errors in both the official totals and the play-by-play accounts.

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