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Joe Cowley

Joseph Alan Cowley

Position: Pitcher
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
Teams (by GP): Yankees/WhiteSox/Braves/Phillies 1982-1987

Final Game: May 3, 1987
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All-Time Rank (among Pitchers): #1. Walter Johnson… #2. Cy Young… #3. Greg Maddux… #4. Christy Mathewson… #5. Pete Alexander… #6. Tom Seaver… #7. Randy Johnson… 

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Year Age Tm Lg W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF ERA+ WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB Awards
1982 23 ATL NL 1 2 .333 4.47 17 8 4 0 0 0 52.1 53 27 26 6 16 2 27 1 0 0 221 85 1.318 9.1 1.0 2.8 4.6 1.69
1984 25 NYY AL 9 2 .818 3.56 16 11 2 3 1 0 83.1 75 34 33 12 31 1 71 2 1 2 356 107 1.272 8.1 1.3 3.3 7.7 2.29
1985 26 NYY AL 12 6 .667 3.95 30 26 2 1 0 0 159.2 132 75 70 29 85 2 97 6 1 5 684 102 1.359 7.4 1.6 4.8 5.5 1.14
1986 27 CHW AL 11 11 .500 3.88 27 27 0 4 0 0 162.1 133 81 70 20 83 1 132 3 0 4 692 112 1.331 7.4 1.1 4.6 7.3 1.59
1987 28 PHI NL 0 4 .000 15.43 5 4 0 0 0 0 11.2 21 26 20 2 17 1 5 2 0 0 73 28 3.257 16.2 1.5 13.1 3.9 0.29
5 Seasons 33 25 .569 4.20 95 76 8 8 1 0 469.1 414 243 219 69 232 7 332 14 2 11 2026 97 1.376 7.9 1.3 4.4 6.4 1.43
162 Game Avg. 13 10 .569 4.20 38 30 3 3 0 0 187 165 97 87 27 92 3 132 6 1 4 806 97 1.376 7.9 1.3 4.4 6.4 1.43
NYY (2 yrs) 21 8 .724 3.81 46 37 4 4 1 0 243.0 207 109 103 41 116 3 168 8 2 7 1040 104 1.329 7.7 1.5 4.3 6.2 1.45
PHI (1 yr) 0 4 .000 15.43 5 4 0 0 0 0 11.2 21 26 20 2 17 1 5 2 0 0 73 28 3.257 16.2 1.5 13.1 3.9 0.29
ATL (1 yr) 1 2 .333 4.47 17 8 4 0 0 0 52.1 53 27 26 6 16 2 27 1 0 0 221 85 1.318 9.1 1.0 2.8 4.6 1.69
CHW (1 yr) 11 11 .500 3.88 27 27 0 4 0 0 162.1 133 81 70 20 83 1 132 3 0 4 692 112 1.331 7.4 1.1 4.6 7.3 1.59
AL (3 yrs) AL 32 19 .627 3.84 73 64 4 8 1 0 405.1 340 190 173 61 199 4 300 11 2 11 1732 107 1.330 7.5 1.4 4.4 6.7 1.51
NL (2 yrs) NL 1 6 .143 6.47 22 12 4 0 0 0 64.0 74 53 46 8 33 3 32 3 0 0 294 60 1.672 10.4 1.1 4.6 4.5 0.97

Player Value--Pitchers

WAR: 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Strtr, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl.
Year Age Tm Lg IP GS R Rrep Rdef aLI RAR WAR Salary Awards
1982 23 ATL NL 52.1 8 27 31 -1 .8 4 0.3 $
1984 25 NYY AL 83.1 11 34 50 -2 1.1 16 1.7 $
1985 26 NYY AL 159.2 26 75 93 3 1.0 18 1.8 $120,000
1986 27 CHW AL 162.1 27 81 97 6 1.0 16 1.6 $295,000
1987 28 PHI NL 11.2 4 26 7 0 1.1 -19 -2.0 $
5 Seasons 469.1 76 243 278 6 1.0 35 3.4 $415,000
NYY (2 yrs) 243.0 37 109 143 1 1.0 34 3.5 $120,000
PHI (1 yr) 11.2 4 26 7 0 1.1 -19 -2.0 $
ATL (1 yr) 52.1 8 27 31 -1 .8 4 0.3 $
CHW (1 yr) 162.1 27 81 97 6 1.0 16 1.6 $295,000

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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
1982 23 ATL NL 17 16 15 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 .200 .200 .200 .400 11 3 0 0 1 0 0 1
1984 25 NYY AL 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1985 26 NYY AL 30 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1986 27 CHW AL 28 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1987 28 PHI NL 5 3 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .667 1.000 154 2 0 0 0 0 0 /1
5 Seasons 96 19 18 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 .222 .222 .278 .500 36 5 0 0 1 0 0
162 Game Avg. 162 32 30 0 7 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 .222 .222 .278 .500 36 8 0 0 2 0 0
NYY (2 yrs) 46 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PHI (1 yr) 5 3 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .667 1.000 154 2 0 0 0 0 0
ATL (1 yr) 17 16 15 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 .200 .200 .200 .400 11 3 0 0 1 0 0
CHW (1 yr) 28 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
AL (3 yrs) 74 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
NL (2 yrs) 22 19 18 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 .222 .222 .278 .500 36 5 0 0 1 0 0

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
1982 23 ATL NL 16 -2 0 0 0 0 1 0 -1 -0.1 -1 -0.1 0.0 $33,500 1
1987 28 PHI NL 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 $ /1
2 Seasons 19 -2 0 0 0 0 1 0 -1 -0.1 -1 -0.1 0.0 $33,500
PHI (1 yr) 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 $
ATL (1 yr) 16 -2 0 0 0 0 1 0 -1 -0.1 -1 -0.1 0.0 $33,500

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS CG Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG SB CS CS% PO Awards
1982 ATL NL 23 P 17 8 0 52.1 12 6 6 0 1 1.000 2.06 0.71 .952 1.96 1.97 10 4 29% 0
1984 NYY AL 25 P 16 11 3 83.1 21 7 12 2 0 .905 2.05 1.19 .958 1.79 1.78 4 1 20% 0
1985 NYY AL 26 P 30 26 1 159.2 31 6 22 3 1 .903 1.58 0.93 .953 1.86 1.84 12 7 37% 5
1986 CHW AL 27 P 27 27 4 162.1 36 16 16 4 0 .889 1.77 1.19 .957 1.83 1.81 17 5 23% 0
1987 PHI NL 28 P 5 4 0 11.2 2 1 0 1 0 .500 0.77 0.20 .955 1.93 1.90 6 0 0% 0
5 Seasons P 95 76 8 469.1 102 36 56 10 2 .902 1.76 0.97 .955 1.85 1.85 49 17 26% 5
5 Seasons TOT 95 76 8 469.1 102 36 56 10 2 .902 1.76 0.97 .955 1.85 1.85 49 17 26% 5
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

Win-Loss % s c a p y
1985 AL  .667 (4th)

Hits per 9 IP s c a p y
1986 AL  7.374 (5th)

Strikeouts per 9 IP s c a p y
1986 AL  7.318 (10th)

Home Runs s c a p y
1985 AL  29 (5th)

Errors Committed as P s c a p y
1986 AL  4 (3rd)

                                         

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Gray InkPitching - 5 (1863), Average HOFer ≈ 185

Similarity Scores

Explanation of Similarity Scores
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Transactions

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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
198223Atlanta Braves$33,500TSN, 8/2/82
198425New York Yankees$50,0001/4/85 TSN
198526New York Yankees$120,0001985 USA Today survey
198627Chicago White Sox$295,0001986 USA Today survey
Career to date (may be incomplete)$498,500
Salary Data (about) courtesy Doug Pappas, and the Society for American Baseball Research.
Salaries for mid-season call-ups or traded players may not be shown.

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