Joe Cowley

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-5, 210lb (196cm, 95kg)

Born: August 15, 1958 in Lexington, KY us

High School: Lafayette HS (Lexington, KY)

Debut: April 13, 1982 (Age 23-241d, 14,575th in major league history)
vs. CIN 3.1 IP, 5 H, 2 SO, 1 BB, 1 ER

Last Game: May 3, 1987 (Age 28-261d)
vs. CIN 0.2 IP, 2 H, 0 SO, 2 BB, 3 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1982 season

Full Name: Joseph Alan Cowley

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

4.4

ERA

4.20

469.1

332

WHIP

1.376

Summary of 69 Home Runs Allowed

(For more accurate walk-off HR totals, see the Batting Event Finder)

2 leading off, 0 walk-off, 6 tying, 17 go ahead

4 Tms
NYY	41
CHW	20
ATL	6
PHI	2

Platoon
vs LHB	36
vs RHB	33

Home/Road
Away	41
Home	28

Outs
1	24
0	23
2	22

18 Opps
BAL	10
OAK	8
BOS	6
MIN	5
TEX	4
CAL	4
DET	4
MIL	4
TOR	4
NYY	3
KCR	3
LAD	3
CLE	3
PIT	2
MON	2
CHW	2
SFG	1
SEA	1

55 Batters
Dave Kingman	4
Jim Rice	3
Jim Dwyer	3
Willie Upshaw	2
Cecil Cooper	2
Mike Easler	2
Rich Gedman	2
Andre Thornton	2
Frank White	2
Gary Gaetti	2
Lou Whitaker	1
Ron Hassey	1
Mike Young	1
Steve Buechele	1
Rob Deer	1
Mike Pagliarulo	1
Tony Phillips	1
Tim Wallach	1
Alfredo Griffin	1
Brian Downing	1
Pedro Guerrero	1
Al Bumbry	1
Mark Salas	1
Randy Bush	1
Bobby Grich	1
Larry Parrish	1
Dwayne Murphy	1
Chet Lemon	1
Kent Hrbek	1
Jason Thompson	1
Joe Carter	1
Rob Wilfong	1
Carney Lansford	1
Paul Molitor	1
Rick Dempsey	1
Dan Pasqua	1
Dwight Lowry	1
Jim Presley	1
Lloyd Moseby	1
Floyd Rayford	1
Ron Cey	1
Oscar Gamble	1
Carlton Fisk	1
Ernie Whitt	1
Steve Balboni	1
Reggie Smith	1
Mickey Rivers	1
Eddie Murray	1
Floyd Youmans	1
Buddy Bell	1
Al Pardo	1
Steve Sax	1
Jack Howell	1
Kirk Gibson	1
Jim Traber	1

19 Parks
Yankee Stad (NYC)	18
ComiskeyPk 1 (CHI)	8
RingCentral Col (OAK)	6
Metrodome (MIN)	5
County Stad (MIL)	4
Memor. Stad (BAL)	4
Exhibit Stad (TOR)	4
KauffmanStad (KAN)	3
Atl-Fulton (ATL)	3
3 Rivers Std (PIT)	2
Arlington St (ARL)	2
Fenway Pk (BOS)	2
Tiger Stad (DET)	2
VeteransStad (PHI)	1
Dodger Stad (LOS)	1
Kingdome (SEA)	1
ClevelandStd (CLE)	1
Angel Stad (ANA)	1
Stade Olymp. (MON)	1

Where Hit
9	20
7	17
8	6

General field locations
when available.

Game Totals
1·HR gms	26
2·HR gms	11
3·HR gms	7

Gms w/ this # = 0
are not shown.

Bases
---	46
1--	11
-2-	4
--3	3
12-	2
123	2
1-3	1

99 Runs
RISP	12
0 on	46
1 on	18
2 on	3
3 on	2
Any on	23

Inning
1	6
2	12
3	11
4	12
5	6
6	8
7	9
8	3
9	1
Extra	1

1-3	29
4-6	26
7-end	14

RelScore
+4..	5
+3	3
+2	6
+1	8
Tied	16
-1	5
-2	7
-3	5
-4..	14

Ahead	22
Tied	16
Behind	31

Before event,
for batter

DefPos
3B	13
LF	11
1B	10
DH	10
C	9
2B	6
CF	4
RF	4
P	1
SS	1

OrderPos
4th	15
3rd	10
7th	9
6th	9
2nd	7
5th	5
9th	5
8th	5
1st	4

Leverage
High Lev	6
Medium Lev	26
Low Lev	37

Play By Play

WE and WPA Explanation

Play By Play
1982	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
1	1	1	1	1982-05-04	Mike Easler	PIT		ATL	ahead 3-1	b 3	1	123	4	6	7	12%	96%		Home Run (Deep CF); J. Ray Scores; J. Thompson Scores; B. Madlock Scores
2	2	2	1	1982-07-25	Jason Thompson	PIT		ATL	ahead 6-0	b 7	1	1--	2	4	3	0%	100%		Home Run (Deep RF); B. Madlock Scores
3	3	3	1	1982-07-30 (2)	Ron Cey	LAD	@	ATL	tied 0-0	t 4	2	-2-	2	5	5	23%	71%		Home Run; D. Baker Scores
4	4	4	2	1982-07-30 (2)	Steve Sax	LAD	@	ATL	ahead 2-0	t 5	2	--3	2	1	4	14%	89%		Home Run; B. Russell Scores
5	5	5	1	1982-08-04	Reggie Smith	SFG	@	ATL	tied 0-0	t 4	1	---	1	4	3	14%	61%		Home Run (Deep RF)
6	6	6	1	1982-08-07	Pedro Guerrero	LAD		ATL	ahead 5-4	b 7	1	---	1	4	9	11%	89%		Home Run (Deep LF)
1984	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
7	7	1	1	1984-07-16	Mickey Rivers	TEX	@	NYY	tied 0-0	t 1	0	-2-	2	2	DH	13%	70%		Home Run; W. Tolleson Scores
8	8	2	2	1984-07-16	Buddy Bell	TEX	@	NYY	behind 3-5	t 5	2	---	1	3	5	11%	30%		Home Run
9	9	3	1	1984-08-10 (1)	Andre Thornton	CLE		NYY	behind 1-6	b 6	0	---	1	4	DH	4%	10%		Home Run
10	10	4	1	1984-08-20	Bobby Grich	CAL	@	NYY	tied 0-0	t 1	0	1--	2	2	4	16%	70%		Home Run; G. Pettis Scores
11	11	5	2	1984-08-20	Rob Wilfong	CAL	@	NYY	behind 2-8	t 9	0	---	1	4	4	0%	1%		Home Run
12	12	6	1	1984-08-27	Dave Kingman	OAK		NYY	behind 0-6	b 7	0	---	1	4	DH	2%	3%		Home Run
13	13	7	2	1984-08-27	Dwayne Murphy	OAK		NYY	behind 1-6	b 7	0	---	1	5	8	3%	6%		Home Run
14	14	8	1	1984-09-19	Mike Young	BAL	@	NYY	behind 0-2	t 4	0	---	1	2	7	11%	37%		Home Run
15	15	9	2	1984-09-19	Jim Dwyer	BAL	@	NYY	behind 1-2	t 5	1	---	1	7	9	15%	47%		Home Run
16	16	10	3	1984-09-19	Al Bumbry	BAL	@	NYY	behind 2-6	t 7	2	-2-	2	1	8	8%	12%		Home Run; J. Dwyer Scores
17	17	11	1	1984-09-25	Eddie Murray	BAL		NYY	ahead 3-0	b 3	0	---	1	4	3	5%	90%		Home Run
18	18	12	1	1984-09-28	Lou Whitaker	DET	@	NYY	tied 2-2	t 12	1	1--	2	8	4	42%	92%		Home Run; J. Grubb Scores
1985	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
19	19	1	1	1985-04-08	Jim Rice	BOS		NYY	ahead 6-2	b 6	1	12-	3	3	7	4%	99%		Home Run (Deep LF); J. Gutiérrez Scores; D. Evans Scores
20	20	2	1	1985-04-23	Mike Easler	BOS	@	NYY	ahead 1-0	t 3	2	---	1	4	DH	11%	69%		Home Run
21	21	3	1	1985-04-28	Carlton Fisk	CHW		NYY	behind 0-1	b 2	1	---	1	5	2	11%	53%		Home Run (Deep LF)
22	22	4	2	1985-04-28	Oscar Gamble	CHW		NYY	behind 1-3	b 7	0	1--	2	6	DH	30%	59%		Home Run (Deep RF); C. Fisk Scores
23	23	5	1	1985-05-08	Gary Gaetti	MIN		NYY	ahead 1-0	b 1	2	123	4	7	5	23%	89%		Home Run; K. Hrbek Scores; M. Stenhouse Scores; R. Smalley Scores
24	24	6	2	1985-05-08	Kent Hrbek	MIN		NYY	ahead 5-3	b 4	2	1--	2	3	3	13%	90%		Home Run; D. Meier Scores
25	25	7	1	1985-05-24	Dave Kingman	OAK		NYY	behind 1-8	b 6	0	1--	2	4	DH	3%	5%		Home Run (Deep LF); B. Bochte Scores
26	26	8	1	1985-05-30	Jack Howell	CAL	@	NYY	behind 0-2	t 8	2	---	1	8	5	9%	16%		Home Run (Deep RF)
27	27	9	1	1985-06-04	Dave Kingman	OAK	@	NYY	tied 0-0	t 4	1	---	1	4	DH	13%	60%		Home Run (Deep RF)
28	28	10	1	1985-06-24	Jim Dwyer	BAL	@	NYY	behind 0-3	t 4	0	---	1	2	7	8%	27%		Home Run (Deep RF)
29	29	11	2	1985-06-24	Jim Dwyer	BAL	@	NYY	behind 1-3	t 5	2	12-	3	2	7	36%	60%		Home Run (Deep RF); R. Dauer Scores; L. Lacy Scores
30	30	12	1	1985-07-19	Randy Bush	MIN		NYY	behind 0-4	b 3	2	---	1	3	7	7%	20%		Home Run
31	31	13	2	1985-07-19	Gary Gaetti	MIN		NYY	behind 1-4	b 4	0	---	1	6	5	9%	32%		Home Run
32	32	14	3	1985-07-19	Mark Salas	MIN		NYY	behind 2-6	b 6	2	1--	2	9	2	13%	21%		Home Run; T. Teufel Scores
33	33	15	1	1985-07-24	Frank White	KCR		NYY	tied 0-0	b 2	1	--3	2	6	4	13%	73%		Home Run; H. McRae Scores
34	34	16	2	1985-07-24	Steve Balboni	KCR		NYY	ahead 2-0	b 2	1	---	1	7	3	8%	81%		Home Run
35	35	17	3	1985-07-24	Frank White	KCR		NYY	ahead 3-2	b 4	1	---	1	6	4	11%	77%		Home Run
36	36	18	1	1985-08-10	Jim Rice	BOS		NYY	behind 2-5	b 8	0	---	1	3	7	8%	17%		Home Run
37	37	19	1	1985-08-16	Rich Gedman	BOS	@	NYY	tied 0-0	t 3	0	---	1	7	2	11%	61%		Home Run (Deep RF)
38	38	20	2	1985-08-16	Rich Gedman	BOS	@	NYY	ahead 3-2	t 7	1	---	1	7	2	13%	80%		Home Run (Deep RF)
39	39	21	1	1985-08-21	Brian Downing	CAL		NYY	behind 0-4	b 1	0	---	1	1	7	7%	27%	Lead-Off	Home Run
40	40	22	1	1985-09-06	Tony Phillips	OAK	@	NYY	tied 1-1	t 2	0	---	1	7	5	11%	61%		Home Run (Deep RF)
41	41	23	1	1985-09-11	Cecil Cooper	MIL		NYY	behind 2-3	b 5	2	---	1	3	3	16%	52%		Home Run (Deep CF)
42	42	24	1	1985-09-16	Joe Carter	CLE	@	NYY	behind 0-4	t 7	0	---	1	6	7	5%	10%		Home Run (Deep LF)
43	43	25	2	1985-09-16	Andre Thornton	CLE	@	NYY	behind 1-4	t 8	2	1--	2	4	DH	11%	16%		Home Run (Deep LF); J. Franco Scores
44	44	26	1	1985-09-21	Floyd Rayford	BAL		NYY	behind 0-3	b 6	2	1--	2	8	5	20%	32%		Home Run; M. Young Scores
45	45	27	1	1985-10-05	Ernie Whitt	TOR		NYY	tied 0-0	b 2	2	---	1	7	2	11%	62%		Home Run (Deep RF)
46	46	28	2	1985-10-05	Lloyd Moseby	TOR		NYY	ahead 1-0	b 3	1	---	1	2	8	10%	75%		Home Run (Deep RF)
47	47	29	3	1985-10-05	Willie Upshaw	TOR		NYY	ahead 2-0	b 3	1	---	1	3	3	8%	82%		Home Run (Deep RF)
1986	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
48	48	1	1	1986-04-13	Jim Rice	BOS	@	CHW	ahead 3-0	t 3	1	--3	2	4	7	7%	89%		Home Run (Deep LF); W. Boggs Scores
49	49	2	1	1986-05-28	Steve Buechele	TEX		CHW	behind 2-3	b 5	0	---	1	7	5	15%	57%		Home Run (Deep LF)
50	50	3	1	1986-06-12	Jim Presley	SEA		CHW	ahead 2-0	b 4	1	---	1	5	5	8%	85%		Home Run (Deep LF)
51	51	4	1	1986-07-05	Dan Pasqua	NYY	@	CHW	tied 0-0	t 2	2	---	1	6	7	10%	56%		Home Run (Deep RF)
52	52	5	2	1986-07-05	Mike Pagliarulo	NYY	@	CHW	ahead 1-0	t 2	2	---	1	7	5	10%	66%		Home Run (Deep RF)
53	53	6	3	1986-07-05	Ron Hassey	NYY	@	CHW	ahead 3-0	t 3	2	1--	2	4	2	12%	89%		Home Run (Deep RF); M. Easler Scores/unER; R. Hassey Scores/unER
54	54	7	1	1986-07-10	Al Pardo	BAL	@	CHW	tied 0-0	t 2	2	---	1	8	2	10%	56%		Home Run (Deep RF)
55	55	8	1	1986-07-24	Rick Dempsey	BAL		CHW	ahead 4-0	b 1	2	1-3	3	9	2	9%	96%		Home Run (Deep LF); L. Sheets Scores; T. O'Malley Scores
56	56	9	2	1986-07-24	Jim Traber	BAL		CHW	ahead 7-0	b 2	2	---	1	5	3	1%	98%		Home Run (Deep LF)
57	57	10	1	1986-08-03	Kirk Gibson	DET	@	CHW	behind 0-9	t 6	1	---	1	3	9	0%	1%		Home Run (Deep CF)
58	58	11	1	1986-08-08	Paul Molitor	MIL		CHW	behind 0-5	b 1	0	---	1	1	5	6%	20%	Lead-Off	Home Run (Deep CF)
59	59	12	2	1986-08-08	Cecil Cooper	MIL		CHW	behind 1-9	b 3	1	---	1	3	3	2%	4%		Home Run (Deep RF)
60	60	13	3	1986-08-08	Rob Deer	MIL		CHW	behind 2-10	b 6	0	1--	2	6	9	2%	3%		Home Run (Deep LF); E. Riles Scores
61	61	14	1	1986-08-13	Chet Lemon	DET		CHW	tied 0-0	b 2	1	---	1	8	8	11%	64%		Home Run (Deep LF)
62	62	15	2	1986-08-13	Dwight Lowry	DET		CHW	ahead 1-0	b 2	1	---	1	9	2	10%	73%		Home Run (Deep RF)
63	63	16	1	1986-08-19	Willie Upshaw	TOR		CHW	tied 1-1	b 3	0	---	1	2	3	11%	67%		Home Run (Deep CF)
64	64	17	1	1986-08-24	Larry Parrish	TEX		CHW	behind 0-2	b 2	0	---	1	6	DH	10%	45%		Home Run (Deep LF)
65	65	18	1	1986-09-24	Carney Lansford	OAK		CHW	behind 0-2	b 4	1	---	1	3	5	12%	39%		Home Run (Deep LF)
66	66	19	2	1986-09-24	Dave Kingman	OAK		CHW	behind 1-2	b 4	1	---	1	4	DH	14%	53%		Home Run (Deep RF)
67	67	20	3	1986-09-24	Alfredo Griffin	OAK		CHW	tied 2-2	b 7	2	-2-	2	9	6	31%	88%		Home Run (Deep CF); J. Canseco Scores
1987	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
68	68	1	1	1987-04-22	Tim Wallach	MON		PHI	tied 1-1	b 6	1	---	1	4	5	18%	72%		Home Run (Deep LF)
69	69	2	1	1987-04-28	Floyd Youmans	MON	@	PHI	ahead 5-1	t 4	0	---	1	9	1	4%	92%		Home Run (Deep LF)