Al Cowens vs Bill Buckner

Al Cowens Bill Buckner

Al Cowens and Bill Buckner compared on their MLB careers: Al Cowens played 13 seasons, 1974 to 1986, Bill Buckner 22 seasons, 1969 to 1990. Al Cowens has .270 batting average to Bill Buckner's .289.

Who has the better career numbers?

Al Cowens and Bill Buckner career totals

1,584	GP	2,517
5,534	AB	9,397
704	R	1,077
1,494	H	2,715
108	HR	174
717	RBI	1,208
120	SB	183
0.3	AVG	0.3
0.3	OBP	0.3
0.4	SLG	0.4
0.7	OPS	0.7

How do they compare in the postseason?

Al Cowens and Bill Buckner postseason

14	GP	23
55	AB	98
7	R	6
11	H	20
1	HR	1
6	RBI	5
2	SB	0
0.2	AVG	0.2
0.2	OBP	0.2
0.3	SLG	0.3
0.5	OPS	0.5

Where each stands all time

Al Cowens and Bill Buckner all-time places

—	Hits	65th (2,715)
—	RBI	137th (1,208)

Among the MLB players with a career line on file, regular season, counting stats only — the same lists the records pages run on.

Titles and awards

Al Cowens: 0 championships; AL Gold Glove
Bill Buckner: 0 championships; none on file

Awards come from the league’s published winner lists; a championship counts a season played for the club that won it.

Season by season

Lined up by career year, not by calendar: each row is the players’ nth season.

Al Cowens and Bill Buckner season by season

1st	1974	.242	1	25	1969	.000	0	0
2nd	1975	.277	4	42	1970	.191	0	4
3rd	1976	.265	3	59	1971	.277	5	41
4th	1977	.312	23	112	1972	.319	5	37
5th	1978	.274	5	63	1973	.275	8	46
6th	1979	.295	9	73	1974	.314	7	58
7th	1980	.268	6	59	1975	.243	6	31
8th	1981	.261	1	18	1976	.301	7	60
9th	1982	.270	20	78	1977	.284	11	60
10th	1983	.205	7	35	1978	.323	5	74
11th	1984	.277	15	78	1979	.284	14	66
12th	1985	.265	14	69	1980	.324	10	68
13th	1986	.183	0	6	1981	.311	10	75
14th	—	—	—	—	1982	.306	15	105
15th	—	—	—	—	1983	.280	16	66
16th	—	—	—	—	1984	.272	11	69
17th	—	—	—	—	1985	.299	16	110
18th	—	—	—	—	1986	.267	18	102
19th	—	—	—	—	1987	.286	5	74
20th	—	—	—	—	1988	.249	3	43
21st	—	—	—	—	1989	.216	1	16
22nd	—	—	—	—	1990	.186	1	3

What the columns mean: AVG · HR · RBI


14	GP	23
55	AB	98
7	R	6
11	H	20
1	HR	1
6	RBI	5
2	SB	0
0.2	AVG	0.2
0.2	OBP	0.2
0.3	SLG	0.3
0.5	OPS	0.5


14	GP	23
55	AB	98
7	R	6
11	H	20
1	HR	1
6	RBI	5
2	SB	0
0.2	AVG	0.2
0.2	OBP	0.2
0.3	SLG	0.3
0.5	OPS	0.5


14	GP	23
55	AB	98
7	R	6
11	H	20
1	HR	1
6	RBI	5
2	SB	0
0.2	AVG	0.2
0.2	OBP	0.2
0.3	SLG	0.3
0.5	OPS	0.5