Bio
- Height
- 6' 1"
- Debut
- 1974
- AL Gold Glove
- 1977
Bio
- Height
- 6' 1"
- Debut
- 1974
- AL Gold Glove
- 1977
Stats
Standard
Career regular season
- GP
- 1,584
- AB
- 5,534
- R
- 704
- H
- 1,494
- HR
- 108
- RBI
- 717
- SB
- 120
- AVG
- .270
Ranked among MLB players who qualify (AB, R, H, HR, RBI, SB: 40+ games; AVG: 300+ AB) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.
| GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly. | AB: At-bats: trips to the plate that ended in a hit, an out or an error. Walks and sacrifices are not counted. | R: Runs — scored by the batter, or allowed by the pitcher. | H: Times the batter reached base by hitting the ball, without help from an error. | HR: Home runs hit. | RBI: Runs that scored because of this batter's plate appearance. | SB: Bases taken while the pitcher was delivering. Being caught is counted separately. | AVG: Hits per at-bat. .300 is the traditional line between a good hitter and a great one. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | KC | 110 | 269 | 28 | 65 | 1 | 25 | 5 | .242 |
| 1975 | KC | 120 | 328 | 44 | 91 | 4 | 42 | 12 | .277 |
| 1976 | KC | 152 | 581 | 71 | 154 | 3 | 59 | 23 | .265 |
| 1977 | KC | 162 | 606 | 98 | 189 | 23 | 112 | 16 | .312 |
| 1978 | KC | 132 | 485 | 63 | 133 | 5 | 63 | 14 | .274 |
| 1979 | KC | 136 | 516 | 69 | 152 | 9 | 73 | 10 | .295 |
| 1980 |  LAA/DET | 142 | 522 | 69 | 140 | 6 | 59 | 6 | .268 |
| 1981 | DET | 85 | 253 | 27 | 66 | 1 | 18 | 3 | .261 |
| 1982 | SEA | 146 | 560 | 72 | 151 | 20 | 78 | 11 | .270 |
| 1983 | SEA | 110 | 356 | 39 | 73 | 7 | 35 | 10 | .205 |
| 1984 | SEA | 139 | 524 | 60 | 145 | 15 | 78 | 9 | .277 |
| 1985 | SEA | 122 | 452 | 59 | 120 | 14 | 69 | 0 | .265 |
| 1986 | SEA | 28 | 82 | 5 | 15 | 0 | 6 | 1 | .183 |
Career Postseason
- GP
- 14
- AB
- 55
- R
- 7
- H
- 11
- HR
- 1
- RBI
- 6
- SB
- 2
- AVG
- .200
Expanded
Career regular season
- PA
- 6,038
- TB
- 2,230
- XBH
- 452
- HBP
- 34
- IBB
- 28
- GIDP
- 0
- P/PA
- 0.00
Ranked among MLB players who qualify (PA: 100+ AB; TB, XBH, HBP, IBB: 300+ AB; P/PA: 300+ PA) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.
| PA: Plate appearances — every trip to the plate, walks and sacrifices included. | TB: Total bases — one for a single, four for a home run. | XBH: Extra-base hits: doubles, triples and home runs. | HBP: Times the batter was hit by a pitch and took first base. | IBB: Walks the other team issued on purpose. | GIDP: Times the batter grounded into a double play — lower is better. | P/PA: Pitches the batter saw per trip to the plate. Above 4.0 is a patient hitter. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | KC | 296 | 77 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1975 | KC | 367 | 132 | 25 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1976 | KC | 616 | 198 | 32 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1977 | KC | 661 | 318 | 69 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 1978 | KC | 534 | 188 | 37 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1979 | KC | 568 | 211 | 34 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 1980 | LAA/DET | 584 | 184 | 29 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 1981 | DET | 284 | 88 | 16 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1982 | SEA | 611 | 266 | 67 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1983 | SEA | 384 | 117 | 28 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1984 | SEA | 559 | 228 | 51 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1985 | SEA | 487 | 204 | 51 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1986 | SEA | 87 | 19 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
What the columns mean: PA · TB · XBH · HBP · IBB · GIDP · P/PA
Advanced
Career regular season
- WAR
- 12.4
- RC
- 743.9
- RC/27
- 4.80
- ISOP
- .133
- SECA
- .212
- BB/K
- 0.59
- AB/HR
- 51.2
- GO/FO
- 0.00
Ranked among MLB players with 300+ AB that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.
| WAR: Wins above replacement — wins the player added over a freely available fill-in. | RC: Runs created — an estimate of how many runs the batter's hitting produced. | RC/27: Runs a lineup of this batter would score in a full game of 27 outs. | ISOP: Isolated power: slugging minus batting average, so only extra bases count. | SECA: Secondary average: bases from walks, steals and extra-base hits, per at-bat. | BB/K: Walks for every strikeout, a measure of plate discipline. | AB/HR: At-bats per home run — lower means more power. | GO/FO: Ground-ball outs for every fly-ball out. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | KC | -0.4 | 26.1 | 3.4 | .045 | 0.1 | 0.6 | 269 | 0 |
| 1975 | KC | 1.7 | 47.4 | 5.1 | .125 | 0.2 | 0.8 | 82 | 0 |
| 1976 | KC | 1.4 | 59.9 | 3.6 | .076 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 193.7 | 0 |
| 1977 | KC | 5.0 | 113.5 | 7 | .213 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 26.3 | 0 |
| 1978 | KC | 1.6 | 64.8 | 4.7 | .113 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 97 | 0 |
| 1979 | KC | 1.2 | 75.9 | 5.4 | .114 | 0.2 | 0.9 | 57.3 | 0 |
| 1980 | LAA/DET | 0.3 | 64.4 | 4.3 | .084 | 0.2 | 0.8 | 87 | 0 |
| 1981 | DET | 0.4 | 30 | 4.1 | .087 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 253 | 0 |
| 1982 | SEA | 2.6 | 88.5 | 5.7 | .205 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 28 | 0 |
| 1983 | SEA | -0.9 | 32 | 3 | .124 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 50.9 | 0 |
| 1984 | SEA | 0.1 | 73.1 | 5.1 | .158 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 34.9 | 0 |
| 1985 | SEA | 0.4 | 65.6 | 5.3 | .186 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 32.3 | 0 |
| 1986 | SEA | -1.0 | 3.4 | 1.3 | .049 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0 | 0 |
What the columns mean: WAR · RC · RC/27 · ISOP · SECA · BB/K · AB/HR
What were Al Cowens's career stats?
Al Cowens played 13 seasons for the Royals, the Tigers and the Mariners. He was a career .270 hitter with 1,494 hits, 108 home runs and 717 RBI. His best season was 1977: a .312 batting average, 23 home runs and 112 RBI.
League leaderboards and awards
13 seasons, 3 postseasons, 1974 to 1986
Al Cowens finished top 10 in a stat 1 time.
Awards
Season top 10 finishes
Among qualified MLB players each season, as the glossary defines each stat. All-time places are among players on file.
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