Billy Cowan stats

Last played for the Los Angeles Angels, 1972

Age 88

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Billy Cowan played 8 MLB seasons, 1963 to 1972.

Stats

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Standard

Career regular season

GP
493
AB
1,190
R
131
H
281
HR
40
RBI
125
SB
17
AVG
.236
Standard by season
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.
1963CHC143619120.250
1964CHC13949752120195012.241
1965ATL/NYM1011832033393.180
1967PHI3459119361.153
1969NYY/LAA6010415255130.240
1970LAA6813420375250.276
1971LAA7417412484201.276
1972LAA3300000.000

What the columns mean: AB · R · H · HR · RBI · SB · AVG

Expanded

Career regular season

PA
1,253
TB
461
XBH
92
HBP
4
IBB
10
GIDP
0
P/PA
0.00
Expanded by season
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.
1963CHC361530000
1964CHC520201391500
1965ATL/NYM18955141100
1967PHI661830000
1969NYY/LAA1114161100
1970LAA14663151200
1971LAA18268120100
1972LAA3000000

What the columns mean: PA · TB · XBH · HBP · IBB · GIDP · P/PA

Advanced

Career regular season

WAR
0.2
RC
126.1
RC/27
3.70
ISOP
.151
SECA
.201
BB/K
0.17
AB/HR
29.8
GO/FO
0.00
Advanced by season
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.
1963CHC-0.13.33.2.1670.10360
1964CHC0.7563.9.1630.20.126.20
1965ATL/NYM-1.39.51.7.1200.10.1610
1967PHI-0.23.71.9.1530.20.319.70
1969NYY/LAA-0.112.24.2.1540.20.320.80
1970LAA0.421.25.8.1940.30.426.80
1971LAA0.920.74.4.1150.20.243.50
1972LAA-0.1-0.3-2.8.0000000

What the columns mean: WAR · RC · RC/27 · ISOP · SECA · BB/K · AB/HR · GO/FO

Bio

Age
88 yearsAug 28, 1938
Debut
1963

What were Billy Cowan's career stats?

Billy Cowan played 8 seasons for the Cubs, the Phillies and the Angels. He was a career .236 hitter with 281 hits, 40 home runs and 125 RBI. His best season was 1970: a .276 batting average, 5 home runs and 25 RBI.

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