Joe Cowley
Born: August 15, 1958, Lexington, KYHeight: 6'5" Weight: 210 Bats: Right Throws: Right
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Pitching Statistics Hide partial season data Year Team Lg Age W L ERA G GS CG MI GF SV SHO IP H BFP R ER HR UW IW HP SO 1982 Atlanta NL 23 1 2 4.47 17 8 0 5 4 0 0 52.1 53 221 27 26 6 14 2 1 27 1984 New York AL 25 9 2 3.56 16 11 3 3 2 0 1 83.1 75 356 34 33 12 30 1 2 71 1985 New York AL 26 12 6 3.95 30 26 1 2 2 0 0 159.2 132 684 75 70 29 83 2 6 97 1986 Chicago AL 27 11 11 3.88 27 27 4 0 0 0 0 162.1 133 692 81 70 20 82 1 3 132 1987 Philadelphia NL 28 0 4 15.43 5 4 0 1 0 0 0 11.2 21 73 26 20 2 16 1 2 5 TOTALS 33 25 4.20 95 76 8 11 8 0 1 469.1 414 2026 243 219 69 225 7 14 332
| Pitcher data: *: Throws lefthanded; W: Wins; L: Losses; ERA: Earned run average; G: Games; GS: Games started; CG: Complete games; MI: Middle relief (games not started nor finished); GF: Games finished in relief; SV: Saves; SHO: Shutouts; IP: Innings pitched; H: Hits allowed; BFP: Batters faced; R: Runs allowed; ER: Earned runs; HR: Home runs allowed; UW: Unintentional walks; IW: Intentional walks; HP: Hit batters; SO: Strikeouts |
Pitching Statistics (Batters' format) Year Team Lg G AB R H TB 2B 3B HR RBI SH SF SB CS UW IW HP SO DP BA SLG OBP 1982 Atlanta NL 17 200 27 53 84 11 1 6 3 1 10 4 14 2 1 27 2 .265 .420 .321 1984 New York AL 16 321 34 75 128 9 4 12 0 2 4 1 30 1 2 71 2 .234 .399 .303 1985 New York AL 30 588 75 132 242 17 3 29 1 4 12 7 83 2 6 97 9 .224 .412 .327 1986 Chicago AL 27 596 81 133 220 25 1 20 6 4 17 5 82 1 3 132 8 .223 .369 .319 1987 Philadelphia NL 5 54 26 21 33 4 1 2 0 0 6 0 16 1 2 5 2 .389 .611 .548
| Pitcher data (batters' format): G: Games pitched; AB: At bats; R: Runs allowed; H: Hits; TB: Total bases; 2B: Doubles; 3B: Triples; HR: Home runs; RBI: Runs batted in; SH: Sacrifice hits; SF: Sacrifice flies; SB: Stolen bases; CS: Caught stealing; UW: Unintentional walks; IW: Intentional walks; HP: Hit by pitch; SO: Strikeouts; DP: Double plays grounded into; BA: Batting average; SLG: Slugging percentage; OBP: On base percentage |
Batting Statistics Hide partial season data Year Team Lg Age G AB R H TB 2B 3B HR RBI SH SF SB CS UW IW HP SO DP BA SLG OBP 1982 Atlanta NL 23 17 15 0 3 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 .200 .200 .200 1984 New York AL 25 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 1985 New York AL 26 30 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 1986 Chicago AL 27 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 1987 Philadelphia NL 28 5 3 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .667 .333 TOTALS 68 18 0 4 5 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 .222 .278 .222
| Batter data: G: Games played; AB: At bats; R: Runs scored; H: Hits; TB: Total bases; 2B: Doubles; 3B: Triples; HR: Home runs; RBI: Runs batted in; SH: Sacrifice hits; SF: Sacrifice flies; SB: Stolen bases; CS: Caught stealing; UW: Unintentional walks; IW: Intentional walks; HP: Hit by pitch; SO: Strikeouts; DP: Double plays grounded into; BA: Batting average; SLG: Slugging percentage; OBP: On base percentage |
Defensive Statistics Year Team Lg POS INN GS DR+ DR- G PO A E DP FP RF9 SB CS PB PkO 1982 Atlanta NL P 52.1 8 17 6 6 0 1 1.000 2.06 10 4 0 1984 New York AL P 83.1 11 16 7 12 2 0 .905 2.05 4 1 0 1985 New York AL P 159.2 26 30 6 22 3 1 .903 1.58 12 7 5 1986 Chicago AL P 162.1 27 27 16 16 4 0 .889 1.77 17 5 0 1987 Philadelphia NL P 11.2 4 5 1 0 1 0 .500 0.77 6 0 0
| Fielding data: INN: Innings played; GS: Games started; DR+: Games as defensive replacement; DR-: Games replaced on defense; G: Games played; PO: Putouts; A: Assists; E: Errors; DP: Double plays; FP: Fielding percentage; RF9: Plays made per 9 innings; SB: Stolen bases; CS: Caught Stealing; PB: Passed balls |
Transactions
- Signed as a non-drafted free agent by Atlanta Braves (July 22, 1976).
- Placed on disabled list by Atlanta Braves, (May 10, 1982).
- Activated by Atlanta Braves, (June 12, 1982).
- Granted free agency (October 20, 1983).
- Signed by New York Yankees (November 22, 1983).
- Traded by New York Yankees with Ron Hassey to Chicago White Sox in exchange for Britt Burns, Mike Soper and Glen Braxton (December 12, 1985).
- Traded by Chicago White Sox with cash to Philadelphia Phillies in exchange for Gary Redus (March 26, 1987).
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