First name: Billy
Last name: Cowan
Birthdate: 1938-08-28
Bats: R Throws: R
RetroID: cowab101
| Year | Team | Off GS | Def GS | Game Shares | WAR | W | L | Victory Shares |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 | CHN | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.5 | -0.4 | -0.2 | 0.8 | -1 |
| 1964 | CHN | 6.6 | 1.5 | 8.1 | -0.5 | 1.9 | 6.3 | 6 |
| 1965 | MLN | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.4 | -0.2 | -0.1 | 0.5 | 0 |
| 1965 | NYN | 2.2 | 0.5 | 2.6 | -1.0 | -0.2 | 2.8 | -1 |
| 1967 | PHI | 0.8 | 0.1 | 1.0 | -0.3 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0 |
| 1969 | NYA | 0.7 | 0.1 | 0.8 | -0.4 | -0.2 | 1.0 | -1 |
| 1969 | CAL | 0.8 | 0.1 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 2 |
| 1970 | CAL | 1.9 | 0.2 | 2.1 | 1.0 | 1.6 | 0.4 | 5 |
| 1971 | CAL | 2.3 | 0.3 | 2.6 | 0.6 | 1.4 | 1.2 | 4 |
| 1972 | CAL | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -0.1 | -0.1 | 0.1 | 0 |
| Career | 16.2 | 2.9 | 19.0 | -1.0 | 4.6 | 14.4 | 14 |
| Year | Team | PA | BatRuns | Adj R | RISP | BSR | DP | ROE | Fld | Pos | DH | Pit | RAA | RPW | WAA | Pos Wins | LgA | WAM | DVoDH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 | CHN | 36 | -1 | -1 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 | 8.1 | -0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -0.5 | -1 |
| 1964 | CHN | 520 | -11 | -13 | -2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -10 | -1 | 0 | 0 | -21 | 9.2 | -2.3 | -0.1 | 0.2 | -2.2 | 1 |
| 1965 | MLN | 27 | -3 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 9.1 | -0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -0.3 | 0 |
| 1965 | NYN | 162 | -12 | -12 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -14 | 8.5 | -1.6 | 0.0 | 0.1 | -1.5 | -1 |
| 1967 | PHI | 66 | -4 | -4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | -1 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 8.3 | -0.4 | -0.1 | 0.0 | -0.5 | 0 |
| 1969 | NYA | 51 | -5 | -5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -5 | 8.1 | -0.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -0.6 | 0 |
| 1969 | CAL | 60 | 3 | 3 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8.2 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | -1 |
| 1970 | CAL | 146 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | -1 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 8.7 | 0.7 | -0.1 | 0.0 | 0.6 | 0 |
| 1971 | CAL | 182 | -2 | -1 | -1 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7.8 | 0.3 | -0.2 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 6 |
| 1972 | CAL | 3 | -1 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 7.5 | -0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -0.1 | 0 |
| Career | 1,253 | -33 | -33 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | -17 | -5 | 0 | 0 | -42 | - | -4.7 | -0.5 | 0.3 | -4.9 | 4 |
| Year | Team | POS | BIP | Chances | OAA | OAA adj | DER Runs | Play+ | GB+ | DP Start | DP Turn | DP Runs | Total Fielding Runs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 | NYN | 2B | 11 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | -0.1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1965 | NYN | SS | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1967 | PHI | 2B | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1967 | PHI | 3B | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1969 | CAL | 1B | 106 | 11 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1970 | CAL | 1B | 225 | 23 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1970 | CAL | 3B | 14 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1971 | CAL | 1B | 89 | 7 | -1.0 | -1 | -1 | -2 | -3 | -0.1 | 0.0 | 0 | -1 |
| 1B | 420 | 41 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | -4 | -0.1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2B | 12 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | -0.1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 3B | 16 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| SS | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Year | Team | POS | BIP | Chances | OAA | OAA adj | DER Runs | Play+ | OF Arm Opps | OF Arm Runs | Total Fielding Runs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 | CHN | LF | 32 | 2 | -1.0 | -1 | -1 | -1 | 1 | 0 | -1 |
| 1963 | CHN | CF | 132 | 10 | -1.0 | -1 | -1 | -5 | 2 | 0 | -1 |
| 1963 | CHN | RF | 33 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1964 | CHN | CF | 3733 | 450 | -3.0 | -2 | -2 | -8 | 202 | -8 | -10 |
| 1965 | NYN | LF | 44 | 3 | -1.0 | -1 | -1 | -2 | 1 | 0 | -1 |
| 1965 | MLN | LF | 78 | 8 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 |
| 1965 | MLN | CF | 47 | 3 | -1.0 | -1 | -1 | -3 | 4 | 0 | -1 |
| 1965 | NYN | CF | 1045 | 113 | -3.0 | -4 | -3 | -11 | 43 | 0 | -3 |
| 1967 | PHI | LF | 295 | 24 | -1.0 | -1 | -1 | -5 | 7 | 0 | -1 |
| 1967 | PHI | RF | 45 | 6 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1969 | CAL | LF | 45 | 6 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 1969 | NYA | LF | 148 | 14 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 1969 | NYA | CF | 84 | 9 | -1.0 | -1 | -1 | 0 | 9 | -1 | -2 |
| 1969 | CAL | CF | 39 | 7 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| 1969 | CAL | RF | 92 | 12 | -2.0 | -2 | -2 | -3 | 8 | -1 | -3 |
| 1969 | NYA | RF | 8 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1970 | CAL | LF | 34 | 2 | -1.0 | -1 | -1 | -1 | 0 | 0 | -1 |
| 1970 | CAL | CF | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1970 | CAL | RF | 304 | 40 | -1.0 | -1 | -1 | -6 | 17 | 0 | -1 |
| 1971 | CAL | LF | 865 | 92 | 6.0 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 37 | 1 | 5 |
| 1971 | CAL | RF | 6 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| LF | 1541 | 151 | 4.0 | 3 | 2 | -1 | 57 | 1 | 3 | ||
| CF | 5083 | 593 | -8.0 | -8 | -7 | -23 | 264 | -9 | -16 | ||
| RF | 488 | 63 | -3.0 | -3 | -3 | -11 | 28 | -1 | -4 |
No batting records available for this player.
| Stat description | |
|---|---|
| GS | Game Shares |
| WAM | Wins above Majors. Formerly wins above average, but WAM! sounds better than WAA. Credit to Don Sobocinski for the name. |
| WAR | Wins above Replacement |
| VS | Victory Shares |
| W | Wins - Not traditional pitcher wins. Estimate of the number of wins each pitcher was responsible for. His share, as opposed to the shares of his fielders and offense. |
| L | Losses - See wins above, just the opposite side of the final score. |
| BatRuns | Batting runs above average |
| Adj R | Park adjusted batting runs |
| RISP | Runs for hitting better or worse than overall with runners in scoring position |
| BSR | Baserunning runs |
| DP | Double play avoidance runs |
| ROE | Runs from reaching on error |
| Fld | Fielding runs |
| Pos | Position adjustment |
| DH | Designated hitter adjustment |
| Pit | Pitcher batting adjustment |
| RAA | Runs above average before position and league adjustment |
| RPW | Runs per win |
| WAA | Wins above average before position and league adjustment |
| POS Wins | Position adjustment converted to wins |
| LGA | League quality adjustment |
| DVoDH | Defensive Value (in runs) over designated hitter |
| G | Games pitched |
| GS | Game shares. For pitchers based on innings and leverage index |
| XR | Expected runs based on ballparks and opponents faced |
| DR | Defensive runs support |
| Role | Starter vs reliever role adjustment |
| LgAdj | League adjustment |
| R+ | Runs above average |
| LI | Leverage index |
| R_lev+ | Leverage adjusted runs above average |
| Chances | Estimated opportunies to make a defensive play |
| BIP | Balls in play while this player was on the field |
| OAA | Outs above average, based on defensive efficiency assigned at the player level |
| OAA adj | Park adjusted outs above average |
| DER runs | Run value of outs above average |
| Frame Runs | Runs from framing balls and strikes |
| SB Runs | Stolen base prevention runs |
| Block Runs | Wild pitch and passed ball prevention runs |
| Err Runs | Catcher error prevention runs |
| Catcher Runs | Catcher runs from SB, errors, PB, and WP. Does not include framing. |
| Play+ | plays made above average per ball in play |
| GB+ | ground ball plays above average per ball in play |
| DP Start | Runs from starting double plays |
| DP Turn | Runs from turning double plays |
| DP runs | Total double play runs |
| OF Arm opps | Opportunities for an outfielder to make a throwing play |
| OF Arm runs | Runs from throwing from the outfield |
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