Phil Baker vs. Billy Cowan — Career Comparison

Phil Baker
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaWashington NationalsUnion AssociationFirst Baseman
Billy Cowan
Silent GenerationMississippiThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCalifornia AngelsAmerican LeagueCenter Fielder

Looking at the career totals, Phil Baker and Billy Cowan are closely matched on the surface stats. Billy Cowan posted stronger numbers in OPS (.662 vs .615) and slugging (.387 vs .322). Phil Baker had the advantage in on-base percentage (.293 vs .274). By the career numbers, Billy Cowan had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Phil Baker and Billy Cowan

Phil Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Billy Cowan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Phil Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
195
136.68
Billy Cowan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
493
236.07
Phil Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
856
600
Billy Cowan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1253
600
Phil Baker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
817
572.66
Billy Cowan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1190
569.83
Phil Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.26
0.26
Billy Cowan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.236
0.236
Phil Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.638
0.638
Billy Cowan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.67
0.67
Phil Baker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
212
148.6
Billy Cowan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
281
134.56
Phil Baker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
178
124.77
Billy Cowan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
189
90.5
Phil Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
20
14.02
Billy Cowan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
21.07
Phil Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
7.71
Billy Cowan
Career
Per 600 PA
8
3.83
Phil Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
3
2.1
Billy Cowan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
19.15
Phil Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
34
23.83
Billy Cowan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
92
44.05
Phil Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Billy Cowan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.327
0.327
Phil Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.004
0.004
Billy Cowan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.034
0.034
Phil Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.014
0.014
Billy Cowan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.142
0.142
Phil Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
80.56
56.47
Billy Cowan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
128.27
61.42
Phil Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
263
184.35
Billy Cowan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
461
220.75
Phil Baker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
251
175.93
Billy Cowan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
335
160.42
Phil Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.293
0.293
Billy Cowan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.269
0.269
Phil Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.322
0.322
Billy Cowan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.387
0.387
Phil Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.615
0.615
Billy Cowan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.656
0.656
Phil Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.062
0.062
Billy Cowan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.151
0.151
Phil Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.212
0.212
Billy Cowan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.218
0.218
Phil Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.526
0.526
Billy Cowan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.57
0.57
Phil Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.267
0.267
Billy Cowan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.282
0.282
Phil Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
134
93.93
Billy Cowan
Career
Per 600 PA
131
62.73
Phil Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
34
23.83
Billy Cowan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
125
59.86
Phil Baker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
165
115.65
Billy Cowan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
216
103.43
Phil Baker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
93.41
65.47
Billy Cowan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
124.42
59.58
Phil Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Cowan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
1.92
Phil Baker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
39
27.34
Billy Cowan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
50
23.94
Phil Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Cowan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
4.79
Phil Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
22.43
Billy Cowan
Career
Per 600 PA
297
142.22
Phil Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26.75
26.75
Billy Cowan
Career
Per 600 PA
4.22
4.22
Phil Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.22
1.22
Billy Cowan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Phil Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Cowan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
2.87
Phil Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Cowan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.44
Phil Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Billy Cowan
Career
Per 600 PA
17
8.14
Phil Baker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
11.21
Billy Cowan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
8.14
Phil Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Cowan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
3.83
Phil Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
16
11.21
Billy Cowan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
11.97
Phil Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Billy Cowan
Career
Per 600 PA
68
68

Fielding Stats for Phil Baker and Billy Cowan

Phil Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Billy Cowan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Phil Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
213
1.17
Billy Cowan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
361
1.31
Phil Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Cowan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
268
0.97
Phil Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4902
27
Billy Cowan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7442
27
Phil Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1634
9
Billy Cowan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2480.2
9
Phil Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1230
6.77
Billy Cowan
Career
Per 9 Innings
677
2.46
Phil Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
0.38
Billy Cowan
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.07
Phil Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
0.42
Billy Cowan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.05
Phil Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1375
7.57
Billy Cowan
Career
Per 9 Innings
710
2.58
Phil Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1299
7.15
Billy Cowan
Career
Per 9 Innings
696
2.53
Phil Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.47
94.47
Billy Cowan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.03
98.03
Phil Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.099
6.099
Billy Cowan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.928
1.928
Phil Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Cowan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74.24
74.24
Phil Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.26
Billy Cowan
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.08
Phil Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.23
Billy Cowan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Phil Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Cowan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Cowan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Cowan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0