Tommy Clarke vs. Billy Cowan — Career Comparison

Tommy Clarke
Lost GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueCatcher
Billy Cowan
Silent GenerationMississippiThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCalifornia AngelsAmerican LeagueCenter Fielder

Looking at the career totals, Tommy Clarke and Billy Cowan are closely matched on the surface stats. Tommy Clarke posted stronger numbers in OPS (.709 vs .662) and on-base percentage (.351 vs .274). Billy Cowan had the advantage in slugging (.387 vs .358). By the career numbers, Tommy Clarke had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Tommy Clarke and Billy Cowan

Tommy Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Billy Cowan
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Tommy Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
700
211.59
Billy Cowan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
493
236.07
Tommy Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1985
600
Billy Cowan
Career
Per 600 PA
1253
600
Tommy Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1708
516.27
Billy Cowan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1190
569.83
Tommy Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.265
0.265
Billy Cowan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.236
0.236
Tommy Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.748
0.748
Billy Cowan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.67
0.67
Tommy Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
453
136.93
Billy Cowan
Career
Per 600 PA
281
134.56
Tommy Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
344
103.98
Billy Cowan
Career
Per 600 PA
189
90.5
Tommy Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
66
19.95
Billy Cowan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
44
21.07
Tommy Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
11.18
Billy Cowan
Career
Per 600 PA
8
3.83
Tommy Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
6
1.81
Billy Cowan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
19.15
Tommy Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
109
32.95
Billy Cowan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
92
44.05
Tommy Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.241
0.241
Billy Cowan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.327
0.327
Tommy Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.004
0.004
Billy Cowan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.034
0.034
Tommy Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.013
0.013
Billy Cowan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.142
0.142
Tommy Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
243.78
73.69
Billy Cowan
Career
Per 600 PA
128.27
61.42
Tommy Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
611
184.69
Billy Cowan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
461
220.75
Tommy Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
680
205.54
Billy Cowan
Career
Per 600 PA
335
160.42
Tommy Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.351
0.351
Billy Cowan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.269
0.269
Tommy Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.358
0.358
Billy Cowan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.387
0.387
Tommy Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.709
0.709
Billy Cowan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.656
0.656
Tommy Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.093
0.093
Billy Cowan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.151
0.151
Tommy Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.248
0.248
Billy Cowan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.218
0.218
Tommy Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.7
0.7
Billy Cowan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.57
0.57
Tommy Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.294
0.294
Billy Cowan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.282
0.282
Tommy Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
169
51.08
Billy Cowan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
131
62.73
Tommy Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
191
57.73
Billy Cowan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
125
59.86
Tommy Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
354
107
Billy Cowan
Career
Per 600 PA
216
103.43
Tommy Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
264.55
79.97
Billy Cowan
Career
Per 600 PA
124.42
59.58
Tommy Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
3.32
Billy Cowan
Career
Per 600 PA
4
1.92
Tommy Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
216
65.29
Billy Cowan
Career
Per 600 PA
50
23.94
Tommy Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Cowan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
4.79
Tommy Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
183
55.31
Billy Cowan
Career
Per 600 PA
297
142.22
Tommy Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.85
10.85
Billy Cowan
Career
Per 600 PA
4.22
4.22
Tommy Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.18
1.18
Billy Cowan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Tommy Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
15.11
Billy Cowan
Career
Per 600 PA
6
2.87
Tommy Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Cowan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.44
Tommy Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Billy Cowan
Career
Per 600 PA
17
8.14
Tommy Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
12.7
Billy Cowan
Career
Per 600 PA
17
8.14
Tommy Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
3
0.91
Billy Cowan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
3.83
Tommy Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
13.6
Billy Cowan
Career
Per 600 PA
25
11.97
Tommy Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
93.33
93.33
Billy Cowan
Career
Per 600 PA
68
68

Fielding Stats for Tommy Clarke and Billy Cowan

Tommy Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Billy Cowan
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Tommy Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
577
9.85
Billy Cowan
Career
Per 9 Innings
361
1.31
Tommy Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.91
Billy Cowan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
268
0.97
Tommy Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1581
27
Billy Cowan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7442
27
Tommy Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
527
9
Billy Cowan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2480.2
9
Tommy Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2259
38.58
Billy Cowan
Career
Per 9 Innings
677
2.46
Tommy Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
625
10.67
Billy Cowan
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.07
Tommy Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
74
1.26
Billy Cowan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.05
Tommy Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2958
50.52
Billy Cowan
Career
Per 9 Innings
710
2.58
Tommy Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2884
49.25
Billy Cowan
Career
Per 9 Innings
696
2.53
Tommy Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.5
97.5
Billy Cowan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.03
98.03
Tommy Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.998
4.998
Billy Cowan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.928
1.928
Tommy Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.19
9.19
Billy Cowan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74.24
74.24
Tommy Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.87
Billy Cowan
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.08
Tommy Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
0.75
Billy Cowan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tommy Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Cowan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
1.4
Billy Cowan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tommy Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.94
Billy Cowan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0