Billy Cowan vs. Charlie Dexter — Career Comparison

Billy Cowan
Silent GenerationMississippiThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCalifornia AngelsAmerican LeagueCenter Fielder
Charlie Dexter
Pre-GenerationalIndianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLouisville ColonelsNational LeagueRight Fielder

Looking at the career totals, Billy Cowan and Charlie Dexter are closely matched on the surface stats. Billy Cowan posted stronger numbers in OPS (.662 vs .646) and slugging (.387 vs .328). Charlie Dexter had the advantage in on-base percentage (.318 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 Billy Cowan and Charlie Dexter

Billy Cowan
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Charlie Dexter
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Billy Cowan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
493
236.07
Charlie Dexter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
774
145.26
Billy Cowan
Career
Per 600 PA
1253
600
Charlie Dexter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3197
600
Billy Cowan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1190
569.83
Charlie Dexter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2876
539.76
Billy Cowan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.236
0.236
Charlie Dexter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.261
0.261
Billy Cowan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.67
0.67
Charlie Dexter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.711
0.711
Billy Cowan
Career
Per 600 PA
281
134.56
Charlie Dexter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
751
140.94
Billy Cowan
Career
Per 600 PA
189
90.5
Charlie Dexter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
616
115.61
Billy Cowan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
44
21.07
Charlie Dexter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
95
17.83
Billy Cowan
Career
Per 600 PA
8
3.83
Charlie Dexter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
4.5
Billy Cowan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
19.15
Charlie Dexter
Career
Per 600 PA
16
3
Billy Cowan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
92
44.05
Charlie Dexter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
135
25.34
Billy Cowan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.327
0.327
Charlie Dexter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
0.18
Billy Cowan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.034
0.034
Charlie Dexter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.006
0.006
Billy Cowan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.142
0.142
Charlie Dexter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.021
0.021
Billy Cowan
Career
Per 600 PA
128.27
61.42
Charlie Dexter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
350.5
65.78
Billy Cowan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
461
220.75
Charlie Dexter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
942
176.79
Billy Cowan
Career
Per 600 PA
335
160.42
Charlie Dexter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
991
185.99
Billy Cowan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.269
0.269
Charlie Dexter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.318
0.318
Billy Cowan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.387
0.387
Charlie Dexter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.328
0.328
Billy Cowan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.656
0.656
Charlie Dexter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.646
0.646
Billy Cowan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.151
0.151
Charlie Dexter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.066
0.066
Billy Cowan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.218
0.218
Charlie Dexter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
Billy Cowan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.57
0.57
Charlie Dexter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.642
0.642
Billy Cowan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.282
0.282
Charlie Dexter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.279
0.279
Billy Cowan
Career
Per 600 PA
131
62.73
Charlie Dexter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
430
80.7
Billy Cowan
Career
Per 600 PA
125
59.86
Charlie Dexter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
347
65.12
Billy Cowan
Career
Per 600 PA
216
103.43
Charlie Dexter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
761
142.82
Billy Cowan
Career
Per 600 PA
124.42
59.58
Charlie Dexter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
387.97
72.81
Billy Cowan
Career
Per 600 PA
4
1.92
Charlie Dexter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
7.88
Billy Cowan
Career
Per 600 PA
50
23.94
Charlie Dexter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
198
37.16
Billy Cowan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
4.79
Charlie Dexter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Cowan
Career
Per 600 PA
297
142.22
Charlie Dexter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
226
42.41
Billy Cowan
Career
Per 600 PA
4.22
4.22
Charlie Dexter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14.15
14.15
Billy Cowan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Charlie Dexter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.88
0.88
Billy Cowan
Career
Per 600 PA
6
2.87
Charlie Dexter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
81
15.2
Billy Cowan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.44
Charlie Dexter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Cowan
Career
Per 600 PA
17
8.14
Charlie Dexter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Billy Cowan
Career
Per 600 PA
17
8.14
Charlie Dexter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
183
34.34
Billy Cowan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
3.83
Charlie Dexter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Cowan
Career
Per 600 PA
25
11.97
Charlie Dexter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
183
34.34
Billy Cowan
Career
Per 600 PA
68
68
Charlie Dexter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100

Fielding Stats for Billy Cowan and Charlie Dexter

Billy Cowan
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Charlie Dexter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Billy Cowan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
361
1.31
Charlie Dexter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
756
1.07
Billy Cowan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
268
0.97
Charlie Dexter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Cowan
Career
Per 9 Innings
7442
27
Charlie Dexter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19155
27
Billy Cowan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2480.2
9
Charlie Dexter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6385
9
Billy Cowan
Career
Per 9 Innings
677
2.46
Charlie Dexter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2107
2.97
Billy Cowan
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.07
Charlie Dexter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
596
0.84
Billy Cowan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.05
Charlie Dexter
Career
Per 9 Innings
194
0.27
Billy Cowan
Career
Per 9 Innings
710
2.58
Charlie Dexter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2897
4.08
Billy Cowan
Career
Per 9 Innings
696
2.53
Charlie Dexter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2703
3.81
Billy Cowan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.03
98.03
Charlie Dexter
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.3
93.3
Billy Cowan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.928
1.928
Charlie Dexter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.575
3.575
Billy Cowan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74.24
74.24
Charlie Dexter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Cowan
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.08
Charlie Dexter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
0.15
Billy Cowan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Charlie Dexter
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.04
Billy Cowan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Dexter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Cowan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Charlie Dexter
Career
Per 9 Innings
221
0.31
Billy Cowan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Dexter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
141
0.2