Billy Cowan vs. Ed Goodson — Career Comparison

Billy Cowan
Silent GenerationMississippiThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCalifornia AngelsAmerican LeagueCenter Fielder
Ed Goodson
Baby BoomersVirginiaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueUnknown

Looking at the career totals, Billy Cowan and Ed Goodson are closely matched on the surface stats. Ed Goodson posted stronger numbers in OPS (.681 vs .662) and on-base percentage (.306 vs .274). Billy Cowan had the advantage in slugging (.387 vs .374). By the career numbers, Ed Goodson 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 Ed Goodson

Billy Cowan
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Ed Goodson
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Billy Cowan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
493
236.07
Ed Goodson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
515
229.74
Billy Cowan
Career
Per 600 PA
1253
600
Ed Goodson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1345
600
Billy Cowan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1190
569.83
Ed Goodson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1266
564.76
Billy Cowan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.236
0.236
Ed Goodson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.26
0.26
Billy Cowan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.67
0.67
Ed Goodson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.681
0.681
Billy Cowan
Career
Per 600 PA
281
134.56
Ed Goodson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
329
146.77
Billy Cowan
Career
Per 600 PA
189
90.5
Ed Goodson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
246
109.74
Billy Cowan
Career
Per 600 PA
44
21.07
Ed Goodson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
22.75
Billy Cowan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
3.83
Ed Goodson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
0.89
Billy Cowan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
19.15
Ed Goodson
Career
Per 600 PA
30
13.38
Billy Cowan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
92
44.05
Ed Goodson
Career
Per 600 PA
83
37.03
Billy Cowan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.327
0.327
Ed Goodson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.252
0.252
Billy Cowan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.034
0.034
Ed Goodson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.024
0.024
Billy Cowan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.142
0.142
Ed Goodson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Billy Cowan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
128.27
61.42
Ed Goodson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
133.81
59.69
Billy Cowan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
461
220.75
Ed Goodson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
474
211.45
Billy Cowan
Career
Per 600 PA
335
160.42
Ed Goodson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
398
177.55
Billy Cowan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.269
0.269
Ed Goodson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.297
0.297
Billy Cowan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.387
0.387
Ed Goodson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.374
0.374
Billy Cowan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.656
0.656
Ed Goodson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.671
0.671
Billy Cowan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.151
0.151
Ed Goodson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Billy Cowan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.218
0.218
Ed Goodson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.227
0.227
Billy Cowan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.57
0.57
Ed Goodson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.553
0.553
Billy Cowan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.282
0.282
Ed Goodson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.27
0.27
Billy Cowan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
131
62.73
Ed Goodson
Career
Per 600 PA
108
48.18
Billy Cowan
Career
Per 600 PA
125
59.86
Ed Goodson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
170
75.84
Billy Cowan
Career
Per 600 PA
216
103.43
Ed Goodson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
248
110.63
Billy Cowan
Career
Per 600 PA
124.42
59.58
Ed Goodson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
138.15
61.63
Billy Cowan
Career
Per 600 PA
4
1.92
Ed Goodson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
2.68
Billy Cowan
Career
Per 600 PA
50
23.94
Ed Goodson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
28.1
Billy Cowan
Career
Per 600 PA
10
4.79
Ed Goodson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
8.03
Billy Cowan
Career
Per 600 PA
297
142.22
Ed Goodson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
135
60.22
Billy Cowan
Career
Per 600 PA
4.22
4.22
Ed Goodson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.96
9.96
Billy Cowan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Ed Goodson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.47
0.47
Billy Cowan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
2.87
Ed Goodson
Career
Per 600 PA
4
1.78
Billy Cowan
Career
Per 600 PA
3
1.44
Ed Goodson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
2.68
Billy Cowan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
8.14
Ed Goodson
Career
Per 600 PA
44
19.63
Billy Cowan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
8.14
Ed Goodson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.45
Billy Cowan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
3.83
Ed Goodson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
1.34
Billy Cowan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
11.97
Ed Goodson
Career
Per 600 PA
4
1.78
Billy Cowan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
68
68
Ed Goodson
Career
Per 600 PA
25
25

Fielding Stats for Billy Cowan and Ed Goodson

Billy Cowan
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Ed Goodson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Billy Cowan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
361
1.31
Ed Goodson
Career
Per 9 Innings
314
1.2
Billy Cowan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
268
0.97
Ed Goodson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
267
1.02
Billy Cowan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7442
27
Ed Goodson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7085
27
Billy Cowan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2480.2
9
Ed Goodson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2361.2
9
Billy Cowan
Career
Per 9 Innings
677
2.46
Ed Goodson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1353
5.16
Billy Cowan
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.07
Ed Goodson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
341
1.3
Billy Cowan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.05
Ed Goodson
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.16
Billy Cowan
Career
Per 9 Innings
710
2.58
Ed Goodson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1736
6.62
Billy Cowan
Career
Per 9 Innings
696
2.53
Ed Goodson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1694
6.46
Billy Cowan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.03
98.03
Ed Goodson
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.58
97.58
Billy Cowan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.928
1.928
Ed Goodson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.395
5.395
Billy Cowan
Career
Per 9 Innings
74.24
74.24
Ed Goodson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.03
85.03
Billy Cowan
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.08
Ed Goodson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
0.42
Billy Cowan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Goodson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Cowan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Goodson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Cowan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Goodson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Cowan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Goodson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0