Billy Cowan vs. Bill Joyce — Career Comparison

Billy Cowan
Silent GenerationMississippiThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCalifornia AngelsAmerican LeagueCenter Fielder
Bill Joyce
Pre-GenerationalMissouriThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaWashington NationalsNational LeagueThird Baseman

On the career numbers, Bill Joyce posted the stronger offensive profile against Billy Cowan. Bill Joyce posted stronger numbers in OPS (.902 vs .662) and on-base percentage (.435 vs .274). Billy Cowan had the advantage in home run production (40 career HR at a higher rate). By the career numbers, Bill Joyce 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 Bill Joyce

Billy Cowan
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Bill Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Billy Cowan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
493
236.07
Bill Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
906
130.58
Billy Cowan
Career
Per 600 PA
1253
600
Bill Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4163
600
Billy Cowan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1190
569.83
Bill Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3310
477.06
Billy Cowan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.236
0.236
Bill Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.293
0.293
Billy Cowan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.67
0.67
Bill Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.953
0.953
Billy Cowan
Career
Per 600 PA
281
134.56
Bill Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
971
139.95
Billy Cowan
Career
Per 600 PA
189
90.5
Bill Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
642
92.53
Billy Cowan
Career
Per 600 PA
44
21.07
Bill Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
153
22.05
Billy Cowan
Career
Per 600 PA
8
3.83
Bill Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
106
15.28
Billy Cowan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
40
19.15
Bill Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
70
10.09
Billy Cowan
Career
Per 600 PA
92
44.05
Bill Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
329
47.42
Billy Cowan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.327
0.327
Bill Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.339
0.339
Billy Cowan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.034
0.034
Bill Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
0.021
0.021
Billy Cowan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.142
0.142
Bill Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
0.072
0.072
Billy Cowan
Career
Per 600 PA
128.27
61.42
Bill Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
837.13
120.65
Billy Cowan
Career
Per 600 PA
461
220.75
Bill Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1546
222.82
Billy Cowan
Career
Per 600 PA
335
160.42
Bill Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1800
259.43
Billy Cowan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.269
0.269
Bill Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.435
0.435
Billy Cowan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.387
0.387
Bill Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.467
0.467
Billy Cowan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.656
0.656
Bill Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.902
0.902
Billy Cowan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.151
0.151
Bill Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Billy Cowan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.218
0.218
Bill Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.313
0.313
Billy Cowan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.57
0.57
Bill Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.129
1.129
Billy Cowan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.282
0.282
Bill Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.315
0.315
Billy Cowan
Career
Per 600 PA
131
62.73
Bill Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
822
118.47
Billy Cowan
Career
Per 600 PA
125
59.86
Bill Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
609
87.77
Billy Cowan
Career
Per 600 PA
216
103.43
Bill Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1361
196.16
Billy Cowan
Career
Per 600 PA
124.42
59.58
Bill Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
816.32
117.65
Billy Cowan
Career
Per 600 PA
4
1.92
Bill Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
108
15.57
Billy Cowan
Career
Per 600 PA
50
23.94
Bill Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
721
103.92
Billy Cowan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
4.79
Bill Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Cowan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
297
142.22
Bill Joyce
Career
Per 600 PAverified
380
54.77
Billy Cowan
Career
Per 600 PA
4.22
4.22
Bill Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.96
10.96
Billy Cowan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Bill Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.9
1.9
Billy Cowan
Career
Per 600 PA
6
2.87
Bill Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
3.46
Billy Cowan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.44
Bill Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Cowan
Career
Per 600 PA
17
8.14
Bill Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Billy Cowan
Career
Per 600 PA
17
8.14
Bill Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
266
38.34
Billy Cowan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
3.83
Bill Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Cowan
Career
Per 600 PA
25
11.97
Bill Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
266
38.34
Billy Cowan
Career
Per 600 PA
68
68
Bill Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100

Fielding Stats for Billy Cowan and Bill Joyce

Billy Cowan
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Bill Joyce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Billy Cowan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
361
1.31
Bill Joyce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
906
1.05
Billy Cowan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
268
0.97
Bill Joyce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Cowan
Career
Per 9 Innings
7442
27
Bill Joyce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23358
27
Billy Cowan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2480.2
9
Bill Joyce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7786
9
Billy Cowan
Career
Per 9 Innings
677
2.46
Bill Joyce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2418
2.8
Billy Cowan
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.07
Bill Joyce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1631
1.89
Billy Cowan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.05
Bill Joyce
Career
Per 9 Innings
510
0.59
Billy Cowan
Career
Per 9 Innings
710
2.58
Bill Joyce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4559
5.27
Billy Cowan
Career
Per 9 Innings
696
2.53
Bill Joyce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4049
4.68
Billy Cowan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.03
98.03
Bill Joyce
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.81
88.81
Billy Cowan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.928
1.928
Bill Joyce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.469
4.469
Billy Cowan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74.24
74.24
Bill Joyce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Cowan
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.08
Bill Joyce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
0.22
Billy Cowan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Joyce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Cowan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Joyce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Cowan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Joyce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Cowan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Joyce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0