Billy Cowan vs. John Orton — Career Comparison

Billy Cowan
Silent GenerationMississippiThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCalifornia AngelsAmerican LeagueCenter Fielder
John Orton
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCalifornia AngelsAmerican LeagueCatcher

On the career numbers, Billy Cowan posted the stronger offensive profile against John Orton. Billy Cowan posted stronger numbers in OPS (.662 vs .540) and on-base percentage (.274 vs .265). 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 John Orton

Billy Cowan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
John Orton
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Billy Cowan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
493
236.07
John Orton
Career
Per 600 PA
156
208.93
Billy Cowan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1253
600
John Orton
Career
Per 600 PA
448
600
Billy Cowan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1190
569.83
John Orton
Career
Per 600 PA
401
537.05
Billy Cowan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.236
0.236
John Orton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Billy Cowan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.67
0.67
John Orton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.567
0.567
Billy Cowan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
281
134.56
John Orton
Career
Per 600 PA
80
107.14
Billy Cowan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
189
90.5
John Orton
Career
Per 600 PA
58
77.68
Billy Cowan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
44
21.07
John Orton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
24.11
Billy Cowan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
3.83
John Orton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Cowan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
19.15
John Orton
Career
Per 600 PA
4
5.36
Billy Cowan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
92
44.05
John Orton
Career
Per 600 PA
22
29.46
Billy Cowan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.327
0.327
John Orton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.275
0.275
Billy Cowan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.034
0.034
John Orton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.01
0.01
Billy Cowan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.142
0.142
John Orton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
0.05
Billy Cowan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
128.27
61.42
John Orton
Career
Per 600 PA
29.62
39.66
Billy Cowan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
461
220.75
John Orton
Career
Per 600 PA
110
147.32
Billy Cowan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
335
160.42
John Orton
Career
Per 600 PA
116
155.36
Billy Cowan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.269
0.269
John Orton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.265
0.265
Billy Cowan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.387
0.387
John Orton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.274
0.274
Billy Cowan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.656
0.656
John Orton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.54
0.54
Billy Cowan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.151
0.151
John Orton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.075
0.075
Billy Cowan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.218
0.218
John Orton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.188
0.188
Billy Cowan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.57
0.57
John Orton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.446
0.446
Billy Cowan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.282
0.282
John Orton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.275
0.275
Billy Cowan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
131
62.73
John Orton
Career
Per 600 PA
35
46.88
Billy Cowan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
125
59.86
John Orton
Career
Per 600 PA
29
38.84
Billy Cowan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
216
103.43
John Orton
Career
Per 600 PA
60
80.36
Billy Cowan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
124.42
59.58
John Orton
Career
Per 600 PA
28.2
37.77
Billy Cowan
Career
Per 600 PA
4
1.92
John Orton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
6.7
Billy Cowan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
50
23.94
John Orton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
31
41.52
Billy Cowan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
4.79
John Orton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Cowan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
297
142.22
John Orton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
121
162.05
Billy Cowan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.22
4.22
John Orton
Career
Per 600 PA
3.7
3.7
Billy Cowan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
John Orton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.26
0.26
Billy Cowan
Career
Per 600 PA
6
2.87
John Orton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
14.73
Billy Cowan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.44
John Orton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Cowan
Career
Per 600 PA
17
8.14
John Orton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
8.04
Billy Cowan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
8.14
John Orton
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2.68
Billy Cowan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
3.83
John Orton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
6.7
Billy Cowan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
11.97
John Orton
Career
Per 600 PA
7
9.38
Billy Cowan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
68
68
John Orton
Career
Per 600 PA
28.57
28.57

Fielding Stats for Billy Cowan and John Orton

Billy Cowan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
John Orton
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Billy Cowan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
361
1.31
John Orton
Career
Per 9 Innings
154
1.19
Billy Cowan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
268
0.97
John Orton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
131
1.02
Billy Cowan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7442
27
John Orton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3483
27
Billy Cowan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2480.2
9
John Orton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1161
9
Billy Cowan
Career
Per 9 Innings
677
2.46
John Orton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
783
6.07
Billy Cowan
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.07
John Orton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
0.66
Billy Cowan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.05
John Orton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.1
Billy Cowan
Career
Per 9 Innings
710
2.58
John Orton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
881
6.83
Billy Cowan
Career
Per 9 Innings
696
2.53
John Orton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
868
6.73
Billy Cowan
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.03
98.03
John Orton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.52
98.52
Billy Cowan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.928
1.928
John Orton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.636
5.636
Billy Cowan
Career
Per 9 Innings
74.24
74.24
John Orton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.06
85.06
Billy Cowan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
0.08
John Orton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.11
Billy Cowan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
John Orton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.03
Billy Cowan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Orton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Cowan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
John Orton
Career
Per 9 Innings
77
0.6
Billy Cowan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Orton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.4