Billy Cowan vs. Deion Sanders — Career Comparison

Billy Cowan
Silent GenerationMississippiThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCalifornia AngelsAmerican LeagueCenter Fielder
Deion Sanders
Gen XFloridaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueCenter Fielder

On the career numbers, Deion Sanders posted the stronger offensive profile against Billy Cowan. Deion Sanders posted stronger numbers in OPS (.713 vs .662) and on-base percentage (.321 vs .274). Billy Cowan had the advantage in home run production (40 career HR at a higher rate). By the career numbers, Deion Sanders 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 Deion Sanders

Billy Cowan
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Deion Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Billy Cowan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
493
236.07
Deion Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
641
165.42
Billy Cowan
Career
Per 600 PA
1253
600
Deion Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2325
600
Billy Cowan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1190
569.83
Deion Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2123
547.87
Billy Cowan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.236
0.236
Deion Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.263
0.263
Billy Cowan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.67
0.67
Deion Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.763
0.763
Billy Cowan
Career
Per 600 PA
281
134.56
Deion Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
558
144
Billy Cowan
Career
Per 600 PA
189
90.5
Deion Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
404
104.26
Billy Cowan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
44
21.07
Deion Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
72
18.58
Billy Cowan
Career
Per 600 PA
8
3.83
Deion Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
11.1
Billy Cowan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
19.15
Deion Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
39
10.06
Billy Cowan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
92
44.05
Deion Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
154
39.74
Billy Cowan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.327
0.327
Deion Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0.276
0.276
Billy Cowan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.034
0.034
Deion Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0.018
0.018
Billy Cowan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.142
0.142
Deion Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
0.07
Billy Cowan
Career
Per 600 PA
128.27
61.42
Deion Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
287.53
74.2
Billy Cowan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
461
220.75
Deion Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
833
214.97
Billy Cowan
Career
Per 600 PA
335
160.42
Deion Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
738
190.45
Billy Cowan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.269
0.269
Deion Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.319
0.319
Billy Cowan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.387
0.387
Deion Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.392
0.392
Billy Cowan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.656
0.656
Deion Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.712
0.712
Billy Cowan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.151
0.151
Deion Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Billy Cowan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.218
0.218
Deion Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.242
0.242
Billy Cowan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.57
0.57
Deion Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.726
0.726
Billy Cowan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.282
0.282
Deion Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.298
0.298
Billy Cowan
Career
Per 600 PA
131
62.73
Deion Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
308
79.48
Billy Cowan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
125
59.86
Deion Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
168
43.35
Billy Cowan
Career
Per 600 PA
216
103.43
Deion Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
437
112.77
Billy Cowan
Career
Per 600 PA
124.42
59.58
Deion Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
294.7
76.05
Billy Cowan
Career
Per 600 PA
4
1.92
Deion Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
5.42
Billy Cowan
Career
Per 600 PA
50
23.94
Deion Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
159
41.03
Billy Cowan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
4.79
Deion Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
7
1.81
Billy Cowan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
297
142.22
Deion Sanders
Career
Per 600 PAverified
352
90.84
Billy Cowan
Career
Per 600 PA
4.22
4.22
Deion Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.61
6.61
Billy Cowan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Deion Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.45
0.45
Billy Cowan
Career
Per 600 PA
6
2.87
Deion Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
3.1
Billy Cowan
Career
Per 600 PA
3
1.44
Deion Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
2.58
Billy Cowan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
8.14
Deion Sanders
Career
Per 600 PAverified
23
5.94
Billy Cowan
Career
Per 600 PA
17
8.14
Deion Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
186
48
Billy Cowan
Career
Per 600 PA
8
3.83
Deion Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
16.26
Billy Cowan
Career
Per 600 PA
25
11.97
Deion Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
249
64.26
Billy Cowan
Career
Per 600 PA
68
68
Deion Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74.7
74.7

Fielding Stats for Billy Cowan and Deion Sanders

Billy Cowan
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Deion Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Billy Cowan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
361
1.31
Deion Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
540
1.1
Billy Cowan
Career
Per 9 Innings
268
0.97
Deion Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
494
1.01
Billy Cowan
Career
Per 9 Innings
7442
27
Deion Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13203
27
Billy Cowan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2480.2
9
Deion Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4401
9
Billy Cowan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
677
2.46
Deion Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1161
2.37
Billy Cowan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.07
Deion Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.04
Billy Cowan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.05
Deion Sanders
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.04
Billy Cowan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
710
2.58
Deion Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1205
2.46
Billy Cowan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
696
2.53
Deion Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1183
2.42
Billy Cowan
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.03
98.03
Deion Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.17
98.17
Billy Cowan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.928
1.928
Deion Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.191
2.191
Billy Cowan
Career
Per 9 Innings
74.24
74.24
Deion Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.48
91.48
Billy Cowan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.08
Deion Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.01
Billy Cowan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deion Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Cowan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deion Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Cowan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deion Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Cowan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deion Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0