Johnnie Cowan vs. Pinch Thomas — Career Comparison

Johnnie Cowan
Greatest GenerationAlabamaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland BuckeyesNegro American LeagueSecond BasemanAll-Star
Pinch Thomas
Lost GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueCatcher

Looking at the career totals, Johnnie Cowan and Pinch Thomas are closely matched on the surface stats. Johnnie Cowan posted stronger numbers in slugging (.295 vs .284) and batting average (.255 vs .237). Pinch Thomas had the advantage in OPS (.602 vs .582). By the career numbers, Johnnie 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 Johnnie Cowan and Pinch Thomas

Johnnie Cowan
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Pinch Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Johnnie Cowan
Career
Per 600 PA
89
154.34
Pinch Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
481
240.9
Johnnie Cowan
Career
Per 600 PA
346
600
Pinch Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1198
600
Johnnie Cowan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
325
563.58
Pinch Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1035
518.36
Johnnie Cowan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.255
0.255
Pinch Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.237
0.237
Johnnie Cowan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.603
0.603
Pinch Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.644
0.644
Johnnie Cowan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
83
143.93
Pinch Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
245
122.7
Johnnie Cowan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
73
126.59
Pinch Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
208
104.17
Johnnie Cowan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
13.87
Pinch Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
13.52
Johnnie Cowan
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.73
Pinch Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
4.01
Johnnie Cowan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.73
Pinch Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
1
Johnnie Cowan
Career
Per 600 PA
10
17.34
Pinch Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
18.53
Johnnie Cowan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.121
0.121
Pinch Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.151
0.151
Johnnie Cowan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.003
0.003
Pinch Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.002
0.002
Johnnie Cowan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.012
0.012
Pinch Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.008
0.008
Johnnie Cowan
Career
Per 600 PA
27.71
48.05
Pinch Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
104.45
52.31
Johnnie Cowan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
96
166.47
Pinch Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
294
147.25
Johnnie Cowan
Career
Per 600 PA
97
168.21
Pinch Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
368
184.31
Johnnie Cowan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Pinch Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.318
0.318
Johnnie Cowan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.295
0.295
Pinch Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.284
0.284
Johnnie Cowan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.582
0.582
Pinch Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.602
0.602
Johnnie Cowan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.04
0.04
Pinch Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.047
0.047
Johnnie Cowan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.203
0.203
Pinch Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Johnnie Cowan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.463
0.463
Pinch Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.542
0.542
Johnnie Cowan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.253
0.253
Pinch Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.256
0.256
Johnnie Cowan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
36
62.43
Pinch Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
88
44.07
Johnnie Cowan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
37
64.16
Pinch Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
102
51.09
Johnnie Cowan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
72
124.86
Pinch Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
188
94.16
Johnnie Cowan
Career
Per 600 PA
33.47
58.05
Pinch Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
120.97
60.59
Johnnie Cowan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.47
Pinch Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
2.5
Johnnie Cowan
Career
Per 600 PA
12
20.81
Pinch Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
118
59.1
Johnnie Cowan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pinch Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnnie Cowan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Pinch Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
85
42.57
Johnnie Cowan
Career
Per 600 PA
Pinch Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14.09
14.09
Johnnie Cowan
Career
Per 600 PA
Pinch Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.39
1.39
Johnnie Cowan
Career
Per 600 PA
7
12.14
Pinch Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
20.03
Johnnie Cowan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pinch Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnnie Cowan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pinch Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnnie Cowan
Career
Per 600 PA
2
3.47
Pinch Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
6.01
Johnnie Cowan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pinch Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1
Johnnie Cowan
Career
Per 600 PA
2
3.47
Pinch Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
7.01
Johnnie Cowan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Pinch Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
85.71
85.71

Fielding Stats for Johnnie Cowan and Pinch Thomas

Johnnie Cowan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Pinch Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
Johnnie Cowan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
1.09
Pinch Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
424
Johnnie Cowan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
1.07
Pinch Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Johnnie Cowan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2214
27
Pinch Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Johnnie Cowan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
738
9
Pinch Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Johnnie Cowan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
196
2.39
Pinch Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1520
Johnnie Cowan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
242
2.95
Pinch Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
377
Johnnie Cowan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
0.28
Pinch Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
Johnnie Cowan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
461
5.62
Pinch Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1949
Johnnie Cowan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
438
5.34
Pinch Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1897
Johnnie Cowan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.01
95.01
Pinch Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.33
Johnnie Cowan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.921
4.921
Pinch Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.474
Johnnie Cowan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.88
98.88
Pinch Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Johnnie Cowan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.45
Pinch Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
Johnnie Cowan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pinch Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
Johnnie Cowan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pinch Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Johnnie Cowan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pinch Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Johnnie Cowan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pinch Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0