Joe Cowley vs. Fred Hahn — Career Comparison

Joe Cowley
Baby BoomersKentuckyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Fred Hahn
Silent GenerationNew YorkThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Joe Cowley built a career as a starting pitcher and Fred Hahn as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Fred Hahn posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 0 and WHIP 1.500 compared to 4.2 and 1.391 for Joe Cowley. By the career numbers, Fred Hahn had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joe Cowley and Fred Hahn

Joe Cowley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Fred Hahn
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Joe Cowley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95
1.82
Fred Hahn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
4.5
Joe Cowley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
1.46
Fred Hahn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Cowley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.63
Fred Hahn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.48
Fred Hahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Cowley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.9
56.9
Fred Hahn
Career
Per 9 Innings
Joe Cowley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
80
Fred Hahn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Cowley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.15
Fred Hahn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Cowley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Fred Hahn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Hahn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 9 Innings
219
4.2
Fred Hahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.2
4.2
Fred Hahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.22
4.22
Fred Hahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.63
3.63
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.07
5.07
Fred Hahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.5
4.5
Joe Cowley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.235
0.235
Fred Hahn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Joe Cowley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1408
27
Fred Hahn
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
27
Joe Cowley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
469.1
9
Fred Hahn
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
9
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
414
7.94
Fred Hahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
9
Joe Cowley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.94
7.94
Fred Hahn
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
1.32
Fred Hahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.32
1.32
Fred Hahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.73
0.73
Fred Hahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
232
4.45
Fred Hahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
4.5
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.13
Fred Hahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Cowley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.45
4.45
Fred Hahn
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Joe Cowley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
332
6.37
Fred Hahn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Cowley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.37
6.37
Fred Hahn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Cowley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.49
3.49
Fred Hahn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Cowley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.202
1.202
Fred Hahn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.21
Fred Hahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.27
Fred Hahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Fred Hahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Cowley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2026
38.85
Fred Hahn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
40.5
Joe Cowley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.15
Fred Hahn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
4.5
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
243
4.66
Fred Hahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
9
Joe Cowley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.66
4.66
Fred Hahn
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.19
Fred Hahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.21
Fred Hahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Cowley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.44
Fred Hahn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Cowley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.376
1.376
Fred Hahn
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.5
1.5
Joe Cowley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1759
33.73
Fred Hahn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
36
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.56
2.56
Fred Hahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.254
0.254
Fred Hahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.85
38.85
Fred Hahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.5
40.5

Fielding Stats for Joe Cowley and Fred Hahn

Joe Cowley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Fred Hahn
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Joe Cowley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
1.82
Fred Hahn
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Joe Cowley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
1.46
Fred Hahn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Cowley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1408
27
Fred Hahn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Cowley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
469.1
9
Fred Hahn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Cowley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.69
Fred Hahn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Cowley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
1.07
Fred Hahn
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.19
Fred Hahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Joe Cowley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
1.96
Fred Hahn
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Joe Cowley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
1.76
Fred Hahn
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.2
90.2
Fred Hahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.968
0.968
Fred Hahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
Joe Cowley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
80
Fred Hahn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Cowley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Fred Hahn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Hahn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Hahn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Hahn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Hahn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Cowley and Fred Hahn

Joe Cowley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Fred Hahn
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Joe Cowley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
96
3031.58
Fred Hahn
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Joe Cowley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
600
Fred Hahn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Cowley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
568.42
Fred Hahn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Cowley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Fred Hahn
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Cowley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.526
0.526
Fred Hahn
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Cowley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
126.32
Fred Hahn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Cowley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
94.74
Fred Hahn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Cowley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
31.58
Fred Hahn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Hahn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Hahn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Cowley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
31.58
Fred Hahn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Cowley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Fred Hahn
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Hahn
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Hahn
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Cowley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.06
33.53
Fred Hahn
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Cowley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
157.89
Fred Hahn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Cowley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
126.32
Fred Hahn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Cowley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Fred Hahn
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Cowley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.278
0.278
Fred Hahn
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Cowley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Fred Hahn
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Cowley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.056
0.056
Fred Hahn
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Cowley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.169
0.169
Fred Hahn
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Cowley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.357
0.357
Fred Hahn
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Cowley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Fred Hahn
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Hahn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Hahn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Hahn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Cowley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.11
34.98
Fred Hahn
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Hahn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Hahn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Hahn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 600 PA
4
126.32
Fred Hahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Joe Cowley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.75
4.75
Fred Hahn
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Hahn
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Cowley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
31.58
Fred Hahn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Hahn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Hahn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Hahn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Hahn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Hahn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Hahn
Career
Per 600 PA