Joe Cowley vs. Don Lee — Career Comparison

Joe Cowley
Baby BoomersKentuckyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Don Lee
Silent GenerationArizonaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles Angels of AnaheimAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

The numbers give Don Lee a clear advantage over Joe Cowley across the core pitching metrics. Don Lee led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 112 vs 69), home run suppression (HR9+ 112 vs 78), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 103 vs 86). Joe Cowley held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 119 vs 96). Don Lee was the better starter — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Joe Cowley and Don Lee

Joe Cowley
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Don Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 9 Innings
95
1.82
Don Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
244
2.65
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
1.46
Don Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97
1.05
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.63
Don Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
0.43
Joe Cowley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.48
Don Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
0.48
Joe Cowley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.9
56.9
Don Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.62
47.62
Joe Cowley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
80
Don Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.75
39.75
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.15
Don Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.14
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Don Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.04
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.12
Joe Cowley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
219
4.2
Don Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
332
3.61
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.2
4.2
Don Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.61
3.61
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.22
4.22
Don Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.93
3.93
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.07
5.07
Don Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.27
4.27
Joe Cowley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.235
0.235
Don Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.255
0.255
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1408
27
Don Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2485
27
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 9 Innings
469.1
9
Don Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
828.1
9
Joe Cowley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
414
7.94
Don Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
827
8.99
Joe Cowley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.94
7.94
Don Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.99
8.99
Joe Cowley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
69
1.32
Don Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
0.88
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.32
1.32
Don Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.88
0.88
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.73
0.73
Don Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.33
0.33
Joe Cowley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
232
4.45
Don Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
281
3.05
Joe Cowley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.13
Don Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.15
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.45
4.45
Don Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.05
3.05
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
332
6.37
Don Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
467
5.07
Joe Cowley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.37
6.37
Don Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.07
5.07
Joe Cowley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.49
3.49
Don Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.91
1.91
Joe Cowley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.202
1.202
Don Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.903
0.903
Joe Cowley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.21
Don Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.23
Joe Cowley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.27
Don Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.34
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Don Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2026
38.85
Don Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3553
38.6
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.15
Don Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.63
Joe Cowley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
243
4.66
Don Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
387
4.2
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.66
4.66
Don Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.2
4.2
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.19
Don Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.21
Don Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Cowley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.44
Don Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.376
1.376
Don Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.338
1.338
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1759
33.73
Don Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3241
35.21
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.56
2.56
Don Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.59
1.59
Joe Cowley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.254
0.254
Don Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.277
0.277
Joe Cowley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.85
38.85
Don Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.6
38.6

Fielding Stats for Joe Cowley and Don Lee

Joe Cowley
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Don Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 9 Innings
95
1.82
Don Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
244
2.65
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
1.46
Don Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97
1.05
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1408
27
Don Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2485
27
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 9 Innings
469.1
9
Don Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
828.1
9
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.69
Don Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
0.47
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
1.07
Don Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
1.52
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.19
Don Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.07
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 9 Innings
102
1.96
Don Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
189
2.05
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
1.76
Don Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
183
1.99
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.2
90.2
Don Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.83
96.83
Joe Cowley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.968
0.968
Don Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.75
0.75
Joe Cowley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
80
Don Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.75
39.75
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Don Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.12
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Cowley and Don Lee

Joe Cowley
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Don Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
96
3031.58
Don Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
244
592.71
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 600 PA
19
600
Don Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
247
600
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
568.42
Don Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
226
548.99
Joe Cowley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Don Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.164
0.164
Joe Cowley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.526
0.526
Don Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.433
0.433
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
126.32
Don Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
37
89.88
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
94.74
Don Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
72.87
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
31.58
Don Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
14.57
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.43
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
31.58
Don Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
17
Joe Cowley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Don Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.189
0.189
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.027
0.027
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.06
33.53
Don Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8.54
20.75
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
157.89
Don Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
46
111.74
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
126.32
Don Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
104.45
Joe Cowley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Don Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.185
0.185
Joe Cowley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.278
0.278
Don Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.204
0.204
Joe Cowley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Don Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.388
0.388
Joe Cowley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.056
0.056
Don Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.04
0.04
Joe Cowley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.169
0.169
Don Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.134
0.134
Joe Cowley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.357
0.357
Don Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.272
0.272
Joe Cowley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Don Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.247
0.247
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
29.15
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
31.58
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
58.3
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.11
34.98
Don Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5.3
12.88
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
14.57
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Cowley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
126.32
Don Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
80
194.33
Joe Cowley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.75
4.75
Don Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
3.09
3.09
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
0.08
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 600 PA
1
31.58
Don Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
34.01
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.43
Joe Cowley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Don Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
2
4.86
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 600 PA
Don Lee
Career
Per 600 PA