Joe Cowley vs. Wilton Lopez — Career Comparison

Joe Cowley
Baby BoomersKentuckyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Wilton Lopez
MillenialNicaraguaThrows RightBats RightCentral AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Joe Cowley built a career as a starting pitcher and Wilton Lopez as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Wilton Lopez led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 280 vs 69), home run suppression (HR9+ 140 vs 78), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 127 vs 86). Joe Cowley held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 119 vs 86). Role difference aside, Wilton Lopez holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Joe Cowley and Wilton Lopez

Joe Cowley
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Wilton Lopez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 9 Innings
95
1.82
Wilton Lopez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
292
8.61
Joe Cowley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
1.46
Wilton Lopez
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.06
Joe Cowley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.63
Wilton Lopez
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.47
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.48
Wilton Lopez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.5
Joe Cowley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.9
56.9
Wilton Lopez
Career
Per 9 Innings
48.48
48.48
Joe Cowley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
80
Wilton Lopez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Joe Cowley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.15
Wilton Lopez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Cowley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Wilton Lopez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wilton Lopez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.32
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 9 Innings
219
4.2
Wilton Lopez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
3.54
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.2
4.2
Wilton Lopez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.54
3.54
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.22
4.22
Wilton Lopez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.82
3.82
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.07
5.07
Wilton Lopez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.33
3.33
Joe Cowley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.235
0.235
Wilton Lopez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.284
0.284
Joe Cowley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1408
27
Wilton Lopez
Career
Per 9 Innings
916
27
Joe Cowley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
469.1
9
Wilton Lopez
Career
Per 9 Innings
305.1
9
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
414
7.94
Wilton Lopez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
337
9.93
Joe Cowley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.94
7.94
Wilton Lopez
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.93
9.93
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
1.32
Wilton Lopez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.8
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.32
1.32
Wilton Lopez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.8
0.8
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.73
0.73
Wilton Lopez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 9 Innings
232
4.45
Wilton Lopez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
1.68
Joe Cowley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.13
Wilton Lopez
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.29
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.45
4.45
Wilton Lopez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.68
1.68
Joe Cowley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
332
6.37
Wilton Lopez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
221
6.51
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.37
6.37
Wilton Lopez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.51
6.51
Joe Cowley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.49
3.49
Wilton Lopez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.76
0.76
Joe Cowley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.202
1.202
Wilton Lopez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.911
0.911
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.21
Wilton Lopez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.15
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.27
Wilton Lopez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.21
Joe Cowley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Wilton Lopez
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.18
Joe Cowley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2026
38.85
Wilton Lopez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1274
37.55
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.15
Wilton Lopez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
2.48
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 9 Innings
243
4.66
Wilton Lopez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
131
3.86
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.66
4.66
Wilton Lopez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Joe Cowley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.19
Wilton Lopez
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.41
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.21
Wilton Lopez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.24
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.44
Wilton Lopez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
1
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.376
1.376
Wilton Lopez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.29
1.29
Joe Cowley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1759
33.73
Wilton Lopez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1188
35.02
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.56
2.56
Wilton Lopez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.45
0.45
Joe Cowley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.254
0.254
Wilton Lopez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Joe Cowley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.85
38.85
Wilton Lopez
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.55
37.55

Fielding Stats for Joe Cowley and Wilton Lopez

Joe Cowley
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Wilton Lopez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 9 Innings
95
1.82
Wilton Lopez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
292
8.61
Joe Cowley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
1.46
Wilton Lopez
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.06
Joe Cowley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1408
27
Wilton Lopez
Career
Per 9 Innings
916
27
Joe Cowley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
469.1
9
Wilton Lopez
Career
Per 9 Innings
305.1
9
Joe Cowley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
0.69
Wilton Lopez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.91
Joe Cowley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
1.07
Wilton Lopez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
1.62
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.19
Wilton Lopez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.12
Joe Cowley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
102
1.96
Wilton Lopez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
2.65
Joe Cowley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
92
1.76
Wilton Lopez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
2.53
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.2
90.2
Wilton Lopez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.56
95.56
Joe Cowley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.968
0.968
Wilton Lopez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.295
0.295
Joe Cowley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
80
Wilton Lopez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Wilton Lopez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.06
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wilton Lopez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wilton Lopez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wilton Lopez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wilton Lopez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Cowley and Wilton Lopez

Joe Cowley
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Wilton Lopez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 600 PA
96
3031.58
Wilton Lopez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
292
29200
Joe Cowley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
600
Wilton Lopez
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Joe Cowley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
568.42
Wilton Lopez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
600
Joe Cowley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Wilton Lopez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Cowley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.526
0.526
Wilton Lopez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Cowley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
126.32
Wilton Lopez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Cowley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
94.74
Wilton Lopez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Cowley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
31.58
Wilton Lopez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wilton Lopez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wilton Lopez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Cowley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
31.58
Wilton Lopez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Cowley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Wilton Lopez
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wilton Lopez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wilton Lopez
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Cowley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.06
33.53
Wilton Lopez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Cowley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
157.89
Wilton Lopez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Cowley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
126.32
Wilton Lopez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Cowley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Wilton Lopez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Cowley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.278
0.278
Wilton Lopez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Cowley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Wilton Lopez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Cowley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.056
0.056
Wilton Lopez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Cowley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.169
0.169
Wilton Lopez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Cowley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.357
0.357
Wilton Lopez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Cowley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Wilton Lopez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wilton Lopez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wilton Lopez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wilton Lopez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Cowley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.11
34.98
Wilton Lopez
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.63
-63.2
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wilton Lopez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wilton Lopez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wilton Lopez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
126.32
Wilton Lopez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
300
Joe Cowley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.75
4.75
Wilton Lopez
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wilton Lopez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Cowley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
31.58
Wilton Lopez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wilton Lopez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wilton Lopez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wilton Lopez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wilton Lopez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wilton Lopez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 600 PA
Wilton Lopez
Career
Per 600 PA