Joe Cowley vs. Mike Perez — Career Comparison

Joe Cowley
Baby BoomersKentuckyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Mike Perez
Baby BoomersP.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Joe Cowley built a career as a starting pitcher and Mike Perez as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Mike Perez led in home run suppression (HR9+ 149 vs 78), run prevention (ERA+ 157 vs 108), and walk avoidance (BB%+ 117 vs 69). Joe Cowley held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 119 vs 92). Role difference aside, Mike Perez holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Joe Cowley and Mike Perez

Joe Cowley
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Mike Perez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 9 Innings
95
1.82
Mike Perez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
313
8.14
Joe Cowley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
1.46
Mike Perez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Cowley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.63
Mike Perez
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.62
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.48
Mike Perez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.42
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 9 Innings
56.9
56.9
Mike Perez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
60
Joe Cowley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
80
Mike Perez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Cowley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.15
Mike Perez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Cowley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Mike Perez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Perez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.57
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 9 Innings
219
4.2
Mike Perez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
3.56
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.2
4.2
Mike Perez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.22
4.22
Mike Perez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.07
5.07
Mike Perez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.84
3.84
Joe Cowley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.235
0.235
Mike Perez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.257
0.257
Joe Cowley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1408
27
Mike Perez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1038
27
Joe Cowley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
469.1
9
Mike Perez
Career
Per 9 Innings
346
9
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
414
7.94
Mike Perez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
334
8.69
Joe Cowley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.94
7.94
Mike Perez
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.69
8.69
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
1.32
Mike Perez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.68
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.32
1.32
Mike Perez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.68
0.68
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.73
0.73
Mike Perez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 9 Innings
232
4.45
Mike Perez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
3.12
Joe Cowley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.13
Mike Perez
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.57
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.45
4.45
Mike Perez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.12
3.12
Joe Cowley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
332
6.37
Mike Perez
Career
Per 9 Innings
224
5.83
Joe Cowley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.37
6.37
Mike Perez
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.83
5.83
Joe Cowley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.49
3.49
Mike Perez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.72
0.72
Joe Cowley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.202
1.202
Mike Perez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.994
0.994
Joe Cowley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.21
Mike Perez
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.31
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.27
Mike Perez
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.36
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Mike Perez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Joe Cowley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2026
38.85
Mike Perez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1475
38.37
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.15
Mike Perez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
2.6
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 9 Innings
243
4.66
Mike Perez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
148
3.85
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.66
4.66
Mike Perez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.85
3.85
Joe Cowley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.19
Mike Perez
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.62
Joe Cowley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.21
Mike Perez
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.49
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.44
Mike Perez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.6
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.376
1.376
Mike Perez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.312
1.312
Joe Cowley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1759
33.73
Mike Perez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1298
33.76
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.56
2.56
Mike Perez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.47
0.47
Joe Cowley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.254
0.254
Mike Perez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.294
0.294
Joe Cowley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.85
38.85
Mike Perez
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.37
38.37

Fielding Stats for Joe Cowley and Mike Perez

Joe Cowley
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Mike Perez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 9 Innings
95
1.82
Mike Perez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
313
8.14
Joe Cowley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
1.46
Mike Perez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Cowley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1408
27
Mike Perez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1038
27
Joe Cowley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
469.1
9
Mike Perez
Career
Per 9 Innings
346
9
Joe Cowley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.69
Mike Perez
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.6
Joe Cowley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
1.07
Mike Perez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
1.27
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.19
Mike Perez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.08
Joe Cowley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
1.96
Mike Perez
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
1.95
Joe Cowley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
92
1.76
Mike Perez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
1.87
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.2
90.2
Mike Perez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
96
Joe Cowley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.968
0.968
Mike Perez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.23
0.23
Joe Cowley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
80
Mike Perez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Mike Perez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.16
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Perez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Perez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Perez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Perez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Cowley and Mike Perez

Joe Cowley
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Mike Perez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 600 PA
96
3031.58
Mike Perez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
313
11047.06
Joe Cowley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
600
Mike Perez
Career
Per 600 PA
17
600
Joe Cowley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
568.42
Mike Perez
Career
Per 600 PA
11
388.24
Joe Cowley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Mike Perez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Cowley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.526
0.526
Mike Perez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.441
0.441
Joe Cowley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
126.32
Mike Perez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Cowley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
94.74
Mike Perez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Cowley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
31.58
Mike Perez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Perez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Perez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Cowley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
31.58
Mike Perez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Cowley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Mike Perez
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Perez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Perez
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Cowley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.06
33.53
Mike Perez
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.17
-6.16
Joe Cowley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
157.89
Mike Perez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Cowley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
126.32
Mike Perez
Career
Per 600 PA
3
105.88
Joe Cowley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Mike Perez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
Joe Cowley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.278
0.278
Mike Perez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Cowley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Mike Perez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
Joe Cowley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.056
0.056
Mike Perez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Cowley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.169
0.169
Mike Perez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.096
0.096
Joe Cowley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.357
0.357
Mike Perez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Joe Cowley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Mike Perez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Perez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
35.29
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Perez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Perez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
35.29
Joe Cowley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.11
34.98
Mike Perez
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.46
-16.07
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Perez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Perez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
105.88
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Perez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Cowley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
126.32
Mike Perez
Career
Per 600 PA
7
247.06
Joe Cowley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.75
4.75
Mike Perez
Career
Per 600 PA
2.43
2.43
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Perez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.43
0.43
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 600 PA
1
31.58
Mike Perez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
105.88
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Perez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Cowley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Mike Perez
Career
Per 600 PA
1
35.29
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Perez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Perez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Perez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Perez
Career
Per 600 PA