Joe Cowley vs. Fred Trautman — Career Comparison

Joe Cowley
Baby BoomersKentuckyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Fred Trautman
Lost GenerationOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNewark PepperFederal LeagueRelief Pitcher

Joe Cowley built a career as a starting pitcher and Fred Trautman as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Joe Cowley posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.2 and WHIP 1.391 compared to 6 and 1.667 for Fred Trautman. By the career numbers, Joe Cowley had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joe Cowley and Fred Trautman

Joe Cowley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Fred Trautman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Joe Cowley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95
1.82
Fred Trautman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
3
Joe Cowley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
1.46
Fred Trautman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Cowley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.63
Fred Trautman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.48
Fred Trautman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Cowley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.9
56.9
Fred Trautman
Career
Per 9 Innings
Joe Cowley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
80
Fred Trautman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Cowley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.15
Fred Trautman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Cowley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Fred Trautman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Trautman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
4.2
Fred Trautman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
6
Joe Cowley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.2
4.2
Fred Trautman
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.22
4.22
Fred Trautman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.07
5.07
Fred Trautman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.67
3.67
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.235
0.235
Fred Trautman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
Joe Cowley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1408
27
Fred Trautman
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
27
Joe Cowley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
469.1
9
Fred Trautman
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
9
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
414
7.94
Fred Trautman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
12
Joe Cowley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.94
7.94
Fred Trautman
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
1.32
Fred Trautman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.32
1.32
Fred Trautman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.73
0.73
Fred Trautman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 9 Innings
232
4.45
Fred Trautman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
3
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.13
Fred Trautman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.45
4.45
Fred Trautman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Joe Cowley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
332
6.37
Fred Trautman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
6
Joe Cowley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.37
6.37
Fred Trautman
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Joe Cowley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.49
3.49
Fred Trautman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Joe Cowley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.202
1.202
Fred Trautman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.21
Fred Trautman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.27
Fred Trautman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
3
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Fred Trautman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Cowley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2026
38.85
Fred Trautman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Cowley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.15
Fred Trautman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
3
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
243
4.66
Fred Trautman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
9
Joe Cowley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.66
4.66
Fred Trautman
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.19
Fred Trautman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.21
Fred Trautman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Cowley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.44
Fred Trautman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Cowley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.376
1.376
Fred Trautman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.667
1.667
Joe Cowley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1759
33.73
Fred Trautman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Cowley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.56
2.56
Fred Trautman
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.254
0.254
Fred Trautman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
Joe Cowley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.85
38.85
Fred Trautman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Fielding Stats for Joe Cowley and Fred Trautman

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

Hitting Stats for Joe Cowley and Fred Trautman

Joe Cowley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Fred Trautman
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Joe Cowley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
96
3031.58
Fred Trautman
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Joe Cowley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
600
Fred Trautman
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Joe Cowley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
568.42
Fred Trautman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Joe Cowley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Fred Trautman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Cowley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.526
0.526
Fred Trautman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Cowley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
126.32
Fred Trautman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Cowley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
94.74
Fred Trautman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Cowley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
31.58
Fred Trautman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Trautman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Trautman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Cowley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
31.58
Fred Trautman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Cowley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Fred Trautman
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Trautman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Trautman
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Cowley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.06
33.53
Fred Trautman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Cowley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
157.89
Fred Trautman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Cowley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
126.32
Fred Trautman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Cowley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Fred Trautman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Cowley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.278
0.278
Fred Trautman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Cowley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Fred Trautman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Cowley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.056
0.056
Fred Trautman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Cowley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.169
0.169
Fred Trautman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Cowley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.357
0.357
Fred Trautman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Cowley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Fred Trautman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Trautman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Trautman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Trautman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Cowley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.11
34.98
Fred Trautman
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.1
-60
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Trautman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Trautman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Trautman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 600 PA
4
126.32
Fred Trautman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Joe Cowley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.75
4.75
Fred Trautman
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Trautman
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Cowley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
31.58
Fred Trautman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Trautman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Trautman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Trautman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Trautman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Trautman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Trautman
Career
Per 600 PA