Joe Cowley vs. Mark Langston — Career Comparison

Joe Cowley
Baby BoomersKentuckyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Mark Langston
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaCalifornia AngelsAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherGold GloveAll-Star

The numbers give Mark Langston a clear advantage over Joe Cowley across the core pitching metrics. Mark Langston led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 82 vs 69), skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 94 vs 86), and strikeout rate (K%+ 125 vs 119). Mark Langston was the better starter — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Joe Cowley and Mark Langston

Joe Cowley
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Mark Langston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
1.82
Mark Langston
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
457
1.39
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
1.46
Mark Langston
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
428
1.3
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.63
Mark Langston
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
179
0.54
Joe Cowley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.48
Mark Langston
Career
Per 9 Innings
158
0.48
Joe Cowley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.9
56.9
Mark Langston
Career
Per 9 Innings
53.12
53.12
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
80
Mark Langston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.65
93.65
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.15
Mark Langston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
0.25
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Mark Langston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.05
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Langston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Cowley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
219
4.2
Mark Langston
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1306
3.97
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.2
4.2
Mark Langston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.22
4.22
Mark Langston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.89
3.89
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.07
5.07
Mark Langston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.05
4.05
Joe Cowley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.235
0.235
Mark Langston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.246
0.246
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1408
27
Mark Langston
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8888
27
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 9 Innings
469.1
9
Mark Langston
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2962.2
9
Joe Cowley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
414
7.94
Mark Langston
Career
Per 9 Innings
2723
8.27
Joe Cowley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.94
7.94
Mark Langston
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.27
8.27
Joe Cowley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
69
1.32
Mark Langston
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
311
0.94
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.32
1.32
Mark Langston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.94
0.94
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.73
0.73
Mark Langston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.68
0.68
Joe Cowley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
232
4.45
Mark Langston
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1289
3.92
Joe Cowley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.13
Mark Langston
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.1
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.45
4.45
Mark Langston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.92
3.92
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 9 Innings
332
6.37
Mark Langston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2464
7.49
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.37
6.37
Mark Langston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.49
7.49
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.49
3.49
Mark Langston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.39
5.39
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.202
1.202
Mark Langston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.267
1.267
Joe Cowley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.21
Mark Langston
Career
Per 9 Innings
89
0.27
Joe Cowley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.27
Mark Langston
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.14
Joe Cowley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Mark Langston
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.07
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2026
38.85
Mark Langston
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12562
38.16
Joe Cowley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.15
Mark Langston
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.01
Joe Cowley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
243
4.66
Mark Langston
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1438
4.37
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.66
4.66
Mark Langston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.37
4.37
Joe Cowley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.19
Mark Langston
Career
Per 9 Innings
89
0.27
Joe Cowley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.21
Mark Langston
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
0.25
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.44
Mark Langston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
248
0.75
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.376
1.376
Mark Langston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.354
1.354
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1759
33.73
Mark Langston
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11057
33.59
Joe Cowley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.56
2.56
Mark Langston
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.15
3.15
Joe Cowley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.254
0.254
Mark Langston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.291
0.291
Joe Cowley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.85
38.85
Mark Langston
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.16
38.16

Fielding Stats for Joe Cowley and Mark Langston

Joe Cowley
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Mark Langston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
1.82
Mark Langston
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
457
1.39
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
1.46
Mark Langston
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
428
1.3
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1408
27
Mark Langston
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8888
27
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 9 Innings
469.1
9
Mark Langston
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2962.2
9
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.69
Mark Langston
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
127
0.39
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
1.07
Mark Langston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
493
1.5
Joe Cowley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.19
Mark Langston
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.12
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 9 Innings
102
1.96
Mark Langston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
659
2
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
1.76
Mark Langston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
620
1.88
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.2
90.2
Mark Langston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.08
94.08
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.968
0.968
Mark Langston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.357
1.357
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
80
Mark Langston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.65
93.65
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Mark Langston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.1
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Langston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Langston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Langston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Langston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Cowley and Mark Langston

Joe Cowley
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Mark Langston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
96
3031.58
Mark Langston
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
459
2754
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 600 PA
19
600
Mark Langston
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
100
600
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
568.42
Mark Langston
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
92
552
Joe Cowley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Mark Langston
Career
Per 600 PA
0.152
0.152
Joe Cowley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.526
0.526
Mark Langston
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
126.32
Mark Langston
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
84
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
94.74
Mark Langston
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
66
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
31.58
Mark Langston
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
18
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Langston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Langston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
31.58
Mark Langston
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
18
Joe Cowley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Mark Langston
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Langston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Langston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.06
33.53
Mark Langston
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2.89
17.31
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
157.89
Mark Langston
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
102
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
126.32
Mark Langston
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
96
Joe Cowley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Mark Langston
Career
Per 600 PA
0.168
0.168
Joe Cowley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.278
0.278
Mark Langston
Career
Per 600 PA
0.185
0.185
Joe Cowley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Mark Langston
Career
Per 600 PA
0.353
0.353
Joe Cowley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.056
0.056
Mark Langston
Career
Per 600 PA
0.033
0.033
Joe Cowley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.169
0.169
Mark Langston
Career
Per 600 PA
0.122
0.122
Joe Cowley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.357
0.357
Mark Langston
Career
Per 600 PA
0.244
0.244
Joe Cowley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Mark Langston
Career
Per 600 PA
0.255
0.255
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Langston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
30
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Langston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
30
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Langston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
60
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.11
34.98
Mark Langston
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.26
7.55
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Langston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Langston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
12
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Langston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Cowley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
126.32
Mark Langston
Career
Per 600 PA
38
228
Joe Cowley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.75
4.75
Mark Langston
Career
Per 600 PA
2.63
2.63
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Langston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.05
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
31.58
Mark Langston
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
30
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Langston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Langston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Langston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Langston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Langston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 600 PA
Mark Langston
Career
Per 600 PA