Al Cowens
1974–1986 · bats R / throws R · California Angels, Detroit Tigers, Kansas City Royals, Seattle Mariners
1,584G
.270AVG
.319OBP
.403SLG
More career statistics
1,494H
108HR
717RBI
120SB
6Rare feats
Career summary: MLB’s official regular-season totals. Season lines, splits and historical game logs below are reconstructed from the covered Retrosheet records and can differ in coverage or scorer revisions. Compare sources and coverage.
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,584 | 6,038 | 5,534 | 704 | 1,494 | 276 | 68 | 108 | 717 | 389 | 659 | 120 | 75 | 34 | 53 | 2,230 | .270 | .319 | .403 | .722 |
Streaks
16longest hitting streak · 1977-09-10 to 1977-09-27
21longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 57 | Triple Play | 1979-06-19 | 1 in 498 games | box score ↗ |
| 48 | Hitless in Seven | 1982-04-11 | 1 in 202 games | box score ↗ |
| 43 | Five for Five | 1977-06-01 | 1 in 135 games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 804 | 3049 | 764 | 53 | 389 | 198 | 315 | .274 | .316 | .408 |
| Away | 780 | 2989 | 730 | 55 | 328 | 191 | 344 | .266 | .308 | .398 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 219 | 825 | 183 | 17 | 103 | 59 | 91 | .245 | .293 | .392 |
| May | 274 | 1010 | 234 | 15 | 105 | 56 | 116 | .251 | .287 | .373 |
| June | 247 | 959 | 255 | 18 | 125 | 61 | 110 | .289 | .330 | .434 |
| July | 241 | 907 | 227 | 19 | 112 | 53 | 85 | .271 | .309 | .410 |
| August | 297 | 1146 | 294 | 24 | 130 | 72 | 135 | .279 | .319 | .410 |
| September | 284 | 1111 | 285 | 15 | 136 | 82 | 111 | .283 | .330 | .405 |
| October | 22 | 80 | 16 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 11 | .225 | .275 | .310 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| minnesota-twins | 144 | 552 | 134 | 6 | 59 | 40 | 71 | .266 | .315 | .383 |
| athletics | 144 | 547 | 126 | 10 | 68 | 32 | 61 | .248 | .289 | .364 |
| texas-rangers | 138 | 517 | 130 | 14 | 76 | 35 | 61 | .274 | .319 | .432 |
| chicago-white-sox | 135 | 524 | 119 | 3 | 59 | 38 | 57 | .251 | .300 | .357 |
| california-angels | 134 | 501 | 117 | 3 | 53 | 36 | 57 | .256 | .305 | .344 |
| milwaukee-brewers | 126 | 465 | 116 | 10 | 56 | 18 | 49 | .267 | .288 | .407 |
| baltimore-orioles | 120 | 466 | 113 | 11 | 58 | 27 | 52 | .265 | .300 | .405 |
| new-york-yankees | 117 | 449 | 102 | 11 | 42 | 21 | 57 | .242 | .274 | .420 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 |  Kansas City Royals | 110 | 269 | 65 | 1 | 25 | 5 | .242 | – | – |
| 1975 | Kansas City Royals | 120 | 328 | 91 | 4 | 42 | 12 | .277 | – | – |
| 1976 | Kansas City Royals | 152 | 581 | 154 | 3 | 59 | 23 | .265 | – | – |
| 1977 | Kansas City Royals | 162 | 606 | 189 | 23 | 112 | 16 | .312 | – | – |
| 1978 | Kansas City Royals | 132 | 485 | 133 | 5 | 63 | 14 | .274 | – | – |
| 1979 | Kansas City Royals | 136 | 516 | 152 | 9 | 73 | 10 | .295 | – | – |
| 1980 | California Angels, Detroit Tigers | 142 | 522 | 140 | 6 | 59 | 6 | .268 | – | – |
| 1981 |  Detroit Tigers | 85 | 253 | 66 | 1 | 18 | 3 | .261 | – | – |
| 1982 |  Seattle Mariners | 146 | 560 | 151 | 20 | 78 | 11 | .270 | – | – |
| 1983 | Seattle Mariners | 110 | 356 | 73 | 7 | 35 | 10 | .205 | – | – |
| 1984 | Seattle Mariners | 139 | 524 | 145 | 15 | 78 | 9 | .277 | – | – |
| 1985 | Seattle Mariners | 122 | 452 | 120 | 14 | 69 | – | .265 | – | – |
| 1986 | Seattle Mariners | 28 | 82 | 15 | – | 6 | 1 | .183 | – | – |