Billy Cowan
1963–1972 · bats R / throws R · California Angels, Chicago Cubs, Milwaukee Braves, New York Yankees, New York Mets, Philadelphia Phillies
493G
.236AVG
.269OBP
.387SLG
281H
40HR
125RBI
17SB
1Rare feat
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 493 | 1,253 | 1,190 | 131 | 281 | 44 | 8 | 40 | 125 | 50 | 297 | 17 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 461 | .236 | .269 | .387 | .656 |
Streaks
8longest hitting streak · 1964-07-05 to 1964-07-12
13longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 64 | Platinum Sombrero | 1971-07-09 | 1 in 934 games | box score ↗ |
| 29 | struck out 4 times | 1964-04-24 | 1 in 728 player-games | box score ↗ |
| 24 | 5 RBI | 1964-05-02 | 1 in 492 player-games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 232 | 580 | 146 | 24 | 68 | 23 | 125 | .264 | .291 | .452 |
| Away | 261 | 673 | 135 | 16 | 57 | 27 | 172 | .212 | .241 | .331 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 43 | 77 | 16 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 24 | .229 | .286 | .371 |
| May | 83 | 186 | 46 | 3 | 25 | 10 | 40 | .261 | .301 | .352 |
| June | 97 | 278 | 67 | 16 | 34 | 10 | 63 | .253 | .277 | .487 |
| July | 96 | 298 | 62 | 8 | 24 | 11 | 72 | .218 | .245 | .368 |
| August | 84 | 210 | 42 | 5 | 18 | 9 | 54 | .214 | .243 | .337 |
| September | 84 | 194 | 47 | 6 | 19 | 4 | 41 | .250 | .263 | .378 |
| October | 6 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .100 | .100 | .200 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| st-louis-cardinals | 40 | 118 | 19 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 30 | .165 | .169 | .313 |
| cincinnati-reds | 33 | 87 | 20 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 20 | .244 | .276 | .329 |
| san-francisco-giants | 32 | 73 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 13 | .169 | .192 | .239 |
| milwaukee-braves | 31 | 89 | 23 | 6 | 14 | 6 | 17 | .280 | .326 | .549 |
| los-angeles-dodgers | 31 | 99 | 18 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 31 | .191 | .212 | .340 |
| pittsburgh-pirates | 29 | 83 | 22 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 22 | .275 | .289 | .512 |
| houston-astros | 29 | 82 | 19 | 5 | 12 | 3 | 18 | .241 | .268 | .456 |
| philadelphia-phillies | 26 | 80 | 17 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 27 | .221 | .250 | .325 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 |  Chicago Cubs | 14 | 36 | 9 | 1 | 2 | – | .250 | – | – |
| 1964 | Chicago Cubs | 139 | 497 | 120 | 19 | 50 | 12 | .241 | – | – |
| 1965 | Milwaukee Braves, New York Mets | 101 | 183 | 33 | 3 | 9 | 3 | .180 | – | – |
| 1967 |  Philadelphia Phillies | 34 | 59 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 1 | .153 | – | – |
| 1969 | California Angels, New York Yankees | 60 | 104 | 25 | 5 | 13 | – | .240 | – | – |
| 1970 |  California Angels | 68 | 134 | 37 | 5 | 25 | – | .276 | – | – |
| 1971 | California Angels | 74 | 174 | 48 | 4 | 20 | 1 | .276 | – | – |
| 1972 | California Angels | 3 | 3 | – | – | – | – | .000 | – | – |