Al Cowens Stats

Al Cowens was born on Thursday, October 25, 1951, in Los Angeles, California. Cowens was 22 years old when he broke into the big leagues on April 6, 1974, with the Kansas City Royals. His biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable), career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest are presented by Baseball Almanac on this comprehensive Al Cowens baseball stats page.

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Al Cowens

Al Cowens Autograph on a 1982 Fleer (#266)

Al Cowens Autograph on a 1982 Fleer (#266)
 

Career All-Star Division LCS World Series Trades Awards
Birth Name:   Alfred Edward Cowens, Jr.
Nickname:   A.C.
Born On:   10-25-1951
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Los Angeles, California
Zodiac:   Scorpio
Year of Death Data Died On:   03-11-2002
Place of Death Data Died In:   Downey, California
Cemetery:   Unknown
College:   None Attended
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Right
Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Right
Player Height Chart Height:   6-02
Player Weight Chart Weight:   200
First Game:   04-06-1974 (Age 22)
Last Game:   06-08-1986
Draft:   1969 : 75th Round (1,026th)
Al Cowens

Al Cowens Pitching Stats

G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
- Did Not Pitch - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
Al Cowens

Al Cowens Hitting Stats

G AB R H 2B 3B HR GS RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
1974 Royals 110 269 28 65 7 1 1 0 25 23 0 38 2 1 1 10 .242 .303 .286
1975 Royals 120 328 44 91 13 8 4 0 42 28 1 36 5 2 4 9 .277 .340 .402
1976 Royals 152 581 71 154 23 6 3 0 59 26 0 50 2 4 3 9 .265 .298 .341
1977 Royals 162 606 98 189 32 14 23 0 112 41 4 64 1 5 8 14 .312 .361 .525
1978 Royals 132 485 63 133 24 8 5 1 63 31 3 54 1 11 6 7 .274 .319 .388
1979 Royals 136 516 69 152 18 7 9 0 73 40 4 44 2 7 3 12 .295 .345 .409
1980 Angels 34 119 11 27 5 0 1 0 17 12 1 21 0 0 1 2 .227 .303 .294
1980 Tigers 108 403 58 113 15 3 5 0 42 37 4 40 7 4 1 6 .280 .339 .370
1981 Tigers 85 253 27 66 11 4 1 0 18 22 3 36 5 3 1 3 .261 .319 .348
1982 Mariners 146 560 72 151 39 8 20 0 78 46 3 81 1 3 1 12 .270 .325 .475
1983 Mariners 110 356 39 73 19 2 7 0 35 23 0 38 0 3 2 13 .205 .255 .329
1984 Mariners 139 524 60 145 34 2 15 0 78 27 2 83 1 5 2 18 .277 .312 .435
1985 Mariners 122 452 59 120 32 5 14 0 69 30 3 56 0 4 1 23 .265 .310 .451
1986 Mariners 28 82 5 15 4 0 0 0 6 3 0 18 1 1 0 3 .183 .209 .232
G AB R H 2B 3B HR GS RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
13 Years 1,584 5,534 704 1,494 276 68 108 1 717 389 28 659 28 53 34 141 .270 .319 .403
Al Cowens

Al Cowens Fielding Stats

POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF ZR
1974 Royals 3B 2 - - 2 1.0 1 0 1 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .500 0.00 -
1974 Royals OF 102 - - 166 1.6 164 151 13 2 2 n/a n/a n/a .988 0.00 -
1975 Royals OF 113 - - 223 2.0 218 214 4 5 2 n/a n/a n/a .978 0.00 -
1976 Royals OF 148 - - 347 2.3 342 329 13 5 3 n/a n/a n/a .986 0.00 -
1977 Royals OF 159 - - 327 2.1 321 307 14 6 1 n/a n/a n/a .982 0.00 -
1978 Royals 3B 5 - - 16 3.2 15 5 10 1 1 n/a n/a n/a .938 0.00 -
1978 Royals OF 127 - - 288 2.3 285 275 10 3 5 n/a n/a n/a .990 0.00 -
1979 Royals OF 134 - - 295 2.2 291 288 3 4 0 n/a n/a n/a .986 0.00 -
1980 Angels OF 30 - - 67 2.2 67 64 3 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00 -
1980 Tigers RF 107 - - 210 2.0 207 199 8 3 2 n/a n/a n/a .986 0.00 -
1981 Tigers OF 83 - - 170 2.0 169 166 3 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .994 0.00 -
1982 Mariners RF 145 - - 298 2.1 294 280 14 4 1 n/a n/a n/a .987 0.00 -
1983 Mariners OF 70 - - 133 1.9 131 124 7 2 1 n/a n/a n/a .985 0.00 -
1984 Mariners OF 130 - - 239 1.8 236 228 8 3 0 n/a n/a n/a .987 0.00 -
1985 Mariners RF 110 - - 215 2.0 208 198 10 7 2 n/a n/a n/a .967 0.00 -
1986 Mariners OF 19 - - 34 1.8 33 31 2 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .971 0.00 -
POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF ZR
OF Totals 1,115 0 0 2,289 2.1 2,257 2,177 80 32 14 n/a n/a n/a .986 0.00 --
RF Totals 362 0 0 723 2.0 709 677 32 14 5 n/a n/a n/a .981 0.00 --
3B Totals 7 0 0 18 2.6 16 5 11 2 1 n/a n/a n/a .889 0.00 --
13 Years 1,545 - 0 3,030 2.0 2,982 2,859 123 48 20 n/a n/a n/a .984 0.00 --
Al Cowens

Al Cowens Miscellaneous Stats

SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
1974 Royals 5 0 1.000 - - 4 269.0 7.1 10.8 - - -
1975 Royals 12 7 .632 - - 2 82.0 9.1 7.8 - - -
1976 Royals 23 16 .590 - - 1 193.7 11.6 9.8 - - -
1977 Royals 16 12 .571 - - 1 26.3 9.5 5.4 - - -
1978 Royals 14 6 .700 - - 2 97.0 9.0 7.7 - - -
1979 Royals 10 8 .556 - - 1 57.3 11.7 7.1 - - -
1980 Angels 1 2 .333 - - 1 119.0 5.7 7.0 - - -
1980 Tigers 5 6 .455 - - 1 80.6 10.1 9.6 - - -
1981 Tigers 3 3 .500 - - 0 253.0 7.0 14.1 - - -
1982 Mariners 11 7 .611 - - 1 28.0 6.9 7.2 - - -
1983 Mariners 10 2 .833 - - 34 50.9 9.4 10.2 - - -
1984 Mariners 9 5 .643 - - 7 34.9 6.3 6.7 - - -
1985 Mariners 0 0 .000 - - 5 32.3 8.1 6.6 - - -
1986 Mariners 1 0 1.000 - - 1 0.0 4.6 13.7 - - -
SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
13 Years 120 74 .619 - - 61 51.2 8.4 7.7 - - -
Al Cowens

Al Cowens Miscellaneous Items of Interest

1974 Kansas City Royals 18 Undetermined - -
1975 Kansas City Royals 18 Undetermined - -
1976 Kansas City Royals 18 $33,500.00 - -
1977 Kansas City Royals 18 $70,000.00 - -
1978 Kansas City Royals 18 Undetermined - -
1979 Kansas City Royals 18 Undetermined - -
1980 California Angels 18 Undetermined - -
1980 Detroit Tigers 10 Undetermined - -
1981 Detroit Tigers 10 Undetermined - -
1982 Seattle Mariners 16 Undetermined - -
1983 Seattle Mariners 16 Undetermined - -
1984 Seattle Mariners 16 Undetermined - -
1985 Seattle Mariners 16 $400,000.00 - -
1986 Seattle Mariners 16 $360,000.00 - -


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