Johnnie Cowan

Second Baseman · Career Stats, Bio & Records

AVG .255
HR 1
RBI 37
H 83
OPS .582
PIV -553
Position
Second Baseman
Bats / Throws
R / R
Height / Weight
5'10" / 160 lb
Born
5/31/1913 in Pleasant Hill, AL, USA
Died
10/24/1993 in Birmingham, AL, USA
Awards
All-Star

Full name: Johnnie Wart Cowan

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Negro Leagues Career Statistics

Batting

PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB BA OBP SLG OPS
521.0 484.0 61.0 132.0 10.0 5.0 8.0 59.0 25.0 2.0 2.0 .273 .309 .364 .673

Negro Leagues (season totals). Additive Retrosheet-digitized totals for seasons not already in the logs above; they are not summed into the career line. No team/league breakdown is available, and coverage may be partial.

Negro Leagues Season-by-Season Batting

Season PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB BA OBP SLG OPS
1949 69.0 64.0 6.0 16.0 2.0 1.0 2.0 11.0 4.0 0 1.0 .250 .294 .406 .700
Listed seasons · 1 69 64 6 16 2 1 2 11 4 0 1 .250 — — —

Career Batting Statistics

G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS PIV
89 325 36 83 8 1 1 37 2 12 0 .255 .286 .295 .582 -553

Career AVG .255 vs. league average .261 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career OBP .286 vs. league average .331 across their career seasons — 13.6% below league average.

Career SLG .295 vs. league average .366 across their career seasons — 19.4% below league average.

Career OPS .582 vs. league average .698 across their career seasons — 16.6% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Year Team Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG Lg AVG Lg OBP Lg SLG Lg OPS PIV
1940 BBB NAL 3 11 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .091 — — — — 0.0
1942 CCB NAL 2 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .500 — — — — 0.0
1944 CBE NAL 17 58 6 14 2 0 0 4 1 4 0 .241 .261 (-8%) .325 (-11%) .357 (-23%) .683 (-17%) -148.6
1945 CBE NAL 20 77 5 18 0 0 0 7 0 2 0 .234 .260 (-10%) .328 (-23%) .354 (-34%) .683 (-29%) -338.1
1946 CBE NAL 17 64 11 20 2 0 0 9 0 2 0 .312 .256 (+22%) .328 (+1%) .358 (-4%) .687 (-2%) -22.6
1947 CBE NAL 19 71 11 21 3 0 1 13 1 1 0 .296 .262 (+13%) .336 (-6%) .376 (+1%) .712 (-2%) -43.4
1948 MRS NAL 11 40 3 7 1 1 0 2 0 3 0 .175 — — — — 0.0
Career · 7 seasons 89 325 36 83 8 1 1 37 2 12 0 .255 — — — — -553

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Postseason Statistics

Playoff Career Batting

G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
9 31 2 5 0 0 1 6 2 0 .161

Playoff Batting by Year

Year Round Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
1947 NWS CBE 5 17 1 3 0 0 1 4 1 0 .176
1945 NWS CBE 4 14 1 2 0 0 0 2 1 0 .143

Game Log & Splits

View full game log (110 games) →

Per-game data from Retrosheet (regular season, through 2025).

Batting — Home / Away

SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home501462248319.329
Away601912452123.272

Last 10 Games — Batting

DateTmOppResABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSO
1949-08-24 MEMNY6L 401000100
1949-08-23 MEMBLGW 412010210
1949-08-21 MEMBLGL 211100110
1949-08-21 MEMBLGL 300000000
1949-08-05 MEMKCML 412000000
1949-08-04 MEMKCMW 400000000
1949-07-31 MEMKCML 300000000
1949-07-31 MEMKCML 300000000
1949-07-27 MEMBIRL 300000000
1949-07-09 MEMBIRL 212001210

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position G GS PO A E DP
2B 80 79 187 223 17 33
3B 4 4 2 7 1 1
SS 5 5 7 12 5 3

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
1940 BBB 2B 2 2 9 6 0 1
1940 BBB 3B 1 1 0 0 0 0
1942 CCB 2B 1 1 1 1 0 0
1942 CCB 3B 1 1 0 0 0 0
1944 CBE 2B 17 17 39 50 4 8
1945 CBE 2B 19 19 48 53 2 8
1945 CBE 3B 1 1 1 3 0 1
1946 CBE 2B 12 12 22 42 3 5
1946 CBE 3B 1 1 1 4 1 0
1946 CBE SS 4 4 5 9 3 3
1947 CBE 2B 18 17 40 52 6 8
1947 CBE SS 1 1 2 3 2 0
1948 MRS 2B 11 11 28 19 2 3

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position Games
Second Base 80
Third Base 4
Shortstop 5

Frequently Asked Questions about Johnnie Cowan

Was Johnnie Cowan a pitcher?
No. Johnnie Cowan was a position player (Second Baseman).
How many home runs did Johnnie Cowan hit?
Johnnie Cowan hit 1 career home runs with 83 hits.