Bob Adams vs. Dick Fowler — Career Comparison

Bob Adams
Greatest GenerationMassachusettsThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Dick Fowler
Greatest GenerationCANThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Dick Fowler built a career as a starting pitcher and Bob Adams as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Dick Fowler posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.11 and WHIP 1.493 compared to 7.94 and 2.294 for Bob Adams. By the career numbers, Dick Fowler had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bob Adams and Dick Fowler

Bob Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Bob Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.18
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
221
1.53
Bob Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
170
1.17
Bob Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.46
Bob Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
0.55
Bob Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.52
45.52
Bob Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76.92
76.92
Bob Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
0.52
Bob Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.08
Bob Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.03
Bob Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
7.94
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
595
4.11
Bob Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.94
7.94
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.11
4.11
Bob Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.72
10.72
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.45
4.45
Bob Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.53
6.53
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.75
4.75
Bob Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.269
0.269
Bob Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
27
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3909
27
Bob Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.2
9
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1303
9
Bob Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
15.88
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1367
9.44
Bob Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.88
15.88
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.44
9.44
Bob Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.59
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
0.66
Bob Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.59
1.59
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.66
0.66
Bob Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.43
0.43
Bob Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
4.76
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
578
3.99
Bob Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.76
4.76
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Bob Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.59
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
382
2.64
Bob Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.59
1.59
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.64
2.64
Bob Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.73
1.73
Bob Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.706
0.706
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.737
0.737
Bob Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.08
Bob Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.13
Bob Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Bob Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
44.47
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5680
39.23
Bob Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.18
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
0.25
Bob Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
7.94
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
685
4.73
Bob Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.94
7.94
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.73
4.73
Bob Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.294
2.294
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.493
1.493
Bob Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
39.71
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5083
35.11
Bob Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.5
2.5
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.1
3.1
Bob Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.391
0.391
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.276
0.276
Bob Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.47
44.47
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.23
39.23

Fielding Stats for Bob Adams and Dick Fowler

Bob Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
Bob Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
221
Bob Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
83
Bob Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
201
Bob Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
Bob Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
297
Bob Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
284
Bob Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.62
Bob Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2.5
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.285
Bob Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
Bob Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Bob Adams and Dick Fowler

Bob Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Bob Adams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
400
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
226
270.12
Bob Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
502
600
Bob Adams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
600
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
472
564.14
Bob Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.186
0.186
Bob Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.454
0.454
Bob Adams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
88
105.18
Bob Adams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
76
90.84
Bob Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
11.95
Bob Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.2
Bob Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.2
Bob Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
14.34
Bob Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Bob Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Bob Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.011
0.011
Bob Adams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
61.11
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18.52
22.13
Bob Adams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
103
123.11
Bob Adams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
104
124.3
Bob Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.213
0.213
Bob Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.218
0.218
Bob Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.431
0.431
Bob Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.032
0.032
Bob Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Bob Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.297
0.297
Bob Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.216
0.216
Bob Adams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
26.29
Bob Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
38.25
Bob Adams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
53
63.35
Bob Adams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.41
82.59
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15.23
18.21
Bob Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.2
Bob Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
17.93
Bob Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 600 PA
69
82.47
Bob Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.28
7.28
Bob Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Bob Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
16.73
Bob Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 600 PA
15
17.93
Bob Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.39
Bob Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.39
Bob Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0