Dewey Adkins vs. Dick Fowler — Career Comparison

Dewey Adkins
Greatest GenerationKansasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Dick Fowler
Greatest GenerationCANThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Dick Fowler built a career as a starting pitcher and Dewey Adkins 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 5.64 and 1.657 for Dewey Adkins. By the career numbers, Dick Fowler had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Dewey Adkins and Dick Fowler

Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
3.45
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
221
1.53
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.55
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
170
1.17
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.18
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.46
Dewey Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.36
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
0.55
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.52
45.52
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.79
15.79
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76.92
76.92
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.09
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
0.52
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.08
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.03
Dewey Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
62
5.64
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
595
4.11
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.64
5.64
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.11
4.11
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.38
5.38
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.45
4.45
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.88
4.88
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.75
4.75
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.284
0.284
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.269
0.269
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
297
27
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3909
27
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
99
9
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1303
9
Dewey Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
114
10.36
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1367
9.44
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.36
10.36
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.44
9.44
Dewey Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.91
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
0.66
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.91
0.91
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.66
0.66
Dewey Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.26
0.26
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Dewey Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
4.55
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
578
3.99
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.55
4.55
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
4.27
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
382
2.64
Dewey Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.27
4.27
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.64
2.64
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.24
1.24
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.73
1.73
Dewey Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.98
0.98
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.737
0.737
Dewey Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.27
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.08
Dewey Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.13
Dewey Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
451
41
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5680
39.23
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
1.73
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
0.25
Dewey Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
69
6.27
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
685
4.73
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.27
6.27
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.73
4.73
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.657
1.657
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.493
1.493
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
401
36.45
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5083
35.11
Dewey Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.82
1.82
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.1
3.1
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.302
0.302
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.276
0.276
Dewey Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
41
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.23
39.23

Fielding Stats for Dewey Adkins and Dick Fowler

Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
221
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
83
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
201
Dewey Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
297
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
284
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.1
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95.62
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.711
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.285
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Dewey Adkins and Dick Fowler

Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
38
991.3
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
226
270.12
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
23
600
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
502
600
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
573.91
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
472
564.14
Dewey Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.227
0.227
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.186
0.186
Dewey Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.652
0.652
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.454
0.454
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
130.43
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
88
105.18
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
3
78.26
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76
90.84
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
26.09
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
11.95
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.2
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
26.09
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.2
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
52.17
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
14.34
Dewey Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Dewey Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.046
0.046
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.002
0.002
Dewey Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.011
0.011
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.2
57.31
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18.52
22.13
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
234.78
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
103
123.11
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
130.43
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
104
124.3
Dewey Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.227
0.227
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.213
0.213
Dewey Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.409
0.409
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.218
0.218
Dewey Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.636
0.636
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.431
0.431
Dewey Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.032
0.032
Dewey Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Dewey Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.529
0.529
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.297
0.297
Dewey Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.364
0.364
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.216
0.216
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
52.17
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
26.29
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
78.26
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32
38.25
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
104.35
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
53
63.35
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.06
53.75
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15.23
18.21
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.2
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
17.93
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dewey Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
260.87
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
69
82.47
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
2.3
2.3
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.28
7.28
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
26.09
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
16.73
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dewey Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 600 PA
15
17.93
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.39
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.39
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0