Steve Ames vs. Dick Fowler — Career Comparison

Steve Ames
MillenialWashingtonThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMiami MarlinsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Dick Fowler
Greatest GenerationCANThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Dick Fowler built a career as a starting pitcher and Steve Ames 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 4.5 and 2.250 for Steve Ames. By the career numbers, Dick Fowler had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Steve Ames and Dick Fowler

Steve Ames
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Steve Ames
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
9
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
221
1.53
Steve Ames
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
170
1.17
Steve Ames
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.46
Steve Ames
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
2.25
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
0.55
Steve Ames
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.52
45.52
Steve Ames
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76.92
76.92
Steve Ames
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
0.52
Steve Ames
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.08
Steve Ames
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.03
Steve Ames
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
4.5
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
595
4.11
Steve Ames
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.11
4.11
Steve Ames
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.32
6.32
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.45
4.45
Steve Ames
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.5
2.5
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.75
4.75
Steve Ames
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.375
0.375
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.269
0.269
Steve Ames
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
27
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3909
27
Steve Ames
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
9
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1303
9
Steve Ames
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
13.5
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1367
9.44
Steve Ames
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.5
13.5
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.44
9.44
Steve Ames
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
96
0.66
Steve Ames
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.66
0.66
Steve Ames
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Steve Ames
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
4.5
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
578
3.99
Steve Ames
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
2.25
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Ames
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Steve Ames
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
9
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
382
2.64
Steve Ames
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.64
2.64
Steve Ames
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.73
1.73
Steve Ames
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.5
1.5
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.737
0.737
Steve Ames
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.08
Steve Ames
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.13
Steve Ames
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Steve Ames
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
42.75
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5680
39.23
Steve Ames
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
6.75
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
0.25
Steve Ames
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
4.5
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
685
4.73
Steve Ames
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.5
4.5
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.73
4.73
Steve Ames
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
2.25
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Ames
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Ames
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
2.25
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Ames
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.493
1.493
Steve Ames
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
36
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5083
35.11
Steve Ames
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.5
0.5
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.1
3.1
Steve Ames
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.276
0.276
Steve Ames
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.75
42.75
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.23
39.23

Fielding Stats for Steve Ames and Dick Fowler

Steve Ames
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
Steve Ames
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
9
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
221
Steve Ames
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Ames
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
27
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Ames
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
9
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Ames
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
2.25
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
83
Steve Ames
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
201
Steve Ames
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
Steve Ames
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
2.25
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
297
Steve Ames
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
2.25
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
284
Steve Ames
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.62
Steve Ames
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.285
Steve Ames
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Ames
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
Steve Ames
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Ames
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Ames
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Ames
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Steve Ames and Dick Fowler

Steve Ames
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Steve Ames
Career
Per 600 PA
4
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
226
270.12
Steve Ames
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
502
600
Steve Ames
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
472
564.14
Steve Ames
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.186
0.186
Steve Ames
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.454
0.454
Steve Ames
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
88
105.18
Steve Ames
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76
90.84
Steve Ames
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
11.95
Steve Ames
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.2
Steve Ames
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.2
Steve Ames
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
14.34
Steve Ames
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Steve Ames
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Steve Ames
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.011
0.011
Steve Ames
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18.52
22.13
Steve Ames
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
103
123.11
Steve Ames
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
104
124.3
Steve Ames
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.213
0.213
Steve Ames
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.218
0.218
Steve Ames
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.431
0.431
Steve Ames
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.032
0.032
Steve Ames
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Steve Ames
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.297
0.297
Steve Ames
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.216
0.216
Steve Ames
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
26.29
Steve Ames
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
38.25
Steve Ames
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
63.35
Steve Ames
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15.23
18.21
Steve Ames
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.2
Steve Ames
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
17.93
Steve Ames
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Ames
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 600 PA
69
82.47
Steve Ames
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.28
7.28
Steve Ames
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Steve Ames
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
16.73
Steve Ames
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Ames
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 600 PA
15
17.93
Steve Ames
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Ames
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.39
Steve Ames
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.39
Steve Ames
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0