Mike Anderson vs. Dick Fowler — Career Comparison

Mike Anderson
Gen XTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Dick Fowler
Greatest GenerationCANThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Dick Fowler built a career as a starting pitcher and Mike Anderson 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 18.56 and 2.813 for Mike Anderson. By the career numbers, Dick Fowler had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Mike Anderson and Dick Fowler

Mike Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Mike Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
5.06
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
221
1.53
Mike Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
170
1.17
Mike Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.46
Mike Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
0.55
Mike Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.52
45.52
Mike Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76.92
76.92
Mike Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
0.52
Mike Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.08
Mike Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.03
Mike Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
18.56
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
595
4.11
Mike Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
18.56
18.56
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.11
4.11
Mike Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
18.35
18.35
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.45
4.45
Mike Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.5
10.5
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.75
4.75
Mike Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.444
0.444
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.269
0.269
Mike Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
27
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3909
27
Mike Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.1
9
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1303
9
Mike Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
20.25
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1367
9.44
Mike Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
20.25
20.25
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.44
9.44
Mike Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
5.06
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
0.66
Mike Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.06
5.06
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.66
0.66
Mike Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.43
0.43
Mike Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
5.06
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
578
3.99
Mike Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.06
5.06
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Mike Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
6.75
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
382
2.64
Mike Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.75
6.75
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.64
2.64
Mike Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.33
1.33
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.73
1.73
Mike Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.313
1.313
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.737
0.737
Mike Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.08
Mike Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.13
Mike Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Mike Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
50.63
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5680
39.23
Mike Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.25
Mike Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
18.56
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
685
4.73
Mike Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
18.56
18.56
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.73
4.73
Mike Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.69
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.813
2.813
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.493
1.493
Mike Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
45.56
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5083
35.11
Mike Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.67
3.67
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.1
3.1
Mike Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.45
0.45
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.276
0.276
Mike Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50.63
50.63
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.23
39.23

Fielding Stats for Mike Anderson and Dick Fowler

Mike Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
Mike Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
5.06
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
221
Mike Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
27
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.1
9
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
83
Mike Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.69
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
201
Mike Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
Mike Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.69
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
297
Mike Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.69
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
284
Mike Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.62
Mike Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.333
0.333
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.285
Mike Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
Mike Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Mike Anderson and Dick Fowler

Mike Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Mike Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
1800
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
226
270.12
Mike Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
502
600
Mike Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
472
564.14
Mike Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.186
0.186
Mike Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.454
0.454
Mike Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
88
105.18
Mike Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76
90.84
Mike Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
11.95
Mike Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.2
Mike Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.2
Mike Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
14.34
Mike Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Mike Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Mike Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.011
0.011
Mike Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18.52
22.13
Mike Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
103
123.11
Mike Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
104
124.3
Mike Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.213
0.213
Mike Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.218
0.218
Mike Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.431
0.431
Mike Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.032
0.032
Mike Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Mike Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.297
0.297
Mike Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.216
0.216
Mike Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
26.29
Mike Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
38.25
Mike Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
63.35
Mike Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.1
-60
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15.23
18.21
Mike Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.2
Mike Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
17.93
Mike Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 600 PA
69
82.47
Mike Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.28
7.28
Mike Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Mike Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
16.73
Mike Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 600 PA
15
17.93
Mike Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.39
Mike Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.39
Mike Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0