Don Arlich vs. Dick Fowler — Career Comparison

Don Arlich
Silent GenerationMichiganThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Dick Fowler
Greatest GenerationCANThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Dick Fowler built a career as a starting pitcher and Don Arlich 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 8.1 and 2.100 for Don Arlich. By the career numbers, Dick Fowler had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Don Arlich and Dick Fowler

Don Arlich
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Don Arlich
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
7.2
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
221
1.53
Don Arlich
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.9
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
170
1.17
Don Arlich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.46
Don Arlich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.9
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
0.55
Don Arlich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.52
45.52
Don Arlich
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.5
12.5
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76.92
76.92
Don Arlich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
0.52
Don Arlich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.08
Don Arlich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.03
Don Arlich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
8.1
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
595
4.11
Don Arlich
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.1
8.1
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.11
4.11
Don Arlich
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.68
7.68
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.45
4.45
Don Arlich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.6
4.6
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.75
4.75
Don Arlich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.356
0.356
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.269
0.269
Don Arlich
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
27
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3909
27
Don Arlich
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
9
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1303
9
Don Arlich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
14.4
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1367
9.44
Don Arlich
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.4
14.4
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.44
9.44
Don Arlich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
96
0.66
Don Arlich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.66
0.66
Don Arlich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Don Arlich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
4.5
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
578
3.99
Don Arlich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Arlich
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Don Arlich
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.9
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
382
2.64
Don Arlich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.9
0.9
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.64
2.64
Don Arlich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.13
0.13
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.73
1.73
Don Arlich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.737
0.737
Don Arlich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.9
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.08
Don Arlich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.9
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.13
Don Arlich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Don Arlich
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
45.9
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5680
39.23
Don Arlich
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.9
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
0.25
Don Arlich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
9.9
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
685
4.73
Don Arlich
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.9
9.9
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.73
4.73
Don Arlich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Arlich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Arlich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Arlich
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.1
2.1
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.493
1.493
Don Arlich
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
40.5
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5083
35.11
Don Arlich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.38
1.38
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.1
3.1
Don Arlich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.364
0.364
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.276
0.276
Don Arlich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.9
45.9
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.23
39.23

Fielding Stats for Don Arlich and Dick Fowler

Don Arlich
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
Don Arlich
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
7.2
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
221
Don Arlich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.9
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Don Arlich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
27
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Don Arlich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
9
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Don Arlich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
83
Don Arlich
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.9
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
201
Don Arlich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
Don Arlich
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.9
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
297
Don Arlich
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.9
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
284
Don Arlich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.62
Don Arlich
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.125
0.125
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.285
Don Arlich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12.5
12.5
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Don Arlich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
Don Arlich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Don Arlich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Don Arlich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Don Arlich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Don Arlich and Dick Fowler

Don Arlich
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Don Arlich
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
1600
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
226
270.12
Don Arlich
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
502
600
Don Arlich
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
600
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
472
564.14
Don Arlich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.186
0.186
Don Arlich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.454
0.454
Don Arlich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
88
105.18
Don Arlich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76
90.84
Don Arlich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
11.95
Don Arlich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.2
Don Arlich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.2
Don Arlich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
14.34
Don Arlich
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Don Arlich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Don Arlich
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.011
0.011
Don Arlich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18.52
22.13
Don Arlich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
103
123.11
Don Arlich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
104
124.3
Don Arlich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.213
0.213
Don Arlich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.218
0.218
Don Arlich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.431
0.431
Don Arlich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.032
0.032
Don Arlich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Don Arlich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.297
0.297
Don Arlich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.216
0.216
Don Arlich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
26.29
Don Arlich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
38.25
Don Arlich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
63.35
Don Arlich
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.31
-62.13
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15.23
18.21
Don Arlich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.2
Don Arlich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
17.93
Don Arlich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Arlich
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
200
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
69
82.47
Don Arlich
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.28
7.28
Don Arlich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Don Arlich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
16.73
Don Arlich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Arlich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 600 PA
15
17.93
Don Arlich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Arlich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.39
Don Arlich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.39
Don Arlich
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0