Tony Arnold vs. Dick Fowler — Career Comparison

Tony Arnold
Baby BoomersTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Dick Fowler
Greatest GenerationCANThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Dick Fowler built a career as a starting pitcher and Tony Arnold 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 5.06 and 1.685 for Tony Arnold. By the career numbers, Dick Fowler had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Tony Arnold and Dick Fowler

Tony Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
4.37
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
221
1.53
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
170
1.17
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.46
Tony Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.23
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
0.55
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.52
45.52
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76.92
76.92
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
0.52
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.08
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.03
Tony Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
5.06
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
595
4.11
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.06
5.06
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.11
4.11
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.31
5.31
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.45
4.45
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.84
4.84
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.75
4.75
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.315
0.315
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.269
0.269
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
235
27
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3909
27
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
78.1
9
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1303
9
Tony Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96
11.03
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1367
9.44
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.03
11.03
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.44
9.44
Tony Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.92
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
0.66
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.92
0.92
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.66
0.66
Tony Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.21
0.21
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Tony Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
3.22
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
578
3.99
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.92
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tony Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.22
3.22
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.99
3.99
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
2.87
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
382
2.64
Tony Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.87
2.87
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.64
2.64
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.66
0.66
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.73
1.73
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.677
0.677
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.737
0.737
Tony Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.11
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.08
Tony Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.23
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.13
Tony Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
343
39.41
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5680
39.23
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
1.49
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
0.25
Tony Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
5.74
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
685
4.73
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.74
5.74
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.73
4.73
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.8
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.11
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tony Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
1.95
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.583
1.583
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.493
1.493
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
305
35.04
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5083
35.11
Tony Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.32
1.32
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.1
3.1
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.324
0.324
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.276
0.276
Tony Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.41
39.41
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.23
39.23

Fielding Stats for Tony Arnold and Dick Fowler

Tony Arnold
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
4.37
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
221
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tony Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
235
27
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tony Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78.1
9
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
1.03
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
83
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
2.99
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
201
Tony Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
4.02
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
297
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
4.02
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
284
Tony Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.62
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.921
0.921
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.285
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.23
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Tony Arnold and Dick Fowler

Tony Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
2
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
38
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
226
270.12
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
502
600
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
472
564.14
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.186
0.186
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.454
0.454
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
88
105.18
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76
90.84
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
11.95
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.2
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.2
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
14.34
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.011
0.011
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18.52
22.13
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
103
123.11
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
104
124.3
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.213
0.213
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.218
0.218
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.431
0.431
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.032
0.032
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.297
0.297
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.216
0.216
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
26.29
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
38.25
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
63.35
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15.23
18.21
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.2
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
17.93
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Arnold
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 600 PA
69
82.47
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.28
7.28
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
16.73
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Arnold
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 600 PA
15
17.93
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.39
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.39
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0