Dick Fowler vs. Mike James — Career Comparison

Dick Fowler
Greatest GenerationCANThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Mike James
Gen XFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCalifornia AngelsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Dick Fowler built a career as a starting pitcher and Mike James as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Mike James posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.67 and WHIP 1.436 compared to 4.11 and 1.493 for Dick Fowler. By the career numbers, Mike James had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Dick Fowler and Mike James

Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Mike James
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
221
1.53
Mike James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
288
8.25
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
170
1.17
Mike James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
66
0.46
Mike James
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.46
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
0.55
Mike James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.4
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.52
45.52
Mike James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.33
53.33
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76.92
76.92
Mike James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
0.52
Mike James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.08
Mike James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.03
Mike James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.32
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
595
4.11
Mike James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
3.67
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.11
4.11
Mike James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.67
3.67
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.45
4.45
Mike James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.09
4.09
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.75
4.75
Mike James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.35
4.35
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.269
0.269
Mike James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.245
0.245
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3909
27
Mike James
Career
Per 9 Innings
942
27
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1303
9
Mike James
Career
Per 9 Innings
314
9
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
1367
9.44
Mike James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
285
8.17
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.44
9.44
Mike James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.17
8.17
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
0.66
Mike James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
0.86
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.66
0.66
Mike James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.86
0.86
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Mike James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
578
3.99
Mike James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
149
4.27
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike James
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.49
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Mike James
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.27
4.27
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
382
2.64
Mike James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
247
7.08
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.64
2.64
Mike James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.08
7.08
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.73
1.73
Mike James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.86
0.86
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.737
0.737
Mike James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.261
1.261
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.08
Mike James
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.34
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.13
Mike James
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.77
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Mike James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5680
39.23
Mike James
Career
Per 9 Innings
1366
39.15
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.25
Mike James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
2.46
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
685
4.73
Mike James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
144
4.13
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.73
4.73
Mike James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.13
4.13
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike James
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.54
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike James
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.23
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.97
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.493
1.493
Mike James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.382
1.382
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5083
35.11
Mike James
Career
Per 9 Innings
1163
33.33
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.1
3.1
Mike James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.5
0.5
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.276
0.276
Mike James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.288
0.288
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.23
39.23
Mike James
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.15
39.15

Fielding Stats for Dick Fowler and Mike James

Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
Mike James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
221
Mike James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
288
8.25
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
942
27
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
314
9
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
83
Mike James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.43
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
201
Mike James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
1.15
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
Mike James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
297
Mike James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
1.58
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
284
Mike James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
1.58
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.62
Mike James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.285
Mike James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.191
0.191
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
Mike James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.09
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Dick Fowler and Mike James

Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Mike James
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 600 PA
226
270.12
Mike James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
289
86700
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
502
600
Mike James
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
472
564.14
Mike James
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.186
0.186
Mike James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.454
0.454
Mike James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
88
105.18
Mike James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76
90.84
Mike James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
11.95
Mike James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.2
Mike James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.2
Mike James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
14.34
Mike James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Mike James
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Mike James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.011
0.011
Mike James
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18.52
22.13
Mike James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
103
123.11
Mike James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
104
124.3
Mike James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.213
0.213
Mike James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.218
0.218
Mike James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.431
0.431
Mike James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.032
0.032
Mike James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Mike James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.297
0.297
Mike James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.216
0.216
Mike James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
26.29
Mike James
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
38.25
Mike James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
53
63.35
Mike James
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15.23
18.21
Mike James
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.2
-60
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.2
Mike James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
17.93
Mike James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 600 PA
69
82.47
Mike James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.28
7.28
Mike James
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Mike James
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
16.73
Mike James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 600 PA
15
17.93
Mike James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.39
Mike James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.39
Mike James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike James
Career
Per 600 PA