Dick Fowler vs. Jim Johnson — Career Comparison

Dick Fowler
Greatest GenerationCANThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Jim Johnson
MillenialNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star

Dick Fowler built a career as a starting pitcher and Jim Johnson as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Jim Johnson posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.79 and WHIP 1.374 compared to 4.11 and 1.493 for Dick Fowler. By the career numbers, Jim Johnson had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Dick Fowler and Jim Johnson

Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Jim Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
221
1.53
Jim Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
674
8.61
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
170
1.17
Jim Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
66
0.46
Jim Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.49
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
0.55
Jim Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
46
0.59
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.52
45.52
Jim Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.24
45.24
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76.92
76.92
Jim Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
0.52
Jim Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.08
Jim Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.03
Jim Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
178
2.27
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
595
4.11
Jim Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
297
3.79
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.11
4.11
Jim Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.79
3.79
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.45
4.45
Jim Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.83
3.83
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.75
4.75
Jim Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.269
0.269
Jim Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.262
0.262
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3909
27
Jim Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2114
27
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1303
9
Jim Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
704.2
9
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
1367
9.44
Jim Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
704
8.99
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.44
9.44
Jim Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.99
8.99
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
0.66
Jim Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
54
0.69
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.66
0.66
Jim Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.69
0.69
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Jim Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
578
3.99
Jim Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
237
3.03
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.34
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.99
3.99
Jim Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.03
3.03
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
382
2.64
Jim Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
531
6.78
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.64
2.64
Jim Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.78
6.78
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.73
1.73
Jim Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.79
0.79
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.737
0.737
Jim Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.09
1.09
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.08
Jim Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.42
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.13
Jim Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.46
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Jim Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.04
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5680
39.23
Jim Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3000
38.32
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.25
Jim Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
324
4.14
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
685
4.73
Jim Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
330
4.21
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.73
4.73
Jim Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.21
4.21
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.28
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.26
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
1.29
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.493
1.493
Jim Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.335
1.335
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5083
35.11
Jim Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2685
34.29
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.1
3.1
Jim Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.49
0.49
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.276
0.276
Jim Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.23
39.23
Jim Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.32
38.32

Fielding Stats for Dick Fowler and Jim Johnson

Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
Jim Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
221
Jim Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
674
8.61
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2114
27
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
704.2
9
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
83
Jim Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.5
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
201
Jim Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
1.35
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
Jim Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.09
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
297
Jim Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
1.94
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
284
Jim Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
1.85
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95.62
Jim Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.39
95.39
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.285
Jim Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.215
0.215
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.3
0.3
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
Jim Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.11
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Dick Fowler and Jim Johnson

Dick Fowler
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Jim Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 600 PA
226
270.12
Jim Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
674
202200
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
502
600
Jim Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
472
564.14
Jim Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.186
0.186
Jim Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.454
0.454
Jim Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
88
105.18
Jim Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76
90.84
Jim Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
11.95
Jim Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.2
Jim Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.2
Jim Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
14.34
Jim Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Jim Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Jim Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.011
0.011
Jim Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18.52
22.13
Jim Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
103
123.11
Jim Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
104
124.3
Jim Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.213
0.213
Jim Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.218
0.218
Jim Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.431
0.431
Jim Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.032
0.032
Jim Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Jim Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.297
0.297
Jim Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.216
0.216
Jim Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
26.29
Jim Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
38.25
Jim Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
63.35
Jim Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15.23
18.21
Jim Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.22
-66.4
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.2
Jim Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
17.93
Jim Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
69
82.47
Jim Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
600
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.28
7.28
Jim Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Jim Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
16.73
Jim Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 600 PA
15
17.93
Jim Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.39
Jim Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.39
Jim Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA