Dick Fowler vs. Lou Johnson — Career Comparison

Dick Fowler
Greatest GenerationCANThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Lou Johnson
Pre-GenerationalIllinoisThrows LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Dick Fowler built a career as a starting pitcher and Lou Johnson 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 6.06 and 1.806 for Lou Johnson. By the career numbers, Dick Fowler had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Dick Fowler and Lou Johnson

Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
221
1.53
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.1
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
170
1.17
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.83
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.46
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.28
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
0.55
Lou Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.28
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.52
45.52
Lou Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76.92
76.92
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
75
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
75
0.52
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.55
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.08
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.03
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
595
4.11
Lou Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
6.06
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.11
4.11
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.06
6.06
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.45
4.45
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.46
6.46
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.75
4.75
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.05
5.05
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.269
0.269
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.319
0.319
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3909
27
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
98
27
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1303
9
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
32.2
9
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1367
9.44
Lou Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
12.12
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.44
9.44
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.12
12.12
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
0.66
Lou Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.83
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.66
0.66
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.83
0.83
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.43
0.43
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.75
0.75
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
578
3.99
Lou Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
4.13
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.13
4.13
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
382
2.64
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
2.76
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.64
2.64
Lou Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.76
2.76
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.73
1.73
Lou Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.5
2.5
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.737
0.737
Lou Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.765
0.765
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.08
Lou Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.55
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.13
Lou Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.28
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Lou Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5680
39.23
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
154
42.43
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
0.25
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.28
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
685
4.73
Lou Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
8.27
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.73
4.73
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.27
8.27
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.493
1.493
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.806
1.806
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5083
35.11
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
38.02
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.1
3.1
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.5
7.5
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.276
0.276
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.328
0.328
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.23
39.23
Lou Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.43
42.43

Fielding Stats for Dick Fowler and Lou Johnson

Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
221
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.09
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lou Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
27
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lou Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
9
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
83
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
201
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.18
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
Lou Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.55
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
297
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
2.73
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
284
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.18
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95.62
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
80
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.285
Lou Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Dick Fowler and Lou Johnson

Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
226
270.12
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
4
133.33
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
502
600
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
18
600
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
472
564.14
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
16
533.33
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.186
0.186
Lou Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.454
0.454
Lou Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.472
0.472
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
88
105.18
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
100
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
76
90.84
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
100
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
11.95
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.2
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.2
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
14.34
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.011
0.011
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18.52
22.13
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.7
23.28
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
103
123.11
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
100
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
104
124.3
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
133.33
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.213
0.213
Lou Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.235
0.235
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.218
0.218
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.188
0.188
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.431
0.431
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.423
0.423
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.032
0.032
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Lou Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.153
0.153
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.297
0.297
Lou Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.308
0.308
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.216
0.216
Lou Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
26.29
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
133.33
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32
38.25
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
100
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
53
63.35
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
233.33
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15.23
18.21
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.82
27.29
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.2
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
17.93
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
33.33
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
69
82.47
Lou Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
100
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.28
7.28
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
0.22
Lou Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
16.73
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
33.33
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 600 PA
15
17.93
Lou Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.39
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.39
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA