Dick Fowler vs. Roy Joiner — Career Comparison

Dick Fowler
Greatest GenerationCANThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Roy Joiner
Greatest GenerationCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaNew York GiantsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Dick Fowler built a career as a starting pitcher and Roy Joiner 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 5.28 and 1.771 for Roy Joiner. 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 Roy Joiner

Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
221
1.53
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
5.18
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
170
1.17
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.4
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.46
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.3
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
0.55
Roy Joiner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.3
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.52
45.52
Roy Joiner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76.92
76.92
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.69
7.69
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
0.52
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.08
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.03
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.1
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
595
4.11
Roy Joiner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53
5.28
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.11
4.11
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.28
5.28
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.45
4.45
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.85
6.85
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.75
4.75
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.89
4.89
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.269
0.269
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.335
0.335
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3909
27
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 9 Innings
271
27
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1303
9
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.1
9
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1367
9.44
Roy Joiner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
133
13.25
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.44
9.44
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.25
13.25
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
0.66
Roy Joiner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
1.1
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.66
0.66
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.1
1.1
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Roy Joiner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.21
0.21
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
578
3.99
Roy Joiner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
2.69
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.99
3.99
Roy Joiner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.69
2.69
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
382
2.64
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
3.39
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.64
2.64
Roy Joiner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.39
3.39
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.73
1.73
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.65
0.65
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.737
0.737
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.675
0.675
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.08
Roy Joiner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.1
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.13
Roy Joiner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.5
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Roy Joiner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5680
39.23
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
429
42.74
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
0.25
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
2.39
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
685
4.73
Roy Joiner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
63
6.28
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.73
4.73
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.28
6.28
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.493
1.493
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.771
1.771
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5083
35.11
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
397
39.55
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.1
3.1
Roy Joiner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.21
1.21
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.276
0.276
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.347
0.347
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.23
39.23
Roy Joiner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.74
42.74

Fielding Stats for Dick Fowler and Roy Joiner

Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
221
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
83
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
201
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
Roy Joiner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
297
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
284
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95.62
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 9 Innings
89.66
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.285
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Dick Fowler and Roy Joiner

Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
226
270.12
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
52
1300
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
502
600
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 600 PA
24
600
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
472
564.14
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 600 PA
22
550
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.186
0.186
Roy Joiner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.227
0.227
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.454
0.454
Roy Joiner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.521
0.521
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
88
105.18
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
125
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
76
90.84
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
125
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
11.95
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.2
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.2
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
14.34
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.011
0.011
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18.52
22.13
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.26
31.45
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
103
123.11
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
125
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
104
124.3
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
150
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.213
0.213
Roy Joiner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.261
0.261
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.218
0.218
Roy Joiner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.227
0.227
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.431
0.431
Roy Joiner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.488
0.488
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.032
0.032
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Roy Joiner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.297
0.297
Roy Joiner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.353
0.353
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.216
0.216
Roy Joiner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.313
0.313
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
26.29
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 600 PA
1
25
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
38.25
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 600 PA
1
25
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
63.35
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 600 PA
2
50
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15.23
18.21
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.6
40
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.2
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
17.93
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
25
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
69
82.47
Roy Joiner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
150
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.28
7.28
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
16.73
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
25
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 600 PA
15
17.93
Roy Joiner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.39
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.39
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 600 PA