Dick Fowler vs. Doug Jones — Career Comparison

Dick Fowler
Greatest GenerationCANThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Doug Jones
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star

Dick Fowler built a career as a starting pitcher and Doug Jones as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Doug Jones posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.3 and WHIP 1.290 compared to 4.11 and 1.493 for Dick Fowler. By the career numbers, Doug Jones had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Dick Fowler and Doug Jones

Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Doug Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
221
1.53
Doug Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
846
6.75
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
170
1.17
Doug Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.03
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
66
0.46
Doug Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
0.55
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
0.55
Doug Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
0.63
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.52
45.52
Doug Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.62
46.62
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76.92
76.92
Doug Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.47
0.47
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
0.52
Doug Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.08
Doug Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.03
Doug Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
303
2.42
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
595
4.11
Doug Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
414
3.3
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.11
4.11
Doug Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.45
4.45
Doug Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.75
4.75
Doug Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.14
3.14
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.269
0.269
Doug Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.264
0.264
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3909
27
Doug Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
3385
27
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1303
9
Doug Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
1128.1
9
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
1367
9.44
Doug Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1155
9.21
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.44
9.44
Doug Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.21
9.21
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
0.66
Doug Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
86
0.69
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.66
0.66
Doug Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.69
0.69
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Doug Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
578
3.99
Doug Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
247
1.97
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.42
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.99
3.99
Doug Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.97
1.97
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
382
2.64
Doug Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
909
7.25
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.64
2.64
Doug Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.25
7.25
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.73
1.73
Doug Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.07
1.07
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.737
0.737
Doug Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.025
1.025
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.08
Doug Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.14
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.13
Doug Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.31
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Doug Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.05
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5680
39.23
Doug Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
4754
37.92
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.25
Doug Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
640
5.1
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
685
4.73
Doug Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
465
3.71
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.73
4.73
Doug Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.71
3.71
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.45
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.3
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
0.69
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.493
1.493
Doug Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.243
1.243
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5083
35.11
Doug Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
4374
34.89
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.1
3.1
Doug Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.55
0.55
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.276
0.276
Doug Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.316
0.316
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.23
39.23
Doug Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.92
37.92

Fielding Stats for Dick Fowler and Doug Jones

Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
Doug Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
221
Doug Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
846
6.75
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.03
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3385
27
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1128.1
9
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
83
Doug Jones
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.48
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
201
Doug Jones
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
1.21
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
Doug Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.17
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
297
Doug Jones
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
233
1.86
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
284
Doug Jones
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
212
1.69
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95.62
Doug Jones
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.99
90.99
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.285
Doug Jones
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.251
0.251
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.47
0.47
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
Doug Jones
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.11
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Dick Fowler and Doug Jones

Dick Fowler
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Doug Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 600 PA
226
270.12
Doug Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
846
63450
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
502
600
Doug Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
8
600
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
472
564.14
Doug Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
7
525
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.186
0.186
Doug Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.454
0.454
Doug Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0.438
0.438
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
88
105.18
Doug Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76
90.84
Doug Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
11.95
Doug Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.2
Doug Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.2
Doug Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
14.34
Doug Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Doug Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Doug Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.011
0.011
Doug Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18.52
22.13
Doug Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0.28
21.24
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
103
123.11
Doug Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
104
124.3
Doug Jones
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.213
0.213
Doug Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.218
0.218
Doug Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.431
0.431
Doug Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0.393
0.393
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.032
0.032
Doug Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Doug Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0.148
0.148
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.297
0.297
Doug Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.216
0.216
Doug Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
26.29
Doug Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
38.25
Doug Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
63.35
Doug Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15.23
18.21
Doug Jones
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
20.48
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.2
Doug Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
17.93
Doug Jones
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
69
82.47
Doug Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
300
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.28
7.28
Doug Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
0.22
Doug Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
16.73
Doug Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 600 PA
15
17.93
Doug Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.39
Doug Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.39
Doug Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Jones
Career
Per 600 PA