Dick Fowler vs. Gary Jones — Career Comparison

Dick Fowler
Greatest GenerationCANThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Gary Jones
Silent GenerationCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Dick Fowler built a career as a starting pitcher and Gary Jones 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 7.88 and 1.938 for Gary Jones. 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 Gary Jones

Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Gary Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
221
1.53
Gary Jones
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
7.88
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
170
1.17
Gary Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.46
Gary Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
0.55
Gary Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.52
45.52
Gary Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76.92
76.92
Gary Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
0.52
Gary Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.08
Gary Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.03
Gary Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
595
4.11
Gary Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
7.88
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.11
4.11
Gary Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.88
7.88
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.45
4.45
Gary Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.13
6.13
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.75
4.75
Gary Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.269
0.269
Gary Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.324
0.324
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3909
27
Gary Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
27
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1303
9
Gary Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
9
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1367
9.44
Gary Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
12.38
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.44
9.44
Gary Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.38
12.38
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
96
0.66
Gary Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.56
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.66
0.66
Gary Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.56
0.56
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Gary Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.07
0.07
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
578
3.99
Gary Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
4.5
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gary Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.56
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Gary Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
382
2.64
Gary Jones
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
6.75
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.64
2.64
Gary Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.75
6.75
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.73
1.73
Gary Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.86
0.86
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.737
0.737
Gary Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.25
1.25
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.08
Gary Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.13
Gary Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Gary Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5680
39.23
Gary Jones
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
43.88
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
0.25
Gary Jones
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
3.38
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
685
4.73
Gary Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
7.88
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.73
4.73
Gary Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.88
7.88
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gary Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.56
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gary Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.56
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.493
1.493
Gary Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.875
1.875
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5083
35.11
Gary Jones
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
38.25
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.1
3.1
Gary Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.276
0.276
Gary Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.382
0.382
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.23
39.23
Gary Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.88
43.88

Fielding Stats for Dick Fowler and Gary Jones

Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
Gary Jones
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
221
Gary Jones
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
7.88
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gary Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gary Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
27
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gary Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
9
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
83
Gary Jones
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.56
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
201
Gary Jones
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.56
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
Gary Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.56
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
297
Gary Jones
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.69
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
284
Gary Jones
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.13
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95.62
Gary Jones
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.285
Gary Jones
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.143
0.143
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gary Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
Gary Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gary Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gary Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gary Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gary Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Dick Fowler and Gary Jones

Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Gary Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
226
270.12
Gary Jones
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
8400
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
502
600
Gary Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
472
564.14
Gary Jones
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.186
0.186
Gary Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.454
0.454
Gary Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
88
105.18
Gary Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76
90.84
Gary Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
11.95
Gary Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.2
Gary Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.2
Gary Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
14.34
Gary Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Gary Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Gary Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.011
0.011
Gary Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18.52
22.13
Gary Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
103
123.11
Gary Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
104
124.3
Gary Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.213
0.213
Gary Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.218
0.218
Gary Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.431
0.431
Gary Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.032
0.032
Gary Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Gary Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.297
0.297
Gary Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.216
0.216
Gary Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
26.29
Gary Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
38.25
Gary Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
63.35
Gary Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15.23
18.21
Gary Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.1
-60
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.2
Gary Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
17.93
Gary Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 600 PA
69
82.47
Gary Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.28
7.28
Gary Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Gary Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
16.73
Gary Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 600 PA
15
17.93
Gary Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.39
Gary Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.39
Gary Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Jones
Career
Per 600 PA