Dick Fowler vs. Walt Justis — Career Comparison

Dick Fowler
Greatest GenerationCANThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Walt Justis
Lost GenerationIndianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Dick Fowler built a career as a starting pitcher and Walt Justis 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 8.1 and 3.000 for Walt Justis. 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 Walt Justis

Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Walt Justis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
221
1.53
Walt Justis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
5.4
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
170
1.17
Walt Justis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.46
Walt Justis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
0.55
Walt Justis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.52
45.52
Walt Justis
Career
Per 9 Innings
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76.92
76.92
Walt Justis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
0.52
Walt Justis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.08
Walt Justis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.03
Walt Justis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
595
4.11
Walt Justis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
8.1
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.11
4.11
Walt Justis
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.1
8.1
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.45
4.45
Walt Justis
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.9
11.9
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.75
4.75
Walt Justis
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.3
9.3
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.269
0.269
Walt Justis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.308
0.308
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3909
27
Walt Justis
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
27
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1303
9
Walt Justis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.1
9
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1367
9.44
Walt Justis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
10.8
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.44
9.44
Walt Justis
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.8
10.8
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
96
0.66
Walt Justis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.66
0.66
Walt Justis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Walt Justis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
578
3.99
Walt Justis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
16.2
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walt Justis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Walt Justis
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.2
16.2
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
382
2.64
Walt Justis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.64
2.64
Walt Justis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.73
1.73
Walt Justis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.737
0.737
Walt Justis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.8
1.8
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.08
Walt Justis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.13
Walt Justis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
2.7
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Walt Justis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5680
39.23
Walt Justis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
54
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
0.25
Walt Justis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
5.4
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
685
4.73
Walt Justis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
8.1
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.73
4.73
Walt Justis
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.1
8.1
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walt Justis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walt Justis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walt Justis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.493
1.493
Walt Justis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5083
35.11
Walt Justis
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
35.1
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.1
3.1
Walt Justis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.5
1.5
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.276
0.276
Walt Justis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.308
0.308
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.23
39.23
Walt Justis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
54

Fielding Stats for Dick Fowler and Walt Justis

Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
Walt Justis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
221
Walt Justis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
6
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Walt Justis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Walt Justis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
27
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Walt Justis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
9
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
83
Walt Justis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
201
Walt Justis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
Walt Justis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
297
Walt Justis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
284
Walt Justis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95.62
Walt Justis
Career
Per 9 Innings
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.285
Walt Justis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Walt Justis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
Walt Justis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Walt Justis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Walt Justis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Walt Justis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Walt Justis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Dick Fowler and Walt Justis

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