Dick Fowler vs. Gary Lavelle — Career Comparison

Dick Fowler
Greatest GenerationCANThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Gary Lavelle
Baby BoomersPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star

Dick Fowler built a career as a starting pitcher and Gary Lavelle as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Gary Lavelle posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.93 and WHIP 1.447 compared to 4.11 and 1.493 for Dick Fowler. By the career numbers, Gary Lavelle had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Dick Fowler and Gary Lavelle

Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Gary Lavelle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
221
1.53
Gary Lavelle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
745
6.18
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
170
1.17
Gary Lavelle
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
66
0.46
Gary Lavelle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
0.66
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
0.55
Gary Lavelle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
77
0.64
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.52
45.52
Gary Lavelle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50.96
50.96
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76.92
76.92
Gary Lavelle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
0.52
Gary Lavelle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.08
Gary Lavelle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.03
Gary Lavelle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
136
1.13
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
595
4.11
Gary Lavelle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
353
2.93
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.11
4.11
Gary Lavelle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.93
2.93
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.45
4.45
Gary Lavelle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.19
3.19
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.75
4.75
Gary Lavelle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.45
3.45
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.269
0.269
Gary Lavelle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3909
27
Gary Lavelle
Career
Per 9 Innings
3255
27
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1303
9
Gary Lavelle
Career
Per 9 Innings
1085
9
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
1367
9.44
Gary Lavelle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1004
8.33
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.44
9.44
Gary Lavelle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.33
8.33
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
96
0.66
Gary Lavelle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.42
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.66
0.66
Gary Lavelle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.42
0.42
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Gary Lavelle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.07
0.07
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
578
3.99
Gary Lavelle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
440
3.65
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gary Lavelle
Career
Per 9 Innings
126
1.05
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.99
3.99
Gary Lavelle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
382
2.64
Gary Lavelle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
769
6.38
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.64
2.64
Gary Lavelle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.38
6.38
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.73
1.73
Gary Lavelle
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.03
1.03
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.737
0.737
Gary Lavelle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.114
1.114
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.08
Gary Lavelle
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.16
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.13
Gary Lavelle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.11
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Gary Lavelle
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.15
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5680
39.23
Gary Lavelle
Career
Per 9 Innings
4604
38.19
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.25
Gary Lavelle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
399
3.31
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
685
4.73
Gary Lavelle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
413
3.43
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.73
4.73
Gary Lavelle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.43
3.43
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gary Lavelle
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
0.67
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gary Lavelle
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.3
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Lavelle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
0.82
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.493
1.493
Gary Lavelle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.331
1.331
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5083
35.11
Gary Lavelle
Career
Per 9 Innings
4034
33.46
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.1
3.1
Gary Lavelle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.55
0.55
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.276
0.276
Gary Lavelle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.297
0.297
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.23
39.23
Gary Lavelle
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.19
38.19

Fielding Stats for Dick Fowler and Gary Lavelle

Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
Gary Lavelle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
221
Gary Lavelle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
745
6.18
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gary Lavelle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gary Lavelle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3255
27
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gary Lavelle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1085
9
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
83
Gary Lavelle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.4
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
201
Gary Lavelle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
181
1.5
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
Gary Lavelle
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.12
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
297
Gary Lavelle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
243
2.02
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
284
Gary Lavelle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
229
1.9
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95.62
Gary Lavelle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.24
94.24
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.285
Gary Lavelle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.307
0.307
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gary Lavelle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.4
0.4
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
Gary Lavelle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.09
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gary Lavelle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gary Lavelle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gary Lavelle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gary Lavelle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Dick Fowler and Gary Lavelle

Dick Fowler
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Gary Lavelle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 600 PA
226
270.12
Gary Lavelle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
745
3492.19
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
502
600
Gary Lavelle
Career
Per 600 PA
128
600
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
472
564.14
Gary Lavelle
Career
Per 600 PA
111
520.31
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.186
0.186
Gary Lavelle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.454
0.454
Gary Lavelle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.298
0.298
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
88
105.18
Gary Lavelle
Career
Per 600 PA
9
42.19
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76
90.84
Gary Lavelle
Career
Per 600 PA
7
32.81
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
11.95
Gary Lavelle
Career
Per 600 PA
2
9.38
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.2
Gary Lavelle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.2
Gary Lavelle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
14.34
Gary Lavelle
Career
Per 600 PA
2
9.38
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Gary Lavelle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Gary Lavelle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.011
0.011
Gary Lavelle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18.52
22.13
Gary Lavelle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.89
4.15
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
103
123.11
Gary Lavelle
Career
Per 600 PA
11
51.56
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
104
124.3
Gary Lavelle
Career
Per 600 PA
12
56.25
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.213
0.213
Gary Lavelle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.105
0.105
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.218
0.218
Gary Lavelle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.099
0.099
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.431
0.431
Gary Lavelle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.204
0.204
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.032
0.032
Gary Lavelle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.018
0.018
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Gary Lavelle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.072
0.072
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.297
0.297
Gary Lavelle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.133
0.133
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.216
0.216
Gary Lavelle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.153
0.153
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
26.29
Gary Lavelle
Career
Per 600 PA
5
23.44
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
38.25
Gary Lavelle
Career
Per 600 PA
4
18.75
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
63.35
Gary Lavelle
Career
Per 600 PA
9
42.19
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15.23
18.21
Gary Lavelle
Career
Per 600 PA
-4.91
-23.03
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.2
Gary Lavelle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
17.93
Gary Lavelle
Career
Per 600 PA
3
14.06
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Lavelle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
69
82.47
Gary Lavelle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
52
243.75
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.28
7.28
Gary Lavelle
Career
Per 600 PA
2.46
2.46
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Gary Lavelle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 600 PA
14
16.73
Gary Lavelle
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
65.63
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Lavelle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 600 PA
15
17.93
Gary Lavelle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
9.38
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Lavelle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
2.39
Gary Lavelle
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.69
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
2.39
Gary Lavelle
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.69
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Lavelle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0