Dick Fowler vs. Jim Lewis — Career Comparison

Dick Fowler
Greatest GenerationCANThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Jim Lewis
Baby BoomersMichiganThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Dick Fowler built a career as a starting pitcher and Jim Lewis 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 4.15 and 2.077 for Jim Lewis. 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 Jim Lewis

Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Jim Lewis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
221
1.53
Jim Lewis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
8.31
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
170
1.17
Jim Lewis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.46
Jim Lewis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
0.55
Jim Lewis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.52
45.52
Jim Lewis
Career
Per 9 Innings
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76.92
76.92
Jim Lewis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
0.52
Jim Lewis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.08
Jim Lewis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.03
Jim Lewis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
595
4.11
Jim Lewis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
4.15
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.11
4.11
Jim Lewis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.15
4.15
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.45
4.45
Jim Lewis
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.35
6.35
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.75
4.75
Jim Lewis
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.269
0.269
Jim Lewis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.275
0.275
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3909
27
Jim Lewis
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
27
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1303
9
Jim Lewis
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
9
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1367
9.44
Jim Lewis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
9.69
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.44
9.44
Jim Lewis
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.69
9.69
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
0.66
Jim Lewis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
1.38
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.66
0.66
Jim Lewis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.38
1.38
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Jim Lewis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
578
3.99
Jim Lewis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
7.62
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Lewis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.38
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Jim Lewis
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.62
7.62
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
382
2.64
Jim Lewis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
6.92
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.64
2.64
Jim Lewis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.92
6.92
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.73
1.73
Jim Lewis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.83
0.83
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.737
0.737
Jim Lewis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.615
1.615
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.08
Jim Lewis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.69
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.13
Jim Lewis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Jim Lewis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5680
39.23
Jim Lewis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
44.31
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
0.25
Jim Lewis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.38
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
685
4.73
Jim Lewis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
4.85
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.73
4.73
Jim Lewis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.85
4.85
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Lewis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.38
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Lewis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Lewis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.38
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.493
1.493
Jim Lewis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.923
1.923
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5083
35.11
Jim Lewis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
35.31
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.1
3.1
Jim Lewis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.58
0.58
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.276
0.276
Jim Lewis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.308
0.308
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.23
39.23
Jim Lewis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.31
44.31

Fielding Stats for Dick Fowler and Jim Lewis

Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
Jim Lewis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
221
Jim Lewis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
8.31
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Lewis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Lewis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
27
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Lewis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
9
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
83
Jim Lewis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
201
Jim Lewis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
3.46
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
Jim Lewis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.69
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
297
Jim Lewis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
4.15
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
284
Jim Lewis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
3.46
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95.62
Jim Lewis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
83.33
83.33
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.285
Jim Lewis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.417
0.417
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Lewis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
Jim Lewis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Lewis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Lewis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Lewis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Lewis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Dick Fowler and Jim Lewis

Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Jim Lewis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
226
270.12
Jim Lewis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
3600
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
502
600
Jim Lewis
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
472
564.14
Jim Lewis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.186
0.186
Jim Lewis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.454
0.454
Jim Lewis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
88
105.18
Jim Lewis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76
90.84
Jim Lewis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
11.95
Jim Lewis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.2
Jim Lewis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.2
Jim Lewis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
14.34
Jim Lewis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Jim Lewis
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Jim Lewis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.011
0.011
Jim Lewis
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18.52
22.13
Jim Lewis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
103
123.11
Jim Lewis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
104
124.3
Jim Lewis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.213
0.213
Jim Lewis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.218
0.218
Jim Lewis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.431
0.431
Jim Lewis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.032
0.032
Jim Lewis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Jim Lewis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.297
0.297
Jim Lewis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.216
0.216
Jim Lewis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
26.29
Jim Lewis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
38.25
Jim Lewis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
63.35
Jim Lewis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15.23
18.21
Jim Lewis
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.21
-63.2
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.2
Jim Lewis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
17.93
Jim Lewis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Lewis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
69
82.47
Jim Lewis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
300
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.28
7.28
Jim Lewis
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Jim Lewis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
16.73
Jim Lewis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Lewis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 600 PA
15
17.93
Jim Lewis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Lewis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.39
Jim Lewis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.39
Jim Lewis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Lewis
Career
Per 600 PA