Dick Fowler vs. Charley Lightner — Career Comparison

Dick Fowler
Greatest GenerationCANThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Charley Lightner
Lost GenerationArkansasNorth AmericaKansas City MonarchsNegro American LeagueStarting Pitcher

Looking at the career totals, Dick Fowler and Charley Lightner are fairly close on the surface numbers. Dick Fowler posted stronger numbers in ERA (4.11 vs 8.03) and WHIP (1.493 vs 2.595). Charley Lightner had the advantage in home runs allowed (0 per nine innings vs 0.66). By the career numbers, Dick Fowler had the better of this comparison — though ERA and WHIP alone don't account for era, park factors, or the defenses each pitcher worked behind.

Pitching Stats for Dick Fowler and Charley Lightner

Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
221
1.53
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2.92
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
170
1.17
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2.92
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.46
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
0.55
Charley Lightner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.52
45.52
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 9 Innings
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
76.92
76.92
Charley Lightner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
0.52
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.08
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.03
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
595
4.11
Charley Lightner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
8.03
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.11
4.11
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.03
8.03
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.45
4.45
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.6
8.6
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.75
4.75
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.65
6.65
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.269
0.269
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.319
0.319
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3909
27
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
27
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1303
9
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.1
9
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1367
9.44
Charley Lightner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
10.95
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.44
9.44
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.95
10.95
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
96
0.66
Charley Lightner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.66
0.66
Charley Lightner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Charley Lightner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
578
3.99
Charley Lightner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
12.41
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.41
12.41
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
382
2.64
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
2.19
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.64
2.64
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.19
2.19
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.73
1.73
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.75
0.75
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.737
0.737
Charley Lightner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.622
1.622
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.08
Charley Lightner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.13
Charley Lightner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Charley Lightner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5680
39.23
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
48.89
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.25
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
685
4.73
Charley Lightner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
10.22
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.73
4.73
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.22
10.22
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
2.19
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charley Lightner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.73
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.493
1.493
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.595
2.595
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5083
35.11
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
34.3
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.1
3.1
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.5
3.5
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.276
0.276
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.341
0.341
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.23
39.23
Charley Lightner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.89
48.89

Fielding Stats for Dick Fowler and Charley Lightner

Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
221
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2.92
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charley Lightner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2.92
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charley Lightner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
27
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charley Lightner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12.1
9
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
83
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.73
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
201
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
5.11
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
Charley Lightner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
297
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
5.84
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
284
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
5.84
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.62
Charley Lightner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.285
Charley Lightner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charley Lightner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.73
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Dick Fowler and Charley Lightner

Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
226
270.12
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
400
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
502
600
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
472
564.14
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 600 PA
5
500
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.186
0.186
Charley Lightner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.454
0.454
Charley Lightner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.167
1.167
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
88
105.18
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
76
90.84
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
11.95
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.2
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.2
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
14.34
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Charley Lightner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.011
0.011
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18.52
22.13
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.23
123.47
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
103
123.11
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
400
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
104
124.3
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.213
0.213
Charley Lightner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.218
0.218
Charley Lightner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
0.8
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.431
0.431
Charley Lightner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.2
1.2
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.032
0.032
Charley Lightner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Charley Lightner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.38
0.38
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.297
0.297
Charley Lightner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.333
1.333
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.216
0.216
Charley Lightner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
26.29
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32
38.25
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
53
63.35
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
300
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15.23
18.21
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.51
151.29
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.2
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
17.93
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 600 PA
69
82.47
Charley Lightner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.28
7.28
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
16.73
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 600 PA
15
17.93
Charley Lightner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.39
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.39
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 600 PA