Dick Fowler vs. Frank Linzy — Career Comparison

Dick Fowler
Greatest GenerationCANThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Frank Linzy
Silent GenerationOklahomaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Dick Fowler built a career as a starting pitcher and Frank Linzy as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Frank Linzy posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.85 and WHIP 1.431 compared to 4.11 and 1.493 for Dick Fowler. By the career numbers, Frank Linzy had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Dick Fowler and Frank Linzy

Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Frank Linzy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
221
1.53
Frank Linzy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
516
5.69
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
170
1.17
Frank Linzy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
66
0.46
Frank Linzy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
0.68
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
0.55
Frank Linzy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57
0.63
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.52
45.52
Frank Linzy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.1
52.1
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76.92
76.92
Frank Linzy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.39
0.39
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
0.52
Frank Linzy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.08
Frank Linzy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.03
Frank Linzy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
111
1.22
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
595
4.11
Frank Linzy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
259
2.85
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.11
4.11
Frank Linzy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.85
2.85
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.45
4.45
Frank Linzy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.18
3.18
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.75
4.75
Frank Linzy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.77
3.77
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.269
0.269
Frank Linzy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.253
0.253
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3909
27
Frank Linzy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2450
27
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1303
9
Frank Linzy
Career
Per 9 Innings
816.2
9
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
1367
9.44
Frank Linzy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
790
8.71
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.44
9.44
Frank Linzy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.71
8.71
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
96
0.66
Frank Linzy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.39
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.66
0.66
Frank Linzy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.39
0.39
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Frank Linzy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.07
0.07
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
578
3.99
Frank Linzy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
282
3.11
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Frank Linzy
Career
Per 9 Innings
97
1.07
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.99
3.99
Frank Linzy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.11
3.11
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
382
2.64
Frank Linzy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
358
3.95
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.64
2.64
Frank Linzy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.95
3.95
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.73
1.73
Frank Linzy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.69
0.69
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.737
0.737
Frank Linzy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.784
0.784
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.08
Frank Linzy
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.33
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.13
Frank Linzy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.15
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Frank Linzy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5680
39.23
Frank Linzy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3454
38.06
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.25
Frank Linzy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
342
3.77
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
685
4.73
Frank Linzy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
315
3.47
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.73
4.73
Frank Linzy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.47
3.47
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Frank Linzy
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.24
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Frank Linzy
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.13
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Linzy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.19
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.493
1.493
Frank Linzy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.313
1.313
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5083
35.11
Frank Linzy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3124
34.43
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.1
3.1
Frank Linzy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.61
0.61
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.276
0.276
Frank Linzy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.277
0.277
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.23
39.23
Frank Linzy
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.06
38.06

Fielding Stats for Dick Fowler and Frank Linzy

Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
Frank Linzy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
221
Frank Linzy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
516
5.69
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Frank Linzy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Frank Linzy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2450
27
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Frank Linzy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
816.2
9
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
83
Frank Linzy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.56
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
201
Frank Linzy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
236
2.6
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
Frank Linzy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.1
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
297
Frank Linzy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
296
3.26
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
284
Frank Linzy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
287
3.16
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.62
Frank Linzy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.96
96.96
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.285
Frank Linzy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.556
0.556
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Frank Linzy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.39
0.39
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
Frank Linzy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.19
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Frank Linzy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Frank Linzy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Frank Linzy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Frank Linzy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Dick Fowler and Frank Linzy

Dick Fowler
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Frank Linzy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 600 PA
226
270.12
Frank Linzy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
516
2227.34
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
502
600
Frank Linzy
Career
Per 600 PA
139
600
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
472
564.14
Frank Linzy
Career
Per 600 PA
121
522.3
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.186
0.186
Frank Linzy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.149
0.149
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.454
0.454
Frank Linzy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.439
0.439
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
88
105.18
Frank Linzy
Career
Per 600 PA
18
77.7
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76
90.84
Frank Linzy
Career
Per 600 PA
16
69.06
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
11.95
Frank Linzy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.2
Frank Linzy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.32
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.2
Frank Linzy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.32
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
14.34
Frank Linzy
Career
Per 600 PA
2
8.63
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Frank Linzy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.002
0.002
Frank Linzy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.011
0.011
Frank Linzy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.056
0.056
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18.52
22.13
Frank Linzy
Career
Per 600 PA
4.34
18.75
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
103
123.11
Frank Linzy
Career
Per 600 PA
23
99.28
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
104
124.3
Frank Linzy
Career
Per 600 PA
22
94.96
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.213
0.213
Frank Linzy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.176
0.176
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.218
0.218
Frank Linzy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.19
0.19
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.431
0.431
Frank Linzy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.366
0.366
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.032
0.032
Frank Linzy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.041
0.041
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Frank Linzy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.127
0.127
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.297
0.297
Frank Linzy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
0.26
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.216
0.216
Frank Linzy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.218
0.218
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
26.29
Frank Linzy
Career
Per 600 PA
5
21.58
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
38.25
Frank Linzy
Career
Per 600 PA
3
12.95
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
63.35
Frank Linzy
Career
Per 600 PA
7
30.22
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15.23
18.21
Frank Linzy
Career
Per 600 PA
2.49
10.74
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.2
Frank Linzy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.32
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
17.93
Frank Linzy
Career
Per 600 PA
3
12.95
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Linzy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
69
82.47
Frank Linzy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
42
181.29
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.28
7.28
Frank Linzy
Career
Per 600 PA
3.31
3.31
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Frank Linzy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
0.07
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 600 PA
14
16.73
Frank Linzy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
60.43
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Linzy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 600 PA
15
17.93
Frank Linzy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.32
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Linzy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.39
Frank Linzy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.39
Frank Linzy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Linzy
Career
Per 600 PA