Dick Fowler vs. Luke Little — Career Comparison

Dick Fowler
Greatest GenerationCANThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Luke Little
Gen ZNorth CarolinaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Dick Fowler built a career as a starting pitcher and Luke Little as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Luke Little posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.8 and WHIP 1.415 compared to 4.11 and 1.493 for Dick Fowler. By the career numbers, Luke Little had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Dick Fowler and Luke Little

Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Luke Little
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
221
1.53
Luke Little
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
9.93
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
170
1.17
Luke Little
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.25
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
66
0.46
Luke Little
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.76
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
0.55
Luke Little
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.25
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.52
45.52
Luke Little
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
75
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76.92
76.92
Luke Little
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.56
2.56
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
0.52
Luke Little
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.08
Luke Little
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.03
Luke Little
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
595
4.11
Luke Little
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
2.8
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.11
4.11
Luke Little
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.8
2.8
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.45
4.45
Luke Little
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.35
3.35
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.75
4.75
Luke Little
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.68
3.68
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.269
0.269
Luke Little
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.178
0.178
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3909
27
Luke Little
Career
Per 9 Innings
106
27
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1303
9
Luke Little
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.1
9
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
1367
9.44
Luke Little
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
5.35
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.44
9.44
Luke Little
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.35
5.35
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
96
0.66
Luke Little
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.25
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.66
0.66
Luke Little
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Luke Little
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.03
0.03
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
578
3.99
Luke Little
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
7.13
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luke Little
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.25
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Luke Little
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.13
7.13
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
382
2.64
Luke Little
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
11.21
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.64
2.64
Luke Little
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11.21
11.21
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.73
1.73
Luke Little
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.13
1.13
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.737
0.737
Luke Little
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.038
2.038
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.08
Luke Little
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
1.02
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.13
Luke Little
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
1.27
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Luke Little
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5680
39.23
Luke Little
Career
Per 9 Innings
154
39.23
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
0.25
Luke Little
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
2.55
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
685
4.73
Luke Little
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
3.31
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.73
4.73
Luke Little
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.31
3.31
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luke Little
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.25
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luke Little
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.51
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luke Little
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.27
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.493
1.493
Luke Little
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.387
1.387
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5083
35.11
Luke Little
Career
Per 9 Innings
118
30.06
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.1
3.1
Luke Little
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.33
0.33
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.276
0.276
Luke Little
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.274
0.274
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.23
39.23
Luke Little
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.23
39.23

Fielding Stats for Dick Fowler and Luke Little

Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
Luke Little
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
221
Luke Little
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
9.93
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Luke Little
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.25
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Luke Little
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
27
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Luke Little
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35.1
9
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
83
Luke Little
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.25
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
201
Luke Little
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.04
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
Luke Little
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.25
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
297
Luke Little
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
2.55
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
284
Luke Little
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
2.29
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95.62
Luke Little
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
90
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.285
Luke Little
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.231
0.231
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Luke Little
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.56
2.56
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
Luke Little
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.25
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Luke Little
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Luke Little
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Luke Little
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Luke Little
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Dick Fowler and Luke Little

Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Luke Little
Career
Per 600 PA
3
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
226
270.12
Luke Little
Career
Per 600 PA
39
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
502
600
Luke Little
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
472
564.14
Luke Little
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.186
0.186
Luke Little
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.454
0.454
Luke Little
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
88
105.18
Luke Little
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76
90.84
Luke Little
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
11.95
Luke Little
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.2
Luke Little
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.2
Luke Little
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
14.34
Luke Little
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Luke Little
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Luke Little
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.011
0.011
Luke Little
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18.52
22.13
Luke Little
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
103
123.11
Luke Little
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
104
124.3
Luke Little
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.213
0.213
Luke Little
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.218
0.218
Luke Little
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.431
0.431
Luke Little
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.032
0.032
Luke Little
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Luke Little
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.297
0.297
Luke Little
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.216
0.216
Luke Little
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
26.29
Luke Little
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
38.25
Luke Little
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
63.35
Luke Little
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15.23
18.21
Luke Little
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.2
Luke Little
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
17.93
Luke Little
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Little
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 600 PA
69
82.47
Luke Little
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.28
7.28
Luke Little
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Luke Little
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
16.73
Luke Little
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Little
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 600 PA
15
17.93
Luke Little
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Little
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.39
Luke Little
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.39
Luke Little
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Little
Career
Per 600 PA