Dick Fowler vs. Tom Long — Career Comparison

Dick Fowler
Greatest GenerationCANThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Tom Long
Lost GenerationTennesseeThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Dick Fowler built a career as a starting pitcher and Tom Long 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 9 and 2.000 for Tom Long. 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 Tom Long

Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Tom Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
221
1.53
Tom Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
4.5
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
170
1.17
Tom Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.46
Tom Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
0.55
Tom Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.52
45.52
Tom Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76.92
76.92
Tom Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
0.52
Tom Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.08
Tom Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.03
Tom Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
595
4.11
Tom Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
9
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.11
4.11
Tom Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.45
4.45
Tom Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.15
6.15
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.75
4.75
Tom Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.269
0.269
Tom Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3909
27
Tom Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
27
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1303
9
Tom Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
9
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
1367
9.44
Tom Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
9
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.44
9.44
Tom Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
96
0.66
Tom Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.66
0.66
Tom Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Tom Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
578
3.99
Tom Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
9
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Tom Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
382
2.64
Tom Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.64
2.64
Tom Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.73
1.73
Tom Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.737
0.737
Tom Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.08
Tom Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.13
Tom Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Tom Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5680
39.23
Tom Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
40.5
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.25
Tom Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
685
4.73
Tom Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
9
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.73
4.73
Tom Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.493
1.493
Tom Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5083
35.11
Tom Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
31.5
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.1
3.1
Tom Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.276
0.276
Tom Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.23
39.23
Tom Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.5
40.5

Fielding Stats for Dick Fowler and Tom Long

Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
Tom Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
221
Tom Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
83
Tom Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
201
Tom Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
Tom Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
297
Tom Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
284
Tom Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95.62
Tom Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.285
Tom Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
Tom Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Dick Fowler and Tom Long

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