Dick Fowler vs. Gary Lucas — Career Comparison

Dick Fowler
Greatest GenerationCANThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Gary Lucas
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Dick Fowler built a career as a starting pitcher and Gary Lucas as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Gary Lucas posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.01 and WHIP 1.360 compared to 4.11 and 1.493 for Dick Fowler. By the career numbers, Gary Lucas had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Dick Fowler and Gary Lucas

Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Gary Lucas
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
221
1.53
Gary Lucas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
409
5.5
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
170
1.17
Gary Lucas
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.24
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.46
Gary Lucas
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.39
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
0.55
Gary Lucas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
0.59
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.52
45.52
Gary Lucas
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.73
39.73
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76.92
76.92
Gary Lucas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.4
4.4
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
0.52
Gary Lucas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.08
Gary Lucas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.03
Gary Lucas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.85
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
595
4.11
Gary Lucas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
224
3.01
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.11
4.11
Gary Lucas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.01
3.01
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.45
4.45
Gary Lucas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.07
3.07
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.75
4.75
Gary Lucas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.62
3.62
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.269
0.269
Gary Lucas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3909
27
Gary Lucas
Career
Per 9 Innings
2007
27
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1303
9
Gary Lucas
Career
Per 9 Innings
669
9
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
1367
9.44
Gary Lucas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
618
8.31
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.44
9.44
Gary Lucas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.31
8.31
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
96
0.66
Gary Lucas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.55
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.66
0.66
Gary Lucas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.55
0.55
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Gary Lucas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
578
3.99
Gary Lucas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
227
3.05
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gary Lucas
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
0.87
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.99
3.99
Gary Lucas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.05
3.05
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
382
2.64
Gary Lucas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
410
5.52
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.64
2.64
Gary Lucas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.52
5.52
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.73
1.73
Gary Lucas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.737
0.737
Gary Lucas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.952
0.952
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.08
Gary Lucas
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.32
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.13
Gary Lucas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.09
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Gary Lucas
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.07
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5680
39.23
Gary Lucas
Career
Per 9 Innings
2795
37.6
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.25
Gary Lucas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
206
2.77
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
685
4.73
Gary Lucas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
274
3.69
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.73
4.73
Gary Lucas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.69
3.69
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gary Lucas
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
0.69
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gary Lucas
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.38
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Lucas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
0.97
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.493
1.493
Gary Lucas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.263
1.263
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5083
35.11
Gary Lucas
Career
Per 9 Innings
2482
33.39
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.1
3.1
Gary Lucas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.67
0.67
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.276
0.276
Gary Lucas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.284
0.284
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.23
39.23
Gary Lucas
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.6
37.6

Fielding Stats for Dick Fowler and Gary Lucas

Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
Gary Lucas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
221
Gary Lucas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
409
5.5
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gary Lucas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.24
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gary Lucas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2007
27
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gary Lucas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
669
9
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
83
Gary Lucas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.51
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
201
Gary Lucas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
1.6
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
Gary Lucas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.07
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
297
Gary Lucas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
2.18
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
284
Gary Lucas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
157
2.11
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.62
Gary Lucas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.91
96.91
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.285
Gary Lucas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.384
0.384
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gary Lucas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.4
4.4
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
Gary Lucas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.11
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gary Lucas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gary Lucas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gary Lucas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gary Lucas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Dick Fowler and Gary Lucas

Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Gary Lucas
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 600 PA
226
270.12
Gary Lucas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
409
2610.64
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
502
600
Gary Lucas
Career
Per 600 PA
94
600
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
472
564.14
Gary Lucas
Career
Per 600 PA
80
510.64
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.186
0.186
Gary Lucas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.454
0.454
Gary Lucas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.309
0.309
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
88
105.18
Gary Lucas
Career
Per 600 PA
7
44.68
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76
90.84
Gary Lucas
Career
Per 600 PA
7
44.68
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
11.95
Gary Lucas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.2
Gary Lucas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.2
Gary Lucas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
14.34
Gary Lucas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Gary Lucas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Gary Lucas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.011
0.011
Gary Lucas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18.52
22.13
Gary Lucas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.72
4.62
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
103
123.11
Gary Lucas
Career
Per 600 PA
7
44.68
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
104
124.3
Gary Lucas
Career
Per 600 PA
9
57.45
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.213
0.213
Gary Lucas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.218
0.218
Gary Lucas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.431
0.431
Gary Lucas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.197
0.197
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.032
0.032
Gary Lucas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Gary Lucas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.071
0.071
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.297
0.297
Gary Lucas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.123
0.123
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.216
0.216
Gary Lucas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.146
0.146
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
26.29
Gary Lucas
Career
Per 600 PA
2
12.77
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
38.25
Gary Lucas
Career
Per 600 PA
5
31.91
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
63.35
Gary Lucas
Career
Per 600 PA
7
44.68
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15.23
18.21
Gary Lucas
Career
Per 600 PA
-2.53
-16.15
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.2
Gary Lucas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
17.93
Gary Lucas
Career
Per 600 PA
2
12.77
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Lucas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
69
82.47
Gary Lucas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32
204.26
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.28
7.28
Gary Lucas
Career
Per 600 PA
2.94
2.94
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Gary Lucas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
16.73
Gary Lucas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
76.6
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Lucas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 600 PA
15
17.93
Gary Lucas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Lucas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.39
Gary Lucas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.39
Gary Lucas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Lucas
Career
Per 600 PA