Dick Fowler vs. Brandon Lyon — Career Comparison

Dick Fowler
Greatest GenerationCANThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Brandon Lyon
Gen XUtahThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaArizona DiamondbacksNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Dick Fowler built a career as a starting pitcher and Brandon Lyon 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 4.16 and 1.450 for Brandon Lyon. 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 Brandon Lyon

Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
221
1.53
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
572
7.56
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
170
1.17
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.28
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
66
0.46
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.55
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
0.55
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
47
0.62
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.52
45.52
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.19
47.19
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76.92
76.92
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.67
3.67
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
0.52
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.08
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.03
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
1.04
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
595
4.11
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
315
4.16
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.11
4.11
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.16
4.16
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.45
4.45
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.07
4.07
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.75
4.75
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.269
0.269
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.271
0.271
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3909
27
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 9 Innings
2044
27
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1303
9
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 9 Innings
681.1
9
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1367
9.44
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
721
9.52
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.44
9.44
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.52
9.52
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
0.66
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
69
0.91
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.66
0.66
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.91
0.91
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
578
3.99
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
220
2.91
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.62
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.99
3.99
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.91
2.91
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
382
2.64
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
465
6.14
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.64
2.64
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.14
6.14
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.73
1.73
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.81
0.81
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.737
0.737
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.005
1.005
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.08
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.29
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.13
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.21
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.04
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5680
39.23
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 9 Innings
2951
38.98
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.25
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
241
3.18
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
685
4.73
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
338
4.46
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.73
4.73
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.46
4.46
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.41
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.34
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.65
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.493
1.493
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.381
1.381
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5083
35.11
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 9 Innings
2658
35.11
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.1
3.1
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.59
0.59
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.276
0.276
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.307
0.307
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.23
39.23
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.98
38.98

Fielding Stats for Dick Fowler and Brandon Lyon

Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
221
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
572
7.56
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.28
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2044
27
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
681.1
9
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
83
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.67
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
201
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
1.24
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.08
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
297
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
151
1.99
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
284
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
1.92
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.62
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.03
96.03
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.285
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.254
0.254
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.67
3.67
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.08
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Dick Fowler and Brandon Lyon

Dick Fowler
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 600 PA
226
270.12
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
572
171600
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
502
600
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
472
564.14
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 600 PA
1
300
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.186
0.186
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.454
0.454
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.25
2.25
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
88
105.18
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76
90.84
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
11.95
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.2
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.2
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
14.34
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.011
0.011
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18.52
22.13
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
103
123.11
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
104
124.3
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.213
0.213
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.218
0.218
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.431
0.431
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.032
0.032
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.95
0.95
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.297
0.297
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.216
0.216
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
26.29
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32
38.25
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
53
63.35
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15.23
18.21
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.21
364.4
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.2
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
17.93
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 600 PA
69
82.47
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.28
7.28
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
16.73
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 600 PA
15
17.93
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.39
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.39
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 600 PA